Sun, 18 Dec 2011 / Post a commentRichard James came up with the idea of controlling a 48 piece string section and a 24 strong choir by remote control, using midi controllers, lots of headphones and some remote visual cues, after being commissioned to write some pieces for the European culture congress in Poland.
There was only one opportunity for a rehearsal to see if the idea worked, it was in the morning, the day of the concert!
This is the result.
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 / 6 CommentsA classic interview with Richard D. James from the '90s on MTV, which includes some vintage videos as well. More ›
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 / Post a commentFACT picks ten of their favourite Richard D. James record sleeves.
Sun, 26 Jun 2011 / 10 CommentsAccording to the Spanish publication, Pais, he was simply waiting to get divorced. [via The Daily Swarm]
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 | | | Real name / | Richard D. James | | Aliases / | AFX, Blue Calx (2), Bradley Strider, Caustic Window, Dice Man, The, GAK, Polygon Window, Power-Pill, Q-Chastic, Richard D. James, Soit-P.P | Aphex Twin, aka Richard D. James, is a name synonymous with the intriguingly named genre of IDM (Intelligent Dance Music).
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On the internet
| | RA DJ Page / | residentadvisor.net/dj/aphextwin | | Discogs / | discogs.com/artist/aphex+twin | | Buy releases / | Juno Records / Juno Download | |
Taking place in Oslo’s Middelalderparken, the festival features a wide variety of artists including Björk, The Stone Roses, Feist, Refused and many more.
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