BBC Radio 4 has aired a new radio documentary exploring the mythology of Richard D. James AKA Aphex Twin.
It’s called ‘The Cult of the Aphex Twin‘ and is hosted by editor of the Quietus, John Doran. The 30-minute documentary compiles material from the Cornish producer’s early interviews and investigates his mysterious decade-long career. Listen here.
“Does he really write songs while asleep after training himself in the practice of lucid dreaming?” Doran ponders. “Does he drive a tank round Cornwall? Did he once live in a bank vault in the middle of the Elephant And Castle roundabout? Does he own a submarine? Does his DJ tech rider include a food processor and sheets of sandpaper? Does he move among his many fans on electronic dance music forums online, often trolling them and stirring up these very myths?”
