# Aphex Twin — Didgeridoo

Aphex Twin’s Didgeridoo (1992) is No. 1 in our IDM ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1992
- **Label:** R&S
- **On one list:** IDM
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Aphex Twin](https://waxonia.com/artist/aphex-twin/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/aphex-twin--didgeridoo/

## What we say

### No. 1 in [IDM](https://waxonia.com/genre/idm/)

Made, by his account, to clear a rave floor of people who would not go home. It is far too fast and far too hostile, and it announced that this music was going to be about one person's judgement.

## Analysis

12 sections, the first drop of 2 at 3:19, 46% of the way in, 11% of it spent climbing.

- **Tempo:** 143.6 BPM — holds throughout
- **Dynamic range:** 7.8 dB — moderate range, typical of a modern master
- **Length:** 7:12

- `0:00` A · **intro**, instrumental — opens the record below its own average energy — playing: other
- `0:26` B · **build** (bar 15), instrumental — energy and brightness climbing without a break — playing: drums, bass, other
- `0:55` C · **steady** (bar 32), instrumental — holding a level — the groove, neither rising nor falling — playing: drums, other
- `1:14` C · **lift** (bar 44), instrumental — a short rise that does not resolve — a fill or a transition, not a build — playing: drums, other
- `2:13` B · **steady** (bar 79), instrumental — holding a level — the groove, neither rising nor falling — playing: bass, other
- `3:19` C · **lift** (bar 119), instrumental — a short rise that does not resolve — a fill or a transition, not a build — playing: drums, other
- `4:15` D · **steady** (bar 152), sung — holding a level — the groove, neither rising nor falling — playing: vocals, other
- `4:39` A · **breakdown** (bar 167), instrumental — energy falling away mid-record, percussion thinning — playing: drums, other
- `5:04` E · **build** (bar 182), instrumental — energy and brightness climbing without a break — playing: drums, other
- `5:24` E · **peak** (bar 194), instrumental — sits at the top of this record's range — playing: drums, other
- `5:50` E · **peak** (bar 209), instrumental — sits at the top of this record's range — playing: drums, other
- `6:30` B · **outro** (bar 233), instrumental — the closing fall — playing: drums, bass, other

**Drops** at 3:19 (bar 119), 5:04 (bar 182). A drop is a moment, not a stretch.

**What is playing.** Separated into parts by a source-separation model, so each lane is the instrument it names.

- **drums:** the drum kit, separated from the mix
- **bass:** the bass part, separated from the mix
- **vocals:** the voice, separated from the mix
- **other:** everything else — synths, guitars, keys, strings

Measured from the YouTube master on 2026-08-29. Section labels describe how the energy
moves, not musical form. Anything we were not confident enough to state is omitted
rather than hedged.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Aphex%20Twin%20Didgeridoo) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=AAkFBQ6sIcc)

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