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	{{Short description\|~~Irish~~ electronic musician (born 1971)}}		{{Short description\|British electronic musician (born 1971)}}
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	'''Richard David James''' (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as '''Aphex Twin''',{{cite web \|last1=Byford \|first1=Sam \|title=Aphex Twin returns again, this time as AFX \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/7/3/8888833/afx-new-music-warp-aphex-twin \|website=[[The Verge]] \|publisher=Vox Media \|access-date=5 May 2020 \|language=en \|date=3 July 2015 \|quote=Richard D. James goes by a lot of pseudonyms, most famously Aphex Twin and next most famously AFX \|archive-date=8 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108112433/http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/3/8888833/afx-new-music-warp-aphex-twin \|url-status=live }}{{cite web\|title=AFX - Information\|url=https://warp.net/artists/91412-afx/info\|website=[[Warp Records\|Warp]]\|access-date=8 October 2021\|quote=Richard D. James is known most prominently as Aphex Twin. Second among his aliases, ahead of relatively less used tags like Polygon Window, Caustic Window, and the Tuss, is AFX.\|archive-date=8 October 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008154857/https://warp.net/artists/91412-afx/info\|url-status=dead}}{{efn\|James has recorded under a wide number of lesser known aliases, including AFX, Caustic Window, Polygon Window, and the Tuss.}} is a ~~Irish~~ musician, composer and DJ active in [[electronic music]] since 1988. His idiosyncratic work has drawn on many styles, including [[techno]], [[ambient music\|ambient]], [[acid (electronic music)\|acid]], and [[jungle music\|jungle]],{{refn\|{{cite news \|last1=Clay \|first1=Joe \|title=Aphex Twin: Syro \|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/aphex-twin-syro-dbz90jcsfxc \|access-date=19 July 2021 \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|date=20 September 2014 \|language=en \|archive-date=19 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719121324/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/aphex-twin-syro-dbz90jcsfxc \|url-status=live }}{{cite web \|last1=Brake \|first1=David \|title=Down the Rabbit Hole: Entering the Universe of Aphex Twin \|url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/06/22/aphex-twin-beginners-guide/ \|location=Los Angeles \|website=Passion of the Weiss \|access-date=4 May 2020 \|date=22 June 2021 \|archive-date=22 June 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622201114/https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/06/22/aphex-twin-beginners-guide/ \|url-status=live }}{{cite web \|title=Sound Portraits: The Creativity Of Aphex Twin \|url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/this-podcast-explores-the-staggeringly-creative-genius-of-aphex-twin/ \|website=Electronic Beats \|access-date=19 July 2021 \|date=27 April 2018 \|archive-date=19 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719121324/https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/this-podcast-explores-the-staggeringly-creative-genius-of-aphex-twin/ \|url-status=live }}}} and he is closely associated with the [[intelligent dance music]] (IDM) genre.{{efn\|James has dismissed the IDM label as "nasty," and his label [[Rephlex Records]] coined the alternate term "braindance,"{{cite web\|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-4486-338581\|title=Various Artists : The Braindance Coincidence\|work=[[NME]]\|first=James\|last=Oldham\|date=12 September 2005\|access-date=2 April 2017\|archive-date=26 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726063142/https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-4486-338581\|url-status=live}} though IDM became the more widely-known term.{{cite web \|last1=Pattinson \|first1=Louis \|title=A Look Back at Aphex Twin & Grant Wilson-Claridge's Rephlex Records \|url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/label-profile/rephlex-records-best-releases \|website=Bandcamp Daily \|date=2 May 2017 \|access-date=28 December 2024}}}} Journalists from publications including ''[[Mixmag]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[NME]]'', ''[[Fact (UK magazine)\|Fact]],'' ''[[Clash (magazine)\|Clash]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]'' have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music.{{refn\|name=Most\|{{cite magazine\|last=Green\|first=Thomas H.