The Aphex Twin* – Digeridoo

A high quality piece of tuneage from mr richard i do say so myself

First heard this on John Peels BBC Radio 1 late night show around Xmas 91 I guess, never heard anything like it before and grabbed it at first chance I got on release. Miss that show and that guy, defo opened some doors for some underground artists like Richard.

I'm not a big fan of strobe lights but I would make an exception with Digeridoo. Great track!

All new comers ...This track is a figure meant of your 5 dimenshones... ............ The Ballet

Hello people. my copy has a generic R+S sleeve. Long time ago but I'm pretty sure I bought it on import. There is no sticker on the sleeve, so I'm fairly sure its a Belgian version. All the copies on here seem to have a picture sleeve. Anyone any info?

I just bought a copy of this, no barcode, sideways writing on the silver label but it does have “IN ORDER TO DANCE” on labels. Anyone else have this?

all i can say is,, "Digeridoo". woud rock the bollocks off any granddad if he like rave,,, not much to it but its got something so catchy about it,, i've never been in a rave when it been played,, but im sure it would make the crowd go mental.... if it was just dropped in from the start of the track.. allowing the buildup.. buzzin tune for me, and will always be in my play list....

Besides the massively well known title track, this seminal Aphex release contains some awesome classic industrial techno from RDJ. Flaphead is a track that contains some of the same drum patterns used in SAW 85-92's final track Actium, however the similarities end there. A brutal 4/4 warehouse style assault gives birth to a ferocious acid beast that rides alongside spooky pads until it is screaming at full force, yet never overpowering the percussive attack. Phloam begins with an elastic electropulse which pairs up with a dirty industro-breakbeat. After a short while, some Aphex pads once again show up and reveal the melodic potential of the percussion - this is the essence of superior industrial technique; controlling the pitch and tone of each noise to create a symphony out of klings and klangs. Halfway through, the track goes electrostatic (in reference to the Plastikman b-side of Krakpot which shows up one year later). This record won't run you a fortune these days, grab yourself a copy if you haven't already and watch people wig out when they hear these under-represented jams.

What could I say that hasn't been said? Well, yes indeed, this is a fabtasmical release, we know that. Digeridoo seems to be everybody's favorite, we know that. But do we know that A - this could be one of the most singularly UNIQUE "techno" records ever put out? Look out, though, Luke Vibert and Jeremy Simmonds were crankin' out some pretty tripped out stuff too, among MANY other less "out there" but equally brilliant and unique techno tracks that were being put out in the early early 1990s. And B - I could be wrong, but that sounds like a Roland TB-303 Transistor Bassline to me doing that digeridoo! If it is I ask - who but Richard D James would have ever thought to make a 303 replicate NOT a Bass Guitar, but a DIGERIDOO??? Moral of this review/comment - Richard D James as Aphex Twin always was and still is in many ways a real innovator in the realm of techno music. I've heard some of his stuff I don't even know the titles of but would kill to own on vinyl. Now why is this such an in-demand release? Because R.D.J. has earned every bit of his widespread respect - he IS that good.

Spooky ... mysterious ... insane. Australia's vintage instrument forms the basis for this haunting track. Dark & obscure, but great material for parties as they used to be thrown in the 90's.

The digeridoo is accompanied by a breakbeat kind of hi-hat line and spooky sounds. Love the sirens towards the end of the song.

Triple A status!