The Philosophy of Sound and Machine

The Philosophy Of Sound And Machine was a compilation CD released on the record label Applied Rhythmic Technology (ART) in cooperation with Rephlex. The album is unique due to the Aphex Twin tracks, which were produced under various aliases. It is not uncommon for the compilation to fetch very high prices on sites such as eBay and Discogs.

The Philosophy Of Sound And Machine
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released	1992 January
Recorded	Various
Genre	Electronic, IDM
Label	Applied Rhythmic Technology (ART) ART2CD
Producer	Various

Track listing

1. Future/Past: "Nebula Variation" - 5:50
2. Q-Chastic: "CAT 002" - 3:58 (sample )("The track was later released on RDJ's soundcloud under the name symbonsad")
3. Soit-P.P.: "n.IASP" - 5:03
4. Redcell: "Bio-Dimension" - 5:54
5. Neuropolitique: "Artemis" (Mayday Mix) - 5:54
6. The Kosmik Kommando: "Remember the Feeling" - 6:25
7. Cmetric: "Debris" - 8:40
8. Balil: "The Whirling of Spirits" - 5:52
9. Esoterik: "Pursuit" - 5:08
10. Future/Past: "T.R.Y. 2004 Funk" - 5:20
11. Twelve Days Of Night: "Trance" - 6:08
12. Balil: "Small Energies" - 6:08
13. Blue Calx: "Blue Calx" - 7:15

• Q-Chastic, Soit-P.P. and Blue Calx are all aliases of Richard D. James.
• The Soit-P.P. track features the same drum programming as an Aphex Twin track "Ptolemy", previously released on Selected Ambient Works 85-92.
• "Blue Calx" was later released on the Aphex Twin album Selected Ambient Works Volume II.
• Redcell and Cmetric are both aliases of B12. The two songs featured here would later appear on B12's debut album, Electro-Soma.
• Balil is an alias of Ed Handley of Plaid. The two songs featured here were later released on the Plaid rarities compilation Trainer.