The title of selected ambient works 8592 was perhaps the first joke that notorious prankster richard d. Ii is a more difficult and challenging album than aphex twins previous collection. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii cd2 1994. James, for whom aphex twin is but one of numerous monikers, as a major force in music, electronic or otherwise. Check out selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin on amazon music. Fans have been testifying on its behalf for nearly two decades, as if it were capable of curing ills or healing the soul. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii turns 20. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii 1994, vinyl. Apr 16, 2020 aphex twin s third studio album, originally released in 1995, is regarded as richard d.
Mark richardson talks about aphex twins mysterious masterpiece selected ambient works volume ii with marc weidenbaum, whose new 33 book. See more ideas about cd artwork, electronic music and music album covers. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii pitchfork. About aphex twin s selected ambient works volume ii. Very occasionally in music, something will come at you from so far out on the left field, that not only do you not note its immediate import, you scarcely recognize it as music at all.
Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution cc. Selected ambient works volume ii 1994 is a rather different beast, far more minimal. Download aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub. As everyone takes a breath, a father and son nearby nod at each other knowingly. However, that is not a bad thing as this is a unique album in itself. More of a piece than the 1st collection of ambient work from aphex twin. Or you could get drukqs if you want some weird stuff. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii youtube.
Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii by marc. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii cd discogs. James would foist upon the public, a misleading indication of the relaxed but nonetheless beatdriven, even danceable tracks contained within. Extravagantly opaque, willfully vaporous aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii, released by the estimable british label warp recor. Ii is the third album rework done by the raphextwin community. The records play fairly well but given the low volume of this record 2730 minutes per side as well as the song material on it, theres bound to be surface noise. I care because you do was the beginning of more intricate, lengthy, abstract digital compositions. Much of my book about the aphex twin album selected ambient works volume ii. Richard james working under his most famous guise, aphex twin, released this collection which is still one of the most significant electronic albums ever released and, yes, rdj is both a genius and a calculated. It was number 62 on pitchfork medias top 100 albums of the 1990s.
Blue calx 1994 much of selected ambient works vol ii was inspired by lucid dreaming, according to interviews aphex gave at the time. Richard d james aka aphex twin is one of the greatest musical geniuses of modern times. In this third entry, marc talks about an albums cultural afterlife. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii, marc. Sep 15, 2019 after a caustic hardcore breakdown, a wash of ambience. In the united states, it was his first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche mode, which helped usher in. However, this album completely ditches the ambient techno sound from. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. My book on aphex twin s landmark 1994 album, selected ambient works vol. Aphex twin s selected ambient works volume ii, released by the estimable british label warp records in 1994, rejuvenated ambient music for the internet age that was just dawning.
This version has different text and colors on the cds compared to selected ambient works volume ii and selected ambient works volume ii. Stone in focus, from 1994s selected ambient works vol ii. Much more sparse and also darker and more brooding than say brian enos ambient work but successive listens reveals. When aphex twin followed that up with a second volume two years later, however, it so thoroughly. Identical to selected ambient works volume ii, but has sid codes. Apr 10, 2014 extravagantly opaque, willfully vaporous aphex twin s selected ambient works volume ii, released by the estimable british label warp records in 1994, rejuvenated ambient music for the internet age that was just dawning. Warps artists create groundbreaking music, videos and cinema. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii 33 and millions of other books are available.
James followed up the album up in 1994 with the more traditionally ambient selected ambient works volume ii. Aphex twin, has an incredibly eclectic discography, spanning over 20 years with music varying wildly in approach and execution, exploring and stretching the boundaries and. It is true that the regular black edition does sound better, having said that this album is a true ambient staple. He has written for nature, the website of the atlantic, boing boing, down beat, and numerous other publications. I care because you do is his overall best, its a mixuture of his ambient and crazy techno styles. Aphex twin s 1994 masterpiece selected ambient works volume ii includes barely anything resembling a beat or any sign of typical song structure, yet the album continues to garner adulation generally reserved for holy music. Aphex twin selected ambient works ii music skip to main content. Selected ambient works volume ii 1994 selected ambient works 8592 is the debut studio album by aphex twin, the pseudonym of british electronic musician richard d. I was particularly excited to hear that marc would be writing about this.
Selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin on spotify. Ii, was published as part of the 33 series, an imprint of bloomsbury. Selected ambient works 8592 is the debut studio album by aphex twin, the pseudonym of british electronic musician richard d. Aphex twin albums from worst to best by patric fallon. It has been translated into japanese 2019 and spanish 2018. In the united states, it was his first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche mode, which helped usher. What we have here is personally one of my favourite releases from mr. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii 1994, no.
