{"product_id":"aphex-twin-drukqs-25th-anniversary-edition","title":"Aphex Twin \"Drukqs (25th Anniversary Edition)\"","description":"\u003chr class=\"Description_separator__I6fYP\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Content_description-wrapper__XbO9z\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Content_inner-wrapper__xBJ2L\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_truncated-text__yUXZD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionBody__bEN2t\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionText__Lgv7A\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five years on from its original release, Warp Records brings\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAphex Twin\u003c\/strong\u003e's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrukqs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eback into print on vinyl and CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften proclaimed as electronica's one true genius,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard James\u003c\/strong\u003e, AKA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrukqs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers the most technically accomplished and beautiful tracks of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAphex Twin\u003c\/strong\u003e's career. Every aspect of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAphex\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrain 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAphex\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etreatment of bittersweet melody and unparalleled programming. For an artist once engrossed in homages to his dead twin brother and grotesque videos,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrukqs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshows James getting by purely on music alone.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMt. Saint Michel Mix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estarts as maddening drum and bass, but is soon transfixed by glowing tones, hand drums, and police sirens.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVordhosbn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis all acid beats and mad synths matched with fart-bombs and haunted cries.\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e54 Cymru Beats\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esounds more like the tweaked-out, goofball techno of Wagon Christ than\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAphex,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhile\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaking Control\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egoes metaphysical with cerebral synth-drums and muddled vocals. If\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrukqs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Aphex Twin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52056188682456,"sku":"5056818810046","price":55.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/6550\/6520\/files\/418467322017_500.jpg?v=1785333812","url":"https:\/\/loudpizza.com\/en-it\/products\/aphex-twin-drukqs-25th-anniversary-edition","provider":"LOUD PIZZA RECORDS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}