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Prepared for the Future: the Slow Reveal of Aphex Twin’s Drukqs

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Prepared for the Future: the Slow Reveal of Aphex Twin’s Drukqs
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Drukqs has long been one of John Doran's favourite LPs; with a reissue looming, he attempts to articulate why he loves this critically derided album so much
Drukqs by Aphex Twin
Rereading the contemporary reviews of Drukqs 25 years later is like rubbernecking the aftermath of a motorway crash. Just ahead of release in October 2001, it became wince-inducingly clear that some previously long-term supporters of Richard D. James were ready to start questioning the validity of his art if not gearing

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