Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin is a pioneer and star of the techno electronica scene.  Growing up in Cornwall an affinity with electronics took him out of the South West for full time studies at Kingston Poly, where he sussed out how to make machines sing and aced the competition by dropping out of the course when techno’s calling became irresistible.  This move has secured his unrivalled as “the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music” with his works ranging from ambient pieces to acid techno. Yet it’s Richard’s visual identity that’s arguably cemented mainstream attention. A string of unforgettable videos proved Aphex is the lone twin who seeks community in crowd of clones.

Quoted in Mixmag, Richard said “I just love electronics and music and putting the two together just came naturally. I did electronics in college. Electronic music is just so lush basically I love messing with acid, jungle, and playing it out to my mates in a night club. Get out there and dance. Let’s have it! If anyone’s coming to my shows I just want everybody to just dance and have a laugh basically.”

So in the words of the man himself ‘Let’s have it’ at L.E.D this year!