Artificial Intelligence (compilation album)

Artificial Intelligence was a compilation album released on Warp Records on 9 July 1992 (see 1992 in music), and subsequently for America in 1993 on the Wax Trax label. The album is the first release in Warp's Artificial Intelligence series.

According to Warp co-founder Steve Beckett, the album was primarily intended for sedentary listening rather than dancing, and this was reflected in the album art, which depicts an android asleep in an armchair with Kraftwerk and Pink Floyd albums at its side:

“	You could sit down and listen to it like you would a Kraftwerk or Pink Floyd album. That's why we put those sleeves on the cover of Artificial Intelligence - to get it into people's minds that you weren't supposed to dance to it!	”
	— Steve Beckett^[3]

Style

The tracks on Artificial Intelligence vary greatly in style. As an example, "Crystel" is a faster song that makes use of distorted synth basslines and breakbeats, while "Fill 3" is a slow, ambient track that gradually builds up to a climax near the end of the song.

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Polygon Window"	The Dice Man	5:12
2.	"Telefone 529"	Musicology	4:11
3.	"Crystel"	Autechre	4:38
4.	"The Clan"	I.A.O	5:08
5.	"De-Orbit"	Speedy J	6:13
6.	"Preminition"	Musicology	4:04
7.	"Spiritual High"	UP!	7:43
8.	"The Egg"	Autechre	7:32
9.	"Fill 3"	Speedy J	3:42
10.	"Loving You Live"	Dr Alex Paterson	4:01

References

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r215956
↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11714-artificial-intelligence-artificial-intelligence-ii/
↑ Reynolds, S. (1999). Generation Ecstasy, p.183

External links

Artificial Intelligence at the Warp website

Artificial Intelligence series

Artificial Intelligence Surfing on Sine Waves (Polygon Window) Bytes (Black Dog Productions) Electro-Soma (B12) Dimension Intrusion (F.U.S.E.) Ginger (Speedy J) Incunabula (Autechre) Artificial Intelligence II

Warp Records

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