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Aphex Twin
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British electronic musician (born 1971)
Aphex Twin is a British electronic musician born in 1971 who is known for creating innovative and influential electronic music. He is considered an important figure in the development of electronic and experimental music genres.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- ...I care because you do
- Drukqs
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- London
- Active from
- 1971-08-18
Discography
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- 3,057,809
- Total plays
- 226,710,073
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Richard David James (born 18 August 1971 in Limerick, Ireland), known professionally as Aphex Twin, is a British musician, composer, and DJ associated with electronic music. His work incorporates styles including techno, ambient, acid, and jungle, and he is frequently linked to the intelligent dance music (IDM) genre. He has been cited by various publications as an influential figure in contemporary electronic music. James was raised in Cornwall, England, and began DJing at free parties and clu
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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· 2021 · cited 816x
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· 1986 · cited 529x
- Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation
· 2008 · cited 402x
- Digital twins to personalize medicine
· 2019 · cited 379x
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Key facts
- Also known as
- AFX Caustic Window Polygon Window The Tuss Bradley Strider Phonic Boy on Dope Karen/Brian Tregaskin Power-Pill
- Born
- Richard David James , ( 1971-08-18 ) 18 August 1971 (age 54) , Limerick , Ireland
- Origin
- Cornwall , England
- Genres
- Electronic techno acid ambient IDM jungle experimental drill 'n' bass
- Occupations
- Musician record producer composer DJ
- Instruments
- Synthesiser piano turntables drum machine sequencer sampler laptop
- Works
- Discography compositions
- Years active
- 1988–present
- Labels
- Warp Rephlex Apollo R&S
- Formerly of
- Mike & Rich
- Website
- aphextwin .warp .net
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.drukqs.net
- Image
- Aphex Twin 2.jpg
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- pseudonym
- user18081971
- Commons category
- Aphex Twin
- date of birth
- 1971-08-18
- birth name
- Richard David James
- name in native language
- Richard D. James
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
- social media followers
- 424000
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Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as Aphex Twin, is a British musician, composer and DJ active in electronic music since 1988. His idiosyncratic work has drawn on many styles, including techno, ambient, acid, and jungle, and he is closely associated with the intelligent dance music (IDM) genre. Journalists from publications including Mixmag, The New York Times, NME, Fact, Clash and The Guardian have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music.
James was raised in Cornwall and began DJing at free parties and clubs around the South West in the late 1980s. His debut EP Analogue Bubblebath, released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. James co-founded the independent label Rephlex Records the same year. His 1992 debut album Selected Ambient Works 85–92, released by Belgian label Apollo, garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to Warp in late 1992 and subsequently released charting albums such as ...I Care Because You Do (1995) and Richard D. James Album (1996), as well as Top 40 singles such as "Come to Daddy" (1997) and "Windowlicker" (1999); the latter two were accompanied by music videos directed by Chris Cunningham and brought James wider international attention.