Aphex Twin: I Am The Music Maker

byBen Gilbert
September 15, 2022

The impact of ‘Selected Ambient Works 85-92’ can’t be overstated. In the three decades since its initial release, it has minted the myth of Aphex Twin and redefined ambient, electronic and dance music. Richard D James, take a bow

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Aphex Twin: I Am The Music Maker

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Ben Gilbert

Sparks: Tap Dancing

Yelle: Breton Beats

Floorplan: We Are Family

Richard Fearless: Fear And Raving

Telepathic Fish: Reeling ‘Em In

Pictish Trail: Eigg Head

J Willgoose, Esq

Phil Manzanera

The The ‘This Is The Day’

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Keigo Oyamada, aka Cornelius,

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Aphex Twin: I Am The Music Maker

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