Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works, Vol. 2
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (773 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1623568900 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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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-engineer its fragile textures for performance on acoustic instruments. 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 his first full length on Sire Records (home to Madonna and Depeche Mode), which helped usher in Richard D. Simultaneously, "ambient" has moved from esoteric sound art to central tenet of online culture. James, for whom Aphex Twin is but one of numerous monikers, as a major force in music, electronic or otherwise.Faithful to Bri
He's commissioned compositions from such musicians as Scanner, Steve Roden, and Stephen Vitiello, and lectures on the role of sound in the media landscape. Marc Weidenbaum founded Disquiet, which is focused on the intersection of sound, art, and technology, in 1996. He lives in San Francisco.. A former editor of Tower Records' Pulse! magazine, he's written for Nature, Boing Boing, and
I'd give 4 and a half star if I could Trond Berger I'm impressed by this book, as it comes close to embody what I want the 33 1/3 series to be like: an insightful, written documentary that shines through as a labour of love without losing its journalistic cool. Weidenbaum nails all this with an album I thought was very unlikely to appear in this series in the first place. I think I laughed when I first saw the announcement for. Steven Costanzo said In-depth and well written. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book about one of my favorite albums of all time.There were a lot of stories that I previously knew, but never understood the context behind them (such as the pictures corilateing with the track "names"). Mr. Weidenbaum looks at every minute detail of what makes this album truly magnificent and dissects them in a thoughtful way. Initially I wa. A fun conversation about this great album Joseph Michael Guisti I was hoping for a bit of inside dirt on Aphex Twin's composition practices or explanations in what went into creating particular songs. While this is more of a discussion of the discourse surrounding the album as well as a snapshot of the industry and scene that provided its context, it's still a fun read. Would recommend to SAW II / Aphex diehards, but not sure if it has bro
And really, the pairing couldn't be any more delicious." --Marke Bieschke, San Francisco Bay Guardian"A must-read for those interested in the artist." --Alarm Will Sound"Like all good critical studies, Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Volume II doesn't provide the illusion of closure; rather, it expands minds, fostering the creation of textual meaning. If not, you'll be surprised to learn that you've likely already heard his music in one form or another." - S.T. Vanairsdale"I love how it evokes the way music circa 1994 was suffused with unknowable data." --Rob Sheffield"The chillout room masterpieces of Aphex Twin get the business from incisive writer Marc Weidenbaum. I can offer no higher praise" - Paul Gleason, "Caught in the Carousel" . Mentioned on "Line Out" (The Stranger), February 2014 "If you're already a fan of Aphex Twin, you'll revel in Weidenbaum's deep dive into one of the artist's sign