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

Orbital: Monster Sound

Heavenly Sunday Social Club: Chemical Reaction

‘Autobahn’ At 50: Krautrock’s Off-Ramp

Andrew Weatherall: “I’m a sponge, I want to soak up everything”

Stephen Mallinder: “Meet You at The Fish Tank at Half Eleven”

EMS: The Gear

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The Haçienda

Laurie Anderson ‘O Superman’

The Mood: Synths and Sensibility

Fast Forward

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Aphex Twin: I Am The Music Maker

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