drukqs
Studio album by Aphex Twin
Released	October 22, 2001 (2001-10-22)
Genre	Piano Prepared Piano Drill 'n bass Electronic Music Ambient
Length	100:48
Label	Warp - WARP092
Producer	Richard D. James
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Guardian 19 October 2001 Pitchfork Media (5.5/10) link
Aphex Twin chronology
"Windowlicker" (1999) Drukqs (2001) 26 Mixes for Cash (2003)

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Overview

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 [he] made up."[1] The 5 track promotional CD for the album is spelled "Drukqs". For other uses, see Pun (disambiguation). ...

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.^{[citation needed]} Alternate cover CD2 (WAP105CDR) Windowlicker is a 1999 single by electronic music artist Richard D. James, released under the Aphex Twin name on Warp. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... Warp Records is a pioneering independent UK record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music. ... ...

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. Thirdly, a 250 gram limited edition audiophile version is available, pressed on heavy virgin (unrecycled) vinyl by Record Technology Incorporated and presented in a 12" × 17" box limited to 1,000 hand-numbered copies. Chemical structure of the vinyl functional group. ... Reefer Madness was issued in a Special Addiction as a reference to the cult films ironic appeal. ... An audiophile, from Latin audire[1] to hear and Greek philos[2] loving, can be generally defined as a person dedicated to achieving high fidelity in the recording and playback of music . ...

The short film Rubber Johnny utilized an extended version of "afx237 v7" and "gwarek2" as its background score. Rubber Johnny is a 6 minute experimental short film and music video directed by Chris Cunningham in 2005, using music composed by Aphex Twin. ...

"Jynweythek Ylow" and "Avril 14th" were featured in Sofia Coppola's 2006 film Marie Antoinette. Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American film director, actress, producer and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... Marie Antoinette is an Academy Award-winning 2006 film written and directed by Sofia Coppola about the life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. ...

"Omgyjya-Switch7" is featured in the 2006 film Children of Men. Children of Men is a 2006 dystopian science fiction film loosely adapted from P.D. James 1992 novel The Children of Men. ...

"Nanou2" plays towards the end of the Shane Meadows film Dead Man's Shoes Shane Meadows (born 26 December 1972) is a British film director and screenwriter, from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. ... Dead Mans Shoes is a 2004 film directed and co-written by Shane Meadows. ...

"Avril 14th" was sampled in a digital short on Saturday Night Live.

Track listing

Drukqs comprises 30 tracks, divided into two discs on the CD release (15 songs on each disc) and onto 8 sides on the quadruple vinyl release. Sides A through D are intended to be played at 45 rpm, while sides E through H are meant to be played at 33⅓ rpm (although many fans find pleasure in listening to the songs sped up or slowed down). The vinyl editions of this album feature a slightly re-arranged track list. A compact disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... rpm or RPM may mean: revolutions per minute RPM Package Manager (originally called Red Hat Package Manager) RPM (movie) RPM (band), a Brazilian rock band RPM (magazine), a former Canadian music industry magazine In firearms, Rounds Per Minute: how many shots an automatic weapon can fire in one minute On... rpm or RPM may mean: revolutions per minute RPM Package Manager (originally called Red Hat Package Manager) RPM (movie) RPM (band), a Brazilian rock band RPM (magazine), a former Canadian music industry magazine In firearms, Rounds Per Minute: how many shots an automatic weapon can fire in one minute On...

Several of the tracks have slightly different spellings on the vinyl release, while "QKThr" is given the name "Penty Harmonium" on vinyl.

Various titles are in Cornish, a Celtic language related to Gaelic Welsh and Breton spoken in Cornwall, James' home. James said he "went back to his roots" in Cornwall, or "Kernow" as it is known in Cornish. Translations include "Jynweythek [Ylow]" for "Electronic Machine [Music]", "Vordhosbn" would mean "Sailboat", and "Cymru" would mean "Wales". Comically, "hy a Scullyas lyf a dhagrow" would roughly translate as "She wasted my pint" (colloquially, "She spilled my pint"^{[citation needed]}). Various numbers found in words may actually represent archaic letters. For the Cornish-English dialect, see West Country dialects. ... Goidelic is one of two major divisions of modern-day Celtic languages (the other being Brythonic). ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Breton (Brezhoneg) is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany (Breizh) in France. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow or occasionally Curnow) is the part of Great Britains south-west peninsula that is west of the River Tamar. ... The pint is an English unit of volume or capacity in the imperial system and United States customary units, equivalent in each system to one half of a quart, and one eighth of a gallon. ... In language, an archaism is the deliberate use of an older form that has fallen out of current use. ...

Several tracks do not relate to Cornish but have their own individual meanings: "Lornaderek" combines the names of James's mother and father, respectively, whereas "Father" is named so because his father enjoyed the piece. "Mt Saint Michel [2], [3] + Saint Michaels mount [4], [5]" is named after two actual places, Mont Saint-Michel and St Michael's Mount, which are related to each other; the latter is a famous tourist attraction in Cornwall. For the car ferry, see MV Mont St Michel. ... St. ... For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ...

Style

James took full advantage of the advances in computing between 1996 and 2001, which allowed greater detail and frenetic complexity in his music. New equipment which developed his sound included the Concussor analogue drum modules from British-based company Analogue Solutions—for instance, the track "Taking Control" appears to feature this heavily.

At least 13 of the 30 tracks are piano compositions, both prepared piano (a style pioneered by John Cage) and normal piano. The instrument used was a MIDI-controlled Yamaha Disklavier which James programmed to play via sequencers rather than from the piano's keyboard. The Disklavier is a modern descendant of the player pianos of the late 19th and early 20th century, which were controlled by rolls of punched paper tape. A short grand piano, with the top up. ... A prepared piano is a piano that has had its sound altered by placing objects (preparations) between or on the strings or on the hammers or dampers. ... For the Mortal Kombat character, see Johnny Cage. ... Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI, is a system designed to transmit information between electronic musical instruments. ... Yamaha redirects here. ... The trade name Disklavier (DISC-lah-veer) refers to a family of piano-related products [1] originated and continuously manufactured by Yamaha Corporation, based in Hamamatsu, Japan, with branches and subsidiaries worldwide. ... The player piano is a type of piano that plays music without the need for a human pianist to depress the normal keys or pedals. ...

A few tracks feature short samples (synthesizer experiments, voices, etc.) under 20 seconds in length. "54 Cymru Beats" features sounds sampled from "[equation]" from the Windowlicker single, a computer speaking in Welsh, and a short version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. "Lornaderek" is a telephone message of James's parents Lorna and Derek singing "Happy Birthday" to their "little 28-year-old son". For other uses, see Synthesizer (disambiguation). ... Alternate cover CD2 (WAP105CDR) Windowlicker is a 1999 single by electronic music artist Richard D. James, released under the Aphex Twin name on Warp. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into The Three Bears. ... Happy Birthday to You is often sung when a birthday cake is brought to a party table before the birthday boy or girl blows the candles out on the cake. ...

Charts

Top Heatseekers is a weekly albums chart introduced by Billboard magazine in 1993 whose purpose is to highlight sales by new and developing musical recording artists. ... Top Electronic Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling electronic music albums in the United States. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

External links

• Drukqs.net - The official Drukqs website : free MP3s and information (Flash-enabled browser required for access).
• Drukqs at the Warp Records discography
• Drukqs on Discogs