British electronic musical muthafucka

Slick Rick Dizzy James (born 18 August 1971), dopest known by tha stage name Aphex Twin, be a British musical muthafucka.[1] Dude is dopest known fo' his crazy-ass muthafuckin idiosyncratic work up in electronic stylez like fuckin techno n' ambient music up in tha 1990s, n' has also been associated wit tha electronic subgenre known as intelligent dizzle music.[2][3] In 2001, Guardian journalist Pizzle Lester called Jizzy "da most thugged-out inventizzle n' influential git into in contemporary electronic music".[4]

Raised up in Cornwall, Jizzy fuckin started struttin as a rave DJ at local clubs n' free parties up in tha late 1980s.[5] In 1991 his fuckin lil' debut EP Analogue Bubblebath was busted out on Mighty Force, a local independent label, ballin his ass props n' a cold-ass lil cult following.[6][7] Jizzy co-founded tha independent label Rephlex Records tha same year yo. Dude attracted wider praise fo' his 1992 debut mixtape Selected Ambient Works 85�"92, busted out by Belgian label Apollo yo. Dude signed ta tha UK label Warp up in 1993, n' his crazy-ass noize became mo' n' mo' n' mo' well known wit tha chartin mixtapes Selected Ambient Works Volume Pt II (1994) n' ...I Care Because Yo ass Do (1995), n' singlez "On" (1993), "Come ta Daddy" (1997), n' "Windowlicker" (1999). Da latta two singles, accompanied by noize vizzles pimped up by Chris Cunningham, brought Jizzy attention up in tha US market.

Jizzy has also recorded under aliases includin AFX, Caustic Window, n' Polygon Window.[4] Afta releasin tha Aphex Twin mixtape Drukqs up in 2001, Jizzy dropped tha followin muthafuckin years releasin noize mostly under other aliases, includin tha 2005 Analord EP series as AFX, a pair of 2007 releases as tha Tuss, n' archival material like fuckin a unreleased 1994 LP up in 2014 as Caustic Window yo. Dude returned as Aphex Twin up in 2014 wit tha mixtape Syro, which won tha Grammy Award fo' Best Dance/Electronic Album yo. Dude has since busted out further chartin EPs, includin Cheetah (2016) n' Collapse (2018).

Early game [ edit ]

Jizzy started doin thangs on 18 August 1971[8] up in Limerick.[9] In 1996, da perved-out muthafucka holla'd dat schmoooove muthafucka had a stillborn olda brutha also named Slick Rick whose name he inherited, though dis claim may done been fabricated.[10][11] Dude grew up in Cornwall,[12] where he lived up in Lanner while attendin Redruth School up in Redruth.[13] Jizzy holla'd he was horny bout growin up there, "bein cut off from tha hood n' tha rest of tha ghetto".[13] Jizzy has stated dat a interest up in makin soundz pimped before he gots tha fuck into freestylin beatz, n' dat as a cold-ass lil lil pimp he enjoyed playin wit tha strings inside his crew piano n' disassemblin tapes n' tape recordin shit.[14] Dude took a early interest up in electronics, n' enjoyed modifyin analogue synthesisers ta create sounds.[14] Accordin ta James, at age 11 da thug won a magazine competizzle by producin sound on a Sinclair ZX81, a home computa wit no sound hardware: "I played round wit machine code n' found some codes dat retuned tha TV signal so dat it made dis straight-up weird noise when you turned tha volume up." This claim was debunked up in a Fact article; evidence indicates one of mah thugs won tha competition, ballin £6, not £50.[15]

Jizzy fuckin started makin noize aged 14,[13] partially as a refuge from tha "bloody awful" Jizzy n' Mary Chain mixtapes played by his sister.[16] Cornwall had few record shops yo, but a thrivin nightlife up in which acid house was popular.[13] Jizzy fronted ta done been makin noize wit similaritizzles ta acid n' techno fo' muthafuckin years before hearin tha genres, leadin his ass ta purchase every last muthafuckin record his schmoooove ass could find up in tha styles.[17] As a teenager, Jizzy hit dat shiznit as a DJ at clubs n' raves, n' included his own tracks up in his sets.[13] Dude studied at Cornwall College from 1988 ta 1990 n' graduated wit a Nationizzle Diploma up in engineering.[8] Accordin ta one lecturer, he often wore headphones durin practical lessons n' had a "kind of mystique bout his ass ... I be thinkin a shitload of tha other hustlas was a lil' bit up in awe of him".[8]

