Remix Magazine (May 2003)

Aphex Twin Richard D. James, latest in-depth interview Interview with Christian ZingelsTranslated by Kazufumi Taniguchi Aphex Twin, who just released ’26 Mixes for Cash,’ a compilation of his past remixes, has only given interviews to two magazines worldwide. We managed to get our hands on one of them. Here is a rare and valuable interview that reveals Richard D. James’s current thoughts. Bologna, Italy. Richard D. James, the man known for his astonishing electronic innovations as Aphex Twin, is rehearsing at The Link, one of Italy’s most important venues for electronic music. He is the face of Rephlex’s European tour. James, along with labelmates like Bogdan Raczynski and D’Arcangelo, will bring a storm of mutated braindance to this venue. Aphex Twin’s performance was an essential, deep, and rocking event for the night. Alternating between his laptop and turntables, Richard played unreleased new tracks that only he had (surprisingly, it was an intense deep house take with a heavy…