Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Oct 9, 2010 - APHEX TWIN: SELECTED AMBIENT WORKS VOLUME II (1994). 1-12, 14-24) Untitled; 13) Blue Calx. Now this is what I call ambient — or,. Oct 4, 2015 - Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992). Genre: Ambient Techno, IDM. Tracklist 01. Pulsewidth 04. Ageispolis 05.

Selected Ambient Works, Vol. II is a more difficult and challenging album than Aphex Twin's previous collection. The music is all texture; there are only the faintest traces of beats and forward movement. Instead, all of these untitled tracks are long, unsettling electronic soundscapes, alternately quiet and confrontational; although most of the music is rather subdued, it is never easy listening. While some listeners may find this double-disc album dull (both discs run over 70 minutes), many listeners will be intrigued and fascinated by the intricately detailed music of Aphex Twin.