Girl/Boy EP

Girl/Boy EP
EP by Aphex Twin
Released 19 August 1996
Genre IDM
Length 15:53
Label Warp (WAP78)
Producer Richard D. James
Aphex Twin chronology
Donkey Rhubarb
(1995)		 Girl/Boy EP
(1996)		 Richard D. James Album
(1996)

Girl/Boy is a 1996 EP by Richard D. James under the alias Aphex Twin. It was released through Warp on 19 August 1996.[1] It peaked at number 64 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Production

The sleeve cover features a memorial photography of James' older brother, also called Richard, who died at birth.[3] In a 1996 interview, James said, "My mum was so upset about it when he died that she kept his name on but forgot about him, thinking 'The next boy I have, that'll be him.'"[3]

Critical reception

NME named it the 35th best track of 1996.[4] In 2017, Fact placed it at number 11 on the "50 best Aphex Twin tracks of all time" list.[5]

Track listing

All tracks written and produced by Richard D. James.[6]

No.TitleLength
1."Girl/Boy (NLS Mix)" ( sample )4:52
2."Milk Man"4:08
3."Inkey$"1:24
4."Girl/Boy (£18 Snarerush Mix)"1:57
5."Beetles"1:31
6."Girl/Boy (Redruth Mix)"1:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 64

References

  1. ↑ "Aphex Twin - Girl/Boy EP". Warp. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Aphex Twin". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 Kelly, Chris (14 April 2017). "Aphex Twin: 10 strange myths and the truth behind them". Fact. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1996". NME. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "The 50 best Aphex Twin tracks of all time". Fact. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Girl/Boy EP - Aphex Twin". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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