Drukqs
Encyclopedia
Drukqs is a 2001 double album
by electronic music
ian Richard D. James, released under his most frequently used pseudonym, Aphex Twin
. It is his fifth studio album under this alias.
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." 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 disinformation that he was retiring from releasing 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. 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.
, which assigns a normalized
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average
score of 66, based on 21 reviews.
release (15 songs on each disc) and on eight sides on the quadruple-vinyl release. The vinyl editions of this album feature a slightly re-arranged track list. Several of the tracks have different spellings on the vinyl release, while "QKThr" is given the name "Penty Harmonium." The first four sides of vinyl are listed for play at 45 RPM, while the last four are listed as 33⅓ RPM.
All songs composed by Richard D. James.
, a Celtic language
related to Welsh
and Breton
spoken in Cornwall
, James's 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 for "Sailboat", and Cymru for "Wales
". Comically, hy a Scullyas lyf a dhagrow would roughly translate as "She wasted my pint
" (colloquially, "She spilled my pint") or "She shed a flood of tears".) Various numbers found in words may actually represent archaic
letters.
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 + Saint Michael's mount" is named after two actual places, Mont Saint-Michel
and St Michael's Mount
, which are related to each other; the latter is a notable tourist attraction in Cornwall
. "Nanou 2" appears to have been named after "Nannou," on Windowlicker
.
At least 13 of the 30 tracks are piano
compositions, both prepared piano
(a style made notable by John Cage
) and normal piano. The instrument used was a MIDI-controlled Yamaha Disklavier
that James claims to have programmed to play by sequencers rather than from the piano's keyboard. The Disklavier is a modern descendant of the player piano
s of the late 19th and early 20th century, which were controlled by rolls of punched paper tape. For some pieces, James placed microphones inside the piano body, so that the workings of the Disklavier's mechanisms are heard in conjunction with the sounding of the notes, as a rhythmic counterpoint.
A few tracks feature short samples (synthesizer
experiments, voices, etc.) under 20 seconds in length. "54 Cymru Beats" features sounds sampled 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"; it's likely that this message was recorded on James's 28th birthday, which was 18 August 1999.
, prepared piano
, harmonium
, harpsichord
, synthesizers, guitar
, bass guitar
, drums
, marimba
, xylophone
, drum machine
, sampler
, production
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
by electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
ian Richard D. James, released under his most frequently used pseudonym, Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin
Richard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
. It is his fifth studio album under this alias.
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 punPun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
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." The 5-track promotional CD of the album is spelled Drukqs.
After releasing the "Windowlicker
Windowlicker
"Windowlicker" is a song by British electronic music artist Richard D. James , released as a single in 1999 on Warp Records. The single peaked at #16 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming his highest-charting song on the chart...
" single in 1999, James took a long break from releasing music. During this time, he played DJ sets in his home county of Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, re-released his first album on the Warp
Warp Records
Warp, commonly referred to as Warp Records, is a pioneering independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the more enduring artists in electronic music....
label, Surfing on Sine Waves
Surfing on Sine Waves
Surfing on Sine Waves is an electronic music album by Polygon Window, a pseudonym for recording artist Richard D. James, better known by his other alias of Aphex Twin. The album was released on 11 January 1993 on Warp Records, and is the second in its Artificial Intelligence series...
, and spread disinformation that he was retiring from releasing 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
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
release. The third is a 180-gram limited edition
Special edition
The terms special edition, limited edition and variants such as deluxe edition, collector's edition and others, are used as a marketing incentive for various kinds of products, originally published products related to the arts, such as books, prints or recorded music and films, but now including...
audiophile
Audiophile
An audiophile is a person who enjoys listening to recorded music, usually in a home. Some audiophiles are more interested in collecting and listening to music, while others are more interested in collecting and listening to audio components, whose "sound quality" they consider as important as the...
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
Sinclair ZX81
The ZX81 was a home computer produced by Sinclair Research and manufactured in Scotland by Timex Corporation. It was launched in the United Kingdom in March 1981 as the successor to Sinclair's ZX80 and was designed to be a low-cost introduction to home computing for the general public...
keys.
