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. Despite the occasional ambient track over the years, james has never followed up with a selected ambient works volume iii even though, as marc weidenbaum points out, multiple pieces from aphex twin s 2015 soundcloud dump approximated the metallic drones of saw ii. Ii is a more difficult and challenging album than aphex twins previous collection. 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. Selected ambient works volume ii book by marc weidenbaum. In 2012, it was named the greatest album of the 1990s by fact.
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. With his new 33 book, marc weidenbaum explains how aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii breathed life into ambient music while being one of. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. Media of aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution cc. Blue calx 1994 much of selected ambient works vol ii was inspired by lucid dreaming, according to interviews aphex gave at the time. Thats astonishing for an album that is positively avantgarde in places. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii 33 and millions of other books are available. Selected ambient works volume ii new books in politics.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. 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. However, this album completely ditches the ambient techno sound from. An utterly essential piece of electronic history, constantly referenced and revered two decades after its release. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii download aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. James followed up the album up in 1994 with the more traditionally ambient selected ambient works volume ii. She used a lot of selected ambient works volume ii in her amish rumpspringa documentary film the devils playground, where the sound of aphex twins music at times seems to be the sound of.
And this, more than kurt cobain being dead, gives me a sense of the passage of a decade. Two hours of the most beautiful, deep, calming, unsettling, haunting, alien music you will ever hear. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii cd2 1994. Listen to your favorite songs from selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin now. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii by marc. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii 33 kindle. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii boomkat. 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. Selected ambient works 8592 is the debut studio album by aphex twin, the pseudonym of british electronic musician richard d. 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. She used a lot of selected ambient works volume ii in her amish rumpspringa documentary film the devils playground, where the sound of aphex twin s music at times seems to be the sound of.
Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii by marc weidenbaum. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii 33 pdf. Check out selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin on amazon music. People have been testifying on its behalf for nearly two decades, as if it were capable of curing ills or healing the soul. And blue calx is one of the dreamiest tracks on the double. Instead, all of these untitled tracks are long, unsettling electronic soundscapes, alternately quiet and confrontational. Creating memorable images in challenging environments the collected works of chogyam trungpa, volume 2. Release selected ambient works, volume ii by aphex twin. Aphex twin selected ambient works ii music skip to main content. Selected ambient works volume 2 is a strange, challenging listen. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. 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. Billed as a followup to james debut selected ambient works 8592, the album differs in sound by being largely beatless ambient music. 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.
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. What follows are links to 25 distinct posts, each about a different track from the album selected ambient works volume ii, which aphex twin released in 1994, and which i published a book about, two decades later in 2014, as part of the 33 series. 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. 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.
In the united states, it was his first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche mode, which helped usher. It entered the uk dance albums chart at number 30 after the release of aphex twin s 2014 album syro. Selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin on spotify. Selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin album. Buy selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin on aphex twin. James, for whom aphex twin is but one of numerous monikers, as a major force in music, electronic or otherwise.
Marc weidenbaum author of aphex twins selected ambient. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii by marc weidenbaum, 9781623568900, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii 2017, vinyl. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii youtube. Spectrum house, 3234 gordon house road, london, nw5 1lp. It is the followup to 1992s selected ambient works 8592. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii 33 flash and ambient lighting for digital wedding photography. Hes currently writing a book for the 33 series about aphex twins 1994 album, selected ambient works vol ii. Selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin released in 1994 via warp sire warner bros genre. In this third entry, marc talks about an albums cultural afterlife. Much of my book about the aphex twin album selected ambient works volume ii.
Selected ambient works volume ii is the second studio album by aphex twin, the pseudonym of british electronic musician richard d. His book offers deep insights into what makes the individual tracks so startling. Selected ambient works volume ii, an album by aphex twin. The tracks are able to morph themselves to any setting, any feeling. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii turns 20. 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. The extent of weidenbaums research is readily apparent, but his engaging. More of a piece than the 1st collection of ambient work from 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. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii is ten years old. Hes currently writing a book for the 33 series about aphex twin s 1994 album, selected ambient works vol ii. Or you could get drukqs if you want some weird stuff.
If youre an aphex twin fan, or just a fan of ambient music, youll really enjoy this book. Much more sparse and also darker and more brooding than say brian enos ambient work but successive listens reveals. Ii is a more difficult and challenging album than aphex twin s previous collection. It focuses on the intersection of sound, art, and technology. 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. Jamess first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche.
In the united states, it was his first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche mode, which helped usher in. I care because you do is his overall best, its a mixuture of his ambient and crazy techno styles. 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. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii book depository. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii discogs. Jamess first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche mode under the moniker aphex twin. I began listening to the 1994 release at the beginning of the year. Selected ambient works volume ii 1994 is a rather different beast, far more minimal. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii 33 marc. 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. It entered the uk dance albums chart at number 30 after the release of aphex twins 2014 album syro. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii pitchfork. I posted theses pieces in reverse order, from track 25 to track 1, in the 25 days leading up to the february, 2014, release of my book. It was number 62 on pitchfork medias top 100 albums of the 1990s.
Sire helped usher him in as a major force in music, electronic or otherwise. Mark richardson talks about aphex twins mysterious masterpiece selected ambient works volume ii with marc weidenbaum, whose new 33 book details its gestation and impact. Aphex twin s selected ambient works volume ii is a beguiling and masterful album. Its soundtracked spring afternoons wandering the city, late nights writing in my living room, and mundane days at the office. Selected ambient works volume ii was released in 1994 by aphex twin as a followup to the earlier selected ambient works 8592.
Aphex twin s selected ambient works volume ii 33 flash and ambient lighting for digital wedding photography. Aphex twin s selected ambient works volume ii is ten years old. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii lyrics and. About aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii. In the united states, it was his first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche mode. Extravagantly opaque, willfully vaporous aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii, released by the estimable british label warp. Richard d james aka aphex twin is one of the greatest musical geniuses of modern times. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii is a beguiling and masterful album. Aphex twins 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. Selected ambient works volume ii dlc 2041415 ocolc846547015.
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