Electronic music godhead Aphex Twin (aka Richard D. James) just released his first new music video in 17 years, an eight-minute clip representing his new song “CIRKLON3 [ Колхозная mix ].” It’s cut from his upcoming EP Cheetah, which is being released in full on July 8th, and it’s the latest chapter in a late-career renaissance you can track back to the release of his masterful 2014 full-length Syro. It’s a glitched-out clip populated by dancing children, guests in Richard D. James masks, and a walk-in closet worth of Aphex Twin T-shirts.
Watch Aphex Twin’s first music video in almost two decades
It was directed by an Irish preteen
It was directed by an Irish preteen
The video was directed by Ryan Wyer, a 12-year-old Irish preteen James discovered through his YouTube channel. Wyer's epic1:40d Gaming contains plenty of standard gameplay videos and jump scares, but it's also studded with a few homemade Aphex Twin videos and wacky homages featuring animated characters like Peppa Pig. I have no idea how James discovered Wyer's work — most of his videos have less than 100 views — but he liked them enough to commission an official video, and it's hard to imagine a higher compliment.
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