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Aphex Twin

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What? You've never heard of Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin, aka Caustic Window, aka Polygon Window, aka AFX? How big is that rock you've been hiding under!? The undisputed king of modern electronic music! How could you not have heard of him!? No but seriously, if you are reading this, you probably know more about the man than I myself do!

Aphex Twin's music is far ranging, from techno/rave, acid, ambient, cut-up beats to experimental, but all his records bear his signature. So many other artists he's influenced or encouraged to pick up equipment in order to make their own music have tried to emulate his sound; some have come dangerously close, yet there is always something that will separate the AFX from the rest. Namely, his sense of humor. Whereas many artists who were contemporaries of his usually glorified the serious side of electronic music (to fight the pointless war against those who used the "it's not real music because there are no real instruments" argument), his music would have this carelessness and free-spirit. And it seemed like he could do it with the greatest of ease. While others would painstakingly spend years to achieve the perfect sound for that brief three second passage at two minutes forty-eight seconds into the song, he could pull out something far greater in a fraction of that time. The Mozart/Salieri syndrome if you will. Others went on to adapt the humorous side later on (like Kid606, Cex or Blectum From Blechdum for example) when it was less hazardous to do so, but Aphex Twin will always have been the first.

I started listening to Aphex Twin at approximately the same time I started listening to Boards Of Canada. BoC left a bigger impression on me because it was definitely more what I was looking for at the time, but Aphex Twin grew on me and soon became a favorite alongside BoC. It was my friend from a record store I was working for in Montreal, an ex-local metalhead who had given up the guitar and opted for synthesizers instead, who turned me on to Richard D. James first. I remember him making me listen to the On EP and a few more ambient tracks. He was getting rid of some of his stuff to buy more equipment so I bought one or two records from him (and his old guitar) and went on from there. I had managed to collect approximately twenty different releases by the artist, but sold everything when I moved to Sweden. They're all on mp3 for the moment, but I will slowly be getting them back on CD or vinyl.

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Album Cover Classics
Label: R&S Records
Release: 1992
Format: CD
Cat. no: RS 95035 CD

Song list:

  1. Digeridoo (7:12)
  2. Flaphead (7:00)
  3. Phloam (5:33)
  4. Isopropanol (6:24)
  5. Polynomial-C (4:46)
  6. Tamphex (Headphuq Mix) (6:31)
  7. Phlange Phace (5:22)
  8. Dodeccaheedron (6:09)
  9. Analogue Bubblebath I (4:46)
  10. Metapharstic (4:34)
  11. We Have Arrived (Aphex Twin QQT Mix) (4:23)
  12. We Have Arrived (Aphex Twin TTQ Mix) (5:07)
  13. Digeridoo (Live In Cornwall. 1990) (6:21)


Album Cover Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Label: R&S Records
Release: 1993
Format: CD
Cat. no: AMB 3922 CD

Song list:

  1. Xtal (4:51)
  2. Tha (9:01)
  3. Pulsewidth (3:47)
  4. Ageispolis (5:21)
  5. I (1:13)
  6. Green Calx (6:02)
  7. Heliosphan (4:51)
  8. We Are The Music Makers (7:42)
  9. Schottkey 7th Path (5:07)
  10. Ptolemy (7:12)
  11. Hedphelym (6:02)
  12. Delphium (5:36)
  13. Actium (7:35)


Album Cover On
Label: Warp Records
Release: 1993
Format: CD
Cat. no: WAP 39 CD

Song list:

  1. On (7:13)
  2. 73-Yips (4:19)
  3. D-Scape (8:45)
  4. Xepha (5:46)


Album Cover On Remixes
Label: Warp Records
Release: 1993
Format: CD
Cat. no: WAP 39 CD

Song list:

  1. On (D-Scape Mix) (10:42)
  2. On (Reload Mix) (7:08)
  3. On (μ-Ziq Mix) (8:45)
  4. On (28 Mix) (6:53)


Album Cover Selected Ambient Works II
Label: Warp Records
Release: 1994
Format: 2CD
Cat. no: WARPCD21

