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Sent from my iPad: Jun 19, 2000

https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/21/aphex-twin-commissions-12-year-old-youtuber-to-direct-first-video-since-1999s-windowlicker/

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If you follow your dreams, and film it, and put it on YouTube, there�s a chance Richard D. James will see it and commission you to direct the first Aphex Twin video in 17 years. That�s the lesson learned by young Ryan Wyer, of outer Dublin, who was not even close to being born when the seminal �Windowlicker� came out in 1999.

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Wyer is 12 and, if his YouTube channel is any indication, loves electronic music, memes and games rated for players well above his age. This isn�t his first foray into Aphex Twin territory, either. Among the dozens of videos he�s uploaded are reviews and videos for AFX and other artists. He even recorded the famous �Aphex face� hidden in the mathematically named track on the �Windowlicker� single.

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Richard D. James is a prolific musician, but not since the glory days of Chris Cunningham has he released a video. Is this the beginning of a new visual era for Aphex Twin? Has he found his muse? And if so, how?

No idea. Warp told me that James simply ran into Wyer�s videos online and enjoyed them, so he commissioned the kid to do an official video. I asked for more details, but that�s pretty awesome on its own.

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Stokesy: Nov 26, 2003; G-R-A-S-P

If you have preordered on bleep you can now stream the whole thing.

Liking it so far.

# ? Jul 1, 2016 02:17

Meat Beat Agent: Aug 5, 2007; felonious assault with a sproinging boner

https://twitter.com/marie_wyer/status/750439049761095688

# ? Jul 13, 2016 06:22

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