Selected Ambient Works Volume II
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Selected Ambient Works Volume II

byAphex Twin·March 7, 1994
2h 36m · 24 tracks
711.8K listeners
21.5M plays

About this release

Selected Ambient Works Volume II, abbreviated as SAW2, is the second album by Aphex Twin, released in 1994.

Tracklist

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Most listened · #3 (578K), #20 (328K), #1 (234K)

  1. 01
    #1
    234K
    7:28
  2. 02
    #2
    161K
    6:34
  3. 03
    #3
    578K
    7:44
  4. 04
    #4
    149K
    4:40
  5. 05
    #5
    132K
    8:55
  6. 06
    #6
    133K
    3:31
  7. 07
    #7
    185K
    8:51
  8. 08
    #8
    119K
    5:08
  9. 09
    #9
    121K
    6:55
  10. 10
    #10
    102K
    9:58
  11. 11
    #11
    106K
    7:18
  12. 12
    #12
    93K
    2:42
  13. 13
    #13
    152K
    7:20
  14. 14
    #14
    103K
    8:01
  15. 15
    #15
    84K
    5:34
  16. 16
    #16
    82K
    4:46
  17. 17
    #17
    203K
    2:05
  18. 18
    #18
    79K
    7:17
  19. 19
    #19
    232K
    5:58
  20. 20
    #20
    328K
    4:15
  21. 21
    #21
    96K
    7:09
  22. 22
    #22
    71K
    7:30
  23. 23
    #23
    67K
    11:27
  24. 24
    #24
    69K
    5:42

Sound & tags

AmbientElectronicDark AmbientDrone
immersivehypnoticdrivingmeditative

Genre DNA

Ambient60%
Electronic19%
Dark Ambient15%
Drone4%
IDM2%
Ambient Techno1%

Album sonic profile

112 bpm — steady and forward-moving, shadowed emotional tone; low physical intensity. Instrument-led and vocal-sparse. Pooled from 24 of 24 tracks with measured audio.

Energy
18
Valence
11
Danceability
37
Acousticness
83
Instrumentalness
88
Avg tempo

112 bpm

About this artist

Aphex Twin

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Richard David James (born 18 August 1971 in Limerick, Ireland), known professionally as Aphex Twin, is a British musician, composer, and DJ associated with electronic music.

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Common questions

How many tracks are on Selected Ambient Works Volume II?
Selected Ambient Works Volume II by Aphex Twin has 24 tracks listed on Risocast (released March 7, 1994).
When was Selected Ambient Works Volume II released?
Selected Ambient Works Volume II by Aphex Twin was released March 7, 1994.
What genre is Selected Ambient Works Volume II?
Risocast tags Selected Ambient Works Volume II with genres including Ambient, Electronic, Dark Ambient, Drone, IDM. Community votes refine these over time.
What tags describe Selected Ambient Works Volume II?
Listener and community tags for Selected Ambient Works Volume II include immersive, hypnotic, driving, meditative, ethereal, drifting.
How does Selected Ambient Works Volume II sound overall?
112 bpm — steady and forward-moving, shadowed emotional tone; low physical intensity. Instrument-led and vocal-sparse. Pooled from 24 of 24 tracks with measured audio.
What is the average tempo of Selected Ambient Works Volume II?
Tracks on Selected Ambient Works Volume II average about 112 bpm across 24 measured recordings.
How popular is Selected Ambient Works Volume II with listeners?
Selected Ambient Works Volume II has roughly 712K album listeners on Last.fm — individual track counts vary across the tracklist.
Where should I start with Selected Ambient Works Volume II?
Most listeners start with #3, #20, #1 on Selected Ambient Works Volume II.