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Quoth (EP)

Quoth is an EP by the British electronic music artist Richard D. James released under the alias Polygon Windows. It was released through Warp on 22 March 1993. The title track is included on the album Surfing on Sine Waves.

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Quoth
James running down stairs in a London Underground station
EP by
Polygon Window
Released22 March 1993 (1993-03-22)
StudiosLlannerlog Studios, Cornwall
GenreTechno
Length30:27
LabelWarp
ProducerRichard D. James
Richard D. James chronology
Surfing on Sine Waves
(1993) 		Quoth
(1993) 		Joyrex J9 EP
(1993)
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Quoth is an EP by the British electronic music artist Richard D. James released under the alias Polygon Windows. It was released through Warp on 22 March 1993.2 The title track is included on the album Surfing on Sine Waves.3

It peaked at number 49 on the UK Singles Chart.4 In 2017, Fact ranked the title track number five in their "50 Best Aphex Twin Tracks of All Time" list,5 while in 2022, Rolling Stone ranked it number 168 in their "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time" list.6

In August 2025, most of the tracks were included as part of an extended edition of Surfing on Sine Waves album.7

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Quoth"5:34
2."Iketa"4:27
3."Quoth (Wooden Thump Mix)"7:52
4."Bike Pump Meets Bucket"5:48
5."Quoth (Hidden Mix)" (only on US CD and first UK CD issue, not listed on cover)6:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)4 49
References

References

  1. "Aphex Twin - Quoth". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. "Quoth". Warp. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. Richard-San, Mark (18 March 2002). "Polygon Window: Surfing on Sine Waves". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. "Polygon Window". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. "The 50 best Aphex Twin tracks of all time". Fact. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  6. Dolan, Jon; Lopez, Julyssa; Matos, Michaelangelo; Shaffer, Claire (22 July 2022). "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  7. "Surfing On Sine Waves (Expanded Edition), by Aphex Twin". Aphex Twin. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
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