Intro Muzik Magazine (November 1996)

Many thanks to DADONCK for sending this one in, Cheers mate! (Interview originally in German) The hunt for the latest prime numbers. It is known that culturally recycled pop music from developed countries is gaining momentum, seasoned with several innovations. Pop music, by nature, has the greatest (apparent) dynamism. It’s a form of expression, and

Alternative Press (May 1997)

APHEX TWIN [THIS DOES NOT COMPUTE] After a career fuelled by strange rumours and obstinate behaviour, Richard James – the contrary, sleep-deprived, tank-driving genius behind Aphex Twin – is finally ready to open up, or is he? Ken Micallef flies to London for a closer look at James’ sunnier disposition. Photos by Tim Owen. Back

Paper Magazine (February 1997)

GAME THEORY Aphex Twin’s magical musical manipulations By Eric Demby “If you put 5,000 beats of a snare drum into a millionth of a second, it’ll go pfffffft brrraang. When you do that, it stops sounding like the sound you’re working with and just turns into this noise.” Over sushi (aka Aphex Twin) explains how

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, Mixmag (October 1996)

Getting away with it On his new single the Aphex Twin sings a song about a milkman. His new album is called ‘Richard D James’ but it’s not named after him. If his mum and dad died, he says, he’d wait a couple of weeks before taking the piss. And he’s arranged to meet us

Aphex Twin & Mixmaster Morris, Mixmag (December 1992)

This early interview sheds some interesting light on the origins of ‘Digeridoo’ and ‘On The Romance Tip. Many thanks to my brother Paul for scanning this for me! Deeply Dippy You couldn’t find a neat little music box to fit in the Aphex Twin and Mixmaster Morris. Not unless they’d wired it all up themselves.

Aphex Twin, NME (11th October 1997)

Once again, would like to thank my brother Paul for scanning this interview in for me, Cheers Paul! ‘MAKING MUSIC IS A RIGHT F***KING CHORE’ Avant-technohead Richard James, aka APHEX TWIN, is a wilful bugger. He lives in a bank, drives a tank and hangs with teddies, and yet he’s bored! Twin peeks: JOHN ROBINSON

Aphex Twin, The guardian (5th October 2001)

Tank Boy Richard James, aka Aphex Twin, is the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music. He is also the most unpredictable. Which probably explains why he is so late for the interview. With a new 30-track album called Drukqs about to hit the shops, James, hardly your typical self promoting pop star,

Aphex Twin, Melody Maker (27th November 1993)

Again many thanks to Drexciya Research Lab for sourcing this article and allowing me to reproduce it here. PLANET WEIRD Aphex Unsound Aphex Twin is unusual. He likes tanks. He hates sleeping. And he pours tea on his cereal. SIMON REYNOLDS meets the rave-age Mozart in a London park and plots a line between the beautiful