Aphex Twin

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Performance name of: Richard D. James (British electronic musician) (Richard David James)

Also performs as: AFX (Aphex Twin), Blue Calx (Richard David James), Bradley Strider, Caustic Window, GAK (UK experimental/techno artist Richard David James), Phonic Boy on Dope, Polygon Window, Power-Pill, Q-Chastic, Smojphace, Soit-P.P., The Dice Man (Aphex Twin), The Tuss, user18081971, user48736353001

Wikipedia

Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born British musician, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. Journalists from publications including Mixmag, The New York Times, NME, Fact, Clash and The Guardian have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music.

Raised in Cornwall, James began DJing at free parties and clubs in the area and around the South West in the late 1980s. His debut EP Analogue Bubblebath, released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. James co-founded the independent label Rephlex Records the same year. His 1992 debut album Selected Ambient Works 85–92, released by Belgian label Apollo, garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to Warp in 1993 and subsequently released charting albums such as ...I Care Because You Do (1995) and Richard D. James Album (1996), as well as Top 40 singles such as "Come to Daddy" (1997) and "Windowlicker" (1999); the latter two were accompanied by music videos directed by Chris Cunningham and brought James significantly wider international attention.

After releasing Drukqs in 2001 and completing his contract with Warp, James spent several years releasing music on his own Rephlex label, including the 2005 Analord EP series under his AFX alias and a pair of 2007 releases as the Tuss. In 2014 he made available a previously unreleased 1994 LP as Caustic Window. He returned later that year with the Aphex Twin album Syro on Warp, winning the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. He has since released charting EPs including Cheetah (2016) and Collapse (2018). In 2023 he released the EP Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760; its leading single got nominated for the Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Recording.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1992Selected Ambient Works 85–92Aphex Twin4.217
1994Selected Ambient Works, Volume IIAphex Twin4.0513
1995…I Care Because You DoAphex Twin3.513
1995Melodies From MarsAphex Twin54
1996Richard D. James AlbumAphex Twin3.714
2001drukQsAphex Twin4.3516
2014SyroAphex Twin4.158

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1994ClassicsThe Aphex Twin4.3517
199651/13 Aphex Singles CollectionAphex Twin52
2017Aphex Mt. Fuji 2017Aphex Twin4.51
2023Bristol 02.09.23Aphex Twin1

Album + Compilation + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
200326 Mixes for CashAphex Twin42

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1995Donkey RhubarbAphex Twin46
1997Come to DaddyAphex Twin4.62
1999WindowlickerAphex Twin4.6513
20032 Mixes on a 12″ for CashAphex Twin2
2014minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix]Aphex Twin1
2015MARCHROMT30a Edit 2b 96Aphex Twin2
20173 Gerald Remix / 24 Tsim 2Aphex Twin1
2018T69 collapseAphex Twin2
2023Blackbox Life Recorder 21fAphex Twin1

Single + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1997Come to Daddy RemixedAphex Twin1

EP

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1992DigeridooThe Aphex Twin55
1992Xylem Tube EPAphex Twin3
1993OnAphex Twin4
1995Ventolin E.PAphex Twin6
1996Girl/Boy EPAphex Twin54
1997Come to DaddyAphex Twin49
2001Drukqs 2 Track PromoAphex Twin3
2004Analord 10Aphex Twin3
2015Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments, Part 2Aphex Twin45
2016Cheetah EPAphex Twin2.56
2018Collapse EPAphex Twin3.56
2019London 14.09.2019Aphex Twin3
2019Manchester 20.09.2019Aphex Twin2
2019Peel Session 2Aphex Twin34
2023Barcelona 16.06.23Aphex Twin1
2023Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760Aphex Twin36
2023London 19.08.23Aphex Twin1

EP + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1993On RemixesAphex Twin2
1996The Freebase ConnectionThe Mike Flowers Pops meets The Aphex Twin1

Other

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
20142 tran 1Aphex Twin1
2014fx matrixAphex Twin1
2014partial genAphex Twin1
2014Polish+Barbican Gigs/RehearsalsAphex Twin1
2014sys700Aphex Twin1
2014Modular TraxAphex Twin51

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