Career [ edit ]

1988�"1991: Cornish free parties, Rephlex Recordz n' first releases [ edit ]

In tha late 1980s, Jizzy became involved up in tha Cornish free party scene, puttin on raves at "secret coves along tha coast n' behind sand dunes".[18] Partizzles was also known ta take place at Gwennap Pit.[19] They mainly attracted local youths n' travellers, wit entrizzle donations taken up in cannabis. Da tight-knit hood would also put on nights at lil' small-ass clubs up in towns round tha county, includin St. Ives, Porthtowan, n' St Austell. Jizzy would lata refer ta dis scene as tha "best he eva been involved in".[5][13]

Jizzy started a regular DJ slot up in 1989, playin alternate weeks at Da Bowgie nightclub up in Crantock. There he kicked it wit Tomothy Middleton n' Grant Wilson-Claridge.[20] Impressed by James' beatz, Middleton played a tape Jizzy had given his ass ta another free jam organiser up in Exeter, whoz ass eventually convinced Jizzy ta release a record on his wild lil' fledglin record label Mighty Force Records.[21] Similarly impressed, Wilson-Claridge suggested they use some scrilla he inherited ta create a record label ta release James' noize yo. Dude n' Jizzy dropped Rephlex Records up in 1991.[13]

James' first release was tha 12" EP Analogue Bubblebath, busted out on Mighty Force up in September 1991.[22] Da EP made tha playlist of Kiss FM, a influential London radio station, givin it wide exposure up in tha dizzle noize scene.[23] Da Guardian would lata call its release one of tha key moments up in tha history of dizzle music.[24] Da record caught tha ear of Renaat Vandepapeliere, tha head of R&S Records, at dat time one of tha leadin European rave labels. Jizzy hit up his ass up in Belgium, brangin wit his ass a funky-ass box full of cassettez of his crazy-ass beatz. Drop dis like itz hot! From these cassettes they picked up tracks fo' two records, includin James' first album Selected Ambient Works 85-92.[25][26] In 1992, as word of his 12" recordz spread, Jizzy started struttin at London techno events like formatizzle club Knowledge, held all up in tha SW1 nightclub up in Londonz Victoria, n' tha influential night Lost.[27][28]

In 1991 n' 1992, Jizzy busted out three Analogue Bubblebath EPs, two EPs as Caustic Window, tha Red EP as part of tha Universal Indicator collective, along wit tha Digeridoo n' Xylem Tube EPs on tha R&S label fo' realz. Although he moved ta London ta take a electronics course at Kingston Polytechnic, he admitted ta Dizzy Toop dat his wild lil' fuckin electronics studies was slippin away as he pursued a cold-ass lil game up in techno.[29]

1992�"1995: Selected Ambient Works, I Care Because Yo ass Do n' early success [ edit ]

Da first full-length Aphex Twin mixtape, Selected Ambient Works 85�"92, comprised material allegedly pimpin back ta Jamess teen years. Dat shiznit was busted out up in November 1992[30] by Apollo Records, a subsidiary of Belgian label R&S Records, n' lata widely up in February 1993.[31] Jizzy Bush of Allmusic would lata describe tha release as a watershed moment up in ambient music.[2] In 2002, Rollin Stone freestyled dat Aphex Twin had "expanded way beyond tha ambient music of Brian Eno by fusin lush soundscapes wit oceanic beats n' bass lines," demonstratin dat "techno could be mo' than sticky-icky-ickygy dizzle music".[32] Pitchfork lata called it "among da most thugged-out bangin-ass noize eva pimped wit a keyboard n' a cold-ass lil computer".[33]

In 1992, Jizzy also busted out tha EPs Digeridoo n' Xylem Tube EP as Aphex Twin, tha Pac-Man EP (an mixtape of remixez of Pac-Man music) as Power-Pill, two of his wild lil' four Joyrex EPs (Joyrex J4 EP n' Joyrex J5 EP) as Caustic Window, n' Analogue Bubblebath 3. "Digeridoo" reached #55 on tha UK Singlez Chart, n' was lata busted lyrics bout by Rollin Stone as foreshadowin drum n' bass.[34][35] In 1993, there followed his wild lil' first releases on Warp: Surfin on Sine Waves n' tha EP Quoth, as Polygon Window, n' lata up in tha year tha "On" EP, which entered tha top 40 on tha UK charts.[36] Rephlex also put up a EP by Jizzy under tha alias Bradley Strider, Bradleyz Robot, n' two mo' Caustic Window records.

