Aphex Twin

Richard D. James (b. 1971, Limerick, Ireland; raised in Cornwall) is a British electronic musician who records primarily as Aphex Twin. His recordings on Warp Records — Selected Ambient Works 85–92 (1992), Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994), Richard D. James Album (1996), and Drukqs (2001) — define the outer limits of techno, ambient, IDM, and drill 'n' bass, producing music of extraordinary variety and technical sophistication.

James began making electronic music as a teenager in Cornwall, developing an early fluency with synthesizers and drum machines that would underpin decades of prolific output.

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