ARTFORM 2 by VARIOUS ARTISTS

SKU143650
ArtistVARIOUS ARTISTS
TitleARTFORM 2
LabelWRWTFWW RECORDS
Catalog #WRWTFWW 127
Tag
ReleaseW 11 - 2026
FormatVinyl - EU2LP
EAN Barcode4251804188555 Download All Assets Make
Import
 € 34,99 incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

  1. Circle Limit - Insence
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/w/wrwtfww_127_artform_2/1_1_circle_limit_-_insence.mp3
  2. Led-M - 713AW
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/w/wrwtfww_127_artform_2/1_2_led-m_-_713aw.mp3
  3. Missing Project - Poisson D'Avril
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/w/wrwtfww_127_artform_2/1_3_missing_project_-_poisson_davril.mp3
  4. Virgo - Clear Columns
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/w/wrwtfww_127_artform_2/1_4_virgo_-_clear_columns.mp3
  5. Tensor - Solar Eclipse
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/w/wrwtfww_127_artform_2/1_5_tensor_-_solar_eclipse.mp3
  6. Tek Of 606 - Moment Of The Decay
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/w/wrwtfww_127_artform_2/1_6_tek_of_606_-_moment_of_the_decay.mp3
  7. Misty Fuzz - In The End Of The Trip
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/w/wrwtfww_127_artform_2/1_7_misty_fuzz_-_in_the_end_of_the_trip.mp3
  8. Fossil - Green Tectonics (Virgo Mix)
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/w/wrwtfww_127_artform_2/1_8_fossil_-_green_tectonics_virgo_mix.mp3
  9. Modern Living - Snow Bird
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/w/wrwtfww_127_artform_2/1_9_modern_living_-_snow_bird.mp3
  10. Tensor – Balloon
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/w/wrwtfww_127_artform_2/1_10_tensor_-_balloon.mp3
  11. Toh Chisei - Cubby
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/w/wrwtfww_127_artform_2/1_11_toh_chisei_-_cubby.mp3

Description

The first-ever vinyl release of Art Form 2, the seminal 1998 Various Artists compilation from Tokyo’s cult label Form@ Records, now available as a limited edition double LP housed in a heavyweight sleeve, as part of the ongoing collaborative series between the Swiss and Japanese labels.
Initially available only in CD form, Art Form 2 emerges as a quiet artifact from an exploratory phase in Form@ Records’ late-1990s trajectory. The compilation drifts through the deeper layers of Tokyo’s electronic underground, where IDM, techno, ambient, and downtempo dissolve into one another within an atmosphere of deliberate experimentation. Both intimate and forward-looking, it preserves a moment in which a local scene, largely unseen, was patiently reshaping the future beyond the reach of prevailing global narratives.
Flowing with carefully sculpted rhythms, immersive sound design, and a subtle sense of machine soul, Art Form 2 reflects the maturity of the Form@ aesthetic in 1998.

The compilation resonates with the spirit of Warp’s Artificial Intelligence era, Carl Craig’s melodic futurism, Ken Ishii’s cerebral techno, B12’s deep electronics, and Ian O’Brien’s emotive touch, while remaining unmistakably rooted in its own local context. Timeless and singular, it stands as a beautifully preserved time capsule of underground electronic music.

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