Talk:Aphex Twin
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@(cur) (last) 19:36, 8 Jun 2005 6 (REVERTED vandalism by 24.26.68.70 to previous version by Weyes)
Was featured on the the controversial David Firth flashtoon "Milkman" and a number of other Firth cartoons.@
That's balls. It's an advert for David Firth, and not about Aphex Twin.
Philie-T was Aphex Twin's squatter housemate. Philie-T is on Aphex Twin's officially released song called "respect list" which gives shout outs to all his mates. Philie T knows Squarepusher, Ceephax, Aphex Twin, they are all mates. Those rap tracks are really by Aphex Twin, and they are posted by Philie T on the watmm.com forum. Trust, this is from actual people who know Aphex, not from American wiki geek who thinks hes clever. Ok, if my English in the article wasn't so good please correct it. But the info is real so please don't call it vandalism then put back in an advertisement for David Firth. Yeah correct the gnlish, it's terrible, but facts is facts
By the way m username is LukeAcidwalker if you need to know ti
- Are you trying to say that David Firth = Philie-T? If so, we'll need a source. Also, this comment should probably be lowered a bit. --Insomniak 15:43, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Philie T is Phil Thompson, and has a genuine connection to Aphex. David Firth is some bloke someone tried to advertise on the aphex twin entry... no real connection. Move this post where you want.
I am confident that, with a little more work (especially in the area of RDJ's biography), this could be a potential Featured Article. I encourage all editors to do their best to make this article outstanding. Anyone else ready to accept this challange? - --Insomniak 21:19, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
Gotto love this guy. - Sigg3.net 12:50, 15 Jan 2004 (UTC)
"winning a competition to make a Sinclair ZX Spectrum play a tune by setting the connected television's volume to full and alternating the colours on the screen, producing different pitches of noise."? If my memory is correct the computer in question was the instead the Sinclair ZX81, not the ZX Spectrum. The ZX81 has no sound producing capabilities, while the ZX Spectrum has. // Liftarn
- I gather that the sound was produced by the television due to interference caused by the colour alternation, rather than produced by the computer itself.--Thedangerouskitchen 11:47, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- Actually that's the point - the ZX81 has no sound by default, so he made some from it. // Gargaj 01:28, 2004 Dec 20 (UTC)
I'm not sure if he realy did put out a self titled album ("The Aphex Twin" 1992). The Didgeridoo album had "The Aphex Twin" printed in large Chicago font, but didn't say Didgeridoo. A little help?
If I remember correctly, Aphex Systems made a product called the Aphex Twin, which was some sort of stereo compressor/gate. Would that really be the source of his name? -Two Halves, inherently not logged in
- Maybe you're thinking about the Aphex Aural Exciter. --65.50.87.223 00:28, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Well, on the Analord 10 binder release, it specifically notes that "Aphex is a registered trademark of Aphex Systems Limited and is used by permission." on Side A (fenixfunk5) of the record. --BDae 00:40, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- It says that on alot of his releases (drukqs, RDJ album, analord), probably a legal obligation.
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RDJ = Global Goon?
Richard D. James is Global Goon!? Can anyone confirm or deny this, with some sort of evidence? Matthew McVickar 02:16, May 27, 2004 (UTC)
- Global Goon is Johnny Hawk, not RDJ. It's pretty obvious that Johnny Hawk is not RDJ, judging by pictures from Global Goon live performances.
Confirmation received from rephlex that global goon is aphex twin. Gig photos are just one of his mates posing behind a laptop. Used same trick with bradley strider et al. Want evidence, contact rich@globalgoon.com.
- What "confirmation?" I cannot find this rumor elsewhere on the internet; what evidence do we have? I have contacted rich@globalgoon.com twice. No reply. What's the deal? Matthew McVickar 19:30, Oct 18, 2004 (UTC)
REPLY(Robbie): I agree with the above. Some Aphex twin fans have the tendincy to be a little gullible. I was shocked to find "melodies from mars" listed as an official album. Boy internet rumours do spread fast. Just because aphex twin made a joke in an interview or unofficial websites claim something is true does NOT make it true. The problem is how does Wikipedia deal with an entry about a real person who lies all the time in interviews? They do not have any special circumstance for dealing with this. So we should be careful about what non-provable information we put in.
- Richard is definately not Global Goon. I know the guy. The only "frontman" Aphex has ever used was Bradley Strider.
REPLY:(Robbie) : what guy do you know Global Goon or RDJ? If you RDJ, please ask him to clear up some of his lies and or wild claims in this wikipedia discussion.
I've added the Aphex Twin logo to this page; if anyone has any objections, post them here. Insomniak
Notable photographer
I think this line should be removed. Taking photos for his own album covers doesnt make him a notable photographer. Maybe he should be called a notable soldier for owning a tank, or a notable painter because of the ICBYD cover.
- I disagree. The photograpsh taken for SAW2 and drukqs display both an eye for texture and unusual objects.
- Two examples? read theis definition of the word notable: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=notable
- Still, it says "notable _amateur_ photographer". - Sigg3.net 13:52, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- Suggest replacing "notable amateur" with "talented". - Guyincog 19:41, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- i suggest not mentioning it at all. Its definitly POV. His photography is only notable to you because you probably like his music.
