Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), better known as his alias Aphex Twin, is a British musician, composer and DJ. He is best known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno and ambient music in the 1990s, and has also been associated with the electronic subgenre known as intelligent dance music (IDM), although James has dismissed this label.. He has often been called the most influential or most important contemporary artist in electronic music, by many publications including Mixmag, The New York Times, NME, Fact Magazine, Clash and The Guardian.
Raised in Cornwall, James began performing as a rave DJ at free parties and clubs in the area in the late 1980s, later going on to play at venues around the West Country. In 1991 his debut EP Analogue Bubblebath was released on Mighty Force, a local free party figure's record label. The record and a sequel EP both saw immediate acclaim and gained James a cult following. Soon after, he started getting bookings to perform at techno clubs and raves 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 still wider critical and popular appreciation. He signed to the UK label Warp in 1993, and became increasingly well known with the charting albums Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994) and ...I Care Because You Do (1995) and singles "On" (1993), "Come to Daddy" (1997), and "Windowlicker" (1999). With music videos directed by Chris Cunningham, "Come to Daddy" and "Windowlicker" brought James significantly wider attention internationally.
After releasing the Aphex Twin album Drukqs in 2001, James spent the following years releasing music mostly under other aliases, including the 2005 Analord EP series as AFX, a pair of 2007 releases as the Tuss, and archival material such as a previously unreleased 1994 LP in 2014 as Caustic Window. He returned as Aphex Twin in 2014 with the album Syro, which won the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. He has since released charting EPs including Cheetah (2016) and Collapse (2018).
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There are currently 7 FLACs of Aphex Twin on the RecordCollector1972 channel, 8 counting removed uploads.
Selected Ambient Works 85-92[]
drukQs[]
Digeridoo (EP)[]
Smojphace (EP)[]
Non-album Singles[]
The video "ytpmv minecraft" by minindo (A "YTPMV" of "Avril 14th" mainly using clips of the YouTuber Block Facts) is placed at the bottom of the playlist.
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