Records revisited aphex twin selected ambient works ii 1994. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii cd2 1994. By entering tpb you agree to xmr being mined using your cpu. The following is the known discography of richard d. Topics about aphex twin albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii 1994 tassels if aphex twin is music for acid, then this track is a bad trip, possibly the most horrendously bad trip in the whole discography. Selected ambient works ii cd sleeve uk version selected ambient works ii cd sleeve us version part three.
It seems, after some extensive research, that your torrent of the digital 2009 analord reissue is the only one in existence. Aphex twin xtal ambient techno, idm great song, one of. Thats astonishing for an album that is positively avantgarde in places. Two hours of the most beautiful, deep, calming, unsettling, haunting, alien music you will ever hear. He has written for nature, boing boing, the wire, pitchfork, and newmusicbox, among other periodicals. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii youtube. Its soundtracked spring afternoons wandering the city, late nights writing in my living room, and mundane days at the office. Read more about his sonic consultancy, teaching, sound art, and work in film, comics, and other media. Selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin on amazon. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii 2017, vinyl. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii lyrics and. I care because you do is his overall best, its a mixuture of his ambient and crazy techno styles.
Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii duration. It shows no influences or sounds like anything that came before it. However, this album completely ditches the ambient techno sound from. Equal parts brian eno apollo and spacemen 3 dreamweapon. Its like steven halpern after hanging out with bez of the mondays when he was their dealer. Selected ambient works volume ii, abbreviated as saw2, is the second album by aphex twin, released in 1994. However, this album completely ditches the ambient. Aphex twin selected ambient works 8592 remaster flacalac 2011 reissue. Black sticker on jewel case front reads aphex twin rtd 126. Listen to your favorite songs from selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin now.
This is an appeal from another massive aphex twin fan. More often, its chamber music for humorless cybernerds or the styx basement tapes we never wanted to hear. Selected ambient works volume ii 1994 is a rather different beast, far more minimal. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii by marc weidenbaum. Xtal is great, but dont exclude the whole album, selected ambient works 85 to 92. Selected ambient works volume ii, an album by aphex twin. Have a great day and feel free to like and subscribe.
Selected ambient works 8592 1992 surfing on sine waves 1992 universal indicator blue. 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. Thus track titles are not listed here with the exception of blue calx, which had already appeared a year earlier in a compilation. Aphex twin s selected ambient works volume ii duration. Selected ambient works 8592 by aphex twin on amazon music. Release selected ambient works, volume ii by aphex twin. I imagine future civilisations listening to aphex twin and worshipping it something like those well dressed fellows in bill and ted, the future scenes. Check out selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin on amazon music. Like abstract paintings composed of shades of a single color, jamess resonant explorations of specific timbres linger close to a central idea on each cut. James, moving on now to selected ambient works volume ii. A difficult but fascinating look into a lessheard side of aphex twin s output. Customers will be contacted with details on how to purchase the syro limited edition by 25 september 2014 00. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii 2017, 320.
British electronics wunderkind richard james alias aphex twin, afx, polygon window, etc. James flac discography 19912017 if not working, try instead. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Instead, all of these untitled tracks are long, unsettling electronic soundscapes, alternately quiet and confrontational. I care because you do 1995 donkey rhubarb 1995 richard d. Sounding like absolutely nothing before it, selected ambient works was a revolution.
It was number 62 on pitchfork medias top 100 albums of the 1990s. But those youtube clips are still just exports of 12 songs or so each, so ill stand by my view of them being kinda bollocks. Aphex twin xtal ambient techno, idm great song, one of my. James album 1997 come to daddy ep 1999 windowlicker 2001. It is the followup to 1992s selected ambient works 8592. He grew up in cornwall, united kingdom and started producing music around the age of 12 and made his first release aired in 1985. Me and the boys listening to selected ambient works volume 2. 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 twin selected ambient works volume ii 1994 cd1 01 cliffs 02 radiator 03 rhubarb 04 hankie 05 grass 06 mold 07 curtains 08 blur 09 weathered stone 10 tree 11 domino 12 white blur 1 cd2 01 blue calx 02 parallel stripes 03 shiny metal rods 04 grey stripe 05 z twig 06 windowsill 07 hexagon. Ambient doesnt necessarily have to be beatless, guys.
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 was, and still is, waaaaay ahead of his time. Aphex twin selected ambient works 8592 flac uploaded 1229 2012, size 454. This is part of my continuing series of uploads from my man richard d. Selected ambient works volume ii alternates between what most people think of when they hear the words ambient music and this trope. I must have listened to this over a thousand times since its initial release some 20 odd years ago and have gone through numerous copies of which this is my latest. Selected ambient works 8592 is, rather, an album stretching back to the days before software allowed for. Selected ambient works volume 2 is a strange, challenging listen. Selected ambient works volume ii, an album by aphex twin on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Selected ambient works 8592 1994 classics 1994 selected ambient works, volume ii 1995. 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. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii boomkat. Recommended for fans, however, novice fans are better off with.
Aphex twin s selected ambient works volume ii is a beguiling and masterful album. The electronic noises are superb youll love most every song on this album. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii discogs. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii 2012, vinyl. Releaseproduct selected ambient works volume ii artist aphex twin label warp catalogue number sawii release date february 20. In the united states, it was his first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche mode, which helped usher in. Sure, the music on selected ambient works 8592 may sound a bit dated as does, to be fair, most electronic music more than a few years old, but theres no denying it was the defining statement. Billed as a followup to james debut selected ambient works 8592, the album differs in sound by being largely beatless ambient music. Songs like xtal, tha and pulsewidth are incredibly relaxing and soothing pieces ambient classics. Aphex twin syro limited edition bleep your source for. 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. Buy selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin on aphex twin.
Or you could get drukqs if you want some weird stuff. Selected ambient works volume ii label warp catalogue number sawii 24 tracks cd view more aphex twin artist aphex twin merch orange short sleeve tshirt with black print. Download aphex twin discography 320kbps torrent or any other torrent from the audio music. It should only contain pages that are aphex twin albums or lists of aphex twin albums, as well as subcategories containing those things. Aphex twin label warp catalogue number wap381 release date april 6, 2015 share.
Perhaps the cds are manufactured differently and dont allow a whole 80 minutes to fit in, or maybe the track was simply edited out. Selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin album. James has never had qualms about straying from the. Although all 25 tracks 23 on this version have titles, the game aphex twin was playing this time around is that every track title should be a photograph instead of words. Customers will be sent a code redeemable on bleep which will allow them to purchase the limited edition box set. Like abstract paintings composed of shades of a single colour, jamess resonant explorations of specific timbres linger close to a central idea on each cut. The cache of aphex twin s epic soundcloud output under username user18081971 between 2015 and january 2016 when all of his tracks were removed. Aphex twin soundcloud tracks tweaked by mike paradinas mix of aphex twin s soundcloud tracks by dj food overview. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii cd discogs. Get selected ambient works 8592 if you want his strongest ambient stuff but if you want crazy aphex twin go for richard d. James album 1997 come to daddy ep 1999 windowlicker 2001 drukqs 2003 26 mixes for cash 2005 afx analord, volume 111. Has torrent options, is updatable, and you can play right off the webpage. Check out selected ambient works 8592 by aphex twin on beatport. I began listening to the 1994 release at the beginning of the year.
Selected ambient works volume ii is the second studio album by aphex twin, the pseudonym of british electronic musician richard d. A good example of this trope in play on the album is stone in focus, which actually combines the two categories. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii pitchfork. 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. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii by marc. And this is how america came to know the strange man known as the aphex twin. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.