Richard D. James discography

The discography of Richard D. James, a British musician, consists of six studio albums, three compilation albums, 14 extended plays, seven singles, and 12 music videos, all released under his best known alias Aphex Twin. James has also released one studio album under the alias Polygon Window, one studio album under the alias Caustic Window, and one collaborative album with Mike Paradinas. Three compilation albums and 35 extended plays were released under other aliases.

Richard D. James discography
Richard D. James performing in Houston, Texas, in December 2016.
Studio albums	6
Compilation albums	3
Music videos	12
EPs	16
Singles	7

As Aphex Twin

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	BEL [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	IRE [6]	JPN [7]	NOR [8]	US [9]	US Dance [10]
Selected Ambient Works 85–92	Released: 9 November 1992 Label: R&S Format: CD, CS, digital download, vinyl	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[11]
Selected Ambient Works Volume II	Released: 7 March 1994 Label: Warp Format: CD, CS, digital download, vinyl	11	46 [12]	5	—	13	97 [13]	37	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[11]
...I Care Because You Do	Released: 24 April 1995 Label: Warp Format: CD, CS, digital download, vinyl	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Richard D. James Album	Released: 4 November 1996 Label: Warp Format: CD, CS, digital download, vinyl	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[upper-alpha 1]	—
Drukqs	Released: 22 October 2001 Label: Warp Format: CD, digital download, vinyl	22	87	—	43	—	14	—	36	154	6	BPI: Silver[11]
Syro	Released: 19 September 2014 Label: Warp Format: CD, digital download, vinyl	8	21	7	53	26	7	8	37	11	1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1]	FRA [4]	IRE [6]	US Heat [14]	US Dance [10]	US Indie [15]
Classics	Released: 1 December 1995 Label: R&S Format: CD, CS, digital download, vinyl	24	—	—	—	—	—
51/13 Aphex Singles Collection	Released: 30 November 1996 Label: Sire Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—
26 Mixes for Cash	Released: 24 March 2003 Label: Warp Format: CD, vinyl	63	86	47	29	3	18
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	BEL [16]	JPN [17]	US [9]	US Dance [10]	US Heat [14]
Analogue Bubblebath	Released: September 1991 Label: Mighty Force Format: 12-inch	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Analog Bubblebath Vol 2	Released: December 1991 Label: Rabbit City Format: 12-inch	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Digeridoo	Released: January 1992 Label: R&S Format: Vinyl	55	—	—	—	—	—	—
Xylem Tube	Released: June 1992 Label: R&S Format: Vinyl	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
On	Released: 15 Nov 1993 Label: Warp Format: Vinyl	32	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ventolin	Released: 27 March 1995 Label: Warp Format: CD, vinyl	49	—	—	—	—	—	—
Donkey Rhubarb	Released: 14 August 1995 Label: Warp Format: CD, digital download, vinyl	78	—	—	—	—	—	—
Girl/Boy	Released: 19 August 1996 Label: Warp Format: CD, digital download, vinyl	64	—	—	—	—	—	—
Come to Daddy	Released: 6 October 1997 Label: Warp Format: CD, vinyl	36	—	—	—	—	—	37	BPI: Silver[11]
Analord 10	Released: 15 December 2004 Label: Warp Format: Digital download, vinyl	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2	Released: 23 January 2015 Label: Warp Format: CD, digital download, vinyl	36	—	80	24	—	1	—
Cheetah	Released: 8 July 2016 Label: Warp Format: CD, CS, digital download, vinyl	14	63	—	43	140	1	—
Collapse	Released: 14 September 2018 Label: Warp Format: CD, CS, digital download, vinyl	11	—	—	28	113	2	—
London 14.09.2019	Released: 14 September 2019[18] Label: Warp Format: Digital download, vinyl	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Manchester 20.09.2019	Released: 20 September 2019[19] Label: Warp Format: Digital download, vinyl	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Peel Session 2	Released: 15 November 2019[20] Recorded: 1995 Label: Warp Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl	—[upper-alpha 2]	—	—	—	—	—	—
Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760	Released: 28 July 2023 Label: Warp Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl	—	—	—	38	—	—	—
London 19.08.2023	Released: 19 August 2023[22] Label: Warp Format: Vinyl	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Promotional albums

• Words & Music (1994, Sire/Warner Bros. Records PRO-CD-6878). Promotional recording for Selected Ambient Works Volume II; contains edited versions of tracks from that release and portions of an interview with Richard D. James.
• Drukqs 2 Track Promo (2001, Warp Records, DRUKQS1CD). Promotional recording for drukQs, contains edited versions of tracks from that release.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Album
		UK [1]	AUS [23]	DEN [24]	FRA [4]	SWE [25]	NZ [26]	US Heat	US Dance [27]
"Ventolin"	1995	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	...I Care Because You Do
"Girl/Boy"		64	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	Richard D. James Album
"Come to Daddy"	1997	36	—	10	—	—	—	37	—	Come to Daddy
"Windowlicker"	1999	16	70	15	60	53	33	—	–[upper-alpha 3]	Non-album single
"minipops 67 [120.2]"	2014	167	—	—	—	—	—	—	38	Syro
"MARCHROMT30A edit 2b 96"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"3 Gerald Remix / 24 TSIM 2"	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Barcelona 16.06.23"	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Blackbox Life Recorder 21f"		79	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760
"#19"	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition)

Music videos

Title	Year	Director
"Schottkey 7th Path"	1993	!K7
"Ageispolis"		Prism Leisure
"On"		Jarvis Cocker
"Ventolin"	1995	Steve Doughton
"Donkey Rhubarb"		David Slade
"Come to Daddy"	1997	Chris Cunningham
"Windowlicker"	1999
"Monkey Drummer"	2001
"Rubber Johnny"	2005
"Nannou"		Laurent Briet
"CIRKLON3 [ Колхозная mix ]"	2016	Ryan Wyer
"T69 Collapse"	2018	Weirdcore
"Blackbox Life Recorder 21f"	2023

Note: "Rubber Johnny" is a short film that features the song "Afx237 v.7", and "Monkey Drummer" is a short music video for the track "Mt Saint Michel + Saint Michaels Mount", both by director Chris Cunningham and both from the album Drukqs.

