Albums Revisited: Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works Volume II Turns 20

Albums Revisited: Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works Volume II Turns 20: Richard D. James’ Ambient masterpiece still casts a trippy, nocturnal spell.  This month (March 8th to be exact), will mark the 20th anniversary of Aphex Twin’s ‘Selected Ambient Works Volume II.’  His double album debuted to little fanfare, but has grown in stature through […]

Album Review: Brian Eno ‘LUX’

Review: Brian Eno goes back to ambient mode, but he’s not on autopilot with the gorgeous, soothing  album ‘LUX’.  [rating=4] Brian Eno’s most recent instrumental ambient work was ‘Small Craft On A Milk Sea‘, which was primarily outtakes from songs unused from Peter Jackson’s ‘The Lovely Bones‘. It was somewhat of a departure for the master […]