{"product_id":"aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-volume-ii-expanded-edition-preventa","title":"Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition)","description":"\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=964967358\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aphextwin.bandcamp.com\/album\/selected-ambient-works-volume-ii-expanded-edition\"\u003eSelected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition) by Aphex Twin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePoly-lined inner sleeves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWide spine outer sleeve with foil block.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eFold-out poster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSticker insert.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eExpanded Edition includes all tracks on all formats for the first time ever, including the vinyl exclusive track #19, along with two additional tracks (officially released and in physical formats for the first time ever).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eArtwork by Paul Nicholson, original album designer \u0026amp; Aphex logo designer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn essential piece of electronic history is restored to its full glory for the 30th anniversary, with all 25 tracks of Selected Ambient Works II gathered on this Expanded Edition along with two bonus cuts. Consistently referenced and revered decades after its release, SAWII has received praise as Pitchfork’s perfect 10 and #2 best ambient album of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in his early 20s, it follows the glacial synths and deft percussion of Selected Ambient Works 85-92 and precedes the contorted, intricate, and abstract electronic music visions on …I Care Because You Do. Aphex Twin created this colossal set of mostly beatless soundscapes, textured compositions that alternate between being beautiful, terrifying, emotive, and exhilarating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom intoxicating beauty to unbridled terror, even in just the first two tracks, SAWII is a stunning and flawless work. Each soundscape brings with it the sense of being in some vast space, with rusted pipes dripping and decaying walls, or endless canyons of hissing lo-fi winds. Tracks like ‘Blue Calx’ emanate a strange peace, with synths that sound like wobbling laminated paper or submarine radar pings as a steady thud keeps time. Elsewhere, curious microtonal keys flutter and subtly transform, low frequencies throb and purr, and oscillating hums induce hypnagogia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gentle, delicate chords of ‘#3’ (aka ‘Rhubarb’) move slow as clouds, airy whispers that translate into orchestral grandeur on the exclusive ‘Rhubarb Orc. 19.53 Rev’ with tremulous strings, ethereal choir, and melting backwards bass, while ‘th1 [evnslower]’ is a sonic blur that drifts from hopeful elevations to anxious dissonance. Finally included on all formats after 30 years, ‘#19’ (aka ‘Stone In Focus’) seems to smooth out all of life's wrinkles with its monolithic chords and smooth melodic ripples, its skipping stone-like ticking marking the passage of time until it slows to a gentle halt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenampa Record Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44735683297443,"sku":"","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/1239\/2867\/files\/image_d3c32b55-846b-4fcc-b02b-cb255db4eaff.jpg?v=1719277772","url":"https:\/\/tenampa.mx\/en\/products\/aphex-twin-selected-ambient-works-volume-ii-expanded-edition-preventa","provider":"Tenampa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}