Reception
Initial critical response to Drukqs ranged from average to positive. At MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalized
Standard score
In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quantity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation...
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average
Weighted mean
The weighted mean is similar to an arithmetic mean , where instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others...
score of 66, based on 21 reviews.
Track listing
Drukqs comprises 30 tracks, divided into two discs on the CDCompact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
release (15 songs on each disc) and on eight sides on the quadruple-vinyl release. The vinyl editions of this album feature a slightly re-arranged track list. Several of the tracks have different spellings on the vinyl release, while "QKThr" is given the name "Penty Harmonium." The first four sides of vinyl are listed for play at 45 RPM, while the last four are listed as 33⅓ RPM.
All songs composed by Richard D. James.
CD
Vinyl
Song titles
Various titles are in CornishCornish language
Cornish is a Brythonic Celtic language and a recognised minority language of the United Kingdom. Along with Welsh and Breton, it is directly descended from the ancient British language spoken throughout much of Britain before the English language came to dominate...
, a Celtic language
Celtic languages
The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family...
related to Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
and Breton
Breton language
Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...
spoken in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, James's 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 for "Sailboat", and Cymru for "Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
". Comically, hy a Scullyas lyf a dhagrow would roughly translate as "She wasted my pint
Pint
The pint is a unit of volume or capacity that was once used across much of Europe with values varying from state to state from less than half a litre to over one litre. Within continental Europe, the pint was replaced with the metric system during the nineteenth century...
" (colloquially, "She spilled my pint") or "She shed a flood of tears".) Various numbers found in words may actually represent archaic
Archaism
In language, an archaism is the use of a form of speech or writing that is no longer current. This can either be done deliberately or as part of a specific jargon or formula...
letters.
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 + Saint Michael's mount" is named after two actual places, Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel is a rocky tidal island and a commune in Normandy, France. It is located approximately one kilometre off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches...
and St Michael's Mount
St Michael's Mount
St Michael's Mount is a tidal island located off the Mount's Bay coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a civil parish and is united with the town of Marazion by a man-made causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water....
, which are related to each other; the latter is a notable tourist attraction in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
. "Nanou 2" appears to have been named after "Nannou," on Windowlicker
Windowlicker
"Windowlicker" is a song by British electronic music artist Richard D. James , released as a single in 1999 on Warp Records. The single peaked at #16 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming his highest-charting song on the chart...
.
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 that 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
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
compositions, both prepared piano
Prepared piano
A prepared piano is a piano that has had its sound altered by placing objects between or on the strings or on the hammers or dampers....
(a style made notable by John Cage
John Cage
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
) and normal piano. The instrument used was a MIDI-controlled Yamaha Disklavier
Disklavier
Disklavier is the brand name for a group of piano-related products made by Yamaha Corporation. It was introduced in the United States in 1987....
that James claims to have programmed to play by sequencers rather than from the piano's keyboard. The Disklavier is a modern descendant of the player piano
Player piano
A player piano is a self-playing piano, containing a pneumatic or electro-mechanical mechanism that operates the piano action via pre-programmed music perforated paper, or in rare instances, metallic rolls. The rise of the player piano grew with the rise of the mass-produced piano for the home in...
s of the late 19th and early 20th century, which were controlled by rolls of punched paper tape. For some pieces, James placed microphones inside the piano body, so that the workings of the Disklavier's mechanisms are heard in conjunction with the sounding of the notes, as a rhythmic counterpoint.
A few tracks feature short samples (synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
experiments, voices, etc.) under 20 seconds in length. "54 Cymru Beats" features sounds sampled from the Windowlicker
Windowlicker
"Windowlicker" is a song by British electronic music artist Richard D. James , released as a single in 1999 on Warp Records. The single peaked at #16 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming his highest-charting song on the chart...
single, a computer speaking in Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
, 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
Happy Birthday to You
"Happy Birthday to You", also known more simply as "Happy Birthday", is a song that is traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person's birth...
