Contemporary Reviews: Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt 2

NME (31st January 2015) After last year’s comeback, the robots threaten to take over on Richard D James’ challenging new EP Aphex Twin Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt 2 Among plentiful praise, one of the main criticisms hurled at Aphex Twin’s ‘Syro’ when it arrived last year was that it sounded a bit straightforward, a

Aphex Twin, Bassic Groove (2001)

Many thanks to reddit user Boskakkalobbes for allowing me to reproduce his photos and Dutch to English translation, Cheers! Aphex Twin: Water Balloons and Double-barrelled Breakbeats There he is again, the bearded, windowlicking technobimbo. His newest release is called ‘Drukqs’ and might have never seen the daylight if it wasn’t for Aphex Twin to lose

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

Drukqs Promotional News & Events (20 years of Drukqs)

9th of October 2001: Rough Trade Shops Fuel Drukqs Mania For Day of Release “Rough Trade shops are going to completely deck out both their London stores with Aphex drukqs albums for the day of release. On the 22nd October you will only be able to see and buy the drukqs album in both Talbot

Aphex in Advertisements

Thanks to Zoë Blade for help compiling this article, cheers Zoë ! This Advert for Pirelli tyres from 1995 features the legendary Olympic athletic Carl Lewis, athletically running and jumping around prominent New York landmarks with tyre treads on the soles of his feet. This advert is accompanied by the Caustic Window track ‘The Garden

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

Aphex Twin,Q Magazine (November 2014)

Thanks to Reddit user Plunderphucked for sending me this interview and assisting me with any typos! Being Aphex Twin You may know Aphex Twin as Richard D James, the genius and agent provocateur of Generation Rave, as prone to DJing with sandpaper as he is to recording heart-bursting electronica. But what is James, married father-of-two,