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Surfing on Sine Waves is a studio album by Polygon Window, a pseudonym for the English electronic music producer Richard D. James, better known by the alias Aphex Twin. It was originally released on 11 January 1993 by Warp.[4] It is the second release in Warp's Artificial Intelligence series.[5] The 2001 reissue edition includes the previously unreleased tracks "Portreath Harbour" and "Redruth School".[6]

Surfing on Sine Waves
Studio album by Polygon Window
Released	11 January 1993 (1993-01-11)
Studio	Llannerlog Studios, Cornwall
Genre	Acid techno[1] ambient techno[2] IDM[3]
Length	49:02
Label	Warp
Producer	Richard D. James
Richard D. James chronology
Analogue Bubblebath Vol 3 (1992) Surfing on Sine Waves (1993) Quoth (1993)
Artificial Intelligence series chronology
Artificial Intelligence (1992) Surfing on Sine Waves (1993) Bytes (1993)

Background

The cover of the album features a photograph of Chapel Porth beach in Cornwall, where James spent time with his sisters as a child; James thanks the seaside village in the liner notes.[7] The title Surfing on Sine Waves was chosen by Warp founder Rob Mitchell after James mentioned that "loads of people I knew growing up in Cornwall were poser surfers and I didn't wanna hang around with them."[8]

Reissue track "Redruth School" references James's alma mater, while "Portreath Harbour" references the Cornwall port.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[10]
Select	5/5[11]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	7/10[12]

Ned Raggett of AllMusic praised Surfing on Sine Waves as "a great collection of abstract electronic/dance madness, caught somewhere between the driftiness of his more ambient works at the time and the rave-minded nuttiness of 'Digeridoo.'"[9] Mark Richard-San of Pitchfork wrote, "Catchy, melodic and memorable tracks are what made the Aphex Twin so wonderful at his best; Surfing on Sine Waves has a handful of these, albeit in rough, embryonic form."[6]

In 2012, Fact placed Surfing on Sine Waves at number 26 on its list of the "100 Best Albums of the 1990s".[13] In 2017, Pitchfork placed it at number 26 on its list of the "50 Best IDM Albums of All Time".[3] Writing for Pitchfork, Andrew Nosnitsky said, "These days, Surfing doesn't get mentioned as often as the louder, more ambitious, 'proper' Aphex records that would follow, but it's easily as refined on a technical level—and maybe even more emotionally rewarding."[3]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Richard D. James – writing, production, arrangement, programming, engineering, location recording
• The Designers Republic – design
• Samantha Robinson – photography

References

External links

• Surfing on Sine Waves at Discogs (list of releases)
• Surfing on Sine Waves at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Surfing on Sine Waves at Warp

На других языках

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- [en] Surfing on Sine Waves

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[es] Surfing on Sine Waves

Surfing on Sine Waves es un disco de música electrónica de Polygon Window, seudónimo del músico inglés Richard D. James, más conocido como Aphex Twin. El disco fue publicado el 11 de enero de 1993 en Warp Records y es el segundo de la serie Artificial Intelligence. Warp también publicó "Quoth" como un sencillo en marzo de 1993.

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[ru] Surfing on Sine Waves

Surfing on Sine Waves — студийный альбом Ричарда Д. Джеймса, который он выпустил под псевдонимом Polygon Window на Warp Records 11 января 1993 года[4]. Альбом стал вторым релизом в рамках проекта лейбла Artifical Intelligence и первым релизом сольного исполнителя в этом проекте (до этого была компиляция Artifical Intelligence)[5].

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