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Aphex Twin - Milk Man (from ‘Girl/Boy EP’, Warp Records: 1996)

Here’s a special treat. This is a melodious, quirky yet hyper-disturbing piece from über avant garde/electro-genius Richard D. James (aka Aphex Twin) — we can’t expect anything less from the man who once described himself as “just some irritating, lying, ginger kid from Cornwall who should have been locked up in some youth detention centre. I just managed to escape and blag it into music”.

This is one of the very few tracks that actually showcases his vocals. Milk Man starts off really sweetly — almost like a nursery rhyme — and then it quickly morphs into a bizarre twisted breaks-laden fantasy about the Milk Man’s wife and her mammaries. Yes, you gotta listen to it to believe it! Here are the lyrics for you to sing along…

I wish the milk man would deliver my milk, in the morning
I wish the milk man would deliver my milk, when I’m yawning (x4)
I would like some milk from the milk man’s wife’s tits (repeat to end)

Aphex Twin remains my biggest inspiration today. I fully credit him for introducing me to the evil world of electronic music some 15 years ago when I first laid my ears on the beautifully alien sounds of Analogue Bubblebath.

It’s been a downward spiral ever since. Hehe.