10 iconic Aphex Twin moments
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Hiding his face in one of his songs
James’ face has always been one of his main marketing tools. Whether it was a bunch of kids terrorising an elderly lady in his image, or dancing with bikini-clad models that had his face superimposed on theirs, the twisted version of his grin is perhaps more mainstream than his music. In 1999 James took the theme a step further in true Aphex Twin fashion on the song now known as ‘Equation’ (it’s actual title is a math equation). Released as the B-side to ‘Windowlicker’, fans discovered in another show of mythical technological wizardry that James had drawn a picture of his face with the music taking his schtick to a whole other level of meta.
When his live show involved teddy bears and female bodybuilders
Never one to simply play live or DJ, James once played his live shows with friends dressed up as teddy bears and female bodybuilders flexing on stage. Meanwhile, he would lay on the ground, “just chilling” with his instruments.
