OOR Magazine (March 1994)

Thanks again to my brother Paul for scanning this interview in for me, cheers! Richard D. James is the Aphex Twin. the outsider of British techno and only 22 years old. Richard makes his own sounds and hates the music circus. He never wants to do anything twice, but has been making enough songs for

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

30 years of On EP

Hello sorry it took me so long to create this one, probably needs a bit of polishing! Thanks to Plunderphucked for some additions, cheers! First released by Warp Records on the 15th of November 1993, Aphex Twin’s On Ep celebrates its 30th anniversary this month. After various releases such as Surfing on Sine Waves, Quoth

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, Independent Music Catalogue (March 1993)

Thanks again to Paul for the scans, cheers Paul! APHEX TWIN by Julian Carrera Question: What do you do when you’re stuck in Cornwall two hours from the nearest good record shop? Answer: You make your own music. Another question: What do you do when you can’t afford the hardware? Answer: You make that too.

Aphex Twin, Lime Lizard (May, 1993)

Thanks again to my brother Paul for doing the requisite scanning, cheers Paul! Aphex Twin sine of the times Photo: David Tonge Releasing more records in the last 18 months than most artists put out in a career, Richard D James, alias Polygon, alias Joyrex, alias Aphex Twin is no mere sample jockey. Following in

Indiecator Magazine (April 1993)

Thanks again to my brother for doing the scanning, cheers Paul! Twin Peaks! POLYGON WINDOW A.K.A APHEX TWIN RICHARD JAMES has more pseudonyms than you could shake a very large stick at, but he still manages to garner a healthy reputation as a techno-meister through his POLYGON WINDOW and APHEX TWIN releases. JOHN PAVELEY meets

Lannerlink – UT1–dot

The guys over at the excellent Rareafx site have endeavoured to recreate the synthesised speech from the Polygon Window track UT1-dot in meticulous detail. You can read about the methods used and hear the fruits of their labours here.

Contemporary Reviews: …I Care Because You Do

Melody Maker (1995) TLC 30, TLC 60, TLC 90, GO! Fancy some neon-lit, soft-focus forms floating through that space between your ears? Or maybe you need a bit of dustbin-lid percussion to shock those sleep synapses? DAVE SIMPSON wakes up, rubs his eyes and discovers both, handily on the same album THE APHEX TWINI CARE

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

Contemporary Reviews: Quoth

Music Week (20th March 1993) POLYGON WINDOW Quoth (Warp WAP33). This heavy percussion workout has been plucked from the critically-acclaimed Surfing On Sine Waves LP by Richard James, better known as The Aphex Twin. The clear vinyl 12-inch single, featuring an additional new mix plus two new tracks, is being released and deleted on March

The Philosophy Of Sound And Machine, i-D Magazine (November 1992)

Life beyond Dance STORY BY MATTHEW COLLINPHOTOGRAPHY BY RICK GUESTSHOT AT CLICK STUDIOS Outside the dance mainstream, a diverse new generation of British electronic musicians are pushing the barriers of technological sound. You many not have heard of Black Dog, B12, ART or the Aphex Twin. But you will. Dance music is approaching a crisis.

Outlook Magazine, (March/April 1993)

Again many thanks to my brother Paul for doing the scans for me, cheers Paul! Techno Tunnel Twin Neil Fraser talks to techno king pretender Richard James about weird buildings with concrete tunnels You’ve really gotta test-drive your techno to get the best out of it believe me. If it cuts through the speakers at

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

Ray Gun Magazine(June/July 1995)

Many thanks to Plunderphucked for the transcription, and to my brother Paul for scanning my mag, cheers! By Ken Micallef photography by Corinne Day A few steps away from Piccadilly Circus, sandwiched between a McDonalds and a movie theatre, London’s Trocadero Centre arcade announces itself to passers-by with a colourful, gaudy façade. Once inside, past

Surfing On Sinewaves II (Part 3 of 3)

* article still under construction* Many thanks to rareafx blog (sample information) used in the creation of this article. This Article is a continuation of part two, found here. Chink 101 spectrum Plinky Plonk[orig] mooow [Dixons Theft mix] P.e Human Rotation PrncDMC RANDOM FX Kids Beach Renegade Sonar Thy’re Here Aahha Plinkyplonk Fork Rave off

Surfing On Sinewaves II (Part 2 of 3)

* article still under construction* Many thanks to rareafx blog (sample information) used in the creation of this article. This Article is a continuation of part one, found here. Chink 101 spectrum Plinky Plonk[orig] mooow [Dixons Theft mix] P.e Human Rotation PrncDMC RANDOM FX Kids Beach Renegade Sonar Thy’re Here Aahha Plinkyplonk Fork Rave off

Surfing On Sinewaves II (Part 1 of 3)

* article still under construction* Many thanks to rareafx blog (sample information) used in the creation of this article. In May 2015 during the continuous flood of tracks Richard was uploading to his SoundCloud account, he also created several preliminary playlists in an order to sort and categorise this material. One of those playlists was

Aphex Twin, Syro & Some Prominent Fans, The Guardian (19th September 2014)

Aphex Twin. Illustration: Paul Willoughby Aphex Twin: ‘His music is a perfect mix of mystery and adrenaline’ Richard James’s alter ego is back with his first album in 13 years. We asked Björk, Ian Rankin and some of his other famous fans to explain the enduring appeal Horny” and “smug”, said Richard James when asked by

Bassic Groove (issue 10, 1993)

Aphex Twin, Polygon Window, Caustic Window, AFX and Blue Calx. All pseudonyms for one person: Richard D. James The work drive of this twenty-two-year-old Brit seems unstoppable. He only sleeps a few hours a night. So much to do, so little time. The true deluge of releases that have since been credited to the young