Song list:

CD 1:
  1. Cliff (7:27)
  2. Radiator (6:34)
  3. Rhubarb (7:44)
  4. Hankie (4:39)
  5. Grass (8:55)
  6. Mould (3:31)
  7. Curtain (8:51)
  8. Blur (5:08)
  9. Weathered Stone (6:54)
  10. Tree (9:58)
  11. Domino (7:18)
  12. White Blur (5:36)
CD 2:
  1. Blue Calx (7:20)
  2. Parallel Strips (8:00)
  3. Shiny Metal Rods (5:33)
  4. Grey Stripe (4:45)
  5. Z Twig (2:05)
  6. Window Sill (7:16)
  7. Hexagon (5:57)
  8. Lichen (4:15)
  9. Spots (7:09)
  10. Tassels (7:30)
  11. White Blur 2 (11:27)
  12. Match Sticks (5:41)


Album Cover ...I Care Because You Do
Label: Sire Records Company/Warp Records
Release: 1995
Format: CD
Cat. no: CD 61790

Song list:

  1. Acrid Avid Jam Shred (7:38)
  2. The Waxen Pith (4:49)
  3. Wax The Nip (4:18)
  4. Icct Hedral (Edit) (6:07)
  5. Ventolin (Video Version) (4:29)
  6. Come On You Slags! (5:44)
  7. Start As You Mean To Go On (6:05)
  8. Wet Tip Hen Ax (5:17)
  9. Mookid (3:51)
  10. Alberto Balsalm (5:11)
  11. Cow Cud Is A Twin (5:33)
  12. Next Heap With (4:43)


Album Cover Richard D. James Album
Label: Sire Records Company/Warp Records
Release: 1996
Format: CD
Cat. no: CD 62010

Song list:

  1. 4 (3:36)
  2. Cornish Acid (2:15)
  3. Peek 824545201 (3:05)
  4. Fingerbib (3:48)
  5. Corn Mouth (2:33)
  6. To Cure A Weakling Child (4:03)
  7. Goon Gumpas (2:02)
  8. Yellow Calx (3:02)
  9. Girl/Boy Song (4:47)
  10. Logon Rock Witch (3:32)
  11. Milkman (4:09)
  12. Inkey$ (1:24)
  13. Girl/Boy (£ 18 Snare Rush Mix) (1:57)
  14. Beetles (1:31)
  15. Girl/Boy (Redruth Mix) (1:37)


Album Cover Girl/Boy EP
Label: Warp Records
Release: 1996
Format: CD
Cat. no: WAP 78 CD

Song list:

  1. Girl/Boy (NSL Mix) (4:52)
  2. Milk Man (4:09)
  3. Inkey$ (1:24)
  4. Girl/Boy (£18 Snarerush Mix) (1:58)
  5. Beetles (1:31)
  6. Girl/Boy (Redruth Mix) (1:41)


Album Cover Come To Daddy
Label: Warp Records
Release: 1997
Format: CD
Cat. no: CD 31001

Song list:

  1. Come To Daddy (Pappy Mix) (4:23)
  2. Flim (2:57)
  3. Come To Daddy (Little Ford Faulteroy Mix) (3:48)
  4. Bucephalus Bouncing Ball (5:45)
  5. To Cure A Weakling Child (Contour Regard) (5:10)
  6. Funny Little Man (3:55)
  7. Come To Daddy (Mummy Mix) (4:24)
  8. IZ-US (3:03)


Album Cover Windowlicker
Label: Warp Records
Release: 1999
Format: CD
Cat. no: WAP105CD

Song list:

  1. Windowlicker (6:08)
  2. Formula (5:47)
  3. Nannou (4:15)


Album Cover Drukqs
Label: Warp Records
Release: 2001
Format: 2CD
Cat. no: WARPCD92

Song list:

