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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. In the United States, it was Richard D. James's first full length on Sire Records (home to Madonna and Depeche Mode) under the moniker Aphex Twin; Sire helped usher him in as a major force in music, electronic or otherwise. Faithful to Brian Eno's definition of ambient music, Selected Ambient Works Volume II was intentionally functional: it furnished chill out rooms, the sanctuaries amid intense raves. Choreographers and film directors began to employ it to their own ends, and in the intervening decades this background music came to the fore, adapted by classical composers who reverse-engineered its fragile textures for performance on acoustic instruments. Simultaneously, 'ambient' has moved from esoteric sound art to central tenet of online culture. This book contends that despite a reputation for being beatless, the album exudes percussive curiosity, providing a sonic metaphor for our technologically mediated era of countless synchronized nanosecond metronomes.… (more)

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Would have enjoyed a bit more inside baseball on the album itself, but the focus on context and influence was illuminating. Like a great set of liner notes, this book sent me in a dozen directions seeking out new-to-me albums, books, and more. ( )

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Unfortunately a missed opportunity on the biographical, musical, and sociocultural tip. Invests too much writing on audience reaction and comes off as needlessly defensive. ( )

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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. In the United States, it was Richard D. James's first full length on Sire Records (home to Madonna and Depeche Mode) under the moniker Aphex Twin; Sire helped usher him in as a major force in music, electronic or otherwise. Faithful to Brian Eno's definition of ambient music, Selected Ambient Works Volume II was intentionally functional: it furnished chill out rooms, the sanctuaries amid intense raves. Choreographers and film directors began to employ it to their own ends, and in the intervening decades this background music came to the fore, adapted by classical composers who reverse-engineered its fragile textures for performance on acoustic instruments. Simultaneously, 'ambient' has moved from esoteric sound art to central tenet of online culture. This book contends that despite a reputation for being beatless, the album exudes percussive curiosity, providing a sonic metaphor for our technologically mediated era of countless synchronized nanosecond metronomes.

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Marc Weidenbaum, author of the book Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II, in the 33 1/3 series, shared this collection of ambient favorites from the account of user18081971, aka Richard D. James has shared more than 200 previously unreleased tracks via SoundCloud. Richard D James aka Aphex Twin is one of the greatest musical geniuses of modern times. With great albums like 'Selected Ambient Works 85-92', 'Drukqs', and my personal favorite, 'I Care Because You Do', 'Selected Ambient Works, Volume 2' doesn't fit in with these others. However, that is not a bad thing as this is a unique album in itself. It contains the liner notes of Selected Ambient Works Volume II at the bottom, which were hand-etched by RDJ himself. The auction’s description includes a statement from Paul Nicholson, who designed Aphex Twin’s unmistakeable logo. Nicholson confirms that the etchings were photographed and used for the sleeve of Selected Ambient Works. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 at Discogs. Complete your Aphex Twin collection.

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Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works Volume Ii Rar Review

Artist	Album	Year	avg DR	min DR	max DR	Codec	Source
Aphex Twin	Aphex Mt. Fuji 2017	2017	10	06	16	lossless	Unknown
Aphex Twin	Analord 10	2009	09	08	09	lossless	Download
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works 85-92	1992	07	04	10	lossless	Download
Aphex Twin	Collapse EP	2018	10	10	11	lossless	Vinyl
Aphex Twin	Syro	2014	11	10	13	lossless	Vinyl
Aphex Twin	Collapse	2018	06	05	08	lossy	Download
Aphex Twin	Come to Daddy	1997	11	08	13	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Richard D. James Album	1996	07	05	10	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Drukqs (Disc 2)	2001	11	06	18	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Drukqs (Disc 1)	2001	10	06	16	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	On	1993	09	08	10	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	26 Mixes For Cash (Disc 2)	2003	07	04	09	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	26 Mixes For Cash (Disc 1)	2003	09	08	10	lossless	CD
Polygon Window (Aphex Twin)	Quoth	1993	10	09	11	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Come To Daddy	1997	11	10	12	lossless	Vinyl
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works 85-92	1992	09	07	12	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Cheetah EP	2016	08	05	10	lossy	Download
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works Volume II	1994	11	10	17	lossless	Vinyl
Aphex Twin	Windowlicker	1999	09	05	17	lossless	Download
Aphex Twin	Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 EP	2015	09	07	13	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Syro	2014	06	03	13	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	...I Care Because You Do	1995	09	07	12	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works Volume II (CD 2)	1994	10	08	11	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works Volume II (CD 1)	1994	10	07	13	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Cheetah EP	2016	07	05	10	lossless	Download
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works 85-92	2008	07	06	10	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works 85-92	2013	10	07	12	lossless	Vinyl
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works Volume II	2004	10	07	13	lossy	Download
Aphex Twin	Syro (Unofficial Full Dynamic Range Remaster)	2014	11	08	13	lossless	Download
Aphex Twin	Come to Daddy	1997	11	08	13	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Drukqs	2001	12	06	17	lossless	Vinyl
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works 85-92	2006	09	07	11	lossless	Vinyl
Aphex Twin	Computer Controlled Instruments PT2 EP	2015	09	07	13	lossy	CD
Aphex Twin	Syro	2014	06	03	13	lossy	Download
Aphex Twin	On (Original U.K. Version)	1993	09	08	10	lossless	Download
Aphex Twin	Analord 10	2005	09	09	09	lossless	Vinyl
Aphex Twin	Drukqs (CD 2)	2001	11	06	18	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Drukqs (CD 1)	2001	10	06	15	lossy	CD
Aphex Twin	Windowlicker [CD single]	1999	09	05	17	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Richard D. James Album	1996	07	05	10	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	...I Care Because You Do	1995	09	07	12	lossless	CD
The Aphex Twin	Classics	1995	08	06	11	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works Vol. II (CD2)	1994	10	08	11	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works Vol. II (CD1)	1994	10	07	13	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works 85-92	1992	09	07	12	lossless	CD
Aphex Twin	Qutoh [vinyl]	1993	09	08	10	lossless	Vinyl
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works 85-92	1992	07	06	10	lossless	Download
Aphex Twin	Richard D. James Album [Sire 62010]	1996	08	05	10	lossless	CD
Caustic Window (aka Aphex Twin)	Caustic Window LP	2014	09	05	12	lossless	Vinyl
The Aphex Twin	Classics	2008	07	06	08	lossless	Unknown
Aphex Twin	Selected Ambient Works 85-92	2008	07	06	10	lossless	Unknown