pronounced sixth studio album electronic musician released pseudonym september warp studio album release twin years album new material album official release compilation tracks series recorded period years studios including james studio rural scotland features tracks incorporates electronic music including techno jungle ambient album features edited vocal tracks provided james family cryptic promotional campaign included announcement available deep web press releases broken english events international cities release received widespread acclaim music critics placed international charts earning nomination winning grammy award best dance electronic album nominated mercury music prize background following release october released compilation album mixes cash penultimate installment extended play series titled pseudonym selection tracks later released compilation album long absence followed time james ceased releasing twin material performed occasional disc jockey sets united_kingdom europe relocated rural scotland constructed recording studio warp founder mentioned new studio album hopefully available end year album released later james revealed interview culture fashion magazine man studio albums completed describing records said non commercial abstract synthesis field recordings completed melodies mars collection unreleased material james reworked april fact reported anonymous record collector listed test pressing unreleased album james recorded window alias album sale response members electronic music internet forum negotiated deal collector forum administrator launched campaign funding goal order purchase album campaign eventually raised contributions digital transfer album available campaign contributors auctioned purchased creator proceeds sale split james known doctors borders james said retrospect campaign touching sweet realising continued interest music inspired release composition electronic music album songs album written according james songs written extended period features archived recent compositions album oldest track seven years old album recorded different studios including james studio scotland spent years building completed audio engineer spent months james helping wire patch panels engineer realized wrong start describing overall process brutal james referred studio technical issues catalyst writing new music featured james audio composing material noted equipment keeping setup minutes allowed explore writing possibilities said achieve sort purpose way wired track james explained composing logical thing change set sounds recording sessions bored swap things total pieces equipment including processing units drum machines graphic mixing brands james boss pieces equipment modified james addition instrumentation features vocal tracks edited tracks james wife sons mother father appear recorded additional poppy vocals parents stored entire sample packs voices process album overall sound james said pop album poppy going listen maybe composition changed level beats attributed change style fact longer computer controlled percussion sessions packaging pronounced coined james children shortened version nonsense word sons listening album majority album track titles named working titles stored james hard drives reference individual pieces equipment james recording tracks respective values comprehensive list equipment featured included album packaging referred list cover artwork designed graphic design studio provided designs previous releases including single compilation album mixes cash cover art resembles official logo album title printed according album cover details production promotional costs charges expenses expressed disc tailored vinyl versions founder noted final concept album cover conceived receiving number suggestions james james suggestions album packaging idea pressing album single track fabric cover effectively images raw vinyl copies pressed suggestions implemented final packaging james wife credited additional design release promotional campaign began coloured featuring logo number appeared london england august day twin graffiti reported outside locations new_york united_states days later official twitter account posted link hidden service accessible deep web software detailing album title track listing service accumulated views day according guardian following week purported leaks appeared youtube subsequently denied leaks legitimate listening events organised cities belgium canada netherlands album promotional campaign beginning september london concluding september events allowed applicants won online lottery ballot hear album entirety prior international release opening track released album lead single september available stream digital download following premiere earlier day released warp september australia germany ireland new_zealand switzerland september european countries including denmark netherlands september september japan album released triple digital formats including limited edition box set version featuring bonus track vinyl released limited interested users enter lottery interest eligible rolling_stone interview release james replied feeling mode hopefully stay got things planned couple albums things like dance things years ago experimental things noise things weird things stuff pretty ready following release collection unreleased tracks released early tracks uploaded james accounts different including initial speculation authenticity recordings james friend collaborator confirmed tracks legitimate guardian drew comparisons surprise online releases promotional campaign calling latest example new willingness embrace digital media unexpected ways ing creative possibilities offered internet march announced japanese bonus track edit released inch single april backed alternative versions title track mix reception critical reception metacritic assigns rating reviews mainstream critics received average score based reviews indicating universal acclaim clash editor referred album comeback described immediately engaging collection album plays exclusively maker long established strengths rating writing guardian said doesn fans hoping completely sonic landscape way repeatedly 90s sounding simply like series tracks utterly remains somewhat completely different planet awarded album star rating nme reviewer rated album reminder music true stated felt amazing bug eyed rave sounds sounding like review wire wrote positively album said feels like perfected memory 80s music adding sweeping melodies echoes seen return roots concluded twin music new rolling_stone reviewer gave star rating stated record thick jazz funk answers punk future shock electronics nostalgic called intelligent dance music better independent awarded star rating called collection primarily concerned cerebral sides music somewhat bouncing synth drum beats closing track drew comparisons works french composer sound reviewer awarded album rating album said sees master return renewed inspiration technically james innovative album way sic best let hype drain away revealed pretty flawless described look ing obvious direction playful note hard left consideration technical expertise didn come overnight terms impressive twists turns tracks break exactly following completely unpredictable utterly natural logic rated album rating writing allmusic andy_kellman referred james inviting enjoyable releases said album accents melodies lively distressed star review consequence sound commented album wide range genres including techno acid jazz jungle said peaks accessible album ambient works ultimately giving album rating pitchfork highlighted publication best new music editor rated album writing extremes hyper intense breaks come daddy vocals rushes noise end spectrum doesn cast james quasi classical light composer tracks left minutes highly melodic arranged precisely mixed varied electronic music sounds like come artist australian national radio station double selected feature album week beginning september station concluded review statement fascinating record artists planet weird sound utterly amazing selected album week mojo sunday_times ranked number washington_post september list best new music featured albums month september highest scoring album metacritic month commercial performance placed mid week albums_chart number selling copies subsequently debuted number weekly chart selling copies week release james album reach chart highest peaking album date previously peaked number march appeared british charts placed number number scottish albums chart reaching number dance albums official record store albums charts entered international charts including irish albums_chart debuted number week sales album entered weekly japanese albums_chart number sold physical copies week release debuted number flanders subsequently entered rising number second week billboard charts placed charts having sold week copies cent copies responsible largest sales week dance electronic album vinyl according nielsen_soundscan topped charts entered chart number chart number february sold copies accolades featured publications year end critics lists album fared particularly british press guardian selected fourth best album album placed number newspaper reader poll wire named album year nme placed number list albums ranked album number albums feature uncut selected best album list best albums featured number albums number clash free albums featured rolling_stone number list number pitchfork_media number critics behalf billboard selected eighth best album popmatters placed album number best albums feature ranked number albums end year selected album album poignant reminder relevance important artists time won grammy award best dance electronic album 57th annual grammy awards february sales album increased cent following james win nominated album year choice music prize irish album year awarded march track listing songs written composed personnel personnel credits adapted album notes piano synthesizers keyboards drums percussion programming production technical personnel mastering mastering design personnel design cover art design chart positions release history
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