Recollected Ambient Works, Vol. 2: Escape to Los Angeles

Once known for plunderphonic breakbeat noise debauchery and lengthy, sarcastic song titles that mocked the seriousness of the experimental electronic music underground, Kid606's post-2010 material found the aging artist venturing down an increasingly mellow path, and his 2015 releases were devoted entirely to ambient music.

Back in May, Kid606 went off-script, releasing his 14th LP, the subdued Recollected Ambient Works Vol. 1. For volume number two, the Venezue...