Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin is Richard D. James, a British electronic musician and DJ whose recordings include ambient, acid, techno and jungle.
Richard D. James grew up in Cornwall and began DJing at clubs and free parties in south-west England in the late 1980s. The Analogue Bubblebath EP appeared on Mighty Force in 1991, the same year he co-founded Rephlex Records. His debut album Selected Ambient Works 85–92 was released by Apollo in 1992. He signed to Warp later that year.
Warp released Selected Ambient Works Volume II, Richard D. James Album and Drukqs. Chris Cunningham directed the videos for Come to Daddy and Windowlicker. James also records under aliases including AFX and the Tuss; the Analord series appeared as AFX in 2005. Syro followed on Warp in 2014 and won the Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Album. Subsequent releases include Cheetah, Collapse and Blackbox Life Recorder 21f.