Jizzy was part of nuff muthafuckin tours up in 1993 yo. Dude supported the Orb on nuff muthafuckin dates, n' joined tha "Midi Circus" trip at venues across tha UK, co-headlinin wit Orbital, tha Orb n' Drum Joint.[37][38] Lata up in tha year, da thug was part of tha NASA "See tha Light" trip wit Orbital n' Moby at venues across tha Westside United Hoods.[18]

Warp busted out tha second Aphex Twin mixtape, Selected Ambient Works Volume Pt II, up in 1994, which explored a mo' ambient sound, inspired by lucid dreams n' synesthesia. Well shiiiit, it reached number 11 up in tha UK charts,[39] but was not particularly well received critically; critic Semen Reynoldz lata noted dat "many up in tha Aphex cult was thrown fo' a loop" n' dat "Aphex aficionados remain divided".[40] Other 1994 releases was a gangbangin' fourth Analogue Bubblebath, GAK (derived from early demos busted ta Warp), n' Classics, a cold-ass lil compilation mixtape.

For his chartin 1995 mixtape I Care Because Yo ass Do,[41] composed between 1990 n' 1994 up in a range of styles, Jizzy used a image of his wild lil' grill fo' tha cover, which became a motif on his fuckin lata releases yo. Dude commissioned Westside classical-music composer Philip Glass ta create a orchestral version of tha I Care Because Yo ass Do track "Icct Hedral", which rocked up on tha Donkey Rhubarb EP.[42] In tha same year, Jizzy busted out his Hangable Auto Bulb EP under tha name AFX, which spearheaded tha short-lived drill 'n' bass style.[43][17]

1996�"2000: Slick Rick D. Jizzy Album n' Come ta Daddy [ edit ]

Slick Rick D. Jizzy Album, James' fourth basement mixtape as Aphex Twin, was busted out on Warp up in 1996. Well shiiiit, it features software synthesisers n' unconventionizzle rhythms. Boy it's gettin hot, yes indeed it is. Will Hermez of Spin discussed James' use of jungle elements, suggestin dat "by applyin junglist strategies ta his own obsessive sound creation - his thugged-out lil' pimpin' weirdo palette of modernist strings, whirrin crib toys, n' agitated machines - he remakes drum'n'bass up in his own image". Pitchfork opined dat tha mixtape was one of tha "aggressive combinationz of disparate electronic forms when dat shiznit was busted out", wit its "almost-brutal contrast between its elements creates a seal thatz locked up in freshnizz since way back up in 1996."[44] Da mixtape garnered props from noize muthafuckas, n' was named 40th up in Pitchfork's "Top 100 Albumz of tha 1990s" list.[45] Dat shiznit was also placed at number 55 on NME's Top 100 Albumz of All Time up in 2003.[46]

Jizzy garnered attention tha followin year afta tha release of his chartin Come ta Daddy EP.[47] Da title track was conceived as a death metal parody fo' realz. Accompanied wit a successful noize vizzle pimped up by Chris Cunningham, Jizzy became disenchanted by its success: "This lil scam dat I had, which was a joke, turned tha fuck into suttin' huge. Well shiiiit, it wasn't right at all."[48] Dat shiznit was followed by "Windowlicker", a cold-ass lil chartin single [49] promoted wit another Cunningham noize vizzle, nominated fo' tha Brit Award fo' Best British Video up in 2000.[1][48]

2000�"2009: Drukqs, Analord n' tha Tuss [ edit ]

Aphex Twin struttin up in 2008

In 2001 Aphex Twin busted out Drukqs, a experimenstrual double mixtape featurin abrasive, meticulous programmin n' computer-controlled piano hyped up by Erik Satie n' Jizzy Cage. Well shiiiit, it features tha piano composizzle "Avril 14th", which remains like Jamess dopest known work.[50] Da mixtape polarised reviewers. Jizzy holla'd at rap battleers dat schmoooove muthafucka had accidentally left a MP3 playa wit freshly smoked up tracks on a plane, n' had rushed tha mixtape release ta preempt a internizzle leak.[51]

