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Aphex Twin and Supreme have joined forces to release more products as part of a collaboration which is set to release this week.The partnership between the two comes as part of the streetwear brand’s new Spring/Summer 2025 collection and saw the brand release an exclusively-made t-shirt with the iconic cover art for the Aphex Twin’s 1999 track ‘Windowlicker’.Now, Supreme has unveiled a number of new Aphex Twin-related products which are set to release this Thursday (March 6) at 11am EST (US) 17:00 CEST (EU) 4pm GMT (UK) and in Asia on March 8.The newly revealed drop will be comprised of a GORE-TEX Hooded Jacket, work gloves and a hoodie with the iconic terrifying grin of Richard David James – Aphex Twin’s real name – on them as well as an Alpha Industries Cargo Jacket, Sweater, Shirt, Thermal, Football Jersey, Alpha Industries Cargo Pant, Short, two T-Shirts, 6-Panel hat, a Mantis Coin Knife and four Skateboards – three sold as a set and one sold individually. Check out the collection below as well as the item pricing.A post shared by Supreme (@supremenewyork)A post shared by DropsByJay (@dropsbyjay)As highlighted by RA, this isn’t the first time that Aphex Twin has been a source of inspiration for Supreme, as the brand also made a nod to his work back in 2018.

saw the brand release an exclusively-made t-shirt with the iconic cover art for the Aphex Twin’s 1999 track ‘Windowlicker’.Aphex Twin, real name Richard James, also released jackets, hats, jerseys, t-shirts and more through the brand. Now, the electronic musician has made a playlist for Supreme, made up of almost 200 songs and comprised of mostly chilled, low-tempo selections.Titled [mostly mellow], it features songs from The Beach Boys, Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Squarepusher, Marvin Gaye, Delia Derbyshire, and Ragga Twins.

Aphex Twin has teamed up with Supreme for a new t-shirt, inspired by the ‘Windowlicker’ artwork.The partnership between the two comes as part of the streetwear brand’s new Spring/Summer 2025 collection, and includes an exclusively-made t-shirt.With the new design, Supreme and Aphex Twin – real name Richard David James – have rolled out a new black shirt that has the iconic cover art for the latter’s 1999 track ‘Windowlicker’.This shows the artist’s face, smiling, photoshopped onto a woman’s body. On the back, the design features hand-written lyrics from ‘Cock/ver10’, a track taken from his fifth studio album, 2001’s ‘Drukqs’.“Come on you c***s, let’s have some Aphex acid,” it reads, written in white and sprawling across the back of the shirt.

Aphex Twin has surprise-released a new compilation called ‘From The Merch Desk (2016-2023)’ – you can listen to it in full below.The 38-track collection arrived today (December 17) via Warp Records. It features all the music the legendary producer and DJ has released in eight years of vinyl drops.He has been cryptically issuing vinyl releases that had been exclusively available at his merch table during live shows and DJ sets for over a decade.

Matty Healy has discussed how today’s music industry has created a bigger need for commercialisation in order for music-making to be viable.The 1975 frontman appeared as a guest on the latest episode of Joshua Citarella’s Doom Scroll podcast, in which both he and Citarella discussed how the music before the ’90s was defined by various new technologies of the time. He also recalled how now, the reality of “physical technologies disappearing” has led to a lack of change within music since then.“If you took a piece of music from the ‘90s – if you took a piece of Aphex Twin back 30 years, they would go, ‘This isn’t even music.

Aphex Twin‘s previously unreleased song ‘th1 [evnslower]’ is now available on all streaming platforms for the first time. .Shared by Warp Records, ‘th1 [evnslower]’ is the second song to be shared from Aphex Twin’s expanded edition of ‘Selected Ambient Works II’ which is set for release on October 4.

Aphex Twin became a wedding DJ this weekend. Check out the footage below.Footage of the electronic musician DJing for a crowd of less than 100 people began circulating on TikTok and Twitter/X last night, much to fans’ surprise.Despite the small audience, the electronic artist spared no detail, deploying his signature disorienting visuals to accompany his set.

Aphex Twin has announced the release of an expanded edition of ‘Selected Ambient Works Volume II’.The box set was previously teased in an Instagram post via record label Warp. The reissue of Aphex Twin’s 1994 album will feature a fold-out poster, sticker sheet and booklet with artwork development sketches by Paul Nicholson. It will come in a hinged oak case and an etched copper plate.