CD 1:
  1. Jynweythek Ylow (2:23)
  2. Vordhosbn (4:51)
  3. Kladfvgbung Micshk (2:06)
  4. Omgyjya Switch7 (4:52)
  5. Strotha Tynhe (2:12)
  6. Gwely Mernans (5:08)
  7. Bbydhyonchord (2:33)
  8. Cock/Ver10 (5:18)
  9. Avril 14th (2:05)
  10. Mt. Saint Michel Mix+St. Michaels Mount (8:10)
  11. Gwarek2 (6:46)
  12. Orban Eq Trx4 (1:35)
  13. Aussois (0:13)
  14. Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow (2:14)
  15. Kesson Dalef (1:21)
CD 2:
  1. 54 Cymru Beats (6:06)
  2. Btoum-Roumada (1:58)
  3. Lornaderek (0:31)
  4. Penty Harmomium (1:27)
  5. Meltphace 6 (6:24)
  6. Bit 4 (0:25)
  7. Prep Gwarlek 3B (1:19)
  8. Father (0:57)
  9. Taking Control (7:14)
  10. Petiatil Cx Htdui (2:11)
  11. Ruglen Holon (1:49)
  12. Afx237 V7 (4:23)
  13. Ziggomatic 17 (8:35)
  14. Beskhu3epnm (2:10)
  15. Nanou 2 (3:25)


Album Cover 26 Mixes For Cash
Label: Warp Records
Release: 2003
Format: 2CD
Cat. no: WARPCD102

Song list:

CD 1:
  1. Time To Find Me (AFX Fast Mix) - Seefeel (7:35)
  2. Raising The Titanic (Big Drum Mix) - Gavin Bryars (8:42)
  3. Journey (Aphex Twin Care Mix) - Gentle People (10:14)
  4. Triachus (Mix By Aphex Twin) - Kinesthesia (4:13)
  5. Heroes (Aphex Twin Remix) - Philip Glass (5:19)
  6. In The Glitter Part 2 (Aphex Twin Mix) - Buck Tick (5:02)
  7. Zeros And Ones (Aphex Twin Reconstruction #2) - Jesus Jones (5:50)
  8. Ziggy (Aphex Twin Mix #1) - Nav Katze (4:25)
  9. Your Head My Voice (Voix Revirement) - Saint Etienne (3:16)
  10. Change (Aphex Twin Mix #2) - Nav Katze (4:17)
  11. Une Femme N'Est Pas Un Homme (Aphex Twin Mix) - The Beatniks (4:06)
  12. The Beauty Of Being Numb Section B (Created By Aphex Twin) - Nine Inch Nails (3:27)
  13. Let My Fish Loose (Aphex Twin Remix) - Nobukazu Takemura (5:27)
CD 2:
  1. Krieger (Aphex Twin Bladhu Mix) - Die Fantastischen Vier (3:24)
  2. Deep In Velvet (Aphex Twin Turnips Mix) - Phillip Boa & The Voodoo Club (3:51)
  3. Falling Free (Aphex Twin Remix) - Curve (7:41)
  4. We Have Arrived (Aphex Twin QQT Mix) - Mescalinum United (4:24)
  5. At The Heart Of It All (Created By Aphex Twin) - Nine Inch Nails (3:49)
  6. Remix By AFX (5:00)
  7. Windowlicker (Acid Edit) - Aphex Twin (4:16)
  8. Normal (Helston Flora Remix By AFX) - Baby Ford (6:51)
  9. SAW2 CD1 TRK2 (Original Mix) - Aphex Twin (6:31)
  10. Mindstream (The Aphex Twin Remix) - Meat Beat Manifestos (3:42)
  11. You Can't Hide Your Love (Hidden Love Mix) - DMX Krew (5:05)
  12. Spotlight (Aphex Twin Mix) - Wagon Christ (6:58)
  13. Debase (Soft Palate) - Mike Flowers Pops (5:51)


Album Cover Analord Binder
Label: Rephlex
Release: 2005
Format: 12LP
Cat. no: ANALORD 10

Albums included:

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 Album Cover Analord 1
Label: Rephlex
Release: 2005
Format: LP
Cat. no: ANALORD 01