" to their "little 28-year-old son"; it's likely that this message was recorded on James's 28th birthday, which was 18 August 1999.
Media references
- The short film Rubber JohnnyRubber JohnnyRubber Johnny is a six-minute experimental short film and music video directed by Chris Cunningham in 2005, using music composed by Aphex Twin. The name Rubber Johnny is drawn from a British slang for "condom" as well as a description of the main character, which explains the title sequence...
utilized an extended version of "Afx237 v.7" and "Gwarek2" as its background score. - "Jynweythek Ylow" and "Avril 14th" were featured in Sofia CoppolaSofia CoppolaSofia Carmina Coppola is an American screenwriter, film director, actress, and producer.In 2003 she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation, and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing...
's 2006 film Marie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette (2006 film)Marie Antoinette is a 2006 biographical film, written and directed by Sofia Coppola. It is very loosely based on the life of the Queen consort in the years leading up to the French Revolution. It won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design...
. - A slightly remixed version of "Omgyjya-Switch7", adding screams, is featured in the 2006 film Children of MenChildren of MenChildren of Men is a 2006 science fiction film loosely adapted from P. D. James's 1992 novel The Children of Men, directed by Alfonso Cuarón. In 2027, two decades of human infertility have left society on the brink of collapse. Illegal immigrants seek sanctuary in England, where the last...
as an example of future "zen" music. - "Nanou2" plays towards the end of the Shane MeadowsShane MeadowsShane Meadows is an English film director, screenwriter, occasional actor and BAFTA winner.-Background:Meadows grew up in the Westlands Road area of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. His father was a long distance lorry driver and his mother worked in a fish and chip shop...
film Dead Man's Shoes. - "Avril 14th" was sampled in the digital shortSNL Digital ShortsAn SNL Digital Short is one in a series of comedic and often musical video shorts created for airing on NBC's Saturday Night Live, generally produced and written by The Lonely Island , though originated by Adam McKay, in collaboration with SNL hosts, writers, and cast members...
"Iran So Far" on a Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
episode that aired on 2007-09-29. There were complications of this—NBC didn't get the rights to use the song. However, rights were eventually garnered by Chrysalis Music, Aphex Twin’s publishing company, for television and DVD usage, but The Lonely IslandThe Lonely IslandThe Lonely Island is an American comedy troupe composed of Akiva "Kiv" Schaffer, Jorma "Jorm" Taccone, and David Andrew "Andy" Samberg, best known for their comedic music. Originally from Berkeley, California, the group is currently based in New York City. The group broke out due to their...
was not allowed to include the track on its album IncredibadIncredibadIncredibad is the debut studio album of the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, released on February 10, 2009, through Universal Republic Records...
. - "Btoum-Roumada" is featured in the 2007 Harmony KorineHarmony KorineThe story is told from the perspective of a young man suffering from untreated schizophrenia, played by Ewen Bremner, as he tries to understand his deteriorating world. Julien's abusive father is played by Werner Herzog...
film Mister LonelyMister LonelyMister Lonely is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Harmony Korine, and co-written with his brother Avi Korine.-Plot:A young American man living in Paris scratches out a living as a Michael Jackson look-alike, dancing on the streets, public parks, tourist spots and trade shows. During a show in...
. - A poster of the album can be seen in the titular character's apartment in the 2005 film Shaun of the DeadShaun of the DeadShaun of the Dead is a 2004 British zombie comedy directed by Edgar Wright, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and written by Pegg and Wright. Pegg plays Shaun, a man attempting to get some kind of focus in his life as he deals with his girlfriend, his mother and stepfather...
. - The short film Monkey DrummerMonkey DrummerMonkey Drummer is a 2.5 minute long music video created by acclaimed British music video director Chris Cunningham in 2001. The video was commissioned by the Anthony d'Offay Gallery in London and was meant to be a companion piece to his Flex commercial, but it wasn't completed in time for the...
uses the track "Mt Saint Michel + Saint Michael's Mount." - The track "Kesson Daslef" can be heard on the BBC Documentary "Cannabis: The Evil Weed?".
