Aphex Twin AFX FAQ

I recently found this lying around:

The 'official unofficial aphex twin FAQ', from AphexStart, Feb 2000

Old, but still informative.

edit: posting it didnt work. download it from here:

http://rdj.moto-coda.org/faq/afxfaq26.txt

or via this page:

http://rdj.moto-coda.org/

here's the index:

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         the official unofficial aphex twin faq                   888
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                  copyright (c) 1998-2000 Screwtape, T.E., B.S., Etc.
                              [see section z for further information]

A...GENERAL INFORMATION
  1...What is Aphex Twin?
> 2...What does Aphex Twin mean?
  3a..What other pseudonyms has Richard used in the past?
  3b..Is The Diceman really Richard?
  4...What Aphex Twin albums are out there?
  5...Is Aphex Twin really only one person?
  6...Who is Richard D. James?
  7...Where does Richard live?
  8...What kind of equipment does Aphex Twin use?
> 9...What is Aphex Twin's connection to...?
  10a.If I like Aphex Twin, what other music might I like?
* 10b.What music does Richard like?
  11a.What is 'Rephlex'?
* 11b.What is 'braindance'?
  12..Who is on the Rephlex artist roster?
  13..Where can I send my demo?
  14..Where can I buy Aphex Twin music?
  15..Where can I buy Aphex Twin merchandise?
> 16..What Aphex Twin songs have appeared in other media?
  17..Did I see an ad for _Selected Ambient Works, Vol. 23 2038-2040_?
  18..What does Richard drive? Does he really drive a tank?
  19..Sandpaper and a food mixer?
  20..Is Aphex Twin online?

B...AFX RELEASES
  1...What is a digeridoo?
  2...What do those numbers stand for on _Analogue Bubblebath 3_?
  3...What is the difference between the AB3 releases?
  4...What is that last track of _Analogue Bubblebath 4_?
> 5...Was there ever an _Analogue Bubblebath 5_?

C...CAUSTIC WINDOW RELEASES
  1...What is the voice saying at the start of 'Italic Eyeball'?
> 2...What is Richard saying in 'Humanoid Must Not Escape'?
  3...Why does 'Popcorn' sound so familiar?
  4...What samples does 'Fantasia' use?
> 5...Will there be another Caustic Window album?
  6...What does 'Clayhill Dub' mean?

D...POLYGON WINDOW RELEASES
  1...Where was _Surfing On Sine Waves_ recorded?
  2...Where were the pictures taken for _Surfing On Sine Waves_?
  3...Is it true that all the sounds from 'Quoth' were deleted?
  4...What is the voice saying in 'If It Really Is Me'?
  5...Whose voice is used in 'Supremacy II'?
  6...What is that damn computer saying in 'UT1-dot'?
  7...Will there be any new material coming out from Polygon Window?

E...Selected Ambient Works 85-92 / On EP / Selected Ambient Works Volume II
  1...What does 'Ptolemy' mean?
> 2...Who is that talking in 'We Are The Music Makers'?
  3...What kind of cracked-up lunatic...?
  4...What is the difference between the SAWII releases?

F...Ventolin EP / ...I Care Because You Do / Donkey Rhubarb EP
  1...What is that awful noise at the start of the 'Ventolin' track?
  2...Do the other track names for the 'Ventolin' EPs have any meaning?
  3...What is 'Alberto Balsalm'?
  4...How can I hear the hidden 'I care be-cause you do'?
  5...What is 'Donkey Rhubarb'?
  6...What is 'Vaz Deferenz'?
> 7...Who is speaking in 'Come On You Slags!'?

