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Stone In Focus
''Selected Ambient Works Volume II'' (abbreviated as ''SAW II'') is the second studio album by the British electronic music artist and producer Aphex Twin, Richard D. James under the alias Aphex Twin. It was released on 7March 1994 through Warp Records. Following James's ambient techno debut ''Selected Ambient Works 85–92'', ''Volume II'' features purely ambient music. James was inspired by lucid dreaming and likened the album to "standing in a power station on Lysergic acid diethylamide, acid." Most of the tracks on ''Selected Ambient Works Volume II'' were untitled and represented with abstract photographs and pie charts. Fan-named, unofficial titles are still widely used today. The album received mixed reviews upon release; critics mainly criticised its largely beatless composition and the repetition throughout. The record entered the Chart Information Network, 's UK Dance Singles and Albums Charts, Dance Albums Chart at No.1 and the UK Albums Chart, Albums Chart at No.11. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aphex Twin
Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as Aphex Twin, is a British musician, composer and DJ active in electronic music since 1988. His idiosyncratic work has drawn on many styles, including techno, ambient music, ambient, acid (electronic music), acid, and jungle music, jungle, and he has been described as a pioneering figure in the intelligent dance music (IDM) genre. Journalists from publications including ''Mixmag'', ''The New York Times'', ''NME'', ''Fact (UK magazine), Fact,'' ''Clash (magazine), Clash'' and ''The Guardian'' have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music. James was raised in Cornwall and began DJing at free party, free parties and clubs around the South West England, South West in the late 1980s. His debut EP ''Analogue Bubblebath,'' released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. James co-fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
