Artificial Intelligence II

Artificial Intelligence II
Compilation album by various artists
Released	30 May 1994
Genre	Electronic; IDM;
Length	95:25
Label	Warp
Artificial Intelligence series chronology

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Pitchfork	6.8/10[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	9/10[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.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Release to the System" (Beaumont Hannant remix)	Mark Franklin	8:37
2.	"Selinite"	The Higher Intelligence Agency	7:01
3.	"Arcadian"	Link	9:32
4.	"Scriptures"	B12	6:58
5.	"Chatter"	Autechre	7:36
6.	"Symmetry"	Speedy J	6:08
7.	"Utuba"	Beaumont Hannant	8:12
8.	"Reality Net"	Richard H. Kirk	6:47
9.	"Parasight"	Balil	7:34
10.	"Spangle"	Seefeel	7:20
11.	"Blipsalt"	Darrell Fitton	9:42
12.	"My Teapot"	Polygon Window	3:58
13.	"Maritime"	Kenny Larkin	6:35
14.	Untitled (separated from track 13 by 5:15 of silence)	Scanner	6:39

Bonus 12" (packaged with initial copies of double-disc vinyl edition)
No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Metalurg" (label lists track length as 'there is no time')	Darrell Fitton	7:19
2.	"Maritime"	Kenny Larkin	6:35

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

"Various Artists: Artificial Intelligence II". Warp. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
"Official Compilations Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
Bush, John. "Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 2 – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
Richardson, Mark (25 August 2005). "Various Artists: Artificial Intelligence / Artificial Intelligence II". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
Prince, David J. (23 February 1995). "Various Artists: Artificial Intelligence II". Rolling Stone: 73.
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.

External links

Artificial Intelligence II at Discogs (list of releases)
Artificial Intelligence II at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
Artificial Intelligence II at Warp

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[1] "Various Artists: Artificial Intelligence II". Warp. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[officialcharts-2] "Official Compilations Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[allmusic-3] Bush, John. "Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 2 – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[pitchfork-4] 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.