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Aphex Twin Trivia Quiz

Come on you slags, let's have some Aphex acid! Indeed, one lush quizzxq about that most strange of creatures: Aphex Twin, king of the electronic pulsestream we know as music.

A multiple-choice quiz by hootch. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
hootch

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
130,526

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Mr. Aphex Twin's real name? Hint

John F. Richards

Rick A. Johnson

Jamie P. Richardson

Richard D. James

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which one of the following is not an alter ego of the twin? Hint

Afx

Polygon Window

Caustic Window

Hard Cider Jams

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why is there only one Aphex Twin? Hint

He had a brother with the same name that died before he was born so he felt he had a twin brother

His twin kid brother died of a cerebral haemorrhage after being hit on the head with a guitar

They split up after the other one wrecked the band's tank. They still don't speak to each other

It's a misprint.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who directed the groundbreaking videos for 'Come to Daddy' and 'Windowlicker'? Hint

Steve Norrington

Tim Pope

Chris Cunningham

Darren Aronofsky

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following is not an Aphex Twin album track? Hint

'Bbydhyonchord'

'Varxx Deferenz 865'

'Wet Tip Hen Ax'

'Peek 8245452,01'

6. When the double album 'Drukqs' was released in 2001, what was stated as the reason for this release, since Aphex Twin had previously stated he would only compose music for his own consumption? Hint

Although the album was on general release it was still for his own consumption so he urged people not to buy it

His contract to Warp records stated that he owed them one more album

He denied making the statement and said 'Hey man, I gotta eat too you know. And it's lush.'

A laptop with hundreds of tracks was lost and fearing that they would end up on the internet, a compilation was released

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Question 7 of 10

7. On '26 mixes for Cash' Aphex Twin released 24 mixes he did for other artists and 2 tracks of his own. What artists were not on this release? Hint

Die Fantastischen Vier, Jesus Jones, Curve

Nine Inch Nails, Wagon Christ, DMX Krew

Baby Ford, Mike Flower Pops, Seefeel

Beck, Autechre, Bogdan Raczynski

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Question 8 of 10

8. When paid to do a remix of a certain song by a certain artist, Aphex Twin lost track of the time. When a courier from the record company appeared at his door to collect the mix, he gave him a disc with some random gabba beats on it and claimed he had used one note from the song and sped that up a hundredfold. The mix was never released. But what artist was it? Hint

The Lemonheads

V/VM

Madonna

Philip Glass

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Question 9 of 10

9. Under the motto of 'the Braindance Coincidence' Aphex Twin started a record label with some friends. What is the name of this label? Hint

Planet Mu

Rephlex Records

V/VM Test Recordings

Worm Interface

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is special about the track 'Lornaderek' on the 'Drukqs' album? Hint

It is a percussive track, made up from sounds generated by strangling a budgie

It contains samples of his neighbours having sex

It's an answering machine message of his parents singing 'Happy Birthday' to him

It's build-up out of samples from his two cats, Lorna and Derek

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Mr. Aphex Twin's real name?

Answer: Richard D. James

The D stands for Dennis, obviously.

2. Which one of the following is not an alter ego of the twin?

Answer: Hard Cider Jams

Hard Cider Jams is, of course, an anagram of the man's own name.

3. Why is there only one Aphex Twin?

Answer: He had a brother with the same name that died before he was born so he felt he had a twin brother

The gravestone of the dead older brother is pictured on the sleeve of the 'Girl/Boy' EP (1996).

4. Who directed the groundbreaking videos for 'Come to Daddy' and 'Windowlicker'?

Answer: Chris Cunningham

Cunningham also directed clips for Bj�rk ('All is full of Love'), Leftfield ('Africa Shox') and Madonna ('Frozen'), as well as the promo for Playstation with the girl with the weird head. He was also working on special effects for the Stanley Kubrick movie 'A.I.' that was later finished by Spielberg.
The other directors are Tim Pope (made most of the Cure's clips and directed 'The Crow II'); Aronofsky, who directed 'Pi' and 'Requiem for a Dream'; and Norrington, who made 'Blade' and is currently working on 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'.

5. Which of the following is not an Aphex Twin album track?

Answer: 'Varxx Deferenz 865'

'Varxx Deferenz 865' does not exist. It does, however, resemble a track on the 'Donkey Rhubarb Ep' called 'Vaz Deferenz'. 'Wet Tip Hen Ax' is a track on 'I Care Because You Do' (1995). 'Peek 824545301' is from 'Richard D. James Album' (1996). And 'Bbydhyonchord' comes from 'Drukqs' (2001).

6. When the double album 'Drukqs' was released in 2001, what was stated as the reason for this release, since Aphex Twin had previously stated he would only compose music for his own consumption?

Answer: A laptop with hundreds of tracks was lost and fearing that they would end up on the internet, a compilation was released

Indeed. After the release of the 'Windowlicker' 12" (1999), no further Aphex Twin music was ever supposed to have been released. Now it's 2003- let's see if he keeps his promise. Let's hope not.

7. On '26 mixes for Cash' Aphex Twin released 24 mixes he did for other artists and 2 tracks of his own. What artists were not on this release?

Answer: Beck, Autechre, Bogdan Raczynski

Richard D. James creates remixes using nothing whatsoever from the original song. For Nine Inch Nails, he even admitted to never having heard the original songs. And he's not planning to, either.

Answer: The Lemonheads

Richard D. James is a conceptual genius. And damn funny too.

9. Under the motto of 'the Braindance Coincidence' Aphex Twin started a record label with some friends. What is the name of this label?

Answer: Rephlex Records

What is the Braindance Coincidence? 'Braindance is the music that has always existed but was not discovered until 1991 - by us!', it says on their website. They released records by a wide range of artists, from Bogdan Raczynksi and the Bug, via Cylob and the Gentle People to old school legends like Stakker and Baby Ford. What, you don't know them? Get thee to a record shoppe!

10. What is special about the track 'Lornaderek' on the 'Drukqs' album?

Answer: It's an answering machine message of his parents singing 'Happy Birthday' to him

Richard D. James was born on August 18th 1971.

Source: Author hootch

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