In 2001, Jizzy also busted out a gangbangin' finger-lickin' dirty-ass short EP, 2 Remixes By AFX, wit remixez of joints by 808 State n' DJ Pierre. Well shiiiit, it also had a untitled third track, consistin of a SSTV image wit high-pitched soundz which can be decoded ta a viewable image wit appropriate software. In 2002, Jizzy was nominated fo' tha Brit Award fo' Best British Male.[1]

In 2005, Jizzy busted out a seriez of vinyl EPs under tha AFX name, Analord, pimped entirely wit analogue shit. These was followed up in 2006 by a cold-ass lil compilation mixtape of Analord tracks, Chosen Lords.[52] In 2007, Jizzy busted out two recordz on Rephlex, Confederation Trough EP n' Rushup Edge, under tha alias tha Tuss, Cornish slang fo' "erection". Media sources speculated bout Jamess involvement yo, but his crazy-ass muthafuckin identitizzle was not confirmed until 2014.[53][54]

In 2009 Rephlex Recordz busted out digital versions (in tha FLAC file format) of tha 11 Analord eps. Each of dem (except fo' Analord 10) had bonus tracks, totallin 81 minutez of freshly smoked up noize between dem all. Unfortunately Slick Rick lata disbanded Rephlex Records, removin tha joint entirely.

In 2010, Jizzy holla'd dat schmoooove muthafucka had completed six freshly smoked up mixtapes, includin a freshly smoked up version of tha unreleased Melodies from Mars.[55] In September 2011, he performed a live tribute ta tha Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki; he performed his bangin remix of Pendereckiz "Threnody ta tha Victimz of Hiroshima" n' a version of "Polymorphia".[56] Da followin month, he performed all up in tha Paris Pitchfork Music Gangbang.[57]

2014�"present: Caustic Window, Syro, n' return as Aphex Twin [ edit ]

Syro mixtape up in New York City. Street art biggin' up thamixtape up in New York City.

In 2014, a test pressing of a 1994 mixtape recorded under Jamess pseudonym Caustic Window rocked up fo' sale on Discogs. Da mixtape was once intended fo' sale on Jamess label Rephlex yo, but went unreleased. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! With tha consent of Jizzy n' Rephlex, hustlas organised a Kickstarter campaign ta purchase tha record n' distribute copies.[58]

Syro, tha straight-up original gangsta mixtape busted out under tha Aphex Twin name since Drukqs up in 2001, was busted out by Warp on 23 September 2014. Dat shiznit was marketed by a teaser campaign includin graffiti, a funky-ass blimp flown over London, n' a announcement made via a .onion address accessible all up in tha darknet browser Tor.[59]

In November 2014, Jizzy busted out a set of 21 tracks, Modular Trax, on tha audio platform SoundCloud. Da tracks was lata removed.[60] Over nuff muthafuckin months up in 2015, Jizzy anonymously uploaded 230 demo tracks, some pimpin ta tha 1980s, ta SoundCloud.[61] Dude holla'd dat schmoooove muthafucka had busted out tha demos ta relieve his crew of tha heat ta release his thugged-out archives afta da ruffneck dies.[62] Dude has continued ta occasionally release tracks on tha account.[63]

On 23 January 2015, Jizzy busted out Computa Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2,[64] pimped wit robotic instruments includin tha Disklavier, a cold-ass lil computer-controlled player piano.[65] On 8 July 2016, he busted out tha Cheetah EP, backed by a noize vizzle fo' "CIRKLON3 [Колхо�.ная mix]", tha straight-up original gangsta straight-up legit noize vizzle fo' a Aphex Twin track up in 17 years.[66] On 17 December, Jizzy performed up in Houston, Texas all up in tha Dizzle fo' Night gangbang, his wild lil' first Gangsta appearizzle up in eight muthafuckin years fo' realz. An untitled 12-inch vinyl was sold exclusively all up in tha gangbang, containin two 10-minute tracks.[67] On 3 June 2017, Jizzy performed all up in tha Field Dizzle gangbang n' busted out a limited edizzle EP, London 03.06.17.[68] On 19 June 2017, a Michigan record store sold a exclusive Aphex Twin record comprisin two tracks busted out on SoundCloud up in 2015.[69] On July 27, Aphex Twin opened a online store wit expanded versionz of previous mixtapes n' freshly smoked up tracks.[70]

