Donkey Rhubarb (EP)

Donkey Rhubarb
EP by Aphex Twin
Released	14 August 1995 (1995-08-14)
Genre	Electronica
Length	24:10[1]
Label	Warp
Producer	Richard D. James Kurt Munkasci Michael Reisman
Richard D. James chronology
...I Care Because You Do (1995) Donkey Rhubarb (1995) Bradley's Beat (1995)

Donkey Rhubarb is a 1995 extended play record by the electronic music artist Aphex Twin. It was released on 14 August 1995 by Warp. The EP contains a version of the song "Icct Hedral" from James' album ...I Care Because You Do by Philip Glass.

Release

Donkey Rhubarb was released on 14 August 1995 by Warp on 12" vinyl and compact disc.^[2] Donkey Rhubarb charted for one week in the United Kingdom at number 78 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3] A music video for "Donkey Rhubarb" directed by David Slade was made in 1995.^[4] The video was released on DVD by Warp in September 2009.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Spin referred to the track "Donkey Rhubarb" as a "silly steeldrum reverie".^[5] Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the EP a four star rating, praising "Donkey Rhubarb" for its "lovely main melody dressed up with quick beats, bleeps, and the like" and stating about Philip Glass' version of "Icct Hedral" that "the original's chilly melody made even more serenely beautiful and disturbing all at once thanks to Glass' fine orchestration".^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard D. James^[6] except where otherwise noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Donkey Rhubarb"		6:08
2.	"Vaz Deferenz"		5:49
3.	"Icct Hedral (Philip Glass Orchestration)"	Richard D. James, Philip Glass	8:05
4.	"Pancake Lizard"		4:31
Total length:			24:10

2017 re-release bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"icct hedral [phillip glass dry version+bonus DAT glitches]"	Richard D James, Glass	7:55
Total length:			32:05

Credits

Credits adapted from Donkey Rhubarb disc.^[6]

• Richard D. James – producer (on tracks 1, 2 and 4), writer
• Philip Glass – writer (on track 3)
• Kurt Munkasci – producer (on track 3)
• Michael Reisman – producer (on track 3)
• Anne Pope – recording and mix engineer (on track 3)
• Rich Costey – additional engineer (on track 3)

See also

• 1995 in music
• Music of the United Kingdom (1990s)

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Donkey Rhubarb - Aphex Twin". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
2. "Aphex Twin:Donkey Rhubarb". Warp. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
3. "Donkey Rhubarb". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
4. "Warp Records • WarpVision DVD Released 27th Sept". Warp. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
5. Aaron, Charles (December 1995). "Singles". Spin. 11 (9). SPIN Media LLC: 126. ISSN 0886-3032.
6. "disc cover". Donkey Rhubarb (Media notes). Aphex Twin. Warp. 1995. WAP 63CD.