Aphex Twin, The Guardian (9th March 1994)

IT SEEMED like an inspired idea, conducting an interview with Richard James – also known as the Aphex Twin, the enfant terrible of modern ambient music – high up in the Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral. One could fancifully imagine his work, which has more in common with that of classical composers like BachContinue reading “Aphex Twin, The Guardian (9th March 1994)”

Aphex Twin & Philip Glass, NME (5th of August 1995)

Thanks again to my brother Paul for scanning this for me, cheers Paul! ART OF GLASS APHEX TWIN and PHILIP GLASS together at last?! Yes, it’s a knob-twiddling, avant-garde, trans-Atlantic, post-everything kind of vibe. BEN WILLMOTT dons his poshest anorak and attends the meeting of great maestros. Brownie roadie: STEVE DOUBLE “Richard!” Despite losing aboutContinue reading “Aphex Twin & Philip Glass, NME (5th of August 1995)”

Mixmag (May 1995) (updated 23/04/2022)

Many thanks to monjupe (sending me high quality scans) and Plunderphucked (liaison/research) for helping me update this article to a higher standard. Cheers guys! True Lies Possibility One: He is a genius, the MDMA Mozart. Possibility Two: He is a complete bullshit artist with a big gob and a few wild ideas. Possibility Three: He’sContinue reading “Mixmag (May 1995) (updated 23/04/2022)”

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