''Donkey Rhubarb'' is a 1995 EP by

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artist Richard D. James under the alias of

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. The EP was released on 14 August 1995 by

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. The EP contains a version of the song " Icct Hedral" from James' album '' ...I Care Because You Do'' by

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Release

''Donkey Rhubarb'' was released on 14 August 1995 by

on 12" vinyl and compact disc. ''Donkey Rhubarb'' charted for one week in the United Kingdom at number 78 on the

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. A

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for "Donkey Rhubarb" directed by

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was made in 1995. The video was released on DVD by Warp in September 2009.

Reception

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'' referred to the track "Donkey Rhubarb" as a "silly steeldrum reverie". Ned Raggett of

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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".

Track listing

Credits

Credits adapted from ''Donkey Rhubarb'' disc. * Richard D. James – producer (on tracks 1, 2 and 4), writer *

– 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) *

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– additional engineer (on track 3)

References

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