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Richard David James Born 18 August 1971 Best Known As Aphex Twin Is An Irish-Born British Musician Composer And DJ. He Is Known For His Idiosyncratic Work In Electronic Styles Such As Techno Ambient And Jungle. Journalists From Publications Including Mixmag The New York Times NME Fact Clash And The Guardian Have Called James One Of The Most Influential Or Important Artists In Contemporary Electronic Music. Raised In Cornwall James Began DJing At Free Parties And Clubs In The Area In The Late 1980s. His Debut EP Analogue Bubblebath Released In 1991 On Mighty Force Records Brought James An Early Following He Began To Perform Across The UK And Continental Europe. James Co-Founded The Independent Label Rephlex Records The Same Year. His 1992 Debut Album Selected Ambient Works 85-92 Released By Belgian Label Apollo Garnered Wider Critical And Popular Acclaim. James Signed To Warp In 1993 And Subsequently Released Charting Albums Such As ...I Care Because You Do 1995 And Richard D. James Album 1996 As Well As Top 40 Singles Such As "Come To Daddy" 1997 And "Windowlicker" 1999 The Latter Two Were Accompanied By Music Videos Directed By Chris Cunningham And Brought James Significantly Wider International Attention. After Releasing Drukqs In 2001 And Completing His Contract With Warp James Spent Several Years Releasing Music On His Own Rephlex Label Including The 2005 Analord EP Series Under His AFX Alias And A Pair Of 2007 Releases As The Tuss. In 2014 He Made Available A Previously Unreleased 1994 LP As Caustic Window. He Returned Later That Year With The Aphex Twin Album Syro On Warp Winning The Grammy Award For Best Dance/Electronic Album. He Has Since Released Charting EPs Including Cheetah 2016 And Collapse 2018 . Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Aphex_Twin Studio Albums
Selected Ambient Works 85-92 1992 Selected Ambient Works Volume II 1994 ...I Care Because You Do 1995 Richard D. James Album 1996 Drukqs 2001 Syro 2014
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Come to Daddy
Aphex-Twin - 1996-07-13: Quarterfest, Norway
"Come To Daddy" Is A Song By British Electronic Music Producer Richard D. James Released Under His Main Pseudonym Aphex Twin. It Was Released As A Single Through Warp Records On 6 October 1997 Coinciding With The Lengthier Extended Play Release Of The Same Name. A Music Video For The Song Was Released Which Ranked At Number One On Pitchfork's Top 50 Music Videos Of 1990s List. In October 2011 NME Placed The Song At Number 42 On Its "150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years" List. The Song Peaked At Number 10 On The Danish Singles Chart And Number 36 On The UK Singles Chart. James Noted His Thoughts On The Song In A 2001 Interview With Index Magazine Notably Being Uninterested In Its Popularity. "'Come To Daddy' Came About While I Was Just Hanging Around My House Getting Pissed And Doing This Crappy Death Metal Jingle. Then It Got Marketed And A Video Was Made And This Little Idea That I Had Which Was A Joke Turned Into Something Huge. It Wasn't Right At All." After Its Successful Release James Claimed That He Removed The Record From Circulation For One Week Hoping To Prevent It From Reaching Number One It Peaked At 36. "Come To Daddy" Was Widely Interpreted As A Parody Of The Prodigy's Hit Single "Firestarter." The Music Video For "Come To Daddy" Released In October 1997 Was Directed By Chris Cunningham And Filmed On The Same Council Estate Where Stanley Kubrick Shot Many Scenes In A Clockwork Orange. The Scene Is Shot Around Tavy Bridge Shopping Centre Thamesmead Which Was Demolished In 2007. Much Of The Dark Underground Car Parking Is Now Gone. The Video Is Included On The Directors Label Volume The Work Of Director Chris Cunningham. The Video Was Also Named The Number One Video Of The 1990s By Pitchfork. The Video Won The Golden Nica Main Award In The Digital Musics Category At The Prix Ars Electronica In 1999. "Come To Daddy" Was Used In The Television Series Master Of None In A Scene Where Aziz Ansari's Character Dev Imagines Himself As A Parent To Two Bratty Children. The Song Was Also Used At The End Of The Joel Schumacher Film 8mm. The Song And/or Album Is Mentioned In Frank Ocean's 2017 Single "Provider" Following The Line "Stiff Smile Just Like I'm Aphex Twin". The Song Was Also Featured In 2005 Racing Game Project Gotham Racing 3 As Well As Being Featured In 2008 Racing Game MotorStorm Pacific Rift.