Aphex Twin busted out a EP, Collapse, on 14 September 2018.[71] Da EP was announced on August 5 up in a garbled press release freestyled up in fucked up Gangsta n' visually distorted wit tha same Aphex Twin 3D graphic found up in London, Turin n' Hollywood.[72] A promotionizzle vizzle fo' tha Collapse EP was ta be broadcast on Adult Swim yo, but was shut down afta failin tha Hardin test. Dat shiznit was made available online instead, n' tha vizzle fo' "T69 Collapse" was uploaded ta YallTube.[73][74]

Musical steez n' influences [ edit ]

Freestylin fo' AllNoize Jizzy Bush raps bout Jizzy as a "pioneer of experimenstrual techno" whoz ass has "constantly pushed tha limitz of what tha fuck can be accomplished wit electronic shit, resultin up in forward-thankin n' wackly engagin work dat ranges from sublime, pastoral ambience ta manic head-rush acid techno".[2] In a 1996 review, Da Independent's Angela Lewis called his ass a "maverick of 1990s electronica [who] exemplifies tha finest traditionz of British pop mischizzle".[75] Accordin ta Fact Jizzy has "carved up his own space up in tha history of electronic music" across nuff muthafuckin genres, n' identified his unique melodies as "the reason he’s talked bout as not just a electronic innovator but as tha sphere’s definitizzle artist".[76] In 2014 review up in tha Financial Times, Ludovic Hustla-Tilney busted lyrics bout Jizzy as a "musical maverick" noted fo' "yokin different elements together up in unpredictable formulations" n' blendin "hard beats n' uncanny tones; hard as fuck abstraction n' populist melodies".[77] Freestylin up in Da Guardian up in 2001, Pizzle Lesta identified Jamess lineage as "electronic pimped outs" Stockhausen, Jizzy Cage, Kraftwerk, Brian Eno n' Derrick May.[4]

I could just lock mah dirty ass away fo' minutes n' git inspired by mah dirty ass. Thatz mah straight-up way ta do dat shit. It aint nuthin but mo' like a pure form of motivation when itz all on yo' own. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. But you gotta wait until you straight-up bugged out n' you've gots not a god damn thang ta do. Thatz when it comes out. Thatz when I reckon it gets good. �"Jizzy up in a 1997 rap battle wit Perfect Sound Forever.[78]

Jizzy had no formal noize hustlin n' is largely self-taught.[4] Prior ta becomin a producer, Jizzy dropped his cold-ass teens modifyin analogue synthesisers n' became "addicted ta makin noises" only lata becomin "horny bout listenin ta other peoplez stuff".[14] Jizzy states dat da ruffneck dropped his crazy-ass muthafuckin initial muthafuckin years "ignorant of beatz, apart from acid n' techno, where I looted just bout every last muthafuckin thang".[14] Dude fronted ta done been independently makin noize similar ta acid n' techno before encounterin tha styles, n' subsequently became enthusiastic bout dem wild-ass muthafuckas.[17] Dude has cited 808 Statez 1988 debut mixtape Newbuild as a major early inspiration.[79] In a 1993 rap battle, Jizzy identified voluntary sleep deprivation as a influence on his thugged-out lil' thangs at dat time.[14] Dude also fronted ta have recorded over one thousand unreleased tracks.[14] Dude lata holla'd he experienced synesthesia n' utilised lucid trippin as a meanz of pimpin compositionizzle ideas.[80]

In a 1993 rap battle, Jizzy praised Terry Rileyz 1964 composizzle In C n' minimalism, noize wit which he'd been recently acquainted.[14] In 1997, Jizzy busted lyrics bout his dirty ass as a gangbangin' hustla of "old tape n' avant-garde music" like fuckin Stockhausenz "Song fo' tha Youth" n' tha work of Gangsta composer Tod Dockstader.[78] When Jizzy fuckin started programmin fasta breakbeats up in tha mid-1990s, he named playaz n' fellow musical muthafuckas Luke Vibert n' Tomothy Jenkinston as influences.[78] Acknowledgin another influence, Jamess Rephlex label busted out Music from tha BBC Radiophonic Workshop, a cold-ass lil compilation of noize recorded by tha pioneerz of tha BBC Radiophonic Workshop.[81] In 2019, da ruffneck busted lyrics bout Kraftwerk as a major influence.[82] Although da perved-out muthafucka holla'd da ruffneck disliked "rock n' roll", he appreciates Led Zeppelin (as a source of "great breakbeats"),[83] n' Pink Floyd (for they psychedelic music).[83] Axed up in 2011 bout a artist da thug wanna work with, Jizzy named Kate Bush.[84]

