User talk:Chakotay Haggis

Intelligent Dance Music and American Fan Culture
American fans of Aphex Twin made an Internet discussion list in August 1993 to talk about Aphex Twin and Warp Records, called the Intelligent Dance Music List. From then on, Internet fans, mostly Americans, have called Aphex Twin intelligent dance music and used drill and bass to describe James's novel approach to drum and bass. In the UK, Aphex Twin's music is normally referred to as electronic music due to Aphex Twin's influence coming from electronic musicians such as Parmegiani and his study of electronics in technical college. The official genre name from Rephlex Records is Braindance. Aphex Twin refers to his own breakbeat tracks as breakbeat, jungle, or drum and bass interchangeably.

"Perfect Sound Forever: Another term that's been used to describe your work is intelligent dance music.

I just think it's really funny to have terms like that. It's basically saying, 'this is intelligent and everything else is stupid.' It's really nasty to everyone else's music. (laughs) It makes me laugh, things like that. I don't use names. I just say that I like something or I don't."

- Aphex Twin

Influence on others
The London Sinfonietta has performed arrangements of Aphex Twin tracks. In 2005, the orchestra Alarm Will Sound released Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin. The album consists of acoustic arrangements of some of James's electronic tracks. Aphex Twin has said, "I don't really like rock & roll." Despite this, he has had an influence on rock bands like Radiohead. However, he has dismissed the idea of going on tour with them: "I wouldn't play with them since I don't like them."

Advice from Aphex Twin Future Music: What pisses you off about the current music scene? Aphex Twin: Too many sheep and not enough shepherds. Let's all sit back and have a long hard think, then make something different! We can all do it, surely?