OOR Magazine (March 1994)

Thanks again to my brother Paul for scanning this interview in for me, cheers! Richard D. James is the Aphex Twin. the outsider of British techno and only 22 years old. Richard makes his own sounds and hates the music circus. He never wants to do anything twice, but has been making enough songs for

Disco Dance Magazine Interview (1993)

Original translated from Dutch, this is one of the best early interviews I’ve found so far, if anyone has original copy of this in magazine form, I’d love to get it scanned and archived cheers! Innovator Looking for His Limits Around the middle of last year, house music threatened to seriously flatten out. Even the

Aphex Twin, OOR Magazine (September, 2014)

Many thanks to Jan for providing me with his excellent translation of the interview and Bonus Beats part #1, Bonus Beats #2 translation by Toastmann and to my brother for scanning my magazine, Cheers! APHEX TWIN – THE REVENGE OF THE MASK Suddenly he is there again, Aphex Twin. The grinning head amidst shaking breasts

Aphex Twin interview, Dancehall with Marusha, DT64 radio (14th March 1992)

Introduction about Richard by Marusha in German Marusha: Welcome to my show Richard first of all, do you like Berlin? Richard: Yeah. Marusha: From what you have seen? Richard: Yeah. Marusha: This is the first time you’ve been here? Richard: Yeah. Marusha: First time? Richard: Yeah *chuckles* But they’re all really lovely are they? (LC:

Indiecator Magazine (April 1993)

Thanks again to my brother for doing the scanning, cheers Paul! Twin Peaks! POLYGON WINDOW A.K.A APHEX TWIN RICHARD JAMES has more pseudonyms than you could shake a very large stick at, but he still manages to garner a healthy reputation as a techno-meister through his POLYGON WINDOW and APHEX TWIN releases. JOHN PAVELEY meets

Contemporary Reviews: Syro

NME (20th September 2014) Thanks to Plunderphucked for the record collector review THE DETAILS RELEASE DATE September 22. LABEL Warp. PRODUCER Richard D James. LENGTH 64:3. TRACKLISTING: 1. minipops 67 (source field mix) 2. XMAS_EVET10 (thanaton3 mix) 3. produk 29. 4. 4 bit 9d api+e+6 5. 180db_. 6. CIRCLONT6A (syrobonkus mix). 7. fz pseudotimestretch+e+3. 8.

Outlook Magazine, (March/April 1993)

Again many thanks to my brother Paul for doing the scans for me, cheers Paul! Techno Tunnel Twin Neil Fraser talks to techno king pretender Richard James about weird buildings with concrete tunnels You’ve really gotta test-drive your techno to get the best out of it believe me. If it cuts through the speakers at

Aphex Twin, Request Magazine (July 1994)

Many Thanks to Edward in America who kindly scanned this magazine for the website, Cheers Edward!! HEAD MUSIC UNNERVING AND UNIQUE SOUNDS INHABIT APHEX TWIN’S AURAL UNIVERSE. BY DAVID J. PRINCEPHOTOGRAPH BY STEVE DOUBLE MOST PEOPLE USE MUSIC AS A SOFT PILLOW, a resting place for the mind. But current electronic dance music, from hardcore

Aphex Twin, Spex Magazine (October, 2014)

Many thanks to PSN for these scans, hopefully semi adequate German to English translation done by me using online translation tools. A Backup for Millions You wouldn’t have expected it, but 13 years after Drukqs Richard D. James is actually releasing a new album under the moniker Aphex Twin: Syro. SPEX met perhaps the most

Aphex Twin, DJ Magazine (March 1994)

Extra special thanks to Plunderphucked for transcribing this article for me, thanks mate! Again thanks to my brother Paul for the scans! Aphex Twin DJ Mag March 1994 Artist Profile pic by Kay Burmist “Richard James is a total prick” Despite being feted by the rock inkies Richard James aka the Aphex Twin doesn’t give

Aphex Twin, Clash Magazine (May 2006)

