MEDIA ROOTS — Watch Aphex Twin, aka Richard D. James, conduct a 48-piece orchestra and 24-piece choir by remote-control using midi controllers, headphones, and remote visual cues in Wroclaw, Poland. This man is a living legend dedicated to the craft, truly one of our generation’s musical geniuses. Richard D. James, ‘nuff said.
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Richard D. James
PITCHFORK — As previously reported, Richard James, a.k.a. Aphex Twin, was commissioned to compose a series of short pieces for the European Culture Congress in Poland. His commissioned works, available here, were produced in response to the composer Krzysztof Penderecki. But James also conceived a “remote orchestra” piece while in Poland, wherein he used midi controllers, headphones, and remote visual cues to conduct and control the sound of a 48-piece orchestra and 24-piece choir. Warp (via Self-titled) now points to video footage of the eery and highly cinematic performance, which took place on September 10 at the Centennial Hall in Wroclaw, Poland, and included members the AUKSO chamber orchestra and OCTAVA ensemble+. Watch it below, and check out more footage of Aphex Twin’s performances in Poland here.
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