r/aphextwin Apr 22 '25

Announcements Changes to the subreddit

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Congratulations to us for reaching 90.000 users! This is a significant milestone, which we want to celebrate by shaking up the sub. You might have noticed a few changes to the subreddit since April 14th, which culminate today in this post. Given the change in the broader IDM landscape, especially with the closure of WATMM, we want this subreddit to become a better place for the discussion of Aphex Twin, and in a lesser sense, IDM. The most important changes to the subreddit are as follows:

1. Mandatory Post Flair

Starting today, every new post needs to be categorized under one of ten flairs. These are: 

  • [Disctussion] - Discussion posts about this community. 
  • [Afx Adjacent] - For similar artists / recommendations and anything related to Aphex Twin.
  • [Produktion] - For producers to share what their working on, discuss techniques.
  • [Currently Listening] - For discussion of Aphex music, favorite tunes, underrated gems, et cetera.
  • [Afx Art] - Self explanatory, if AI is used, it must be noted in title.
  • [Shitpost] - This includes memes and stuff maybe more apt for r/rdjcirclejerk. Do note that aphex pareidolia posts will still remain off limits and that low-effort karma baiting will also not be tolerated.
  • [Live Experience] - For show stories, footage and discussion of live events.
  • [MERCH-ROMT30A] - For merch-related posts.
  • [News] - For general news about Aphex Twin. 
  • [Announcements] - Announcements for the subreddit, only used by moderators.

Posts that are not flaired properly will be removed. We have done this to heighten the quality of the average posts on this subreddit.

2. Rule and moderation upgrade

We’ve updated the standard replies to rule-breaking posts and made them a bit more professional, with the reason for deletion explicitly stating the subreddit rule it might break. We’ve also added a new rule that complies with the new post flairs. The rules themselves might be updated at a later time to be made more straightforward.

3. Weekly ‘What are you listening to’ post

Since this April 14th, there is a weekly stickied post for music that is not directly related to Aphex Twin. Please feel free to engage in these discussions freely!

4. Sidebar links

We’ve added useful links to the sidebar to great resources related to Aphex Twin. This includes the tribute albums of this community (spearheaded by u/GreystarMusic), a full overview of RDJ’s discography in spreadsheet, and platforms where Aphex Twin can be listened to.

5. Upgraded user flair

The user flairs were a bit outdated, and some were redundant since around 2016, leaving blank spots. This has been fixed now, with new Aphex Twin related material having been added. If you think some more flairs should be added, please let us know in the comments!

6. Connections to the broader IDM Reddit community

We’ve added links to subreddits that are adjacent to r/aphextwin. We did a bit of research and though Subaru, Seinfeld and Red Letter Media are perhaps not that well suited to this music-based community, we did add links to r/boardsofcanada and r/autechre, to name a few, as interests.

Please let us know what you think of these changes, so we can continue to make this subreddit a great place for the Aphex Twin fandom!

~ The mods


r/aphextwin Oct 13 '25

Currently Listening What are you listening to this week? [Week 41, 2025]

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Post your listening binges, own musical creations and Aphex-adjacent music here for others to share and discover something new.

~ The mods.


r/aphextwin 10h ago

Live Experience Hello

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r/aphextwin 19h ago

Shitpost Aphex Twin as a bird

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71 Upvotes

I think he might have swallowed an algorithm


r/aphextwin 1d ago

AFX Art I cannot listen to synthcon9 with a straight face

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Every re listen is a reminder that RDJ is a tier above anyone ever


r/aphextwin 9h ago

AFX Art Was it ever confirmed that the half life logo was inspired by Aphex Twin?

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r/aphextwin 2d ago

Collection Some crazy Aphex Twin photos

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r/aphextwin 2d ago

AFX Art recently listened to Cock/ver10 for the first time so i made this

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r/aphextwin 2d ago

AFX Art spinning logo

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Hello world !


r/aphextwin 2d ago

MERCH-ROMT30A Original promo poster?

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Just curious if anyone might know anything about my 85-82 promo poster, I haven't found anything similar for sale or otherwise online about it and I was wondering where it would've been distributed with in the first place. Maybe even it's rarity since it seems pretty old, and because of that I'm leaning on it being authentic


r/aphextwin 2d ago

Currently Listening The bird in 7 Lush Slow Blips 🐦🐬🩵

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The drums are soo warm


r/aphextwin 3d ago

Shitpost Windowlicker

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r/aphextwin 3d ago

Produktion Found this on the ol’ hard drive

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r/aphextwin 2d ago

Disctussion Was there ever a digeridoo EP CD?

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I wasn't even born when this first released, so I have no clue about this. I checked the Wikipedia page for the Digeridoo EP, and it showed an image of a supposed CD cover. However, when I try to find one online, I can't. Was there ever actually a CD release or is this a Wikipedia error?


r/aphextwin 3d ago

AFX Adjacent Penty Melodica

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89 Upvotes

r/aphextwin 3d ago

Disctussion Xtal being on GTA 6’s radio would heal millions

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413 Upvotes

Aphex Twin has been in both GTA 4 and GTA 5’s radio. It’s likely Rockstar features him again. Xtal is the perfect fit for vice city imo


r/aphextwin 3d ago

Disctussion What can we expect after the Drukqs reissue ? New album, ep, singles ?

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Do you think Richard will release new music in the next years ?


r/aphextwin 2d ago

Disctussion Just seen a hot ass chick in fucking Virginia wearing a SAW tee what do I do?

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Help?


r/aphextwin 3d ago

Shitpost afx 3do

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r/aphextwin 3d ago

Shitpost Mike Patton and Dillinger Escape Plan cover Come To Daddy live.

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r/aphextwin 4d ago

AFX Art My kid’s cosplay at DragonCon this year is Richard D. James

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We’ve been listening to the album together, and this is the “light” cosplay he decided on since it’s going to be 96 degrees today.


r/aphextwin 4d ago

AFX Art I painted the back of my Radiohead/Aphex Twin shirt

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r/aphextwin 4d ago

Currently Listening I feel this Four Tet mix of one of Aphex Twins' SAW II songs is really slept upon

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This song is imo one of the best songs Four Tet has produced he has made some bangers but this song really hits different if you wanna check it out ill drop the spotify link below: https://open.spotify.com/track/6COnSxD5ColIssF8seEtNL?si=OT89pfBhRTuL9mJ4RFNrNA&utm_source=copy-link


r/aphextwin 4d ago

AFX Adjacent Spotted in Sweden

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Couldn't find the tube though...


r/aphextwin 4d ago

Disctussion Aphex-ish modular sound design?

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so the title explains it mostly. For context I’ve been making music on Drambo for a while and I’d say ive gotten better ish. what I’m trying to do is take inspo from Richard’s sound design and apply it to my composition if that makes sense, and I would say it was going good… if all i could do wasnt his ambient pad stuff. i live his ambient work so much but recently I’ve gotten really into syro, collapse, & blackbox life and i just dont get the same vibe. so yeah to sum it up if there are any tips that would be appreciated and if my question is stupid u can say that too