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Richard David James Born 18 August 1971 Best Known As Aphex Twin Is An Irish-Born British Musician Composer And DJ. He Is Known For His Idiosyncratic Work In Electronic Styles Such As Techno Ambient And Jungle. Journalists From Publications Including Mixmag The New York Times NME Fact Clash And The Guardian Have Called James One Of The Most Influential Or Important Artists In Contemporary Electronic Music. Raised In Cornwall James Began DJing At Free Parties And Clubs In The Area In The Late 1980s. His Debut EP Analogue Bubblebath Released In 1991 On Mighty Force Records Brought James An Early Following He Began To Perform Across The UK And Continental Europe. James Co-Founded The Independent Label Rephlex Records The Same Year. His 1992 Debut Album Selected Ambient Works 85-92 Released By Belgian Label Apollo Garnered Wider Critical And Popular Acclaim. James Signed To Warp In 1993 And Subsequently Released Charting Albums Such As ...I Care Because You Do 1995 And Richard D. James Album 1996 As Well As Top 40 Singles Such As "Come To Daddy" 1997 And "Windowlicker" 1999 The Latter Two Were Accompanied By Music Videos Directed By Chris Cunningham And Brought James Significantly Wider International Attention. After Releasing Drukqs In 2001 And Completing His Contract With Warp James Spent Several Years Releasing Music On His Own Rephlex Label Including The 2005 Analord EP Series Under His AFX Alias And A Pair Of 2007 Releases As The Tuss. In 2014 He Made Available A Previously Unreleased 1994 LP As Caustic Window. He Returned Later That Year With The Aphex Twin Album Syro On Warp Winning The Grammy Award For Best Dance/Electronic Album. He Has Since Released Charting EPs Including Cheetah 2016 And Collapse 2018 . Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Aphex_Twin Studio Albums
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"Come to Daddy" is a song by British electronic music producer Richard D. James, released under his main pseudonym Aphex Twin. It was released as a single through Warp Records on 6 October 1997, coinciding with the lengthier extended play release of the same name. A music video for the song was released, which ranked at number one on Pitchfork's Top 50 Music Videos of 1990s list. In October 2011, NME placed the song at number 42 on its "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years" list. The song peaked at number 10 on the Danish Singles Chart and number 36 on the UK Singles Chart.
James noted his thoughts on the song in a 2001 interview with Index Magazine, notably being uninterested in its popularity.
"'Come to Daddy' came about while I was just hanging around my house, getting pissed and doing this crappy death metal jingle. Then it got marketed and a video was made, and this little idea that I had, which was a joke, turned into something huge. It wasn't right at all."
After its successful release, James claimed that he removed the record from circulation for one week, hoping to prevent it from reaching number one; it peaked at 36.
"Come to Daddy" was widely interpreted as a parody of The Prodigy's hit single "Firestarter."
The music video for "Come to Daddy" (released in October 1997) was directed by Chris Cunningham and filmed on the same council estate where Stanley Kubrick shot many scenes in A Clockwork Orange. The scene is shot around Tavy Bridge Shopping centre, Thamesmead, which was demolished in 2007. Much of the dark underground car parking is now gone.
The video is included on the Directors Label volume, The Work of Director Chris Cunningham. The video was also named the number one video of the 1990s by Pitchfork. The video won the Golden Nica (main award) in the Digital Musics category at the Prix Ars Electronica in 1999.
"Come to Daddy" was used in the television series Master of None in a scene where Aziz Ansari's character Dev imagines himself as a parent to two bratty children. The song was also used at the end of the Joel Schumacher film 8mm. The song (and/or album) is mentioned in Frank Ocean's 2017 single "Provider" following the line "Stiff smile just like I'm Aphex Twin".
The song was also featured in 2005 racing game Project Gotham Racing 3 as well as being featured in 2008 racing game MotorStorm: Pacific Rift. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.