\|date=12 December 2019\|title=Aphex Twin: Inside the Mythology of the MDMA Mozart\|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/aphex-twin-warp-30\|magazine=[[Mixmag]]\|quote=He's often called the most important electronic musician of his generation\|location=London\|publisher=Wasted Talent Ltd\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=1 July 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701153433/https://mixmag.net/feature/aphex-twin-warp-30\|url-status=live}}{{cite news\|last1=Sanneh\|first1=Kelefa\|title=Old-Fashioned Sounds From Masters of Electronica\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/arts/music-old-fashioned-sounds-from-masters-of-electronica.html\|access-date=2 May 2020\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|date=4 November 2001\|archive-date=14 April 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414172132/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/arts/music-old-fashioned-sounds-from-masters-of-electronica.html\|url-status=live}}{{cite news\|last=Jones\|first=Lucy\|title=Aphex Twin's 'Caustic Window' album: Was It Worth £40K?\|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/aphex-twins-caustic-window-album-was-it-worth-40k-769602\|access-date=2 May 2020\|work=[[NME]]\|location=London\|date=17 June 2014\|archive-date=20 October 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020120237/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/aphex-twins-caustic-window-album-was-it-worth-40k-769602\|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine\|date=11 May 2017\|title=Fact or Fiction: 7 Stories About Aphex Twin\|url=https://fourfourmag.com/fact-or-fiction-7-stories-about-aphex-twin/\|magazine=Four/Four Magazine\|location=Dublin\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=18 August 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818151616/https://fourfourmag.com/fact-or-fiction-7-stories-about-aphex-twin/\|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine\|date=14 April 2017\|title=It's Aphex Twin Day at FACT!\|url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-day-april-14-2017/\|magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)\|FACT]]\|location=London\|publisher=Vinyl Factory Publishing Ltd\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=10 July 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710183849/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-day-april-14-2017/\|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine\|date=2 May 2006\|title=Aphex Twin Interview\|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/aphex-twin-interview\|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)\|Clash]]\|location=London\|publisher=Clash Media Group\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=12 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812114529/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/aphex-twin-interview\|url-status=live}}{{cite news\|first=Paul \|last=Lester \|title=Tank boy \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/oct/05/artsfeatures3 \|work=[[The Guardian]] \|date=5 October 2001 \|access-date=14 June 2008 \|location=London\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610133038/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0%2C%2C734809%2C00.html \|archive-date=10 June 2008 \|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine\|last=Skala\|first=Jemima\|date=13 September 2018\|title=Reviews/Aphex Twin – Collapse EP\|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/ep/aphex-twin-collapse-ep\|magazine=[[The Skinny (magazine)\|The Skinny]]\|location=Edinburgh\|publisher=Radge Media Ltd\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=16 January 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043812/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/ep/aphex-twin-collapse-ep\|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine\|last=Baltin\|first=Steve\|date=28 August 2014\|title=Is Aphex Twin the Most Important Electronic Music Artist of All Time?\|url=https://www.insomniac.com/magazine/is-aphex-twin-the-most-important-electronic-music-artist-of-all-time/\|magazine=[[Insomniac (promoter)\|Insomniac]]\|location=Los Angeles\|publisher=Insomniac Holdings LLC\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=10 July 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710183850/https://www.insomniac.com/magazine/is-aphex-twin-the-most-important-electronic-music-artist-of-all-time/\|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine\|last=Cohen\|first=Ian\|date=23 September 2014\|title=Everything You Wanted to Know About Aphex Twin But Were Afraid to Ask\|url=https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-aphex-twin-but-were-afraid-to-ask-before-todays-release-of-syro/\|magazine=[[Grantland]]\|location=Los Angeles\|publisher=[[ESPN Inc.]]