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Selected Ambient Works, Vol. II

Aphex Twin

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Album Review

Selected Ambient Works, Vol. 2 is a more difficult and challenging album than Aphex Twin's previous collection. The music is all texture; there are only the faintest traces of beats and forward movement. Instead, all of these untitled tracks are long, unsettling electronic soundscapes, alternately quiet and confrontational; although most of the music is rather subdued, it is never easy listening. While some listeners may find this double-disc album dull (both discs run over 70 minutes), many listeners will be intrigued and fascinated by the intricately detailed music of Aphex Twin.

Customer Reviews

Two beautiful, redeeming tracks-at least

Most of Aphex Twin's music is just plain weird; some of it can hardly even qualify as music, and some of it is just crap, in my opinion. However, there are some amazing tracks by this guy. On this album, check out #3 and #19: these are two of the most beautiful ambient/meditative pieces I've come across. Aphex's best song is call Xtal, which is on Vol 1 of this CD (unfortunately not available on iTunes); it's an upbeat song and a must hear.

If you like Boards of Canada...

...then this is pretty much Boards of Canada...except a tad less abstract/weird and more ambient. Gotta love #19, which reminds me of Brian Eno's An Ending (Ascent) and Wandering Flame from Final Fantasy X's soundtrack.

Biography

Born: August 18, 1971 in Ireland

Genre: Electronic

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

Exploring the experimental possibilities inherent in acid and ambience, the two major influences on home-listening techno during the late '80s, Richard D. James' recordings as Aphex Twin brought him more critical praise than any other electronic artist during the 1990s. Though his first major single, "Didgeridoo," was a piece of acid thrash designed to tire dancers during his DJ sets, ambient stylists and critics later took him under their wing for Selected Ambient Works 85-92, a sublime touchstone...
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