Aphex Twin

Aphex Twin
James performing in March 2007
Background information
Birth name	Richard David James
Also known as	AFX Bradley Strider Caustic Window GAK Polygon Window Power-Pill The Tuss
Born	(1971-08-18) 18 August 1971 Limerick, Ireland
Origin	Cornwall, England
Genres	Electronic techno ambient jungle IDM experimental
Occupation(s)	Musician composer DJ
Instruments	Synthesiser piano turntables drum machine sequencer sampler laptop
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Warp Rephlex Apollo
Website	aphextwin.warp.net

Aphex Twin (born Richard David James, 18 August 1971, in Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish-born Cornish musician. He lives and works in the UK. He is a famous electronic musician.

Aphex Twin is not his real name. His real name is Richard David James. His name is a combination of Aphex Systems Limited, a brand of audio signal processing equipment and the word Twin to remember his older brother. His brother was stillborn, but given the name Richard James.

Early life

Aphex Twin was born in Limerick, Ireland. He grew up in Cornwall, U.K. He started to make music when he was a teenager. In 1991, he formed a record label called Rephlex Records.

After he became well known, he moved to London. This was so he could be in a place that was closer to other people. However, he returned to Cornwall a few years later, after meeting his wife. He still makes a lot of music today, and uses many different names. He lives in an old bank. He has bought interesting things, like a tank and a submarine.

Selected works

Live at Ilosaarirock Festival 2011

Albums

• Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992)
• Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994)
• ...I Care Because You Do (1995)
• Richard D. James Album (1996)
• Drukqs (2001)
• Syro (2014)

EPs and Singles

• Analogue Bubblebath (1991)
• Analog Bubblebath Vol 2 (1991)
• Digeridoo (1992)
• Xylem Tube EP (1992)
• On (1993)
• Ventolin (1995)
• Donkey Rhubarb (1995)
• Girl/Boy EP (1996)
• Come to Daddy (1997)
• Windowlicker (1999)
• Analord 10 in the Analord Series (2004)
• Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 (2015)
• Cheetah (2016)
• Collapse (2018)
• Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760 (2023)

Promotions and Compilations

• Words & Music (1994) (Interview and tracks from Selected Ambient Works Volume II)
• Classics (1994) (Many early singles, rare and live tracks)
• 51/13 Singles Collection (1996) (Australia-only release)
• Cock 10/54 Cymru Beats (drukqs promo)
• 26 Mixes for Cash (2003), a lot of music remade for other artists (and four original songs)
• 2 Mixes on a 12" for Cash (2003), a 26 Mixes promo
• Falling Free, Curve Remix (2005), a 26 Mixes LP
• Chosen Lords (2006), a compilation of chosen tracks from the Analord series

Discography using other names

AFX

• Analogue Bubblebath Vol 3 (1993)
• Analogue Bubblebath 4 (1994)
• Analogue Bubblebath 5 (1995, unreleased)
• Analogue Bubblebath 3.1 (1997)
• Hangable Auto Bulb (1995, re-released 2005)
• Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2 (1995, re-released 2005)
• 2 Remixes By AFX (2001)
• Smojphace EP (2003)
• "Mangle 11 (Circuit Bent V.I.P. Mix)" (this is a track on Rephlexions, a various artists album (2003))
• Analord (EP series, mostly as AFX) (2005)
• AFX/LFO (split 12" between AFX/LFO) (2005)
• orphaned deejay selek 2006-08 (2015)

Bradley Strider

• Bradley's Beat (1991)/(1995 re-issue)
• Bradley's Robot (1993)

Caustic Window

• Joyrex J4 (1992)
• Joyrex J5 (1992)
• Joyrex J9i (1993)
• Joyrex J9ii (1993)
• CAT 023 (unreleased, only 4 copies pressed)
• Compilation (1998)
• Caustic Window (2014)

GAK

• GAK (1994)

Martin Tressider

In the Universal Indicator series:

• Universal Indicator: Red (1989)
• Universal Indicator: Green (1995)

Polygon Window

• Surfing on Sine Waves (1993, re-released 2001)
• Quoth (1993)

Power Pill

• Pac-Man (1992)

Q-Chastic

• Q-Chastic EP (1992, unreleased)

Universal Indicator

• Universal Indicator: Blue (1992)
• Universal Indicator: Yellow (1993)

Other websites

• Rephlex Records. This is Aphex Twin's record label.