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9 unusual facts about Aphex Twin


César Ducasse

In 2001 he directed a music video for the Aphex Twin’s Milkman song, and a short film, Cryo, that won awards in short film festivals.

London Sinfonietta

In 2006 a collaboration with Warp Records, featuring recordings of the music of Warp Records artists, such as Aphex Twin, as well as modern classical music composers, such as John Cage, was released as Warp Works & Twentieth Century Masters.

Marc Trauner

"We Have Arrived" was remixed by Aphex Twin and two versions of the track appeared on Aphex Twin's album Classics.

Maxence Cyrin

In 2005, he released Modern Rhapsodies on FCom, the label founded by DJ Laurent Garnier, where he reinterprets iconic themes of electronic music from artists like Massive Attack, Depeche Mode and Aphex Twin as a solo pianist.

Mike Paradinas

In 1997 Paradinas made a style change again, mixing experimental electronic music with drum'n'bass, a similar aesthetic path taken by Squarepusher and Aphex Twin.

Fortunately for Paradinas, Richard D. James (aka Aphex Twin) had also heard the tracks and agreed to release their music on Rephlex Records under the alias μ-Ziq.

Paradinas continued to release solo albums under the above-mentioned names as well as Gary Moscheles, and a one-time collaboration with Aphex Twin under the Mike & Rich moniker.

Richard Witts

He is credited with sending a package containing some of Aphex Twin's music to Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Strawberry Marshmallow

The series is speckled with many small, music-related allusions, such as Ana's dog Frusciante being named after John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, while episode eight of the anime sees two goldfish called Richard and James.


Black Devil Disco Club

The record was discovered by Rephlex’s own PP Roy for 20 pence at a car boot sale, and quickly found favour with friends Richard D. James and Luke Vibert.

Gavin Bryars

The 1994 recording of this piece was remixed by Aphex Twin as Raising the Titanic (later collected on the 26 Mixes for Cash album).

Jaga Jazzist

Talk Talk, Soft Machine, John Coltrane, Don Cherry, Aphex Twin, Stereolab, Squarepusher and Tortoise are frequently mentioned as sources of inspiration.

Prepared piano

More recent composers to use prepared pianos include John Wolf Brennan, Roberto Carnevale, Philip Corner, Stephen Scott, Richard D. James, Jason Moran, Erdem Helvacıoğlu, Marina Leonardi, Hiromi Uehara, and Volker Bertelmann.

Redruth School

Aphex Twin, musician, attended the school, and named a song on the re-release of his Surfing on Sine Waves album after it.

The Warehouse Project

Since its foundation the club has played host to numerous internationally acclaimed DJs such as Sven Väth, Aphex Twin, Annie Mac, Pete Tong and Erick Morillo, and musicians such as De La Soul, Happy Mondays, Jamiroquai, Basement Jaxx and Dizzee Rascal.

Tonight's Today

The music video makes reference to the choreography featured in Windowlicker by Aphex Twin.

Universal Indicator Green

The common held belief is that Richard D. James produced the 12" and 10" records, while Mike Dred produced the 7". It is also rumored to be produced by James, Dred and Grant Wilson-Claridge, although it is possible that either James or Dred solely produced the album. The album was pressed in a limited edition of 1,000 copies of a box set in which a 12", 10" and 7" vinyl record come in a screen-printed white plastic shopping bag (pictured).

Universal Indicator Red

This album is rumored to be produced solely by Richard D. James, although it is possible that it was produced by Mike Dred instead, or in cooperation with James.


see also

...I Care Because You Do

"cow cud is a twin" features Apple Computer's PlainTalk speaking and repeating the words "Aphex Twin" and "...I care because you do" in the background of the left channel.

Devils Haircut

This remix was not included on either CD version of "Devils Haircut", because of Aphex Twin's delay in making it, but it was included on the subsequent CD for "The New Pollution".

Further Down the Spiral

The discs include remixes of "Mr. Self Destruct", "Piggy", "Hurt", "Eraser", "The Downward Spiral", "Heresy", "Reptile", and "Ruiner" as well as two original compositions by Aphex Twin.

Richard D. James Album

In addition, a remix of Logan Rock Witch was among the many bootleg remixes of Aphex Twin that V/Vm did as part of his Helpaphextwin series.