Selected Ambient Works Volume II

by Aphex Twin

Selected Ambient Works Volume II cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 March 1994
  • Label: Warp
  • Country: Ireland
  • Length: 2:36:39
  • Community rating: 4.38/5 from 35 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Aphex Twin's 'Selected Ambient Works Volume II' is a landmark of electronic music that diverges from its beat-driven predecessor into vast, largely percussive-free soundscapes. Inspired by his own lucid dreams and synesthesia, Richard D. James crafted lengthy, minimalist compositions that range from serene to unsettling, using abstract images and colors in place of traditional track titles. The album’s synthesis of textured drone, dark ambient, and microtonal harmony was pivotal in the evolution of the genre, cementing its legacy as a profoundly influential work.

Genres

Descriptors: ambient, minimal, droning, experimental, instrumental, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. #1 (3:11)
  2. #2 (4:15)
  3. #3 (7:44)
  4. #4 (3:37)
  5. #5 (8:55)
  6. #6 (3:31)
  7. #7 (8:51)
  8. #8 (5:08)
  9. #9 (6:54)
  10. #10 (5:21)
  11. #11 (7:18)
  12. #12 (2:42)
  13. #13 (3:11)
  14. #14 (2:05)
  15. #15 (5:33)
  16. #16 (4:45)
  17. #17 (2:05)
  18. #18 (3:11)
  19. #19 (10:14)
  20. #20 (4:15)
  21. #21 (4:15)
  22. #22 (7:30)
  23. #23 (11:27)
  24. #24 (5:41)

Credits

  • Richard D. James - producer, written-by, composer, synthesizers, photography
  • Paul Nicholson - artwork design
  • Sam - photography
  • Greg Eden - unofficial track titles
  • Matt Colton - remastering
  • Aphex Twin - Primary Artist

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