Words: Brian Murnin, Photo Wolfgang Tillmans There’s a lineage that can be traced throughout the history of electronically composed music. It starts with mid 20th century pioneers Karl Heinz Stockhausen, Iannis Xenakis and Tod Dockstader and flows through melodic revolutionaries like Kraftwerk, Brian Eno and Erik Satie. Moving onto modern day Detroit techno geniuses like

Mike Paradinas, Richard D. James, Luke Vibert, Frieze Magazine (April 1997)

Many thanks to grapht_sound for sending me this excellent article! THE SOUND OF MUSIC Can music mean something? Does it describe the world? The intimate relationship between music and the body makes it hard to answer such questions; the experience of music is somehow a far more direct and unmediated one than the visual. You

Analogue Bubblebath, (Muzik Magazine, September 2002)

Artist: The Aphex Twin Track: ‘Analogue Bubblebath’Introduced post acid housers to electronica ‘ANALOGUE BUBBLEBATH’FACTFILERECORD LABEL: R&SRELEASED DATE: MAY 9TH 1992CHART POSITION: 55APPROX SALES: 25,000AVAILABLE ON: APHEX TWIN – ‘CLASSICS’ (R&S) In 1992, Renaat Vandepapeliere, who eventually signed ‘Analogue Bubblebath’ to his R&S label, enthused that “The Aphex Twin is the Jimi Hendrix of electronic music.”

Aphex Twin, Inthemix, (January 19th 2004)

Aphex Twin: Slightly self-conscious. Intuitive. Vulnerable, even By Cyclone Wehner Richard D James, aka Aphex Twin, is enigmatic – but artfully so. He’s been described as incorrigible, iconoclastic and unpredictable. They’re all credible enough tags. He’s also apparently “difficult”. James is equally as famed for his eccentricity as his music. But then there’s yet another

30 Years Of Analogue Bubblebath

Many thanks to everyone who helped in the creation of this article, special thanks to Dame Deee for help with research cheers! (Additional thanks to Plunderphucked for fixing the audio for the Colin Dale snippet) ANALOGUE: ADJECTIVE: [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Analogue technology involves measuring, storing, or recording an infinitely variable amount of information by using physical quantities such as voltage. The analogue signals from the video

Interview with Mark Darby of Mighty Force (30th Anniversary of Analogue Bubblebath)

Preface Mark Darby is the Head of UK independent record label Mighty Force, from the years 1990 to 1995 the label was based at a record shop in Exeter Devon. Mark’s label started to release cutting edge electronic music by artists by such as ‘Fogcity’, and act whose member included Matthew Herbert, Tom Middleton and

Interview with Manuel Sepulveda (30th Anniversary of Analogue Bubblebath)

This interview was posted on the 1st of September 2021, it being the month of the 30th Anniversary of Analogue Bubblebath’s release (September 1991) Preface Manuel Sepulveda is a graphic artist based out of London, who has worked for noted record labels such as ‘Rephlex’, ‘Warp’, ‘Planet Mu’ and ‘Hyperdub’. His work includes design &

Interview With Michael Gillette (3rd of August 2021)

Preface Michael Gillette is an accomplished illustrator & artist who has worked with musicians and publications such as Elastica, Saint Etienne, Select Magazine and the Record label Nude Records. In the mid ’90s Michael spent a few years house sharing with Richard D James and friends at 36 Clissold Crescent, A house located in the

Chaos Control, Issue #5 (January 1994)

This digital/disk based magazine interview can be downloaded or emulated in browsers here. Its worth checking out as its a fairly early example of using computers in a multimedia context. Listen out for the inbuilt Mac speech synthesis used to welcome users and guide them through the magazine. Original Interview by Bob Gourley By incorporating

Aphex Twin, Select Magazine (May 1995)

You don’t have to be mad to work here… but it helps Richard “Aphex Twin” James is branching out these days. Now he creates challenging sounds by using a Black & Decker sander on a stereo stylus. He’s done a fully-orchestrated tune with Philip Glass. And he’s getting into easy listening. Is the 21st century