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

Aphex Twin ‘Material World’ questionnaire, NME (17th April 1994)

Again many thanks to Drexciya Research Lab for sourcing this article and allowing me to reproduce it here. FIRST RECORD YOU OWNED? ‘Peter & The Wolf’ LAST RECORD YOU BOUGHT? ‘Belgian Rhythms 1935-40’ (includes circumcision rituals) IS IT TRUE YOU’RE AN INSOMNIAC? No. I don’t sleep out of choice WHAT CAN SEND YOU TO SLEEP? Not sleeping

Aphex Twin/Chris Cunningham, It’s all gone pair shaped, NME (20th March 1999)

He’s surreal. He’s warped. He’s the Aphex Twin Text: Ted Kessler Photography/Effects: Kevin Westenberg & Chris Cunningham Aphex Twin is a lush. He’s a petty crook, a villain. He loves his mum, his dad, his sisters too. Aphex Twin never sleeps. Aphex Twin’s name is Richard James, but Richard James is dead. Aphex Twin drives

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’s