Girl/Boy EP

Girl/Boy EP
EP by
Aphex Twin
Released19 August 1996
GenreDrill 'n' bass
Length15:35
LabelWarp
ProducerRichard D. James
Richard D. James chronology
Expert Knob Twiddlers
(1996) 		Girl/Boy EP
(1996) 		Richard D. James Album
(1996)

Girl/Boy EP is an EP by the British electronic music producer and DJ Aphex Twin. It was released through the label Warp on 19 August 1996.[1] It peaked at number 64 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Artwork

The sleeve cover features a photograph of a memorial for 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 are written by Richard D. James

1996 original edition[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
Total length:15:35
2017 re-release edition bonus tracks[1]
No.TitleLength
7."milkman instrumentil"1:35
8."milkman bonus beets"1:33
9."growth inst. [blonder]+6,ru"2:37
Total length:21:23

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[6]

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 64
UK Dance (OCC)[8] 13

References

  1. ^ a b "Aphex Twin - Girl/Boy EP". Warp. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Kelly, Chris (14 April 2017). "Aphex Twin: 10 strange myths and the truth behind them". Fact. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1996". NME. 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ^ "The 50 best Aphex Twin tracks of all time". Fact. 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b Girl/Boy EP (CD liner notes). Aphex Twin. Warp. 1996. WAP78CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Aphex Twin – Girl / Boy". Tracklisten. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2022.