POLYGON WINDOW (Aphex Twin) Surfing On Sine Waves. Warp

	£		40
	$		53

Seminal LP from the infamous Richard D James (AFX, Aphex Twin, Blue Calx, Caustic Window, Bradley Strider). A long deleted classic.

Label: Warp Records 
Catalog: WARP LP 7 
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP
Condition; Very Good Plus (VG+)
 
Country: UK
Released: 11 Jan 1993
Style: IDM, Techno, Abstract ambient
Notes: Original release. Black vinyl. Gatefold cover

Tracklisting
A1   Polygon Window (5:24)
A2   Audax Powder (4:36)
B1   Quoth (5:34)
B2   If It Really Is Me (7:01)
C1   Supremacy II (4:04)
C2   UT1 - dot (5:17)
C3   Untitled (6:24)
D1   Quixote (6:00)
D2   Quino - phec (4:42)

User Comments & Reviews
First artist album in the quintessential Artificial Intelligence series, which would define the Warp sound to this day, Surfing On Sine Waves is the work of Aphex Twin/Richard D. James. The AI series would then include other seminal work by Black Dog Productions (Bytes), B12 (Electo-Soma), F.U.S.E. (Dimension Intrusion), Speedy J (Ginger) and Autechre (Incunabula). 

Released in between the two Aphex Twins’ Selected Ambient Work, Surfing On Sine Waves encompasses the dance scene of the early nineties, as it was starting to recover from the Acid days, and was by then moving ahead, towards a more Kraftwerk-esque era. A fine record, Surfing On Sine Waves is also James’s most melodic record to date. 

The album opens with a slightly longer version of Polygon Window than the one featured on the Artificial Intelligence compilation, and foreshadows the general sound of the record, that is a slightly acidic sound underlined by soothing waves of multi-textural synthetic strings and polymorph beats. Audax Powder is not dissimilar, continuing the along the same line. Quoth displays a more tribal feel, and prefigured Selected Ambient Works 2, in the way it deals with atmosphere in a very specific manner. The track is built around a phenomenal beat, with multiple percussions and delays, to create a very unusual musical structure to this day.
James would develop this way of creating music from nothing in SAW2, while getting rid of the drums, leaving an empty shell with which he would construct some astonishing ambiences by his use of delays, effects and noises. The contrast between Quoth and If It Really Is Me couldn’t be greater, the later most definitely being one of the most melodic and simple tracks James has ever released. Supremacy II shows a more in-your-face approach, but Surfing On Sine Waves regain its composition with the following three tracks, pushing the acid equation to some strangely quiet shores with untitled track C3. 

This is RDJ's return to the classic ambiacid of SAW I. You can hear his progressions into more hardcore acid (Quoth) but also trying to be a little more commercial perhaps (If It Really Is Me). This is a great album. If you like SAWI, you'll love this. (futureimage)

Nearly ten years after its first release, Surfing On Sine Waves proves to be a very enduring record, on which Richard D. James, then at the beginning of his career, showed some clear signs of his visionary talent. Essential. (themilkfactory)  

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GRADING STANDARDS
These records have been used but they have been cared for are fully cleaned before sending to you. Grading is done by eye but I’ve tried to provide straightforward & honest details on the playable quality of the records. Some photos may be stock pictures.

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Mint (M)    Mint Minus (M-)     Excellent Plus (EX+)
Has been opened but is still flawless with no damage whatsoever. No visible marking, scuffing, scratches & plays perfectly.
 
Very Good Plus (VG+)
May have scuff marks and signs of some wear but will still play almost perfectly throughout, with only "barely detectable" crackles or pops. A slight noise at the begining/between tracks is acceptable, but the remainder must be nearly flawless. Definitely no scratches or gouges that a touch with a dry finger can feel.
Cover: May only have the slightest signs of normal wear.
VG++ is sometimes used as an intermediate grade between VG+ and M-.
 
Very Good (VG)
May crackle, pop or make other slight noises, but only occasionally, never continuously, and not more loudly than the music being listened to.
Cover: Normal used cover wear such as ring wear and split seams. Any abnormal damage such as tears or markings we will point those out to you.

Good (G)
May have frequent low level crackles, pops but not so loud as to make the music completely unlistenable or unenjoyable to the casual listener. Might also have a "nasty little scratch" causing popping on one or two more songs, with the rest of record playing fine.
Cover: More than normal wear and tear.
 
Fair (F)
Only one side playable.

Poor (P)
Only one or two songs on the whole album are playable.