{"product_id":"drukqs","title":"Drukqs","description":"\u003cp\u003eOften proclaimed as electronica's one true genius, Richard James, AKA Aphex Twin, 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 Aphex Twin's career. Every aspect of the Aphex 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 Aphex 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 Aphex, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warp","offers":[{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50410559897931,"sku":"143803","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0ae47f8a-925f-4b20-b128-b5c291ca4c6f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726644516","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/drukqs","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}