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i don't know how many people have tried to find out why richard uses aphex twin as a name....or if anyone knows... theres an interview in the new mixmag (with FSOL on the cover and inside) in which he says he is called the aphex twin because in 1968 his 'twin' brother (three years before richards birth)...also called richard james, died....the cover of the album is his 'grave' (a small bunch of flowers and a name plack (?)...and richard feels he knicked his identity... good interview as well, about two pages long.... paul

All in all this is a good edition of mixmag from an IDM point of view. There are interviews with Aphex, FSOL and T Power tucked between the covers. It recommends Tricky's new album very highly, but I don't know how seriously to take its review. Has anyone been able to hear this album yet, and can back this up? Thanks Mike On Fri, 27 Sep 1996, Paul.Spann wrote:

quoted 15 lines i don't know how many people have tried to find out why

> i don't know how many people have tried to find out why > richard uses aphex twin as a name....or if anyone knows... > > theres an interview in the new mixmag (with FSOL on the cover > and inside) in which he says he is called the aphex twin because > in 1968 his 'twin' brother (three years before richards birth)...also called > richard james, died....the cover of the album is his 'grave' (a small > bunch of flowers and a name plack (?)...and richard feels he knicked his > identity... > > good interview as well, about two pages long.... > > > paul >

On Fri, 27 Sep 1996, Mike Orger wrote:

quoted 7 lines All in all this is a good edition of mixmag from an IDM point of view.

> All in all this is a good edition of mixmag from an IDM point of view. > There are interviews with Aphex, FSOL and T Power tucked between the > covers. It recommends Tricky's new album very highly, but I don't know > how seriously to take its review. Has anyone been able to hear this > album yet, and can back this up? > Thanks > Mike

Well, I saw him this summer in Geneva (Switzerland) and was a bit disappointed. I assume alot fo teh stuff I didn't recognize was from the new album. If this *is* the case...I'm going to give this album a miss. ______________________________________________________________________________ Jason W. King http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/u/jw2king jw2king@calum.uwaterloo.ca ...how can he be so skinny? and live so phat?

On Fri, 27 Sep 1996, Paul.Spann wrote:

quoted 6 lines theres an interview in the new mixmag (with FSOL on the cover

> theres an interview in the new mixmag (with FSOL on the cover > and inside) in which he says he is called the aphex twin because > in 1968 his 'twin' brother (three years before richards birth)...also called > richard james, died....the cover of the album is his 'grave' (a small > bunch of flowers and a name plack (?)...and richard feels he knicked his > identity...

Sounds like BS to me :). Cid.

On Fri, 27 Sep 96 13:50:17 BST "Paul.Spann" <spannpm@soc.plym.ac.uk> wrote:

quoted 4 lines he says he is called the aphex twin because in 1968 his 'twin'

> he says he is called the aphex twin because in 1968 his 'twin' > brother (three years before richards birth)...also called > richard james, died....and richard feels he knicked his > identity...

Salvador Dali used to say the same thing about a twin brother. He was also one for self-reinvention. Dali's "autobiography" is full of lies and misinformation - all in the name of audience manipulation and good fun, of course. I think that it (AT) probably has more to do with a piece of gear called the "Aphex Aural Exciter" and the fact that he (RDJ) originally worked with a (twin) partner... who knows? Maybe he's telling the truth - after all, he was quite forthright about the milkman's wife, no?

quoted 1 line good interview as well, about two pages long....

> good interview as well, about two pages long....

sounds like a read. --t23f

On Fri, 27 Sep 1996, TIMOTHY A EDWARDS wrote:

quoted 8 lines Salvador Dali used to say the same thing about a twin brother. He was

> Salvador Dali used to say the same thing about a twin brother. He was > also one for self-reinvention. Dali's "autobiography" is full of lies > and misinformation - all in the name of audience manipulation and > good fun, of course. I think that it (AT) probably has more to do with > a piece of gear called the "Aphex Aural Exciter" and the fact that he > (RDJ) originally worked with a (twin) partner... who knows? Maybe he's > telling the truth - after all, he was quite forthright about the > milkman's wife, no?

There's been an Aphex Aural Exciter sitting in a pawn shop in Vancouver for about 2 years.. nobody in the store knows what it does and I've never heard of it before. What the hell is this thing anyway? Cid.

"Paul.Spann" wrote...

quoted 1 line Subject: (idm) aphex name solution?

> Subject: (idm) aphex name solution?

quoted 9 lines i don't know how many people have tried to find out why

> i don't know how many people have tried to find out why > richard uses aphex twin as a name....or if anyone knows... > > theres an interview in the new mixmag (with FSOL on the cover > and inside) in which he says he is called the aphex twin because > in 1968 his 'twin' brother (three years before richards birth)...also called > richard james, died....the cover of the album is his 'grave' (a small > bunch of flowers and a name plack (?)...and richard feels he knicked his > identity...

Hmm. That's interesting. I always thought that the Aphex part came from the Aphex Aural Exciter (a very groovy audio processing unit) and that RDJ identified his as the "twin" of that technology... Just my 2 cents worth Matthew D. Smith _________________________________________________________________ Matthew D. Smith Eskom KZN SMART Project a72928@chilloutroom.eskom.co.za konman@iafrica.com Tel: +27-331-953857 Fax: +27-331-953858 Official Internet Systems Integrator for the PMB Arts Festival

quoted 2 lines I think that it (AT) probably has more to do with

>I think that it (AT) probably has more to do with >a piece of gear called the "Aphex Aural Exciter"

"Aphex Twin is in no way affiliated with Aphex Systems, Ltd."

4th world communcation Paul Spann wrote:

quoted 2 lines i don't know how many people have tried to find out why

>i don't know how many people have tried to find out why >richard uses aphex twin as a name....or if anyone knows...

have read numerous James interviews explaining his moniker, , mostly wind ups, best one is , he started out as a duo with Tom Middleton (Global Communcation) , who was born on the same day as him - hence twin, the aphex bit comes from a referance to acid - PH - geddit? believe what you want sm@ 4th world uk *cutting edge mail order* http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/4thworld/

On Fri, 27 Sep 1996 08:08:10 -0700, sugatis@inreach.com (Sugatis & Co) wrote:

quoted 6 lines I think that it (AT) probably has more to do with

>>I think that it (AT) probably has more to do with >>a piece of gear called the "Aphex Aural Exciter" > >"Aphex Twin is in no way affiliated with Aphex Systems, Ltd." > >

i wouldn't be so sure ...... <ANAGRAM> Aphex Aural Exciter = aphex, liar creature </ANAGRAM> bored, therefore i am.......

AFX...Aphex...hmmm, could be something to do with the pronounciation of the first maybe? "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." Clarke's Second Law