As when this collection was released in 1994, selected ambient works vol. Selected ambient works volume ii is the second studio album by aphex twin, the pseudonym of british electronic musician richard d. Selected ambient works volume ii was released in 1994 by aphex twin as a followup to the earlier selected ambient works 8592. An utterly essential piece of electronic history, constantly referenced and revered two decades after its release. In the united states, it was his first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche mode, which helped usher in richard d. Aphex twin s selected ambient works volume ii turns 20. Extravagantly opaque, willfully vaporous aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii, released by the estimable british label warp records in 1994, rejuvenated ambient music for the internet age that was just dawning.
Ii is a more difficult and challenging album than aphex twin s previous collection. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii goodreads. Extravagantly opaque, willfully vaporous aphex twin s selected ambient works volume ii, released by the estimable british label warp records in 1994, rejuvenated ambient music for the internet age that was just dawning. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii turns 20 bay area sound critic marc weidenbaumacoustic historian, noise futurist, music instructor, and writer of a brand new book about aphex twin. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii is ten years old. It entered the uk dance albums chart at number 30 after the release of aphex twin s 2014 album syro. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii, which left. I listened to the album for the first time in a long while the other day, and i realized how utterly fantastic it was all over again. Ii continues to confound techno fans and musicologists alike. It entered the uk dance albums chart at number 30 after the release of aphex twin. And this, more than kurt cobain being dead, gives me a sense of the passage of a decade.
With great albums like selected ambient works 8592, drukqs, and my personal favorite, i care because you do, selected ambient works, volume 2 doesnt fit in with these others. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii discogs. Lost my job due to covid19 and i need to part with some of my records. Selected ambient works volume ii new books in politics. Aphex twin, boards of canada, battles, flying lotus, kelela, yves tumor. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii 33 marc. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii lyrics and. Thats astonishing for an album that is positively avantgarde in places. Selected ambient works volume ii, abbreviated as saw2, is the second album by aphex twin, released in 1994. Much more sparse and also darker and more brooding than say brian enos ambient work but successive listens reveals more and more to admire.
His book offers deep insights into what makes the individual tracks so startling. James, known better as aphex twin, is like looking through a detailed history of the ebbs and flows of postdisco electronic music, from the rave music of the late 80s to mid90s dubstep and through to ambient and the strange amalgamation of everything electronic throughout the 00s. Buy selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin on aphex twin. Get selected ambient works 8592 if you want his strongest ambient stuff but if you want crazy aphex twin go for richard d. This album is a coverremix compilation of aphex twins selected ambient works vol.
Following the glacial synths and deft percussion of selected ambient works 8592, aphex twin crafted selected ambient works volume ii, a mammoth doublecd set of beatless vistas, textured compositions that are at turns beautiful, nightmarish, emotive and thrilling. Media of aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii. It focuses on the intersection of sound, art, and technology. It is the followup to 1992s selected ambient works 8592. Following the glacial synths and deft percussion of selected ambient works 8592, aphex twin crafted selected ambient works volume ii, a mammoth doublecd set of beatless vistas, textured compositions that are at turns beautiful, nightmarish. Come 2012, when i wrote the book proposal, the idea of getting lostat our initial. Recommended for fans, however, novice fans are better off with selected ambient works 8592 or richard d. I began listening to the 1994 release at the beginning of the year. It is a distinct change form the likes of selected ambient works 8592 as there a fewer beats. Billed as a followup to james debut selected ambient works 8592, the album differs in sound by being largely beatless ambient music.
Selected ambient works volume ii aphex twin album 1994. Apr 25, 2014 with his new 33 book, marc weidenbaum explains how aphex twin s selected ambient works volume ii breathed life into ambient music while being one of the first albums to draw an obsessive fan. Marc weidenbaum author of aphex twins selected ambient. Its soundtracked spring afternoons wandering the city, late nights writing in my living room, and mundane days at the office. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii 2012, vinyl. The following year, hed release two albums aphex twin s selected ambient works 8592, his fulllength debut, and polygon windows surfing on sine wavesalong with half a dozen eps that. Jamess first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche mode under the moniker aphex twin. Aphex twin hexagon selected ambient works volume ii.
Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii, released by the estimable british label warp records in 1994, rejuvenated ambient music for the internet age that was just dawning. Instead, all of these untitled tracks are long, unsettling electronic soundscapes, alternately quiet and confrontational. Ii, written about the aphex twin album of the same name. In 2012, it was named the greatest album of the 1990s by fact.
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