- Richard didnt take the photos on SAW2 - they were by his then girlfriend Sam Robinson (who also took the Polygon Window Cornwall shots).
- Oh realy? The liner notes to SAW2 seem to disagree with you. Source (http://xltronic.com/media/artworks/maxi/warplp21ltd-inlay1.jpg)
Interview information
(robbie)It seems like alot of this aphex twin article is filled with information Aphex twin has claimed in his interviews. Him having a dead twin brother, and having 100 hours of unreleased music are very hard to believe statements he has made. Does anyone have any proof to back these up besides what RDJ himself has said? (Remeber: this is the guy who made an Album called "Selected ambient works 85-92", acid techno was first made by Dj Pierre around 1987. How likely is it that RDJ invented acid techno on his own at age 14, 2 years before DJ pierre?)
- What's odd about 100 hours of unreleased music? 100/24 = 4 days worth. If you spend well over a decade making music during most of your free time, you're likely going to have that much music onhand. --I run like a Welshman 18:53, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- I'm pretty sure that the rumor about him living in a converted bank is true. i've read interviews (sorry no links) where he said he bought it for it's acoustics (RDJ Album era interveiw). Also, the runout groove on "2 remixes by AFX" has 'Squidged out of the bank by Aphex' etched in it. I doubt he'd keep up a lie like that for this long...but then again...he IS Aphex Twin.
REPLY (Robbie): I consider myself an acoustic expert. And the fact that he would say that he chose a bank or even a vault as a preferred studio proves to me he is either joking/lying.
"...but then again...he IS Aphex Twin."
exactly
Also, Acid Techno is different from Ambient. SAW85-92 has very little, if any, Roland TB-303's on it, THE sound of Acid Techno.
REPLY(Robbie): actually the acid techno sound does not have to be only using a TB-303. In fact i think most musicians would argue with you that an SH-101, mc-303, or any newer Roland synths can produce "acid techno". Most acid techno enthusiasts or musicians will say the 303 is the best acid sound, but it can be easily recreated with any similar Low pass filter and saw tooth wave osciallator. I can think of at least 3 songs from memory ( on the album of reference) that use an definite acid techno sound (resonance turned all the way up while a cutoff envelope is being used or cutoff knob)
Insomniak 00:09, 18 Oct 2004
- The Girl/Boy EP has an old photo of a grave with the name "Richard James". Plus, he didn't claim to have a real twin, just an older brother with the same name. I'd put my money on this claim being true. --Guyincog 17:15, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)
REPLY(robbie): doesnt matter if you put your money wherever. Wikipedia calls this a POV. Which is not allowed. The problem is this is grey area, since Aphex Twin is known for compulsively lying. I dont know how we'd prove it either way. The photo in RDJ album could have been easily doctored, or not related to him in any way.
- Sign comments, please, so that we know who said what. I personally believe this claim to be true. This is opinion. However, it's not opinion to say "James claimed in an interview..." because he did in fact say that. - Guyincog 19:02, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
REPLY(Robbie): yes i agreee with the above. IT is fine to put "he claimed in an interview" and that he put a photo of it in RDJ album. However didnt he only start talking about this when RDJ album came out? I dont remember him making this claim about this band name being related to a dead brother he had before RDJ came out.
- tank = true, submarine = false, synths = mostly false, 13 acid = depends on your interpretation of acid, bank = true, brother = true (shame on you for doubting it). incidentally i agree that acid house is not just the preserve of the 303. and there was plenty of acid music before 1987.
REPLY(robbie) : how do you know the tank is true? I've seen a very low quality photo of Aphex standing next to a tank, but knowing aphex he probably just took a picture of himself next to a tank at an old war exhibit in England 13 acid - i honestly dont believe he made any of the music on that CD at age 14, if he did he was more creative than any of the worlds electronic music artists, because he made several genres of music on that album that didnt exsist yet in the year "84". Bank is most definitly not true, it has now been proven to me that he is lying because he claims he did it for "acoustics". If you go into a bank vault or even just a bank lobby, you will see the amount of sound reflection and comb filtering/phas cancellation would be very bad for acoustics. The surfaces are just too hard and reflective. I could see him liking this type of sound if he also happened to like the acoustics of a public bathroom with tiled floors. Brother= shame on me? Im sorry for not believing everything the man says.
he has lied about more things - 1- "if i use a sample once in a song, i never use it again" = prove lie, just listen to his music 2- "I use Csound to make my new music" = if he does how come it sounds nothing like he used Csound, but that he used mostly other recognizable software and or hardware such as Metasynth and other String sampling libraries. 3- "I played the cello you hear on RDJ" = if he did, why does it sound so much like a sampling library? if he played it, he sure did a bad job of sampling himself into his songs while maintaing the realism and escaping form the "cheesy string" preset sound 4- "All my fans are wankers and im going to bury myself with 100 hours of unreleased music and my fans will have to dig me up to get it" = We know now that the man doesnt have this music unreleased music. IF so why isnt he trying to capitalize on it and just release all of it? We already know he likes making money. (end of reply by Robbie)
- But does he like making money? As far as I can tell he's making music because that is what he loves to do. Whether his fans hear his creations or they get sold is of no consequence, it seems. Matthew McVickar 16:47, Nov 2, 2004 (UTC)
It's not unbelievable to own a tank. I saw the pictures in the paper. It wasn't a modern tank, it was an old WWII tank. You can buy them on the net for a reasonable price, just search google. As for submarines, you can buy them on ebay. Although I can't confirm the submarine.
