Volume 2: Release

1	Release 7:36
2	Lovers of Light 3:58
3	Éireann 5:09
4	Urban Aire 2:08
5	Big Cat 7:43
6	Even in My Dreams 7:04
7	Amber 5:26
8	Hypnotica 7:18
9	Riding the Waves 6:35
10	I Think Of... 4:36
11	Release It Instrumental 6:27

Barnes & Noble

It's been three years and 200,000 records sold since London's Afro Celt Sound System debuted one of the most intense world music fusions of the '90s. VOL. 2: RELEASE continues the extra-spatial encounter between African instrumentalists and Irish artists. Real World house producers and beat prodigies Simon Emmerson and Martin Russell feed the raw fusion into banks of rave-ready electronics, and the result is cross-cultural clubgoing for the next century. Sinéad O'Connor joins vocalist Iarla Ó Lionáird on the dreamy title track. Darker and more atmospheric than its predecessor, RELEASE integrates African and Asian elements into a tradition all its own, rooted in an East London where ethnicity and identity are just more data awaiting an electronic remix.

All Music Guide

Volume 2: Release, Afro Celt Sound System's eagerly anticipated second album, continues the group's dedication to hypnotic grooves and innovative arrangements. Ancient and electronic elements blend in a timeless, ethereal fashion, transcending world and dance genre labels. Sinead O'Connor provides vocals on the first track, and an interactive music game is included as a bonus track. Volume 2: Release is a complex, complete artistic statement from a unique, open-minded group. Heather Phares