Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition)

Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition)Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition) releases on Oct 4, 2024, celebrating the original albums 30th anniversary. Written when Aphex Twin (Richard D. James) was in his early 20s, the album gained critical acclaim both upon release and retrospectively (10 10 Pitchfork review, #2 Best Ambient Album of All Time, 4 star Rolling Stone review +more). Aphex Twin and SAW IIs influence continues to grow and take new meaning across generations.

2020 via OVO Sound

and Chiemi Manabe sit alongside sublime funk from Atsuko Nina and Naomi Akimoto while Teresa Noda slides into the mix with a sultry reggae jam

and between recent history and the ancient past

"Maiden Voyage"

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and by 1999 it had sold over 23 million RIAA-certified units

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“Most of the songs are in the first-person

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It’s a record that’s perfectly in tune with the prevailing atmosphere of this moment in time – a life-affirming celebration as the world is reunited

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