Cuckoo (Album) (TPSII)

 

Cuckoo
EP by Aphex Twin
Released	November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11)
Recorded	November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01)
Genre	Electronic
Length	9:48
Label	Warp
Producer	Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin chronology
[10] (2004) Cuckoo (2011) [Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2] (2015)

Cuckoo is the Ninth EP by the British electronic musician Richard D. James. It was released under the Psuedonym Aphex Twin on 11 November 2011 on exactly 11:11:11. It received critical acclaim and peaked at number one in multiple Electronic record charts, and it's Track, Cuckoo (2011 Remaster) won a Grammy for "Song of the Year".

Background

Cuckoo is meant as a remaster + soundtrack album for the track "Cuckoo" on his series of Analogue Bubblebath Albums for the Movie "Evangelion Rebuilt 1", and featured on the "Evangelion Rebuilt 2" Album.

Release

Cuckoo was surprised-released on 11 November 2011 at 11:11 A.M. on Warp's Official Website. It was made available through 12-inch records, Digipak CDs, and a Digital Download in various Formats, including MP3, WAV, and FLAC.

Critical Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Cuckoo received a high score of 91, based on 15 reviews, indicating "Extremely Positive Reviews".

Accolades

Cuckoo won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2012; sales of the album in the US increased 271 percent following James' win. Cuckoo was nominated for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year and shortlisted for the 2015 Choice Music Prize for Irish EP of the Year, winning both

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard D. James.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cuckoo (2011 Remaster)"	6:04
2.	"Cuckoo (Evangelion Track)" (Used in the Evangelion Rebuilt 1 Movie.)	3:44
Total length:		9:48

Personnel

Preformer

• Richard D. James – keyboards, percussion, programming, production

Technical Personnel

• Beau Thomas – mastering

Design Personnel

• GAINAX – design, cover art

Chart Positions

Chart Preformance for Cuckoo

Chart (2011)	Peak Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	1
French Albums (SNEP)	2
Irish Albums (IRMA)	12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)	23
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	2
UK Albums (OCC)	1
US Billboard 200	3
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)	1

Release History

Release History and Formats for Cuckoo

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Catalogue
Australia	11 November 2011	2 Song Vinyl, CD, Digital Download	Warp	WARP247
Germany
Ireland
New Zealand
Switzerland
Denmark
France
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
Japan		CD, Digital Download + Evangelion-Plastered Vinyl	Beat	BRC-444