- 54 Cymru Beats contains random voice clips from the arcade game Berzerk
- "Avril 14th", "Penty Harmonium", "Kesson Dalef" and "Nanou2" were featured in the 2008 Welsh documentary, "Sleep Furiously".
- Warp Works & Twentieth Century MastersWarp Works & Twentieth Century MastersWarp Works & Twentieth Century Masters is a 2-CD set consisting of live performances by the London Sinfonietta, released by Warp Records in 2006...
(2006) contains live recordings of the prepared piano pieces "Jynweythek" and "Hy A Scullyas Lyf Adhagrow" as performed by Clive WilliamsonClive WilliamsonClive Williamson formed the UK group Symbiosis in 1987, making ambient, soundtrack and healing music with founder-members flautist John Hackett and Richard Bolton...
; the London Sinfonetta also performs "Afx237 v.7". - On a Recent Sky HD Advert, "Avril 14th" was use to be played as the background music.
- The 2009 compilation Warp20 (Recreated)Warp20 (Recreated)Warp20 is a compilation album released by Warp Records in 2009. It contains covers of Warp artists, such as Aphex Twin, LFO, Boards of Canada and Grizzly Bear by other Warp artists, such as Plaid, Autechre and Mira Calix.-Track listing:...
features a cover of "Vordhosbn" by LeilaLeila ArabLeila is an Iranian recording artist, producer and dj based in London.She has worked with prominent European musicians such as Björk, and has released music on Rephlex Records, XL Recordings and Warp Records....
. - "Avril 14th" appears in the final episode of the first series of SirensSirens (UK TV series)Sirens is a British comedy-drama about an ambulance service team broadcast on Channel 4. It was first screened on 27 June 2011.The series is based on the book Blood, Sweat & Tea by Brian Kellett. The series is filmed predominantly in Leeds with some filmed in the surrounding areas...
. - "Avril 14th" appears in the final scene of the 2010 film Four LionsFour LionsFour Lions is a 2010 British satirical comedy film. It is the debut feature from director Chris Morris, written by Morris, Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong. The film is a jihad satire following a group of homegrown Islamist terrorist jihadis from Sheffield, England.-Plot:A group of young Muslim men...
. - A sample from "Avril 14th" provides the instrumental basis for the song "Blame Game" by Kanye WestKanye WestKanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
& John LegendJohn LegendJohn Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...
from West's 5th studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. - The short film Fire May Be Subtle features the track "Mt Saint Michel + Saint Michael's Mount" in its entirety.
Personnel
Aphex Twin - pianoPiano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, prepared piano
Prepared piano
A prepared piano is a piano that has had its sound altered by placing objects between or on the strings or on the hammers or dampers....
, harmonium
Harmonium
A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion...
, harpsichord
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
, synthesizers, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, marimba
Marimba
The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ...
, xylophone
Xylophone
The xylophone is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets...
, drum machine
Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
, sampler
Sampler
Sampler may mean:* Sampler , a digital signal processing device that converts a continuous signal to a discrete signal* Sampler , a handstitched piece of embroidery used to demonstrate skill in needlework...
, production
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
22 |
| U.S. Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
2 |
| U.S. Top Electronic Albums Top Electronic Albums Dance/Electronic Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top-selling electronic music albums in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated June 30, 2001. It originally began as a fifteen-position chart and has since expanded to twenty-five... |
6 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
154 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
11 October 2001 | Warner Music Japan | 2×CD | WPCR-11093/4 |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
22 October 2001 | Warp Records Warp Records Warp, commonly referred to as Warp Records, is a pioneering independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the more enduring artists in electronic music.... |
2×CD | WARPCD92 |
| 4×LP | WARPLP92 | |||
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
23 October 2001 | Sire Records Sire Records Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a... |
2×CD | 31174-2 |
| United Kingdom | 9 September 2002 | Warp Records | 4×LP | WARPLP92X |
External links
- Drukqs.net - The official Drukqs Web site: free MP3s and information (Flash-enabled browser required for access).
- Drukqs at the Warp Records discography
- Drukqs on Discogs