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.
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.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.
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.false2025-11-08 06:15:25Drukqs20012001-10-232001-10-23101Idm1116412277144a3a96dde-8af3-3622-a936-4ac3af501e1df22942a1-6f70-4f48-866e-238cb2308fbd87f1a316-510f-36c3-9f2c-38230b0e56e0/media/data/media5/Music/Aphex Twin/Drukqs/folder.jpgAphex TwinAphex TwinRichard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known as Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born British musician, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. Journalists from publications including Mixmag, The New York Times, NME, Fact, Clash and The Guardian have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music.Raised in Cornwall, James began DJing at free parties and clubs in the area and around the South West in the late 1980s. His debut EP Analogue Bubblebath, released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. James co-founded the independent label Rephlex Records the same year. His 1992 debut album Selected Ambient Works 85–92, released by Belgian label Apollo, garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to Warp in 1993 and subsequently released charting albums such as ...I Care Because You Do (1995) and Richard D. James Album (1996), as well as Top 40 singles such as "Come to Daddy" (1997) and "Windowlicker" (1999); the latter two were accompanied by music videos directed by Chris Cunningham and brought James significantly wider international attention.
After releasing Drukqs in 2001 and completing his contract with Warp, James spent several years releasing music on his own Rephlex label, including the 2005 Analord EP series under his AFX alias and a pair of 2007 releases as the Tuss. In 2014, he made available a previously unreleased 1994 LP as Caustic Window. He returned later that year with the Aphex Twin album Syro on Warp, winning the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. He has since released charting EPs including Cheetah (2016) and Collapse (2018).