{"title":"Aphex Twin","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Aphex Twin\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard David James was born in Limerick, Ireland on August 18, 1971 and raised in Cornwall, England. He began releasing music in the late 1980s and has used numerous aliases across his career including Polygon Window, Caustic Window, AFX, and others. The Aphex Twin name has been his most prominent project. He co-founded Rephlex Records with Grant Wilson-Claridge in 1991 and has been closely associated with Warp Records since the early 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAphex Twin's work spans ambient, ambient techno, IDM, acid techno, drill 'n' bass, and experimental electronic music. His recordings range from beatless ambient pieces to highly complex, percussion-driven tracks built around custom-modified equipment and software.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992, R\u0026amp;S)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelected Ambient Works Volume II (1994, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e...I Care Because You Do (1995, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard D. James Album (1996, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrukqs (2001, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSyro (2014, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheetah EP (2016, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollapse EP (2018, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarp's deluxe editions of Aphex Twin material have been issued in multiple vinyl pressings, color variants, and box sets. Rephlex-era releases and Selected Ambient Works pressings have been extensively reissued, including expanded multi-LP editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Aphex Twin typically start with Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992) for ambient material, or Richard D. 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