Album · 2001
Drukqs
by Aphex Twin
Drukqs is a 2001 idm album by Aphex Twin. It runs 30 tracks across 101 minutes on Warp Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 3 ratings.
IDM · Drill And Bass · Electroacoustic
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- 4.0 /5
- 3 ratings
- 67 /100
- 11 critics
- 30
- Tracks
- 101 min
- Runtime
- 122 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
- Key
Ratings
3 ratings · avg 4.0
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- Dotmusic10/10
- Playlouder4.5/5
- NME9/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5
- Alternative Press8/10
- Los Angeles Times3/4
- AllMusic3/5
- Pitchfork5.5/10
- Spin5/10
- The Guardian2/5
- Rolling Stone1/5
- Metacriticaggregate66/100
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Drukqs album cover
The Drukqs cover was photographed by Richard D. James.
- Photography
- Richard D. James
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30 tracks · 101 min
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Drukqs (stylised as drukQs) is a 2001 double album by electronic musician Richard D. James, released under his most frequently used pseudonym, Aphex Twin. It is his fifth studio album under this alias. The title's pronunciation is debatable, due to the cover art capitalizing the Q, leading to some fans to pronounce it as druck-use (a possible pun on "drug use"). However, Drukqs is spelled in lower case everywhere else on the packaging, so most fans simply pronounce it drucks. James has stated that the title is not related to drugs, and is "just a word made up." The 5-track promotional CD of the album is spelled Drukqs. After releasing the "Windowlicker" single in 1999, James took a long break from releasing music. During this time, he played DJ sets in his home county of Cornwall, re-released his first album on the Warp label, Surfing on Sine Waves, and spread misinformation that he was retiring from releasing music.
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Drukqs is available in three formats for purchase. The first and most common is the CD release. The second is the regular 180-gram vinyl release. The third is a 180-gram limited edition audiophile version, pressed on heavy virgin (unrecycled) vinyl by Record Technology Incorporated and presented in a 12-inch × 17-inch box limited to 1,000 numbered copies. The CD itself features Aphex Twin spelled out with Sinclair ZX81 keys.
In brief
- Is Drukqs good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Drukqs 4.0/5 from 3 ratings.
- When was Drukqs released?
- Drukqs was released in 2001 on Warp Records.
- How many tracks are on Drukqs?
- Drukqs has 30 tracks, with a runtime of 101 minutes.
- What genre is Drukqs?
- Drukqs is catalogued under IDM, Drill And Bass, Electroacoustic.
- What BPM is Drukqs?
- Drukqs runs at a median tempo of 122 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Drukqs?
- Listeners of Drukqs also rate Music Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada, Geogaddi by Boards of Canada, Hard Normal Daddy by Squarepusher.
Drukqs at a glance
- Label
- Warp
- Produced by
- Aphex Twin
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