| Artificial Intelligence II | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | 30 May 1994 | |||
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| Length | 95:25 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Artificial Intelligence series chronology | ||||
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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]
| 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]
| 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 |
| 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
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Compilation Albums (OCC) [2] | 16 |
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