Richard D James has always been the kind of artist who likes to do things his own way. And so it’s perhaps no surprise that his chosen method of announcing the new Aphex Twin album – the first since Drukqs in 2001 – was somewhat unconventional.

At 4pm today (18 August), James tweeted a link that was accessible only through Tor, a browser designed for accessing the deep web (the often shady reaches of the internet not indexed by standard search engines). The link took those using Tor to a page that contained an Aphex Twin image along with information regarding the forthcoming album’s title and tracklist. Although the link can be accessed via a normal browser here, details of the tracks and album title are not available on it.

Aphex Twin (@AphexTwin) http://syro2eznzea2xbpi.onion

The announcement rounds off several days of hype around James’s latest release. Over the weekend, the Aphex Twin logo could be seen on a neon green blimp flown above south London. It was also spotted stencilled on the pavement at various locations in New York, including outside Radio City Music Hall.

Despite not releasing an album since 2001, James has previously indicated that he has plenty of unreleased material waiting in the wings. He recently backed a fan campaign, funded over Kickstarter, to obtain and distribute his long lost Caustic Window double LP – completed but never released in 1994.

According to Pitchfork, all of the information contained within the Tor link is official and correct. It can be viewed in the image below.