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• Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 2 Vinyl
• Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works Volume 2 Vinyl

Richard D. James’ second Aphex Twin album Selected Ambient Works Volume II is getting a limited edition repress on triple vinyl, courtesy of US-based imprint 1972.

Selected Ambient Works 2 Vinyl Flooring

Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2 on 3LP 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.Fans have been testifying on its behalf for nearly two decades, as if it were capable of curing ills. Unfortunately, the elusive 'Stone In Focus' - track E2 on the original vinyl release - is missing from this reissue. Selected Ambient Works Volume II is one of the highlights of Richard D. James' prolific career and a must for any fan of ambient electronic music. Includes a semi-gloss single-sided paper insert. Selected Ambient Works Volume II, an Album by Aphex Twin. Released 7 March 1994 on Warp (catalog no. Genres: Ambient, Electronic. Rated #14 in the best albums of 1994, and #674 of all-time album. Featured peformers: Richard D. James (synthesizer, writer, producer). Selected Ambient Works Volume II, an Album by Aphex Twin. Released 7 March 1994 on Warp (catalog no. WARPMC21; Cassette). Genres: Ambient, Electronic. Rated #14 in the best albums of 1994, and #674 of all-time album.

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While thew original was released on Warp in 1994 as the follow up to Selected Ambient Works 85–92, the California label reissued the LP for the United States in 2012, a repress of which is now available once more.

Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 2 Vinyl

A milestone in Aphex Twin’s feted discography, Volume II was claimed to have been inspired by lucid dreams James had, during which he would attempt to score the sounds in his head, the track titles accompanied with images rather than names.

A gentle, at times deeply unsettling series of soundscapes that has drawn comparison with the likes of Brian Eno and Erik Satie, it has garnered secular reverence unlike anything else in the intervening years.

Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works Volume 2 Vinyl

Ahead of its 23rd anniversary tomorrow, you can order the triple heavyweight vinyl reissue of Selected Ambient Works Volume IIhere.