Aphex Twin

Aphex Twin: Music from the Merch Desk (2016-2023) review – Santa’s sack overspills with AFX bounty

Compiling the highly sought-after limited vinyl releases sold at recent festival sets, this surprise 38-track release filled with bangers and beauty is a trove for fans

John Doran

18, Dec, 2024 @11:34 AM

Aphex Twin says anti-vax sentiments attached to song file are not his

ID3 tag on a track of his posted to SoundCloud in 2014 saying ‘vaccines are poisonous’ has been changed, said the musician

Laura Snapes

04, Mar, 2024 @10:54 AM

‘This is so creepy!’: the Taylor Swift vinyl haunted by Britain’s weirdest musicians

A bizarre pressing error has resulted in some vinyl copies of Swift’s latest re-recorded album carrying maverick UK electronica, leaving fans bewildered

Daniel Dylan Wray

13, Jul, 2023 @12:57 PM

‘It was a gateway for people to get into electronic music’: 30 years of Warp Records’ Artificial Intelligence

Taking cues from Detroit techno and showcasing Autechre and Aphex Twin, the famed compilation found hedonism in the wind-down. As it is reissued, famous fans from then and now explain why they love it

Joe Muggs

14, Dec, 2022 @5:13 PM

From Bowie to Beyoncé: the gateway albums to get into the greatest artists

Keen to explore an artist’s oeuvre but overwhelmed by choice in today’s stream-heavy world? Fear not: from Joni to Fela, Madonna to Miles, our critics tell you which album to begin with

Guardian writers

19, Nov, 2022 @11:00 AM

‘Aphex Twin pours water on my meltdowns’: Guardian readers on the songs that soothe them

Donald Trump is reportedly calmed by a blast of Memory from Cats – but our readers prefer Radiohead and Miles Davis

Guardian readers, Ben Morris, and Clea Skopeliti

01, Jul, 2022 @11:52 AM

UK pop pilgrimages: from Paul McCartney’s Kintyre to Giggs’s Peckham

With festivals looking thin on the ground, why not visit the places that have inspired some of our best songs and greatest bands, including Pulp, the Undertones and … Cliff Richard

Malcolm Jack, Eamonn Forde, Sam Davies, Laura Snapes, Ian Gittins, Daniel Dylan Wray

25, Jun, 2021 @9:30 AM

Aphex Twin review – wild lights, jungle buzzsaw and a boo for Boris

The electronic music legend melted genres at breakneck speed in this peerless ambient-to-hardcore festival outing – to the delight of a young crowd

Lauren Martin

15, Sep, 2019 @12:45 PM

Coachella day two: kidult silliness and Billie Eilish's freaky vibes

J Balvin brings reggaeton to the main stage and Aphex Twin is on masterful form but it’s the kids who rule the day

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

14, Apr, 2019 @12:16 PM

Aphex Twin's best songs – ranked!

As the 25th anniversary of the release of Selected Ambient Works Volume II approaches, we take a look at Richard D James’s back catalogue, from disorientating acid-house bangers to dreamy, if unsettling melodies

Geeta Dayal

28, Feb, 2019 @2:40 PM

Brits 2019: who will – and should – win every award

Can Dua Lipa have a second successful Brits year in a row, or will George Ezra dominate the biggest categories? Ahead of tonight’s ceremony, we ponder the likely winners

Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes

20, Feb, 2019 @7:00 AM

R&B star HER: ‘I wanted to be anonymous’

Her songs are streamed in the millions and her music is beloved by Janet Jackson. But who is HER, the songwriter who hides her identity with a pair of sunglasses?

Leonie Cooper

05, Nov, 2018 @12:00 PM