As AFX

Extended plays Year Album details 1992 Analogue Bubblebath Vol 3 Released: 1992[29] Label: Rephlex Format: 12-inch, CD 1994 Analogue Bubblebath 4 Released: 1 July 1994 Label: Rephlex Format: 12-inch, CD 1995 Analogue Bubblebath 5 Released: 1995 Label: Rephlex Format: 12-inch Hangable Auto Bulb EP Released: 16 October 1995 Label: Warp Format: 12-inch Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2 Released: 11 December 1995 Label: Warp Format: 12-inch 1997 Analogue Bubblebath Vol 3.1 Released: 1 January 1997 Label: Rephlex Format: 12-inch 2001 2 Remixes by AFX Released: 30 July 2001 Label: Rephlex Format: 12-inch, CD 2003 Smojphace EP Released: 16 June 2003 Label: Rephlex Format: 12-inch, CD 2005 Analord 01–09, 11 Released: Analord 01: 24 January 2005 Analord 02: 24 January 2005 Analord 03: 21 February 2005 Analord 04: 21 February 2005 Analord 05: 14 March 2005 Analord 06: 11 April 2005 Analord 07: 25 April 2005 Analord 08: 9 May 2005 Analord 09: 13 June 2005 Analord 11: 13 June 2005 Label: Rephlex Format: 12-inch AFX/LFO Released: 22 August 2005 Label: Warp Format: 12-inch 2015 Orphaned Deejay Selek 2006–08[30] Released: 20 August 2015 Label: Warp Format: 12", CD, DL 2016 Houston, TX 12.17.16[31] Released: 17 December 2016 Label: Warp Format: 12", DL 2017 London 03.06.17[32] Released: 3 June 2017 Label: Warp Format: 12", DL Korg Trax+Tunings for Falling Asleep[33] Released: 14 July 2017 Label: Warp Format: DL Orphans[34] Released: 19 July 2017 Label: Warp Format: DL Compilation albums Year Album details 2006 Chosen Lords Released: 10 April 2006 Label: Rephlex Format: CD

Releases under other aliases

Studio albums Year Album details Alias released under 1993 Surfing on Sine Waves Released: 11 January 1993 Label: Warp Format: CD, CS, 2×LP Polygon Window 1996 Expert Knob Twiddlers Released: 24 June 1996 Label: Rephlex Format: CD, CS, 2×LP Mike & Rich (with Mike Paradinas) 2014 Caustic Window Released: 16 June 2014 Recorded: 1992–1994 Label: Rephlex Format: 2×LP, CD-R,[35] DL Caustic Window Compilation albums Year Album details Alias released under 1998 Compilation Released: 1 June 1998 Label: Rephlex Format: CD, 3×LP Caustic Window

Extended plays Year Album details Alias released under 1992 Pac-Man Released: 1 January 1992 Label: FFRR Format: 7-inch, 12-inch, CD, CS Power-Pill Joyrex J4 EP Released: 1 July 1992 Label: Rephlex Format: 12-inch Caustic Window Joyrex J5 EP Released: 1 July 1992 Label: Rephlex Format: 12-inch 1993 Bradley's Robot Released: 1993 Label: Rephlex Format: 12-inch Bradley Strider Quoth Released: 22 March 1993 Label: Warp Format: 12-inch, CD Polygon Window Joyrex J9i Released: 1 September 1993 Label: Rephlex Format: 10-inch Caustic Window Joyrex J9ii Released: 1 December 1993 Label: Rephlex Format: 12-inch 1994 GAK Released: 6 June 1994 Label: Warp Format: 12-inch, CD GAK 1995 Bradley's Beat Released: 1995 Label: Rephlex Format: 12-inch Bradley Strider 2007 Confederation Trough Released: 7 May 2007 Label: Rephlex Format: 12-inch, CD The Tuss Rushup Edge Released: 25 June 2007 Label: Rephlex Format: 3xLP, CD

Notes

1. Richard D. James Album did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 20 on the Top Heatseekers chart.^[14]
2. Peel Session 2 did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the Physical Singles Chart chart (credited as "Slo Bird Whistle").^[21]
3. "Windowlicker" peaked at number 15 on the Dance Singles Sales chart.^[28]

References

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2. Peaks in Australia:

   • General: "australian-charts.com - Aphex Twin - Syro". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
   • Drukqs: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 22 October 2001" (PDF). The ARIA Report (608). Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 October 2001. Archived from the original on 21 February 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2016 – via Australian Web Archive.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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   • Selected Ambient Works Volume II: オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2024年09月30日～2024年10月06日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking September 30, 2024 – October 6, 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
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External links

• Aphex Twin discography at Discogs.