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Aphex Twin, born Richard David James, August 18, 1971, in Limerick, Ireland to Welsh parents Lorna and Derek James, is an electronic music artist. He grew up in Cornwall, United Kingdom and started producing music around the age of 12.
Richard has been hailed as “the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music” with his works ranging from ambient pieces to acid techno.
Quoted in Mixmag Richard said ” I just love electronics and music and putting the two together just came naturally. I did electronics in college. Electronic music is just so lush basically I love messing with acid, jungle, and playing it out to my mates in a night club. Get out there and dance. Let’s have it! If anyone’s coming to my shows I just want everybody to just dance and have a laugh basically.” At a Rephlex party in 2001 Aphex Twin was asked by a journalist if he used the term IDM and he replied “only for rubbish mp3.com music that I don’t really like, basically if I say that it’s for something shit that I don’t care about. It’s just funny how online people just copy each other and it’s so lazy. Quite funny I reckon.”
In 1991 Aphex formed the Rephlex record label with his friend Grant Wilson-Claridge. Signed artists include Mike Paradinas (aka µ-Ziq) and Squarepusher.
Also known as: AFX, Blue Calx, Bradley Strider, Caustic Window, The Dice Man, GAK, Polygon Window, Power-Pill, Q-Chastic, Soit-P.P., Rich in Mike & Rich, Martin Tressider in Universal Indicator (with Michael C. Cullen aka Mike Dred, The Kosmik Kommando )
Richard has been hailed as “the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music” with his works ranging from ambient pieces to acid techno.
Quoted in Mixmag Richard said ” I just love electronics and music and putting the two together just came naturally. I did electronics in college. Electronic music is just so lush basically I love messing with acid, jungle, and playing it out to my mates in a night club. Get out there and dance. Let’s have it! If anyone’s coming to my shows I just want everybody to just dance and have a laugh basically.” At a Rephlex party in 2001 Aphex Twin was asked by a journalist if he used the term IDM and he replied “only for rubbish mp3.com music that I don’t really like, basically if I say that it’s for something shit that I don’t care about. It’s just funny how online people just copy each other and it’s so lazy. Quite funny I reckon.”
In 1991 Aphex formed the Rephlex record label with his friend Grant Wilson-Claridge. Signed artists include Mike Paradinas (aka µ-Ziq) and Squarepusher.
Also known as: AFX, Blue Calx, Bradley Strider, Caustic Window, The Dice Man, GAK, Polygon Window, Power-Pill, Q-Chastic, Soit-P.P., Rich in Mike & Rich, Martin Tressider in Universal Indicator (with Michael C. Cullen aka Mike Dred, The Kosmik Kommando )
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gabedijkstra wrote:
Richard's death is the hipster garabe I've ever heard.
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analoguerevolvr wrote:
the day the music died...
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Nightwork wrote:
Hautile, now you're just being silly. That's the Tuss you're describing. And omgsh he died???
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kurwa_mac2000 wrote:
THIS IS MY LIFE
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kurwa_mac2000 wrote:
http://analogueanddigital.wordpress.com/
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Haz567 wrote:
RIP Richard D. James
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yiep wrote:
Wait, what? lol, no way he's dead
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khrimson wrote:
:°| a sad day for idm
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drthatguy wrote:
rip aphex twins. you guys made the best music ever
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IV_VV_IV_VV_VII wrote:
Well, he had a good run. It was fun while it lasted...
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Hautlle wrote:
AFX -> 8========D~~~~~~ (_o_) <- us
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l0v3parade wrote:
inkursion is taking the loss very hard as we all are
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cestrs wrote:
metaphorical rumours? is that even possible? ... its some heavyweight shit anyway.
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riigo wrote:
way to kill the funny
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InKursion wrote:
or perhaps we're mourning the death of his artistic integrity after 1000's of instances of advertising and television licensing... has anyone pondered this? perhaps the rumours of his death are metaphorical
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nancykitten wrote:
Perhaps Karen Tregaskin died.
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Shy-Guy wrote:
I bet he died like last year, and only until now we hear about his demise. The guy who first heard about it must be so indie.
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InKursion wrote:
aphex twin is so underground that even his death is top-secret
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CyberWoo55 wrote:
Goodnight sweet prince ):
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Shy-Guy wrote:
Will he resurrect on the third day like Jesus?
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