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10 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 20th Century

Tracks titled by duration, warmth that shouldn't be possible from machines

76:14 is the most beautiful record on this list. Its tracks are titled only by duration, and the warmth is something machines should not be able to manage: ambient techno at the exact point of balance between listening music and dancefloor memory. Every element is placed so carefully that the beauty seems built into the engineering. Beauty is its only register. The records above it work in more than one.

4 on The 10 Best Downtempo Albums

Tracks titled by running time, which tells you the temperament, and the warmest music the British ambient techno school produced. It sits between this list and ambient proper and belongs on both.

8 on The 10 Best Ambient Albums

Middleton and Pritchard titling tracks by running time, which tells you the temperament, then writing the warmest music the British ambient techno school produced. 14:31 alone would carry the record.

Also ranked

Dancefloor
№ 196
Influence
№ 35
External poll
№ 8

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Tracklist

  1. 14 024:02
  2. 214 3114:31
  3. 39 259:25
  4. 49 399:39
  5. 57 397:39
  6. 60 540:54
  7. 78 078:07
  8. 85 235:23
  9. 94 144:14
  10. 1012 1812:18