Rephlex Records, which Jizzy co-owned wit Grant Wilson-Claridge, coined tha word "domedance" ta describe Aphex Twinz music.[85] Accordin ta tha label: "Domedizzle is tha genre dat encompasses tha dopest elementz of all genres, e.g. traditional, classical, electronic beatz, popular, modern, industrial, ambient, hip-hop, electro, house, techno, breakbeat, hardcore, ragga, garage, drum n' bass, etc."[86] Accordin ta Pitchfork:

Breakbeats liberated ballaz from tha impositionz of relentless four-to-the-floor stomping, n' "domedance" escaped tha mind/body binary opposizzle of electronic music�"here was a rhythmically hyper, complex genre dat retained its club roots by appendin dunkadelically supple limbs ta tha listenerz fervid imagination.[87]

Intelligent dizzle music (IDM) is mentioned on tha home page of tha Intelligent Dizzle Music (IDM) mailin list at Hyperreal.org bout tha noize of Aphex Twin n' tha Artificial Intelligence Series busted out by Warp Records.[88] Da series features James' recordings as Polygon Window n' early thangs from artists includin Autechre, Black Dog, Richie Hawtinz FUSE project n' Speedy J. Da term spread ta tha United Hoodz n' internizzle message boards. Jizzy responded ta tha IDM term up in a 1997 rap battle:

I just be thinkin itz straight-up funky ta have terms like dis shit. It aint nuthin but basically saying, "this is intelligent n' every last muthafuckin thang else is fuckin wack." It aint nuthin but straight-up nasty ta any suckasz beatz. Drop dis like itz hot! (laughs) It make me laugh, thangs like dis shit. I don't use names. I just say dat I wanna bust a nut on suttin' or I don't.

Image n' pseudonyms [ edit ]

James' face, grinnin or distorted, be a theme of his crazy-ass mixtape covers, noize vizzlez n' joints, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. Jizzy holla'd it fuckin started as a response ta techno ballaz whoz ass concealed they identities:

I done did it cuz tha thang up in techno you weren't supposed ta do was ta be recognized n' stuff. Da sort of unwritten rule was dat you can't put yo' grill on tha sleeve. Well shiiiit, it has ta be like a cold-ass lil circuit board or something. Therefore I put mah grill on tha sleeve. Thatz why I originally done did dat shit. But then I gots carried away.

Da cover of I Care Because Yo ass Do features a self-portrait painted by James, n' dat of Slick Rick D. Jizzy Album has a cold-ass lil close-up photograph yo. His grill is superimposed on tha bodiez of other playas up in tha noize vizzlez fo' "Come ta Daddy" n' "Windowlicker". Near tha end of tha second track of tha "Windowlicker" single (known as "Equation"), a photo of James' grill be a steganogram which is revealed as a spectrogram.[89] Another image of Jizzy n' collaborator Tomothy Jenkinston is embedded (in SSTV format) wit text up in tha third track of 2 Remixes by AFX, "Bonus High Frequency Sounds" yo. Dude has used his own sex n thangs fo' some releases, includin tha mixtape sleeve fo' Selected Ambient Works Volume Pt II.

Jizzy has recorded as AFX, Blue Calx, Bradley Strider, tha Universal Indicator, Brian Tregaskin, Caustic Window, The, Smojphace, GAK, Karen Tregaskin, Martin Tressider, PBoD (Phonic Boy on Dope), Polygon Window, Power-Pill, Q-Chastic, Dice Man, tha Tuss, n' Soit-P.P.[90] In a 1997 rap battle, da perved-out muthafucka holla'd: "Therez straight-up no big-ass theory. It aint nuthin but just thangs dat I feel right up in bustin all up in tha time n' I straight-up don't give a fuck why. I select joints fo' certain [names] n' I just do dat shit. I don't give a fuck what tha fuck it means."[91] In 2001, his schmoooove ass commented on tha speculation connected ta nuff anonymous electronic artists: "All dem playas be thinkin every last muthafuckin thang electronic is mine. I git credited fo' all kindsa muthafuckin thangs, itz incredible. I be practically everyone, I reckon�"everyone n' no muthafucka."[48]