The bank is real. A journalist wrote an article about visiting Aphex's bank house. Aphex lives on one floor, and Mammoth and Cylob have a floor each. Something like that, but the bank is real. Stop hovering on this "for acoustics" rubbish. It doesn't matter, because Aphex really lives in a bank. Also, fans from watmm.com have been outside the bank and visited Aphex twin for a cup of tea and a joint.
Sumary of this whole argument ^
You can go back and forth as to what exactly is true and what isn't, but essentially we must be ever vigilant as to what is inserted in the article at any point because Richard James is a known liar in interviews and has so many fans who believe what he says at face value. Its the same with Genesis P-Orridge. Different fans are always going to be comming on wikipedia and putting on dubious stuff
Melodies from mars - ??????
I can't find any information on the internet, except fan webpages that are absolutely sure that Melodies from mars is actually aphex twin.
There is absolutely no proof of this. IS there a richard d james interview or statement that exsists about this "unreleaseD" album?
If there isnt, i think its definitly POV that it is indeed an "aphex twin album" and should not be listed under his other official albums.
- Mmm, Melodies From Mars. Is it a unused video game soundtrack? A special release just for friends? The prelude to Richard D. James Album? It doesn't really matter. This should not be listed as an official release because: a) there is more than enough conflicting information elsewhere on the internet, and b) we'll never get a straight answer from Rich. I second removing this from the "official albums" section. Matthew McVickar 05:08, Oct 26, 2004 (UTC)
- melodies from mars - only test pressings of this were made, and in very limited quantities, it was delayed and subsequently never released. in other words, it is an officially unreleased album.
- Okay... prove it. We can't claim things that aren't completely confirmed. Also, who are you? tilde tilde tilde tilde Matthew McVickar 16:34, Oct 27, 2004 (UTC)
- Websites watmm.com and xltronic.com, both notable IDM fan communities, had copies of Melodies From Mars available for download at one point. It didn't take long for Rephlex to send both sites a cease and desist notice for copyright infringement forcing those sites to take down the tracks; while this doesn't prove it is Aphex Twin, it at least supports some kind of loose connection to Rephlex Records's ownership of the material. If not Richard himself, it's at least someone in his circle. The Rephlex label, of course, was started by Richard D James and one of his other colleagues. --I run like a Welshman 18:46, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)
out of curiosity... is the re-release of "surfing on sine waves" under the name aphex twin or polygon window?
- Polygon Window, (Surfing on Sine Waves). No refrences to aphex twin anywhere. The credits on the back SHOULD say Richard D. James, but since it is overlaid on a picture of dark cliffs, all you can see with the naked eye is "James". There is also a picture of him desending a staircase in the booklet (and on the Quoth single). --Insomniak 04:45, 30 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Hold up, ive got that "melodys from mars" album, and quite a few of the song are on the RDJ album. i dont understand why you ask if its actually him or not. Course its him! im guessing he didont want to release it because 1, the sound quality was terrible (well from my copy it is) and maybe he just wanted to improve them?
note, they are heavily improved on the RDJ album.
Umm. Threat of legal action = proof of Rephlex. An extended version of Fingerbib on Melodies from Mars = proof of Aphex. The similarity of aesthetic between the songs to Fingerbib = extra hints at Aphex. Leave it there. Oh by the way, Melodies from Mars mp3s are from a CASSETTE given to Warp/Rephlex bods.
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RDJ = DJ Olive?
A quick Google Image Search for DJ Olive reveals pictures of a man who vaguely resembles Richard D. James, but I don't beleive they are the same person. Could we possible get a comfirmation on this before billing RDJ as DJ Olive under the Misc. section? Thanks. --Insomniak 22:10, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
HIS middle Name
I've read in a whole slew of places that his middle name is David. So where did Dick come from? If it's just speculatory, then fine. --65.50.87.223 00:27, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Dick is a nickname of the name Richard.
born in ireland?
is this true? if so,where? i thought he was born in cornwall
The details on this have always been sketchy. Some sources say Limrick, while others say Truro, Ireland. I've never heard of any town in Ireland named Truro (mind you, I don't know my Irish geography as well as some of you :P), but I think that might be a mistake, mixing up a location neer or where he grew up. The inside of the Caustic Window Compilation booklet says "Richard made in Ireland", and that's about as much as I know. --Insomniak 02:36, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
new album in 2005
i hear that there is a new album of aphex coming out in July 2005. some group called Alarm Will Sound is playing arrangements tracks off drukqs and richard d james album. i hear it's going to be great!