G...Girl/Boy EP / Richard D. James Album
  1...Are the string sounds on _Richard D. James Album_ real?
  2...Who is that talking to Richard on '4'?
> 3...Is there any significance to .824545201?
> 4...What does 'Goon Gumpas' sound like?
  5...Who is the child speaking on 'To Cure A Weakling Child'?
  6...Why the name 'Girl/Boy Song' for a track?
  7...So what is 'Yellow Calx'?
  8...Do you think anyone might find the lyrics to 'Milkman' a bit offensive?
  9...How do I pronounce 'Inkey$'?
  10..What is 'Redruth'?
  11..Is that really Richard's gravestone? What's going on?
  12..What is being said at the beginning of 'Girl/Boy (£18 Snare Rush Mix)'?

H...Come To Daddy EP / Windowlicker EP
  1...Where was _Come To Daddy_ recorded?
  2...Where did Richard get the idea for 'Come To Daddy, Pappy mix'?
  3...What is the voice saying in 'Come To Daddy, Little Lord Faulteroy mix'?
  4...What does 'Bucephalus Bouncing Ball' mean?
* 5...What is the computer saying at the end of 'Funny Little Man'?
  6...Who is that talking at the beginning of 'Come To Daddy, Mummy mix'?
  7...What does 'Windowlicker' mean?
> 8...What is the voice saying in 'Windowlicker'? It sounds French.

X...MISCELLANEOUS RELEASES
  1...What is 'Aphex Airlines'?
  2...Why does 'My Teapot' sound familiar?
  3...Is 'Tamphex (Headphuq Mix)' really based on a tampon commercial?
* 4...Does the name 'Freeman Hardy & Willis Acid' mean anything?
* 5...What is calx?
* 6...I downloaded this track 'Brivert And Muons.' Which album is it from?
* 7...Did Aphex Twin collaborate with LFO on a track?

Y...APHEX TWIN VIDEOS
  1...What videos have been released by Aphex Twin?

Z...THE FAQ'S FAQ
  1...Who wrote the FAQ?
  2...What exactly does 'official unofficial' mean?
> 3...Where can I get the newest version of the FAQ?
> 4...What's new with this FAQ?
  5...Is the Aphex Twin FAQ available in other languages?
> 6...Who helped out?

post a link then u don't have to quote the whole thing :)

btw, nice find :grin:

  Kaiser said:

post a link then u don't have to quote the whole thing :)

 

 

btw, nice find :grin:

I didnt think it was online anymore, but evidently it is:

http://rdj.moto-coda.org/faq/afxfaq26.txt

when i posted the whole thing, it seemed to work in preview, but now it has been truncated ..

nice one

1992.00.00 Power-Pill PAC-MAN

i always thought this was a fake track off p2p programs...hmmmm

I cant believe I read the whole thing.

This is cool. Not many replies, I guess most other people knew about it being back on the net or don't care. For me its worth it just for the nostalgia.

oooops.. nevermind

k

  Bubba69 said:

I cant believe I read the whole thing.

  Homestar Runner said:

  Bubba69 said:

I cant believe I read the whole thing.

its down

where is it?

  o00o said:

its down

 

where is it?

I did a Google search for "afx faq" (without quotes) and this WATMM thread was the first result.

He seems to have deleted it from his website. Thank christ's balls for the Wayback Machine.

http://web.archive.org/web/20060811152544/...aq/afxfaq26.txt

Mirrored: http://www.pimpinjuice.net/datadyne-co/watmm/afxfaq.txt

yeah, when i was first getting into afx this FAQ was one of the first sources of info i found...

that was actuall yvery intersesting. I wish there was more like this!

jazzband

anyone remember selected afx loops?

  qnio said:

jazzband

i love aphex twin

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HSH

but clarks bidy riddle im listn

TED is the best song

  kaini said:

anyone remember selected afx loops?

i thought it was still there?

it is

What a shame this faq has not been updated recently. I love to read something so concise and clear about the tuss. Maybe shall we worry about updating this stuff... :angry:

ha, i could probably update it, but i'd feel bad just taking over someone else's FAQ!!

wager that's why it hasn't been updated - many capable hands, but the original author dropped off the planet and didn't groom a replacement.