Mould anticipates burial by a decade, pitchshifting vocals into androgynous blurts that hiccup over a wide space buoyed by notes that are held just a splitsecond too long, changing their light tone into. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii turns 25. Its influence on composers, producers, and sound designers. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii is required listening for any person in the field of electronic music. The sire cd releases are missing track 4 as well, and the 2017 vinyl reissue by 1972 is a copy of this cd version.
I care because you do is his overall best, its a mixuture of his ambient and crazy techno styles. Jamess first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche. This time around its aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii, which hasnt been on wax since its limited run back in the 90s. 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. Its soundtracked spring afternoons wandering the city, late nights writing in my living room, and mundane days at the office. In the united states, it was his first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche mode, which helped usher in. 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 artist aphex twin label warp catalogue number warpcdd21 release date march 7, 1994 play share. Cultural historian tim lawrences rst book lo e saves the day adopted a chr. Fans have been testifying on its behalf for nearly two decades, as if it were capable of curing ills or healing the soul. 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. More of a piece than the 1st collection of ambient work from aphex twin. 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.
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. When aphex twin followed that up with a second volume two years later, however, it so thoroughly embodied the amoebic, indefinite properties of. It was also the first record to come out on sire, the subsidiary of. Ii is a more difficult and challenging album than aphex twins previous collection. Im impressed by this book, as it comes close to embody what i want the 33 series to be like. If its an album with an overarching concept, that concept may be about the beauty inherent in willful confusion. In spite of its dark atmosphere, though, selected ambient works vol.
Chuck nanney will exhibit sculptural works made over the last three years, along with sound pieces, comprising a miniretrospective of recent activity. Selected ambient works volume ii alternates between what most people think of when they hear the words ambient music and this trope. Media of aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii. 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. Once more, you can thank 1972 records for this one.
Theres a 33 book about this album that talks a lot about the formation of ambient music as a whole, as well as rdjs background in general. Selected ambient works volume ii is the second studio album by aphex twin, the pseudonym of british electronic musician richard d. People have been testifying on its behalf for nearly two decades, as if it were capable of curing ills or healing the soul. Selected ambient works vol ii aphex twin we are the. Jamess first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche mode under the moniker aphex twin. Listen to your favorite songs from selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin now. James claimed that it was inspired by lucid dreaming, and likened the music to. James would foist upon the public, a misleading indication of the relaxed but nonetheless beatdriven, even danceable tracks contained within. It was also the first record to come out on sire, the subsidiary of warner music that had just signed aphex twin in the us. Chuck nanney selected ambient works, volume ii moca.
His book offers deep insights into what makes the individual tracks so startling. Selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin on amazon. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii 33 kindle edition by weidenbaum, marc. The title of selected ambient works 8592 was perhaps the first joke that notorious prankster richard d. Another crack at it by the guy who wrote the saw ii book. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii by marc weidenbaum, 9781623568900, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii 33 kindle. Selected ambient works 8592, an album by aphex twin on spotify. Selected ambient works vol ii by simon reynolds by now you may have heard of richard james, the british techno whizkid who sleeps two hours a night and who is so prolific he needs a host of pseudonyms the most famous being aphex twin and polygon window to. 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. Selected ambient works volume ii messes with the idea of what an album is. Buy selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin on aphex twin.
Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii discogs. Apr 25, 2014 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 the first albums to draw an obsessive fan. All of the cd releases are missing track 19, which is available on the vinyl, cassette and 2017 digital releases, and on the compilation excursions in ambience the third dimension. Right from the start, selected ambient works volume 2 is a strange, challenging listen. 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. It is the followup to 1992s selected ambient works 8592. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii 33 marc. Selected ambient works volume ii, an album by aphex twin on spotify. Like abstract paintings composed of shades of a single colour, jamess resonant explorations of specific timbres linger close to a central idea on each. Under a variety of stage names, afx, caustic window, polygon. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii 1994, vinyl. It was number 62 on pitchfork medias top 100 albums of the 1990s. Ii is the third album rework done by the r aphextwin community.
Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii youtube. British electronics wunderkind richard james alias aphex twin, afx, polygon window, etc. 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. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii turns 25 years old today. Ii is filled with some of jamess gentlest, most elegant work. Selected ambient works volume ii, abbreviated as saw2, is the second album by aphex twin, released in 1994.
While i liked volume ii, i still go back to selected ambient works 8592. Pdf aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii marc. I began listening to the 1994 release at the beginning of the year. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii is a beguiling and masterful album. Aphex twin reissues selected ambient works volume ii on. 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. Ive begun compiling the above set, under the working title selected ambient works volume 3, as an imaginary sequel to selected ambient works 8592, whose earliest tracks are 30 years old as of 2015, and to selected ambient works volume ii. Ambient doesnt necessarily have to be beatless, guys. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii book depository.
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 the first albums to draw an obsessive fan. Aphex twin selected ambient works volume ii boomkat. Sometimes all you need is the calming influence of a ridiculously slow, chilled out ambient track and if youre lucky, everything quietens down and youre able to hack through the to do list or even start. Instead, all of these untitled tracks are long, unsettling electronic soundscapes, alternately quiet and confrontational. Selected ambient works vol ii by simon reynolds by now you may have heard of richard james, the british techno whizkid who sleeps two hours a night and who is so prolific he needs a host of pseudonyms the most famous being aphex twin and polygon window to unleash his monstrous creativity.
Born in limerick, ireland, and raised in truro, cornwall, uk, to parents of welsh decent, his music is always changing, always inventive, and liberally laced with his own brand of eccentric humor. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii is ten years old. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii turns 20. About aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii.
I posted theses pieces in reverse order, from track 25 to track 1, in the 25 days leading up to. Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii pitchfork. Much more sparse and also darker and more brooding than say brian enos ambient work but successive listens reveals more and more to admire. Release selected ambient works, volume ii by aphex twin. James is one of the most inventive musicians to have come out of britain. An utterly essential piece of electronic history, constantly referenced and revered two decades after its release. Billed as a followup to james debut selected ambient works 8592, the album differs in sound by being largely beatless ambient music. With his new 33 book, marc weidenbaum explains how aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii breathed life into ambient music.
Get selected ambient works 8592 if you want his strongest ambient stuff but if you want crazy aphex twin go for richard d. In the united states, it was his first full length on sire records home to madonna and depeche mode, which helped usher. Selected ambient works 8592 is the debut studio album by aphex twin, the pseudonym of british electronic musician richard d. But with 1994s selected ambient works volume ii, james made a clean breakwith his own prior catalog, and with virtually everything else that was being trafficked in the genre. Having grown quite interested in ambient music recently, particularly work which comes directly from the unconscious ive heard richard d. The album consists of beatorientated ambient tracks recorded onto cassette reputedly dating as far back as 1985, when james was thirteen. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Aphex twins selected ambient works volume ii by marc weidenbaum. Aresa, the royalty network publishing, and 3 music rights societies. Selected ambient works 8592 by aphex twin on spotify. 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. Selected ambient works volume ii by aphex twin on spotify. James got the ideas for these sounds from the sounds being made in his dreams i picked up this album, which has been languishing in my collection for about a year, and approached it with an open mind, whilst. May 05, 2019 but with 1994s selected ambient works volume ii, james made a clean breakwith his own prior catalog, and with virtually everything else that was being trafficked in the genre. 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. 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. And this, more than kurt cobain being dead, gives me a sense of the passage of a decade.
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