Dallas Observer, (20th February 1997)

Fish and microchips “Classical music for the next millennium,” said The New York Times upon the release of Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II in the spring of 1994–a hefty label for a young lad from Cornwall who was only 22 at the time. Richard James–aka Aphex Twin–has gotten used to this… By Philip Chrissopoulos

Chaos Control Interview (1997)

Interview By Bob Gourley When Chaos Control interviewed you during the NASA tour, you mentioned that you built your own electronic instruments. Can you describe them a bit more, and explain how they work alongside commercially available gear? “Well, I don’t use the electronic stuff I made before. I use about two things that I

Aphex Twin, XLR8R Magazine (December 2001)

Thanks again to my brother for the scans, cheers Paul! TWIN INFINITIES RICHARD JAMES HATES TRENDS. YET HIS LATEST ALBUM AS APHEX TWIN IS BOUND TO START A FEW. WILL ELECTRONIC MUSICIANS AROUND THE GLOBE SOON BE DITCHING THEIR SAMPLERS FOR UPRIGHT PIANOS?WORDS HEIKO HOFFMANN. IMAGES DAVID J. WEISSBERG AND BEZEMER More often than not,

Aphex Twin, Consumable Online (February 1997)

On no noticeable cue or without the standard dimming of lights, Richard James walks casually to centre stage at a mid-sized rock venue in Atlanta. Both his arrival and his demeanour are so subdued that when he bends over to poke at certain pieces of equipment, the audience assumes he’s just another dishevelled member of

TenDance Magazine (July 1995)

Many thanks to Plunderphucked for sending me this one, translated from German with the aid of translation tools, so excuse any awkward syntax. Following the release of “Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2” and the “Classics” album, a full tutoring program in electronic sound production, Richard James has now submitted his next contribution to the education

SonicNet Chat Transcript (17th of February 1997)

In 1997 Richard took part in a chat room Q&A which was a ubiquitous form of communication at that time and something of a novelty still. Although rather short the questions touch upon several interesting subject matters, such as the (at the time) unreleased Caustic Window album. Richards experience of being hospitalised in Moscow with

Aphex Twin – Lodown Magazine (issue 29, 2001)

Many thanks to knallfurz for scanning and sending me this interview, cheers! A warm summer’s day in London and the Aphex Twin is relaxing in the city’s most famous open space, Hyde Park. He lies down on the grass, slips on the big silver headphones he takes everywhere and points his parabolic microphones, a device

Aphex Twin, Snoozer Magazine (October, 2001)

Many thanks to my man in Japan CDR for sending me his Scans of this interview, I’ve subtly tweaked some of the questions for reading purposes. If there are any Aphex fans out there with a good comprehension of both Japanese and English and you would like to assist me, please get in touch. There