Aphex Twin
United Kingdom, 1991–now
Richard D. James, English electronic musician from Cornwall. Selected Ambient Works brought ambient into the rave era, and his later drill-and-bass records pushed programmed rhythm to extremes of density.
MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Aphex Twin and 4 artists Aphex Twin influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Aphex Twin?
- Brian Eno — Selected Ambient Works extends the ambient concept Eno founded — the lineage every history of the record documents.
- Juan Atkins — James's acid and techno foundations descend from the Detroit blueprint — the dance floor half of the Aphex equation.
Which artists did Aphex Twin influence?
- Flying Lotus — Aphex Twin's electronics are the other side of Flying Lotus's inheritance, against the jazz.
- Iris — Aphex Twin's experimental electronica is part of the leftfield edge Andrew Sega brought to Iris's synthpop.
- Die Antwoord — Aphex Twin is Die Antwoord's deepest influence — Ninja has the Aphex Twin logo tattooed on his arm, 'Ugly Boy' samples 'Ageispolis', and the group performed alongside Aphex Twin in 2010.
- Four Tet — The experimental British electronica of the Warp scene, exemplified by Aphex Twin, is part of the lineage behind Four Tet's melodic, sample-based sound.