\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=22 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922145827/https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-aphex-twin-but-were-afraid-to-ask-before-todays-release-of-syro/\|url-status=live}}{{cite web\|last=Sani\|first=Niko\|date=10 April 2020\|title=Aphex Twin Releases New Tracks Under Alleged Alias\|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/aphex-twin-six-new-songs\|website=edm.com\|location=New York\|publisher=Maven\|access-date=17 December 2020\|archive-date=27 February 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227042547/https://edm.com/music-releases/aphex-twin-six-new-songs\|url-status=live}}}}		'''Richard David James''' (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as '''Aphex Twin''',{{cite web \|last1=Byford \|first1=Sam \|title=Aphex Twin returns again, this time as AFX \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/7/3/8888833/afx-new-music-warp-aphex-twin \|website=[[The Verge]] \|publisher=Vox Media \|access-date=5 May 2020 \|language=en \|date=3 July 2015 \|quote=Richard D. James goes by a lot of pseudonyms, most famously Aphex Twin and next most famously AFX \|archive-date=8 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108112433/http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/3/8888833/afx-new-music-warp-aphex-twin \|url-status=live }}{{cite web\|title=AFX - Information\|url=https://warp.net/artists/91412-afx/info\|website=[[Warp Records\|Warp]]\|access-date=8 October 2021\|quote=Richard D. James is known most prominently as Aphex Twin. Second among his aliases, ahead of relatively less used tags like Polygon Window, Caustic Window, and the Tuss, is AFX.\|archive-date=8 October 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008154857/https://warp.net/artists/91412-afx/info\|url-status=dead}}{{efn\|James has recorded under a wide number of lesser known aliases, including AFX, Caustic Window, Polygon Window, and the Tuss.}} is a British musician, composer and DJ active in [[electronic music]] since 1988. His idiosyncratic work has drawn on many styles, including [[techno]], [[ambient music\|ambient]], [[acid (electronic music)\|acid]], and [[jungle music\|jungle]],{{refn\|{{cite news \|last1=Clay \|first1=Joe \|title=Aphex Twin: Syro \|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/aphex-twin-syro-dbz90jcsfxc \|access-date=19 July 2021 \|work=[[The Times]] \|location=London \|date=20 September 2014 \|language=en \|archive-date=19 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719121324/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/aphex-twin-syro-dbz90jcsfxc \|url-status=live }}{{cite web \|last1=Brake \|first1=David \|title=Down the Rabbit Hole: Entering the Universe of Aphex Twin \|url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/06/22/aphex-twin-beginners-guide/ \|location=Los Angeles \|website=Passion of the Weiss \|access-date=4 May 2020 \|date=22 June 2021 \|archive-date=22 June 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622201114/https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/06/22/aphex-twin-beginners-guide/ \|url-status=live }}{{cite web \|title=Sound Portraits: The Creativity Of Aphex Twin \|url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/this-podcast-explores-the-staggeringly-creative-genius-of-aphex-twin/ \|website=Electronic Beats \|access-date=19 July 2021 \|date=27 April 2018 \|archive-date=19 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719121324/https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/this-podcast-explores-the-staggeringly-creative-genius-of-aphex-twin/ \|url-status=live }}}} and he is closely associated with the [[intelligent dance music]] (IDM) genre.{{efn\|James has dismissed the IDM label as "nasty," and his label [[Rephlex Records]] coined the alternate term "braindance,"{{cite web\|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-4486-338581\|title=Various Artists : The Braindance Coincidence\|work=[[NME]]\|first=James\|last=Oldham\|date=12 September 2005\|access-date=2 April 2017\|archive-date=26 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726063142/https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-4486-338581\|url-status=live}} though IDM became the more widely-known term.{{cite web \|last1=Pattinson \|first1=Louis \|title=A Look Back at Aphex Twin & Grant Wilson-Claridge's Rephlex Records \|url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/label-profile/rephlex-records-best-releases \|website=Bandcamp Daily \|date=2 May 2017 \|access-date=28 December 2024}}}} Journalists from publications including ''[[Mixmag]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[NME]]'', ''[[Fact (UK magazine)\|Fact]],'' ''[[Clash (magazine)\|Clash]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]'' have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music.{{refn\|name=Most\|{{cite magazine\|last=Green\|first=Thomas H.