Aphex Twin

Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known under the pseudonym
Aphex Twin, is a British electronic musician and composer. He founded the
record label Rephlex Records in 1991 with Grant Wilson-Claridge. He was
described by The Guardian as "the most inventive and influential figure in
contemporary electronic music." Aphex Twin has also recorded music ... read more

Asonat - Love in Times of Repetition

As predictable as Asonat’s debut is it makes brilliant background music, and anyone interested in snowmen or Aphex Twin will be able to have a good smoke to most of...
Posted 4 May 10.57am — Comment on this

New band of the day – No 1,242: Mafia Lights

These Guildford goodfellas make gently atmospheric electro-pop. It's an offer you can easily refuse …Hometown: Guildford.The lineup: Joel Amey (vocals), James Balmo...
Posted 3 April 4.18pm — Comment on this

RxGibbs (No 1,216)

Ron Gibbs is a nostalgic futurist who makes ambient dub in the style of the Orb or Aphex TwinHometown: Michigan.The lineup: Ron Gibbs (music, production).The background: ...
Posted 27 February 2.59pm — Comment on this

When pop meets Prokofiev

Maddy Costa talks to the composers and musicians taking a genre-bending approach to pop-classical fusionsIn his book The Rest Is Noise, Alex Ross suggests: "One possible ...
Posted 1 December 2011 10.44pm — Comment on this

Beck to produce Philip Glass remix album

Composer's 75th birthday to be celebrated with compilation featuring Memory Tapes, Amon Tobin and Tyondai BraxtonSome of the world's best electronic musicians are to cele...
Posted 18 October 2011 11.44am — Comment on this

Stream Thom Yorke’s BBC 6 Mix

Thom Yorke kept the recent string of DJ appearances alive with a stop at the BBC, where he played tracks from Radiohead’s recent TKOL Remix as well as cuts from Bur...
Posted 17 October 2011 1.58pm — Comment on this

Watch Aphex Twin, Jonny Greenwood Perform In Poland

This past weekend in Wroclaw, Poland, both Radiohead multi-instrumentalist Jonny Greenwood and enigmatic electronic eminence Aphex Twin debuted new orchestral works along...
Posted 12 September 2011 8.39pm — Comment on this

New band of the day – No 1,096: Skrillex

Featuring monstrous bass and rampant synths, Sonny Moore's dubstep-inspired sound is unashamedly epic and bombasticHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Sonny Moore (music, p...
Posted 1 September 2011 5.16pm — Comment on this

The D3troit 3scalator C0mpany - S0undtrack [313]

Ferox Records, Spiral Records / 1996, 2007Neil Ollivierra, known at earlier points in time as the Music Institute's promoter and the Transmat label's manager, has done hi...
Posted 22 July 2011 2.00pm — Comment on this

The Horrors, Aphex Twin, Foals for Manchester's Warehouse project

DJ Shadow, Magnetic Man and James Blake also join this year's four month bash
Posted 21 July 2011 4.27pm — Comment on this

Mondkopf 'Rising Doom' - released October 3rd (In Paradisum)‏

French electronic-music protégé, Mondkopf, releases his second album 'Rising Doom'.Inspired by post-punk, black metal and with the music of Aphex Twin and Autechr...
Posted 19 July 2011 4.49pm — Comment on this

Motor City Drum Ensemble – ‘L.O.V.E.’

An extremely funky cut from Stuttgart’s Danilo Plessow aka Motor City Drum Ensemble. Once that rolling bass comes in just after a minute in, it’s game over. &...
Posted 15 June 2011 1.17pm — Comment on this

London Sinfonietta/Økland/Bourne – review

Kings Place, London"Ahright," said jazz pianist Matthew Bourne, ambling on stage barefoot before fixing the piano with a quizzical stare, as if unconvinced of its loyalty...
Posted 5 June 2011 3.32pm — Comment on this

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