Aphex Twin Helps Us “Sleep Furiously”





While the eclectic electronic music of Richard D. James (or as we better know him, Aphex Twin) has appeared in numerous films over the years (Marie Antoinette for one), it is only with Gideon Koppel’s award-winning Welsh documentary, Sleep Furiously, that he has approved of an entire feature score utilizing his music. And that film premieres in the U.S. on Friday, July 29th at Cinema Village in New York City. Other cities will follow. The Aphex Twin music that appears in the film centers around “Avril 14,” a gentle piano instrumental by James that surfaces repeatedly, along with several other Aphex Twin tracks, mostly from the album Drukqs.











If you can’t get your butt down to Cinema Village, Fandor.com will be showing Sleep Furiously online for 24 hours on the same day. Additionally, the short film that was the genesis for the documentary, A Sketchbook for the Library Van, will also be available for viewing at Fandor.com on and beyond opening day. To celebrate the premiere of Sleep Furiously, Fandor is also giving away two round-trip air tickets to Wales. Anyone who signs up for Fandor or logs into the site with Facebook is automatically entered.