\|date=12 December 2019\|title=Aphex Twin: Inside the Mythology of the MDMA Mozart\|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/aphex-twin-warp-30\|magazine=[[Mixmag]]\|quote=He's often called the most important electronic musician of his generation\|location=London\|publisher=Wasted Talent Ltd\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=1 July 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701153433/https://mixmag.net/feature/aphex-twin-warp-30\|url-status=live}}{{cite news\|last1=Sanneh\|first1=Kelefa\|title=Old-Fashioned Sounds From Masters of Electronica\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/arts/music-old-fashioned-sounds-from-masters-of-electronica.html\|access-date=2 May 2020\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|date=4 November 2001\|archive-date=14 April 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414172132/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/arts/music-old-fashioned-sounds-from-masters-of-electronica.html\|url-status=live}}{{cite news\|last=Jones\|first=Lucy\|title=Aphex Twin's 'Caustic Window' album: Was It Worth £40K?\|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/aphex-twins-caustic-window-album-was-it-worth-40k-769602\|access-date=2 May 2020\|work=[[NME]]\|location=London\|date=17 June 2014\|archive-date=20 October 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020120237/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/aphex-twins-caustic-window-album-was-it-worth-40k-769602\|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine\|date=11 May 2017\|title=Fact or Fiction: 7 Stories About Aphex Twin\|url=https://fourfourmag.com/fact-or-fiction-7-stories-about-aphex-twin/\|magazine=Four/Four Magazine\|location=Dublin\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=18 August 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818151616/https://fourfourmag.com/fact-or-fiction-7-stories-about-aphex-twin/\|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine\|date=14 April 2017\|title=It's Aphex Twin Day at FACT!\|url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-day-april-14-2017/\|magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)\|FACT]]\|location=London\|publisher=Vinyl Factory Publishing Ltd\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=10 July 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710183849/https://www.factmag.com/2017/04/14/aphex-twin-day-april-14-2017/\|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine\|date=2 May 2006\|title=Aphex Twin Interview\|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/aphex-twin-interview\|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)\|Clash]]\|location=London\|publisher=Clash Media Group\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=12 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812114529/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/aphex-twin-interview\|url-status=live}}{{cite news\|first=Paul \|last=Lester \|title=Tank boy \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/oct/05/artsfeatures3 \|work=[[The Guardian]] \|date=5 October 2001 \|access-date=14 June 2008 \|location=London\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610133038/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0%2C%2C734809%2C00.html \|archive-date=10 June 2008 \|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine\|last=Skala\|first=Jemima\|date=13 September 2018\|title=Reviews/Aphex Twin – Collapse EP\|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/ep/aphex-twin-collapse-ep\|magazine=[[The Skinny (magazine)\|The Skinny]]\|location=Edinburgh\|publisher=Radge Media Ltd\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=16 January 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116043812/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/ep/aphex-twin-collapse-ep\|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine\|last=Baltin\|first=Steve\|date=28 August 2014\|title=Is Aphex Twin the Most Important Electronic Music Artist of All Time?\|url=https://www.insomniac.com/magazine/is-aphex-twin-the-most-important-electronic-music-artist-of-all-time/\|magazine=[[Insomniac (promoter)\|Insomniac]]\|location=Los Angeles\|publisher=Insomniac Holdings LLC\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=10 July 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710183850/https://www.insomniac.com/magazine/is-aphex-twin-the-most-important-electronic-music-artist-of-all-time/\|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine\|last=Cohen\|first=Ian\|date=23 September 2014\|title=Everything You Wanted to Know About Aphex Twin But Were Afraid to Ask\|url=https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-aphex-twin-but-were-afraid-to-ask-before-todays-release-of-syro/\|magazine=[[Grantland]]\|location=Los Angeles\|publisher=[[ESPN Inc.]]