{"product_id":"aphex-twin-windowlicker","title":"Aphex Twin - Windowlicker","description":"\u003cp\u003eAphex Twin's Windowlicker is one of electronic music's great oddities, a 1999 single that smuggled warped, funky R\u0026amp;B into the UK top 20.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard D. James was already the scene's chief prankster when he released it through Warp, and the Chris Cunningham-directed video, a savage parody of flashy hip-hop clips, made the record infamous. The single reached number 16 in the UK and was named NME's single of the year, an unlikely crossover for a producer better known for far more challenging and abrasive work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title track is a marvel of controlled chaos: lush, almost romantic chords, gasping vocal samples and breakbeats chopped so finely they seem to stutter and melt. Behind the strangeness sits a melody sweet enough to hum, which is exactly what makes the whole thing so disorienting and so addictive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second track, titled with a lengthy mathematical formula, hides an image of James's face in its spectrogram, a prank only visible with the right software. \"Nannou\" closes things gently, built from wind-up music box samples and sounding like a lullaby from another planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than 25 years on, this three-track 12-inch still sounds like nothing else, a perfect introduction to one of electronic music's most restless and inventive minds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57165877084465,"sku":"5021603105065","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Aphex_Twin-Windowlicker_c043ab3b-4cf1-4eb5-b14b-762e88d6cdc2.jpg?v=1793187928","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/aphex-twin-windowlicker","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}