Caustic Window (album)
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Caustic Window (also known as Caustic Window LP) is an album by Richard D. James under the alias Caustic Window.[1] It was planned for release in 1996 but only a few test pressings were produced. After one copy surfaced for sale on Discogs in 2014, it was bought and digitally distributed through a Kickstarter campaign. It was eventually sold on eBay for $46,300.
Release
Although the tracks "Phlaps" and "Cunt" appeared on compilations in the 1990s, the album release was canceled. At least five copies were pressed in 1994. At least one was sold through the Record & Tape Exchange in Camden in the late 1990s.[2] One of the copies surfaced on Discogs in 2014 priced at $13,500.[3] In response, We Are the Music Makers, an electronic music forum, negotiated with Rephlex Records and initiated a Kickstarter project in which backers received a digital copy of the album.[4] More than $47,000 was raised.[5]
After the Kickstarter campaign, the copy was sold on an eBay auction. Money raised from the sale was split evenly between the Kickstarter contributors, Richard D. James and Doctors Without Borders.[6] The copy was bought by Markus "Notch" Persson, the creator of Minecraft, for $46,300.[7][8]
Critical reception
Template:Album ratings Mark Richardson of Pitchfork named Caustic Window the week's "best new reissue", and wrote: "Caustic Window LP probably wouldn’t have left a significant mark, and would have been heard as second-tier James. Twenty years later, though, we’re hearing it with that aura, that extra bit of longing that comes from how scarce music from James has become. And in that light, second tier is still very good indeed."[9] Derek Staples of Consequence of Sound wrote that "the greatest gems within this collection highlight James’ foresight into electronic dance music", with "early examples of now trending tech-house ... This release might not have lived up to the lofty standards of the label, yet it remains relevant in a community of constant transition."[10]
Track listing
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gibsone, Harriet (12 May 2014). "Fan led Aphex Twin Kickstarter campaign raises $67,424". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 August 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kickstarter campaign to buy lost Aphex Twin album surpasses $40,000 (£24,000) mark". NME. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Physical copy of Aphex Twin's 'Caustic Window' raises over £27,000 on eBay". NME. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Blinstein, Jon (24 June 2014). "'Minecraft' Creator Buys Rare Aphex Twin Vinyl for $46,300". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Minsker, Evan (23 June 2014). "Aphex Twin's Caustic Window Test Pressing Picks Up $46,300 on eBay". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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External links
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