the aphex wiki entry

"At age 17, Richard D. James mentioned these influences: "Phonic Boy, Computer World, Mental Telepathy, Industrial Inc., Tomita, Tangerine Dream".

2 questions:

1. where's the citation?

2. why was afx being interviewed at age 17?

the aphex twin has a metal exoskeleton.

  On 11/1/2009 at 9:01 AM, thief said:

"At age 17, Richard D. James mentioned these influences: "Phonic Boy, Computer World, Mental Telepathy, Industrial Inc., Tomita, Tangerine Dream".

 

2 questions:

 

1. where's the citation?

2. why was afx being interviewed at age 17?

Typing in Phonic Boy on wiki links you back to Aphex's article. Computer World is a Kraftwerk album and he has said Kraftwerk as an inspiration, Mental Telepathy with no musical results nor Industrial Inc. Tomita is a japanese name which literally means "Wealthy rice fields" and Tangerine Dream are a german electronic music group founded in 1967... yeah this all sounds like Rich himself having a laugh

They could better use this (more serious) list (from 1997):

"Richard D. James (Aphex Twin)

* Drexciya The Quest

* Erik Satie 'Trois Gymnopédies'

* Return of the DJ's

* Squarepusher Big Loada

* Luke Vibert Big Soup

* Batucada The Sound Of The Favelas

* Best of Acid 1

* Ween Pod and Pure Guava

* Les Baxter The Exotic Moods of Les Baxter

* Serge Gainsbourg

* Tod Dockstader 'Luna Park'

Drexciya are from Detriot, part of Underground Resistance- I really like them. Return of the DJ's is music from California- it's avant-garde hip-hop, taking it to another extreme with a lot of excessive scrathing and cutting up. Batucada are from South America with really, really fast rhythms with screaming and shouting with no songs. Best of Acid 1 is old school from '88 with all of these Chicago producers and acid tunes. I love Ween- I really, really like them and everything they do. I'm well into Les Baxter- a right weirdo. I have this double CD by Gainsbough that I like a lot with 'Lemon Incest' on it. I've got CD's by Nurse With Wounds and Harry Partch with me but I haven't listened to them yet."

from: http://www.furious.com/Perfect/staff2.html#aphex

  On 11/1/2009 at 9:01 AM, thief said:

"At age 17, Richard D. James mentioned these influences: "Phonic Boy, Computer World, Mental Telepathy, Industrial Inc., Tomita, Tangerine Dream".

 

2 questions:

 

1. where's the citation?

2. why was afx being interviewed at age 17?

This is legit and is in the liner notes for Artificial Intelligence. He was 17 at the time that Polygon Window (as Dice Man) was put on the compilation.

  On 11/1/2009 at 5:07 PM, Retrig said:

 

 

This is legit and is in the liner notes for Artificial Intelligence. He was 17 at the time that Polygon Window (as Dice Man) was put on the compilation.

Before Warp existed?

  On 11/1/2009 at 8:21 PM, bunty said:

  On 11/1/2009 at 5:07 PM, Retrig said:

 

 

This is legit and is in the liner notes for Artificial Intelligence. He was 17 at the time that Polygon Window (as Dice Man) was put on the compilation.

 

Before Warp existed?

Well, I'm assuming he was 17 when he wrote it then? At least the liner notes for the track say he's 17, for what it's worth.

  On 11/1/2009 at 4:37 PM, Macca said:

  On 11/1/2009 at 9:01 AM, thief said:

"At age 17, Richard D. James mentioned these influences: "Phonic Boy, Computer World, Mental Telepathy, Industrial Inc., Tomita, Tangerine Dream".

 

2 questions:

 

1. where's the citation?

2. why was afx being interviewed at age 17?

Typing in Phonic Boy on wiki links you back to Aphex's article. Computer World is a Kraftwerk album and he has said Kraftwerk as an inspiration, Mental Telepathy with no musical results nor Industrial Inc. Tomita is a japanese name which literally means "Wealthy rice fields" and Tangerine Dream are a german electronic music group founded in 1967... yeah this all sounds like Rich himself having a laugh

yeah i know that phonic boy was his old alias, has the writer credits for the released q-chastic track (according to discogs)

  On 11/1/2009 at 5:07 PM, Retrig said:

  On 11/1/2009 at 9:01 AM, thief said:

"At age 17, Richard D. James mentioned these influences: "Phonic Boy, Computer World, Mental Telepathy, Industrial Inc., Tomita, Tangerine Dream".

 

2 questions:

 

1. where's the citation?

2. why was afx being interviewed at age 17?

 

This is legit and is in the liner notes for Artificial Intelligence. He was 17 at the time that Polygon Window (as Dice Man) was put on the compilation.

cool bit of info

someone should fix that quote up. not me, too dumb/lazy

A local DJ went by Phonic Boy around Cornwall, and Aphex went by Phonic Boy On Dope, IIRC.

you dudes have never heard Tomita? what do you listen to during meteor showers????Z

Phonic Boy - himself

Computer World - Kraftwerk

Mental Telepathy - oohh all mysterious synesthesic mind wanderer rich

Industrial Inc. - ?? prolly some obscure contemporary industrial musician(s)or just a reference to industrial music itself.

Tomita - Isao Tomita, japanese electronic musician

Tangerine Dream - german electronic musicians.

its taken from the inlay of AI 1 released in 1992, when Rich was 20-21, not 17 so that part is probably RDJ's own tomfoolery.