Aphex Twin

Born 18 August 1971 Limerick, Ireland Origin Cornwall, England Genres Electronic techno acid ambient IDM jungle experimental drill 'n' bass Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as Aphex Twin,[1][2][a] is a British musician, composer and DJ active in electronic music since 1988.[3][4][5] His idiosyncratic work has drawn on many styles, including techno, ambient, acid, and jungle,[11] and he has been described as a pioneering figure in the intelligent dance music (IDM) genre.[b] Journalists from publications including Mixmag, The New York Times, NME, Fact, Clash and The Guardian have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music James was raised in Cornwall and began DJing at free parties and clubs around the South West in the late 1980s.[27] His debut EP Analogue Bubblebath, released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and continental Europe.[28][29] James co-founded the independent label Rephlex Records the same year. His 1992 debut album Selected Ambient Works 85–92, released by Belgian label Apollo, garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to Warp in late 1992 and subsequently released charting albums such as ...I Care Because You Do (1995) and Richard D. James Album (1996), as well as Top 40 singles such as "Come to Daddy" (1997) and "Windowlicker" (1999); the latter two were accompanied by music videos directed by Chris Cunningham and brought James wider international attention. After releasing Drukqs in 2001 and completing his contract with Warp, James spent several years releasing music on his own Rephlex label, including the 2005 Analord EP series under his AFX alias and a pair of 2007 releases as the Tuss. In 2014 he made available a previously unreleased 1994 LP as Caustic Window. He returned later that year with the Aphex Twin album Syro on Warp, winning the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. He has since released charting EPs including Cheetah (2016) and Collapse (2018). His 2023 single "Blackbox Life Recorder 21f" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording 理查德·大卫·詹姆斯（Richard David James）出生于爱尔兰利默里克，在康沃尔郡的兰纳（Lanner）长大，与两个姐姐一起度过了“非常快乐”的童年，根据詹姆斯的说法，在此期间，“他们几乎可以做任何想做的事”。他“喜欢在那里长大，与城市和世界其他地方隔绝”。根据音乐家本杰明·米德尔顿（Benjamin Middleton）的说法，詹姆斯从12岁开始制作音乐。小时候，他就用家里钢琴里的琴弦和拆卸的磁带设备演奏；十几岁时，他在艾夫斯夏尔马旅馆等俱乐部以及康沃尔周围的众多海滩的狂欢节上做DJ，并且将自己制作的曲目收纳在了set中。詹姆斯于16至18岁在康沃尔学院攻读国家工程文凭，之后从学院毕业；据一位讲师说，他在实践课上经常戴着耳机，“毫无疑问，他正在思考他之后要做的混音”。 1989年，詹姆斯在康沃尔郡纽基附近的Bowgie酒吧担任DJ时，认识并结识了格兰特·威尔逊-克拉里奇（Grant Wilson-Claridge）。威尔逊-克拉里奇对詹姆斯的set很感兴趣，并惊讶地发现詹姆斯正在播放他自己的音乐磁带。最终他成功说服詹姆斯在他刚刚起步的唱片公司Mighty Force Records上发行了其生涯的第一张唱片，也就是45英寸的EP《Analogue Bubblebath》。这张唱片引起了当时欧洲的R&S唱片公司负责人Renaat Vandepapeliere的注意。詹姆斯在比利时拜访了他，带来了一个装满他的音乐磁带的盒子。从这些磁带中，他们挑选了两张唱片的曲目，其中包括詹姆斯的第一张全长专辑《Selected Ambient Works 85-92》。 《Selected Ambient Works 85-92》的发行被描述为“氛围音乐的分水岭”。滚石杂志的评论称，“通过将郁郁葱葱的音景与海洋般的节拍和贝斯融合在一起，远远超越了布莱恩·伊诺（Brian Eno）的氛围音乐”；大卫·佩科拉罗（David Pecoraro）为Pitchfork撰稿，称其为“有史以来用键盘和计算机创作的最有趣的音乐之一”；DJ Mag的Ben Murphy将其称为“IDM、氛围和实验经典中的开创性唱片”。 詹姆斯没有接受过正规的音乐训练，基本上是自学成才。在成为制作人之前，詹姆斯在十几岁时自行修改组装了模拟合成器，并“沉迷于制造噪音”，后来才变得“对听别人的东西感兴趣”。詹姆斯说，他最初的几年“对音乐一无所知，除了Acid和Techno音乐以外，我几乎什么都买了”。 约翰·布什（John Bush）为《AllMusic》撰稿时，将詹姆斯描述为“实验性技术的先驱”，他“不断突破电子设备所能达到的极限，从崇高的田园氛围到狂躁的头脑冲动的酸性技术，产生了前瞻性和情感上引人入胜的作品”。《独立报》的安吉拉·刘易斯（Angela Lewis）称他为“1990年代电子乐的特立独行者，体现了英国流行音乐恶作剧的最佳传统”。《Fact》杂志称詹姆斯在多种流派中“在电子音乐史上开辟了自己的领域”，他独特的旋律是“他不仅被谈论为电子创新者，而且是该领域的一名权威艺术家的原因”。 2001年，Daft Punk乐队的成员Thomas Bangalter提到了Aphex Twin（尤其是《Windowlicker》）对他们2001年的专辑《Discovery》的影响，Skrillex、Linkin Park的Mike Shinoda、Red Hot Chili Peppers的John Frusciante以及Tame Impala的Kevin Parker都对Aphex Twin表示钦佩，或者认为影响了他们。Aphex Twin也影响了Radiohead在2000年的专辑《Kid A》向电子音乐过渡。2013年，Radiohead主唱Thom Yorke将Aphex Twin列为影响他最大的人，并称”Aphex Twin打开了另一个不涉及到我该死的电吉他的世界，我讨厌英国流行音乐和美国正在发生的事情，但Aphex Twin很好，他也和我同龄“。