\|access-date=28 December 2019\|archive-date=22 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922145827/https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-aphex-twin-but-were-afraid-to-ask-before-todays-release-of-syro/\|url-status=live}}{{cite web\|last=Sani\|first=Niko\|date=10 April 2020\|title=Aphex Twin Releases New Tracks Under Alleged Alias\|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/aphex-twin-six-new-songs\|website=edm.com\|location=New York\|publisher=Maven\|access-date=17 December 2020\|archive-date=27 February 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227042547/https://edm.com/music-releases/aphex-twin-six-new-songs\|url-status=live}}}}

	James was raised in [[Cornwall]] and began [[DJing]] at [[free party\|free parties]] and clubs around the [[South West England\|South West]] in the late 1980s.{{cite magazine\|last=Marcus\|first=Tony\|title=Deeply Dippy: Aphex Twin & Mixmaster Morris\|magazine=[[Mixmag]]\|location=London\|publisher=Disco Mix Club Limited\|url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/aphex-twin-mixmaster-morris-mixmag-december-1992/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814143519/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/aphex-twin-mixmaster-morris-mixmag-december-1992/\|archive-date=14 August 2021\|url-status=dead\|date=December 1992\|access-date=26 August 2021}} His debut EP ''[[Analogue Bubblebath]],'' released in 1991 on [[Mighty Force Records]], brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and [[continental Europe]].{{cite book \|last1=Barr\|first1=Tim\|title=Techno: the rough guide \|date=2000\|publisher=Rough Guides Ltd \|location=London \|isbn=9781858284347 \|page=13}}{{cite book \|last1=Reynolds\|first1=Simon\|author-link=Simon Reynolds\|title=[[Energy Flash\|Energy Flash : a Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture]]\|date=2013 \|publisher=Faber & Faber \|location=London \|isbn=9780571289141 \|page=165 \|edition=2nd}} James co-founded the independent label [[Rephlex Records]] the same year. His 1992 debut album ''[[Selected Ambient Works 85–92]]'', released by Belgian label [[Apollo Records (Belgium)\|Apollo]], garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to [[Warp Records\|Warp]] in late 1992 and subsequently released charting albums such as ''[[...I Care Because You Do]]'' (1995) and ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'' (1996), as well as [[Top 40]] singles such as "[[Come to Daddy (song)\|Come to Daddy]]" (1997) and "[[Windowlicker]]" (1999); the latter two were accompanied by [[music video]]s directed by [[Chris Cunningham]] and brought James wider international attention.		James was raised in [[Cornwall]] and began [[DJing]] at [[free party\|free parties]] and clubs around the [[South West England\|South West]] in the late 1980s.{{cite magazine\|last=Marcus\|first=Tony\|title=Deeply Dippy: Aphex Twin & Mixmaster Morris\|magazine=[[Mixmag]]\|location=London\|publisher=Disco Mix Club Limited\|url=https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/aphex-twin-mixmaster-morris-mixmag-december-1992/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814143519/https://lannerchronicle.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/aphex-twin-mixmaster-morris-mixmag-december-1992/\|archive-date=14 August 2021\|url-status=dead\|date=December 1992\|access-date=26 August 2021}} His debut EP ''[[Analogue Bubblebath]],'' released in 1991 on [[Mighty Force Records]], brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and [[continental Europe]].{{cite book \|last1=Barr\|first1=Tim\|title=Techno: the rough guide \|date=2000\|publisher=Rough Guides Ltd \|location=London \|isbn=9781858284347 \|page=13}}{{cite book \|last1=Reynolds\|first1=Simon\|author-link=Simon Reynolds\|title=[[Energy Flash\|Energy Flash : a Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture]]\|date=2013 \|publisher=Faber & Faber \|location=London \|isbn=9780571289141 \|page=165 \|edition=2nd}} James co-founded the independent label [[Rephlex Records]] the same year. His 1992 debut album ''[[Selected Ambient Works 85–92]]'', released by Belgian label [[Apollo Records (Belgium)\|Apollo]], garnered wider critical and popular acclaim. James signed to [[Warp Records\|Warp]] in late 1992 and subsequently released charting albums such as ''[[...I Care Because You Do]]'' (1995) and ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'' (1996), as well as [[Top 40]] singles such as "[[Come to Daddy (song)\|Come to Daddy]]" (1997) and "[[Windowlicker]]" (1999); the latter two were accompanied by [[music video]]s directed by [[Chris Cunningham]] and brought James wider international attention.

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