Song list:

  1. Steppingfilter 101 (4:45)
  2. Canticle Drawl (1:45)
  3. MC-4 Acid (3:47)
  4. Untitled (1:31)
  5. Where's Your Girlfriend? (5:06)
  6. Grumpy Acid (3:21)
  7. Analord 158b (1:40)


•
 Album Cover Analord 2
Label: Rephlex
Release: 2005
Format: LP
Cat. no: ANALORD 02

Song list:

  1. Phonatacid (9:47)
  2. Laricheard (2:15)
  3. Pissed Up In SE1 (5:14)
  4. Bwoon Dub (5:55)


•
 Album Cover Analord 3
Label: Rephlex
Release: 2005
Format: LP
Cat. no: ANALORD 03

Song list:

  1. Boxing Day (6:36)
  2. Midievil Rave 1 (2:44)
  3. Klopjob (5:24)
  4. Midievil Rave 2 (4:00)


•
 Album Cover Analord 4
Label: Rephlex
Release: 2005
Format: LP
Cat. no: ANALORD 04

Song list:

  1. Crying In Your Face (4:25)
  2. Home Made Polysynth (4:07)
  3. Halibut Acid (6:07)
  4. Breath March (2:46)


•
 Album Cover Analord 5
Label: Rephlex
Release: 2005
Format: LP
Cat. no: ANALORD 05

Song list:

  1. Reunion 2 (5:10)
  2. Cilonen (5:34)


•
 Album Cover Analord 6
Label: Rephlex
Release: 2005
Format: LP
Cat. no: ANALORD 06

Song list:

  1. Batine Acid (5:26)
  2. Snivel Chew (4:02)
  3. I'm Self Employed (4:26)
  4. 2 Analogue Talks (1:47)
  5. Analoggins (7:17)


•
 Album Cover Analord 7
Label: Rephlex
Release: 2005
Format: LP
Cat. no: ANALORD 07

Song list:

  1. Lisbon Acid (8:29)
  2. Pitcard (6:18)
  3. AFX Acid 04 (5:37)


•
 Album Cover Analord 8
Label: Rephlex
Release: 2005
Format: LP
Cat. no: ANALORD 08

Song list:

  1. PWSteal.Ldpinch.D (3:43)
  2. Backdoor.Berbew.Q (4:57)
  3. W32.Deadcode.A (6:18)
  4. Backdoor.Spyboter.A (5:06)


•
 Album Cover Analord 9
Label: Rephlex
Release: 2005
Format: LP
Cat. no: ANALORD 09

Song list:

  1. PWSteal.Bacnos.Q (4:50)
  2. Trojan.KillAV.E (3:03)
  3. W32.Aphex@mm (3:52)
  4. Backdoor.Netshadow (4:49)


•
 Album Cover Analord 10
Label: Rephlex
Release: 2005
Format: LP
Cat. no: ANALORD 10

Song list:

  1. Fenix Funk 5 (5:07)
  2. XMD 5a (7:56)


•
 Album Cover Analord 10 (Picture Disc)
Label: Rephlex
Release: 2005
Format: LP
Cat. no: ANALORD 10 PICTURE

Song list:

  1. Fenix Funk 5 (5:07)
  2. XMD 5a (7:56)


•
 Album Cover Analord 11
Label: Rephlex
Release: 2005
Format: LP
Cat. no: ANALORD 11

Song list:

  1. W32.Mydoom.AU@mm (8:47)
  2. VBS.Redlof.B (4:39)
  3. Backdoor.Ranky.S (6:00)


Album Cover Hangable Auto Bulb
Label: Warp Records
Release: 2005
Format: CD
Cat. no: WARPCD138

Song list:

  1. Children Talking (5:20)
  2. Hangable Auto Bulb (6:49)
  3. Laughable Butane Bob (2:58)
  4. Bit (0:06)
  5. Custodian Discount (4:26)
  6. Wabby Legs (5:30)
  7. Every Day (3:48)
  8. Arched Maid Via RDJ (5:21)