{"product_id":"drukqs-25th-anniversary-edition","title":"Drukqs (25th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five years on from its original release, Warp Records brings \u003cstrong\u003eAphex Twin\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003eDrukqs\u003c\/em\u003e back into print on vinyl and CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOften proclaimed as electronica's one true genius, \u003cstrong\u003eRichard James\u003c\/strong\u003e, AKA \u003cstrong\u003eAphex Twin\u003c\/strong\u003e, returns with a double CD that showcases his cleverness as well as his inevitable inscrutability. Still, amid macabre birthday songs, unsettling screams, and other bizarre touches, \u003ci\u003eDrukqs\u003c\/i\u003e offers the most technically accomplished and beautiful tracks of \u003cstrong\u003eAphex Twin\u003c\/strong\u003e's career. Every aspect of the \u003cstrong\u003eAphex\u003c\/strong\u003e brain is on display here, from stark pieces performed on sampled piano and zither to Squarepusher-styled drum and bass implosions, all informed by that peculiar \u003cstrong\u003eAphex\u003c\/strong\u003e treatment of bittersweet melody and unparalleled programming. For an artist once engrossed in homages to his dead twin brother and grotesque videos, \u003ci\u003eDrukqs\u003c\/i\u003e shows James getting by purely on music alone. \u003ci\u003eMt. Saint Michel Mix\u003c\/i\u003e starts as maddening drum and bass, but is soon transfixed by glowing tones, hand drums, and police sirens. \u003ci\u003eVordhosbn\u003c\/i\u003e is all acid beats and mad synths matched with fart-bombs and haunted cries.\u003ci\u003e 54 Cymru Beats\u003c\/i\u003e sounds more like the tweaked-out, goofball techno of Wagon Christ than \u003cstrong\u003eAphex,\u003c\/strong\u003e while \u003ci\u003eTaking Control\u003c\/i\u003e goes metaphysical with cerebral synth-drums and muddled vocals. If \u003ci\u003eDrukqs\u003c\/i\u003e is the result of medication James has been imbibing during his three-year hiatus, then this is indeed better living through chemistry. Regardless, his music is still as beautiful and frothy as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warp","offers":[{"title":"4LP - Black","offer_id":57964267176267,"sku":"R2071-1941","price":52.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2CD","offer_id":57964267209035,"sku":"R2071-2218","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/image_19.jpg?v=1785238719","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/drukqs-25th-anniversary-edition","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}