Aphex Twin is the recording alias of an electronic musician who emerged from the UK underground in the late 1980s and early 1990s, originally from Limerick and raised in Cornwall, and is associated with ambient, IDM and experimental electronic genres. Known for distinctive ambient textures, intricate breakbeat programming and unconventional sound design, the project evolved from early ambient works into more rhythmically complex and abrasive material and had a significant impact on the development of IDM and later strands of electronic music.
