...I Care Because You Do

...I Care Because You Do
A self portrait of Richard D. James grinning
Studio album by
Aphex Twin
Released24 April 1995 (1995-04-24)
Recorded1990–1994
Genre
Length63:49
LabelWarp
ProducerRichard D. James
Richard D. James chronology
Ventolin E.P
(1995) 		...I Care Because You Do
(1995) 		Donkey Rhubarb
(1995)
Aphex Twin album chronology
Classics
(1995) 		...I Care Because You Do
(1995) 		Richard D. James Album
(1996)

...I Care Because You Do is a studio album by the electronic music artist and producer Aphex Twin. It was released on 24 April 1995 through Warp Records. It contains material recorded between 1990 and 1994 and marked James's return to a beat-driven sound following the ambient work Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994), and pairs abrasive rhythms with symphonic and ambient elements. The cover artwork is a self-portrait by James.[9]

I Care Because You Do entered the Dance Albums Chart at No. 4 and the Albums Chart at No. 24.[10] It was supported by the single and EP release of the track "Ventolin". The album received positive reviews, with Entertainment Weekly, Spin, and Rolling Stone commending it as a return to form for James. It garnered comparisons to the work of composer Philip Glass, who later re-recorded the track "Icct Hedral" for James's 1995 EP Donkey Rhubarb.[11] In 2017 Pitchfork ranked I Care Because You Do the 13th best IDM album of all time.[12]

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