Aphex Twin, Spex Magazine (October, 2014)

Many thanks to PSN for these scans, hopefully semi adequate German to English translation done by me using online translation tools. A Backup for Millions You wouldn’t have expected it, but 13 years after Drukqs Richard D. James is actually releasing a new album under the moniker Aphex Twin: Syro. SPEX met perhaps the most

Contemporary Reviews: Ventolin EP & Remixes

Bassic Groove (April 1995) APHEX TWIN – VENTOLIN, REMIXES(CDs/12” Warp/PIAS-UK) WAP60/60RAbout three million people suffer from asthma in the UK alone. One is Richard James. He also carries the inseparable blue/grey plastic device with which the Ventolin capsules (an asthma medicine) can be taken. Ventolin is therefore a very personal single and seen in that

Mike Paradinas, Richard D. James, Luke Vibert, Frieze Magazine (April 1997)

Many thanks to grapht_sound for sending me this excellent article! THE SOUND OF MUSIC Can music mean something? Does it describe the world? The intimate relationship between music and the body makes it hard to answer such questions; the experience of music is somehow a far more direct and unmediated one than the visual. You

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

Ventolin Outtakes Part 2 *added Dondo*

Asthma1 [time chink mix] Asthma1 [time chink mix] is obviously related to the Ventolin EP in a thematic sense. Apart from having the word asthma in its title, the track itself is the sound of Richard’s wheezy lungs, perhaps post asthma attack having used an inhaler to open up his airways. On a personal note

Aphex Twin, Wire Magazine (April 1995)

This is more of an article (very well written) about Lucid Dreaming and the influence on the unconscious mind on creating music. There is a brief interview with Richard in the second part of the article, Photos of Richard James: Dean Belcher. Digital Image Enhancement: Robin Hawes Aphex Twin & The Music Of Dreams. Rob