Artificial Intelligence II

Artificial Intelligence II
Compilation album by
various artists
Released30 May 1994 (1994-05-30)
Genre
Length95:25
LabelWarp
Artificial Intelligence series chronology
Incunabula
(1993) 		Artificial Intelligence II
(1994)

Artificial Intelligence II is a compilation album released via Warp on 30 May 1994.[1] It is the eighth and final release in Warp's Artificial Intelligence series. It peaked at number 16 on the UK Compilation Chart.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork6.8/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[6]

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, stating that it is "a bit more sonically experimental" than Artificial Intelligence.[3] Mark Richardson of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.8 out of 10, saying: "By 1994 there were a lot of people making 'electronic listening music' and this doesn't feel like a particularly special assemblage of what was out there."[4]

Track listing

Double-disc CD edition
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Release to the System" (Beaumont Hannant remix)Mark Franklin8:37
2."Selinite"The Higher Intelligence Agency7:01
3."Arcadian"Link9:32
4."Scriptures"B126:58
5."Chatter"Autechre7:36
6."Symmetry"Speedy J6:08
7."Utuba"Beaumont Hannant8:12
8."Reality Net"Richard H. Kirk6:47
9."Parasight"Balil7:34
10."Spangle"Seefeel7:20
11."Blipsalt"Darrell Fitton9:42
12."My Teapot"Polygon Window3:58
13."Maritime"Kenny Larkin6:35
14.Untitled (separated from track 13 by 5:15 of silence)Scanner6:39
Bonus 12" (packaged with initial copies of double-disc vinyl edition)
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Metalurg" (label lists track length as 'there is no time')Darrell Fitton7:19
2."Maritime"Kenny Larkin6:35

Note

  • Tracks 11–14 are excluded from the single-disc CD edition; tracks 13–14 are excluded from the cassette and standard double-disc vinyl editions.

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[2] 16

References

  1. ^ "Various Artists: Artificial Intelligence II". Warp. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Official Compilations Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b Bush, John. "Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 2 – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b Richardson, Mark (25 August 2005). "Various Artists: Artificial Intelligence / Artificial Intelligence II". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. ^ Prince, David J. (23 February 1995). "Various Artists: Artificial Intelligence II". Rolling Stone: 73.
  6. ^ Prince, David (1995). "Best of Techno". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 396–98. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.