Artificial Intelligence 2

Various Artists - Dance & DJ - Electronica, Artificial Intelligence (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 16, 1994)
• Original Release Date: October 5, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tvt
• ASIN: B000003RG5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,219 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #88 in Music > Dance & DJ > IDM

Track Listings

1. Release to the System - Mark Franklin

2. Selinite - The Higher Intelligence Agency

3. Arcadian - Link

4. Scriptures - B12

5. Chatter - Autechre

6. Symmetry - Speedy J

7. Utuba - Beaumont Hannant

8. Reality Net - Richard H Kirk

9. Parasight - Balil

10. Spangle - Seefeel

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Artificial Intelligence 2: music for open minds, June 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Artificial Intelligence 2 (Audio CD)

I originally bought Artificial Intelligence 2 (AI2), on two principles: the WaxTrax reputation and the swank album cover. What i ended up with has become one of those albums that is the benchmark for what i have come to expect from the music i buy.

AI2 cannot be categorized into slots such as ambient or trance, though it excells in both. Whether it was intentional from the outset or not, AI2 is a journey through the mindsphere complete with peaks of driving rythms, which is very obvious from the first note, to the valleys of calm inbetween. AI2 is original from beginning to end. It has, no sound loops and no sampling from the works of other people. It is a cohesive collection that has the potential to create a world within the listener, if they open their mind for a while.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely essential comp.!, November 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Artificial Intelligence 2 (Audio CD)

This is a collection of music from the period when electronic music really grabbed me. Before plugins and softsynths became the way of the world, these guys were making beautiful, soulful and quirky electronica with whatever synths and samplers they could dig up from garage sales, networks, and Essex music stores...
This compilation features the best lineup of electronic musicians ever captured on one disc (with one very notable exception) and every track is a gem.
Though electronic music has obviously moved on from where it was in 1994, these tracks represent a peak along the development of the genre. The tracks feature a freshness often lacking in today's DSP-saturated IDM, though anybody who's a fan of Warp or Mille Plateaux artists and has not heard this comp. should check it out with no delay.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful trance sounds, January 5, 2000

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loteq (Regensburg/Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Artificial Intelligence 2 (Audio CD)

The AI series helped to cement the Warp label's reputation as one of the most innovative record labels ever. This album is a superior follow-up to "AI1", which was really nice but sometimes a bit bland. The tracks of "AI2" are longer, more powerful and experimental. As far as I know, there are only two non-exclusive tracks: "Link" appears on B12's second album "Time tourists" and "Spangle" can be found on Seefeel's "Starethrough" EP release. The presence of Autechre's "Chatter" will be motive enough for their fans to buy this album, although I consider this track as relatively weak. Standout tracks are Beaumont Hannant's tension-filled "Utuba" and Seefeel's "Spangle" with its chiming guitars and the metallic drum sound. All in all, "AI2" is a pretty good and enjoyable album, yet not as fascinating as Autechre's "Amber" or "Tri repetae".