Īccording to musician Benjamin Middleton, James started producing music at the age of 12. James attended Redruth School, located in Redruth, Cornwall. He grew up in Lanner, Cornwall, England enjoying, along with two older sisters, a 'very happy' childhood during which they, according to James, 'were pretty much left to do what wanted.' He 'liked growing up there, being cut off from the city and the rest of the world'. Munchin's Limerick Regional Maternity Hospital, Ireland. Richard David James was born to Welsh parents Lorna and Derek James in St. 1.6 Synthesizers and drum machines: 2004–2011.1.5 Prepared piano, laptops, and more DSP: 2000–2003.Jams, Q-Chastic, Tahnaiya Russell, The Dice Man, Soit-P.P., and speculatively The Tuss.Īphex Twin has released recordings on Rephlex, Warp, R&S, Sire, Mighty Force, Rabbit City, and Men Records. He founded the record label Rephlex Records in 1991 with Grant Wilson-Claridge.Īphex Twin has also recorded music under the aliases AFX, Blue Calx, Bradley Strider, Caustic Window, DJ Smojphace, GAK, Martin Tressider, Polygon Window, Power-Pill, Prichard D. Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as 'the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music'. Synthesizer, piano, electronics, laptop, softsynth, harpsichord, percussion, turntables, drum machine, sampler IDM, acid techno, acid house, drum and bass, ambient, breakcore, noise, glitch

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