Influence n' legacy [ edit ]

Freestylin up in Da Guardian up in 2001, journalist Pizzle Lester busted lyrics bout Jizzy as "da most thugged-out inventizzle n' influential git into in contemporary electronic music".[92] Rollin Stone busted lyrics bout Jizzy as a "hugely influential electronic musical muthafucka whose ambient washez of sound n' freakishly twisted beats have gone on ta inform artistz of all genres."[93] AllNoizez Jizzy Bush freestyled dat "unlike most artists whoz ass emerged from tha '90s techno scene, Jizzy established his dirty ass as a genuine personality, known fo' his cheeky grin n' nightmare-inducin noize vizzlez as much as his wild lil' freakadelic groundbreakin mixtapes n' EPs," which helped ta "expand his thugged-out crew from ravers n' muthafuckas ta rock fans, wit a shitload of non-electronic musical muthafuckas citin his ass as a inspiration".[94]

In 2007, Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk cited Aphex Twin (particularly "Windowlicker") as a influence on they 2001 mixtape Discovery. Bangalta holla'd he was horny bout it cuz "It wasn't a funky-ass big-ass club beat yo, but it also wasn't a laid back, on tha down-low one".[95] Artists includin Mike Edwardz of Jizzy Jones,[96] Steve Reich,[97] Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit,[98] Skrillex,[99] Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park,[100] n' Red Hot Chili Peppers turntablist Jizzy Frusciante have expressed admiration fo' Aphex Twin or cited his ass as a influence.[101]

In 2013, Thom Yorke of Radiohead named Aphex Twin as his freshest influence, saying: "Dude burns a heavy shadow .. fo' realz. Aphex opened up another ghetto dat didn't involve mah fuckin electric boombox ... I hated all tha noize dat was round Radiohead all up in tha time, dat shiznit was straight-up fuckin meaningless. I hated tha Britpop thang n' what tha fuck was goin' down up in Tha Ghetto yo, but Aphex was straight-up dope, n' he kind of mah age like a muthafucka."[102] In 2002, axed if da thug would trip wit Radiohead, Jizzy holla'd "I wouldn't fuck wit dem since I don't like them".[103]

In 2005, Alarm Will Sound busted out Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin, hip hop arrangementz of James' electronic tracks.[citation needed] Da London Sinfonietta performed arrangementz of Aphex Twin joints up in 2006.[104] Animator Dizzy Firth has much of his work soundtracked by Aphex Twin.[105] In 2012, Fact named Selected Ambient Works 85�"92 tha dopest mixtape of tha 1990s.[106]

Personal game [ edit ]

Jizzy has been known ta make "wild n' essentially unverifiable fronts" bout his thugged-out lil' underground game up in rap battles, includin tha claim dat he inherited tha name of a thugged-out dead olda brother.[107] Dude has busted lyrics bout his dirty ass as "just some irritating, lying, ginger kid from Cornwall whoz ass should done been locked up in some youth detention centre. I just managed ta escape n' blag it tha fuck into music."[4] In a 1993 rap battle, his schmoooove ass fronted ta only chill 2 ta 3 minutes per night.[14] In tha mid-1990s, Jizzy looted a gangbangin' finger-lickin' disused bank up in tha Elephant & Castle area of London, where his schmoooove ass fronted ta live up in a cold-ass lil converted bank vault.[10] Dude falsely fronted up in a 2001 rap battle ta have looted tha steel structure up in tha centre of tha Elephant Square roundabout, though dis is up in fact tha Mike Faradizzle Memorial which houses a electricitizzle substation fo' tha London Underground.[108] In tha 1990s, Jizzy looted a 1950s armoured car, complete wit hustlin machine gun, which his schmoooove ass fronted ta drive round Cornwall up in lieu of a cold-ass lil car.[109][10]

In a 2010 rap battle wit Fact, Jizzy revealed dat da thug was livin up in Scotland all up in tha time afta relocatin from London�"accordin ta FACT, he "extolled tha virtues" of his freshly smoked up residential location.[110] Az of 2014 , he lives up in Scotland wit his cold-ass two sons�"from his wild lil' first marriage[3]�"and his second hoe, a Russian art hustla.[111]

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Studio mixtapes as Aphex Twin

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