DEEP DISCOG DIVE: Aphex Twin

Let me know your favorite Aphex Twin song/album/related thing in the comments!

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:46 Prologue
04:48 Selected Ambient Works 85-92
08:16 Selected Ambient Works Volume 2
13:34 ...I Care Because You Do
17:05 Richard D. James Album
21:35 Drukqs
28:49 Syro
34:42 Where Are They Now?

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[MicTheSnare]

Captions will be up and running in a new few days. Thanks for your patience on this one, now I’ve got some arson charges to dodge (jokes jokes jokes I do not commit arson)

[WiloPolis]

I don't think I've seen a single person talk about IDM without complaining about the genre name at least once

[V.F.D.DaleSalvador]

If you noticed, after a certian point Richard's face is on every album cover. That's cause someone told him once an unwritten rule of EDM/IDM is being anonymous. Naturally he immediately refused and trippled down.

[theoriginalbluey]

32 years ago I was in my favourite basement rave vinyl record shop and the girl behind the counter handed me a 12" saying I put this aside for you because I thought you'd like it. It was Annalogue Bubblebath! Alysa if you're out there - I'm forever grateful!

[wackmidi]

Kinda weird this was just 37 minutes of footage of you smiling creepily but nice video as usual Mic!

[RatzaChewy]

Quick note: Cornwall is a county, not a town. It was actually a country separate from England made up of the indigenous Celts of Britain until it was gobbled up by England over the middle ages (similar to Wales, and Brittany and France over the Channel at around the same time). The language and national pride still survives to this day.

[chrismic]

I've never clicked this channel faster, RDJ is my favourite electronic composer of all time and his catalogue goes so deep that it's nearly impossible to keep track of everything he's done. It makes me happy to see you covering him!

[pnhdlarry]

Oh boy I can’t wait to hear what you have to say about my favorite ambient album SAW vol. II!

[WiloPolis]

Remain in Light remains Aphex Twin's best album to this day

[cottoncaroline]

I understand your take on Selected Ambient Works Vol. II. Personally, it's my favorite album of his, I love ambient stuff! And #20 is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.

[tacosavings]

Great job not getting lost in the weeds on this one. Between the official and unofficial releases, his discography can be pretty difficult to get your arms around but I think you did a good job navigating through.

[seancascone]

i have been waiting for this day for YEARS. thank you mic.

[wolvepotter]

We’ve Aphexed many Twins to get Alberto Balsalm to where he is. Perfection to the most beautiful degree

[welcometomylives]

Big fan of how you don't say anything about the album covers but make it 100% clear about what you think about the album covers.

[sammo]

I think a lot of people miss all the non-Aphex Twin named projects and it’s hard to cover his entire discography mentioning all his projects under those names but you did an amazing job! The Tuss, Caustic Window, Polygon Window, the Analord EP’s plus the collab album with µ-Ziq, Expert Knob Twiddlers are all just as essential as his mainline studio albums.

Such a deep yet rewarding discography, fantastic video!

[RobertLombardi]

selected ambient works volume ii is still the best ambient album ever imo

[TheWonkyAngle]

this video is beyond surreal to watch as someone whose entire life is electronic and ambient music and who's so immersed in this particular 90s IDM scene that I just got finished making videos reviewing every Mike Paradinas (u-Ziq) album earlier this year, but I'll always be happy to hear this kind of stuff get more coverage

[JowanCollier]

He grew up in the village next to mines. He has a very proud mother.

[n.c.]

Mr. Twin is basically the whole reason Breakcore exists.

[firstnamelastname]

So glad you're covering this! Aphex Twin is my favorite artist and SAW 85-92 is one of the first albums I ever loved. I still vividly remember the first time I heard Xtal.