Moby has reflected on his early-1990s feud with Aphex Twin, admitting that “there was a sadness to it”. The conflict dates back to a 1993 joint headline tour between Moby, Aphex Twin and Orbital. The tension reportedly developed between the two artists due in part to Moby’s insistence on travelling to each gig by plane, while the others went by tour bus.

Aphex Twin has once again clarified his stance on vaccines, after an old note of his resurfaced that seems to promote conspiracy theories. A Reddit user recently came across an ID3 tag apparently written by the electronic musician, real name Richard D.

Dead Man’s Shoes returns to cinemas almost 20 years after its original release.Directed by Shane Meadows (This Is England), the 2004 thriller stars Paddy Considine (House Of The Dragon) as a man who vows to take revenge on a group of drug dealers who abused his younger brother.The film was nominated for eight British Independent Film Awards at the time, and has become a cult favourite in the years since.Nearly 20 years after it was originally released, Dead Man’s Shoes was re-released in cinemas on September 12, starting with a showing at the BFI Southbank.Shane Meadows collaborated with several musicians for the soundtrack, including The Leisure Society’s Nick Hemming who was previously in an indie band named She Talks To Angels with both Meadows and Paddy Considine.Others who feature on the soundtrack include folk band Clayhill, Richard Hawley and Aphex Twin. You can check out the tracklist for the soundtrack album below.A number of tracks are featured in the film which are not included on the soundtrack album.

Aphex Twin‘s entire set from Field Day 2023 this month has been shared online – watch it below.The DJ headlined this year’s festival in Victoria Park last weekend alongside a stacked line-up that included Bonobo, Arca, Kelela, Fever Ray, Jayda G, Jon Hopkins, Sudan Archives, Mount Kimbie and more.Now, NTS Radio have this evening (August 27) shared a full stream of the entire set using a 360 camera.Check it out below.During the set, Richard James used photos of Charli XCX, the late pop producer SOPHIE, Dua Lipa, Stormzy and others with his face superimposed on them as visuals for a part of his show.Responding to the visuals, Charli tweeted: “I’ve officially made it.”Elsewhere in Aphex Twin’s world recently, the DJ and producer launched a new augmented reality app to accompany his recent EP ‘Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760’.The AR app called ‘YXBoZXh0d2lu’, which translates to ‘aphextwin’ when decrypted using Base64 binary-to-text encoding, presents an alternate world of interactive AR – bringing the artwork, music and video from the ‘Blackbox Life Recorder…’ era to life in 3D.Fans can access numerous AR landscapes soundtracked by music from Aphex Twin’s most recent EP.

Charli XCX has responded to Aphex Twin using her face as live visuals during his live performance in London.During his headlining set at All Points East in London’s Victoria Park on August 19, the DJ used photos of XCX, the late pop producer SOPHIE, Dua Lipa, Stormzy and others with his face superimposed on them as visuals for a part of his show.XCX – real name Charlotte Emma Aitchison – took to Twitter/X to share her reaction to the DJ using her photos as visuals. The pop singer tweeted “I’ve officially made it” while quote tweeting fan-captured footage of the moment from the show.i’ve officially made it.

Aphex Twin has launched a new augmented reality app to accompany his recent EP ‘Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760’.The musician, composer and DJ – real name Richard David James – dropped the four-track collection on July 28 via Warp Records, marking his first material in five years.Today (August 17) Aphex Twin released an AR app called ‘YXBoZXh0d2lu’, which translates to ‘aphextwin’ when decrypted using Base64 binary-to-text encoding.Created by Tokyo-based spatial internet studio KALKUL, visual artist Weirdcore with Warp and Aphex Twin, the app presents an alternate world of interactive AR – bringing the artwork, music and video from the ‘Blackbox Life Recorder…’ era to life in 3D.Fans can access numerous AR landscapes soundtracked by music from Aphex Twin’s most recent EP. The experiences are triggered by pointing your smartphone camera at the packaging for the release.You can download the app for free now here (Apple App Store) or here (Google Play for Android).

Aphex Twin has shared two new songs – listen to them below.The producer is widely rumoured to be behind the user18081971 account on the streaming platform, and has shared music on it frequently, most recently in 2020 with a six-track drop.The two new songs on the account – titled ‘Short Forgotten Produk Trk Omc’ and ‘2nd Neotek Test Trac Omc’ – originate from the 2006-2007 era.Alongside their release, the creator – presumably Aphex – wrote: “As promised to those who [personally messaged] me.”Listen to both tracks below.The new music comes alongside Aphex Twin’s return with a new EP titled ‘Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760’.The four-track project is out today (July 28) via Warp Records and is the first new music from the producer and DJ in five years.The new music follows Aphex Twin’s cryptic teasers earlier this year that suggested he would be making his return at Field Day 2023 this summer, before he was confirmed as a headliner along with Bonobo.Aphex Twin has not released a full-length album since 2014’s ‘Syro’, with his recent activities often based around new technologies instead.2021 saw Aphex Twin announce that he was teaming up with the British tech company ODDSound to deliver a pioneering new synth plugin. The producer worked under his birth name Richard D.

