Coldwave Breaks II

{{Infobox album

| name = Coldwave Breaks II

| type = compilation

| artist = Various artists

| cover = Various Artists - Coldwave Breaks II.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1997|10|28}}{{cite journal |first=Becky |last=Barnhart |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4RA5AQAAIAAJ |title=Schwann Spectrum |journal=Schwann Spectrum |publisher=Stereophile, Incorporated |date=2000 |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=99 |isbn=9781575980652 |accessdate=August 2, 2020}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Industrial, EBM

| length = 73:41

| label = 21st Circuitry

| chronology = 21st Circuitry V/A

| prev_title = Newer Wave

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Newer Wave 2.0

| next_year = 1998

}}

Coldwave Breaks II is a various artists compilation album released on October 28, 1997 by 21st Circuitry.

Reception

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |first=Keith |last=Farley |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000051651|pure_url=yes}}|title=Various Artists: Coldwave Breaks, Vol. 2 > Review |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=August 2, 2020}}

}}

Aiding & Abetting compared Coldwave Breaks II favorably to the first compilation, saying "this one carries forth the same attitude from the first, and works to find new and innovative electronic-oriented bands."{{cite journal|first=Jon |last=Worley |url=http://www.aidabet.com/archives/archV.html#COLDWAVE |title=Various Artists: Coldwave Breaks II |journal=Aiding & Abetting |date=December 8, 1997 |issue=149 |accessdate=August 2, 2020}} Steve Huey of allmusic awarded the compilation three out of five possible stars. Critic Richard T. Thurston of Ink 19 warmly reviewed the album and described it as "venture into the dark side of industrial techhouse."{{cite journal|first=Richard |last=T. Thurston |url=https://ink19.com/1998/03/magazine/music-reviews/coldwave-breaks-ii |title=Various Artists: Coldwave Breaks II |journal=Ink 19 |date=March 23, 1998 |accessdate=August 2, 2020}} Sonic Boom called the album one of the "more concise Sythcore collections of the year" and credited Acumen, Beauty, LUXT and Rammstein as being standouts.{{cite journal|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=https://sonic-boom.com/review/coldwave.breaks-2.html |title=Various Artists: Coldwave Breaks II |journal=Sonic Boom |date=March 1997 |accessdate=August 2, 2020}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Nobody

| note1 = Wormstomping Mix

| extra1 = Wormwood Project

| length1 = 4:48

| title2 = Therapy

| extra2 = MPI

| length2 = 5:24

| title3 = Fuckyerbrainsout

| extra3 = Acumen

| length3 = 4:58

| title4 = Incessant

| extra4 = Discipline of Anarchy

| length4 = 4:22

| title5 = Du riechst so gut

| extra5 = Rammstein

| length5 = 4:49

| title6 = Flame On

| extra6 = Chainsaws.and.Children

| length6 = 6:08

| title7 = Anger Impulse

| extra7 = Hate Dept.

| length7 = 3:53

| title8 = Trust in Me

| note8 = Remix

| extra8 = Waiting for God

| length8 = 5:02

| title9 = Burn

| extra9 = LUXT

| length9 = 7:18

| title10 = Dead Seasons

| extra10 = Purge

| length10 = 5:01

| title11 = Ants, Sheep, Drunks, + Whores

| extra11 = Alien Faktor

| length11 = 4:13

| title12 = 2 Wires

| extra12 = 16volt

| length12 = 4:46

| title13 = Stuck

| note13 = Battery Remix

| extra13 = Slave Unit

| length13 = 5:12

| title14 = Rewind

| extra14 = Beauty

| length14 = 4:22

| title23 = Untitled

| extra23 = Potty Mouth Sissys

| length23 = 2:53

}}

Notes

Tracks 15–22 consist of four seconds of silence each

Accolades

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align=center|1995

CMJ New Music Monthly

United States

| "Dance Top 25"

align=center|7

{{cite journal |first=Tim |last=Haslett |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ykEAAAAMBAJ |title=Dance Top 25 |journal=CMJ New Music Monthly |publisher=CMJ Network, Inc. |date=February 1998 |issue=54 |pages=46 |accessdate=August 2, 2020}}

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|colspan=6 style=font-size:8pt; align=center|"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the Coldwave Breaks II liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Coldwave Breaks II |title-link=Coldwave Breaks II |others=Various artists |year=1997 |type=booklet |publisher=21st Circuitry |location=San Francisco, California}}