Aphex Twin - Drukqs

Aphex Twin • 2001 • • 8 min read

A monster and a lullaby. Drukqs is a double album that contradicts itself at every turn — and at its heart, a broken upright piano and a two-minute piece that became one of electronic music's most intimate confessions.

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