Aphex Twin has announced a new EP, ‘Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760’ – pre-order on vinyl or pre-save here.The first single, ‘Blackbox Life Recorder 21f’, is out now, which you can check out below along with the EP tracklist and artwork designed by Weirdcore.The four-track project is out July 28 via Warp Records and will be the first new music from the producer and DJ in five years.The new music follows Aphex Twin’s cryptic teasers earlier this year that suggested he would be making his return at Field Day 2023 this summer, before he was confirmed as a headliner along with Bonobo.Aphex Twin has not released a full-length album since 2014’s ‘Syro’, with his recent activities often based around new technologies instead.2021 saw Aphex Twin announce that he was teaming up with the British tech company ODDSound to deliver a pioneering new synth plugin. The producer worked under his birth name Richard D.

Aphex Twin, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Slowthai leading the new batch of acts on the line-up.The Portugal festival brings a close to the summer season and will take place between August 31 and September 2.Held in Lisbon’s Bela Vista Park, Aphex Twin joins the previously announced Arcade Fire and Florence + The Machine as headliners, as well as a host of others – find tickets here.Alongside Aphex Twin, American indie band Yeah Yeah Yeahs are also set to perform, as well as British rapper Slowthai and Foals. It has not yet been confirmed which days the acts will perform.Lil Yachty, José Gonzalez and Belle & Sebastian are all set to hit the stage, as is pop icon Siouxsie – who was formerly part of Siouxsie And The Banshees.

Aphex Twin and Erykah Badu are heading up the line-up for this year’s Forwards Festival.The “festival for forward thinkers” will return to Bristol’s Clifton Downs from September 1-2 after making its debut last year.Bonobo, RAYE, Confidence Man, Olivia Dean, Biig Piig and Wesley Joseph are set to perform on the Friday, with Aphex Twin topping the bill. Meanwhile, the Saturday will see the likes of Primal Scream, Arlo Parks, Leftfield and Amyl and the Sniffers play.

Aphex Twin has teased a show in Bristol, after three billboards appeared in the city last night (March 9).Earlier this year, the producer launched a cryptic new website teasing a potential performance at the 2023 edition of Field Day.The website, titled 190823.co.uk appeared online in January, with Aphex Twin’s iconic logo attached. The date – August 19, 2023 – coincides with the date of Field Day 2023 in London’s Victoria Park.A week later, Aphex Twin and Bonobo were confirmed as the headliners for Field Day 2023.

the council approved plans to turn the venue into an office block despite a change.org petition being launched last October to protest the move. More than 11,000 people have since signed the petition.The use of the former newspaper printing facility was only ever temporary and the plan for redevelopment has always been an imminent threat, however, it has proved to be a popular venue that many have argued is a vital asset to London’s nightlife.In the five years since Printworks opened it has played host to dozens of leading electronic acts including The Chemical Brothers, Aphex Twin and Bicep.

Aphex Twin has launched a new sample matching app called ‘Samplebrain’ – find all the details and check it out for yourself below.In a post on his blog, Aphex – aka Richard James – revealed that the software, created by himself and Dave Griffiths, had been in development for two decades, and originally inspired by the emergence of Shazam.Samplebrain is described as “a custom sample mashing app” that “chops samples up into a ‘brain’ of interconnected small sections called blocks, which are connected into a network by similarity.“It processes a target sample, chopping it up into blocks in the same way, and tries to match each block with one in its brain to play in realtime.“This allows you to interpret a sound with a different one. As we worked on it (during 2015 and 2016) we gradually added more and more tweakable parameters until it became slightly out of control.”Try ‘Samplebrain’ yourself here.Dave Griffiths and @AphexTwin launch ‘Samplebrain’ – free sound design software, available now.→ https://t.co/7QKKLKSFHv pic.twitter.com/biGP9sz5G4— Warp Records (@WarpRecords) September 24, 2022Explaining the origins of the idea, Aphex wrote: “This idea came about a long time ago, not sure exactly when, 2002 ish but when mp3’s started to become a thing, when for the first time there were a ton of them sitting on my hard drive and the brilliant Shazam had recently launched.