user18081971 (Aphex Twin) - qu 1

some time in April, 2020, Richard D. James (Aphex Twin) uploaded a track to his alternate soundcloud account user18081971. he left a message in the track description (that has now been removed) mentioning the loss of his father and a warning about the C19 pandemic.
the image used here was the original uploaded with the track on soundcloud, that was changed sometime in 2021.
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here was the message that was left:
"Huge heartfelt condolences to anyone grieving right now, I lost my father recently and it’s been really tough, it was not related to C19.
When you are presented with C19 statistics, you must demand whether the figures reflect people who have died WITH C19 or FROM C19. Please do not forget this. When police carry out wishes from government, without any law being in place, you are living in a police state and it is no longer a democracy.
When you are held under house arrest, when no crime has been committed, you are living in a police state and it is no longer a democracy. You didn’t think this could happen did you? Do you know what rights you could lose next, can you guess? You have been warned."
i do not own this, all rights to Richard D. James

[@echus]

"See you on the other side dad" - comment within the .mp3

[@thescreenviewer1349]

😭

[@ahmadmalaki8364]

I’m Speechless I’m sorry i have nothing to say other than Rip Derek

[@FPSzky]

@@danmakemson3008 inside the mp3 file

[@echus]

@@danmakemson3008 it was with the mp3 metadata that you can add

[@RSDFGH]

😔 Прими мои соболезнования Ричард, папа любит тебя .🙏 Твои русские поклонники соблазнуют тебе искренне мира тебе Ричард и здоровья.

[@aircult]

"Send me a sign, even if it scares me, just to know you're there"

[@omgorly]

Beautiful. Even more sad when you know that this was for Richard D. James Dad

[@the2ndcoming135]

Already know😌

[@Neww_guy]

@@the2ndcoming135 we not asking you

[@Wil_Dsense]

It’s not sad, it’s neutral. That may be your perception and/or relationship with ‘death’ but death is part of the same process as being born. It’s part of life. It doesn’t have to be sad. And it depends how you define it. If you believe in soul then death is a change of form.

[@daydreamdeformation]

@@Neww_guy but the damnaiton is imminent and Jesus Christ is coming to judge us all amen

[@alexgospi830]

Nah bro not really, it just doesn't work that way@@Wil_Dsense

[@attilafuredi5224]

World needs SAW3.

[@Etherwa]

Absolutely need

[@briaredpath9386]

🙌 💜

[@shelbymccool]

SAW3 not WW3

[@tuertdqutes]

Soon trust me.

[@collydub1987]

​@@tuertdqutes let's hope you're wrong pal. Would be unimaginable

[@vonstrucker775]

When you’re speechless and sad. I imagine what he was going through even while making this beautiful piece of ambient. Ocean of the memories and sorrow caused by losing someone you love...

[@mauzki-]

I don't think anyone can express the kinda feelings aphex twin does in his music, from stone in focus, to rhubarb and to this it mediates on just the feeling of what he said "on the other side" and just life itself.

[@ahmadmalaki8364]

@@mauzki- huh Didn’t he called this album I see you in the other side dad ? It’s like he wants to make music about losing somebody before we lose him ... I love your music aphex twin I hope you live will and still make amazing music or live a really happy life

[@iamchickpea]

well said

[@the2ndcoming135]

Yeah, ya know. Hiding some contrast and juxtaposition in plain sight.

[@WildBluntHickok]

Note: this picture shows Richard's dad with Richard's older sister when she was little. The replacement picture shows Richard's dad and Richard when he was little. So the second one is a more fitting picture but it wasn't around when this video was uploaded.

[@the2ndcoming135]

Love how nowadays if one praises their father it’s taken as a slight to mothers😏

[@csgomomentosdivertidos1894]

@@the2ndcoming135 shut up man.

[@ronpudding9598]

@@the2ndcoming135 This never happens, it's all in your head.

[@the2ndcoming135]

@@ronpudding9598 I was at the wedding. Where were you peasant?🤴🏽

[@hrr597]

​@@ronpudding9598 it does happen. Check feminists throwing hissy fits on Father's day everytime.

[@iAussieGuy]

You can tell RDJ wrote this from his heart and not his head. Super emotional and dreamy spiritual soundscapes, this is a profound song and I'm sure his father would have been so humbled by this. RIP Derek and thank you for giving us Richard and for nurturing his gift of music, we all thank you

[@devonmccollister4860]

rip Derek James

[@yearnpill]

Damn, in the most respectful way possible, his father was a handsome young chap!

[@user-wf1jz4gs5e]

Ты голубой?

[@vsmood]

@@user-wf1jz4gs5e ахахах харош, Руслан

[@Maxxon89]

Yeah.

[@video_camera]

@@user-wf1jz4gs5eWhat does it have to do?

[@wilsonhoylemusicaboliviana]

My grandfather passed away in 2018 from prolonged exposure to asbestos and this piece of music makes me think of him and the landscapes he loved. Thank you for this transcendental composition

[@Andres-ci7hs]

Recently I lost my father too, all your music, Richard, has the power to calm the hardest worries of my mind. Thanks and luck. 🌗

[@carlosquinto5698]

Beautiful, wonderful. Thanks, Richard. We love you.

[@knotlock]

That is a very mature and thoughtful message from Richard. Condolences for your father.

[@TrustInTheUniverse]

" "Huge heartfelt condolences to anyone grieving right now, I lost my father recently and it’s been really tough, it was not related to C19. When you are presented with C19 statistics, you must demand whether the figures reflect people who have died WITH C19 or FROM C19. Please do not forget this. When police carry out wishes from government, without any law being in place, you are living in a police state and it is no longer a democracy. When you are held under house arrest, when no crime has been committed, you are living in a police state and it is no longer a democracy. You didn’t think this could happen did you? Do you know what rights you could lose next, can you guess? You have been warned." " Makes me love Richard so much more, had no idea he posted this til now.

[@barnumeffekt]

came here after seeing the end of the new bblr 21f video. rest in peace lorna and derek james

[@dabulls1g]

RIP To his father, his fans are there to support him through this tough time for sure. Be well, and hang in there Richard. Its tough, either we'll get through it or we won't. No other outcome is possible.

[@dreamclaw00]

Unique and amazing human, expressing what so many of us feel and have gone through. RIP xx.

[@paulphoenix1669]

And here's me thinking I knew all his music.... What a beautiful person Richard is, blessing us with these wonderful sounds

[@drumqid]

this cut me real deep, im in tears.

[@alex3544]

I swear, I'll be a good father, I swear to everything in this planet.

[@ronaldy3]

O Pai do senhor Richard faleceu no mesmo ano e mês que o meu, essa música me traz conforto, paz e tristeza, meio difícil de explicar. Descansem em paz, pai e Derek james.

[@daveycrockett5738]

I don’t remember hearing this before but I very well might of. This sounds ground breaking. Like I’m watching blade runner or breaking through my reality into something turkey beautiful and extraordinary. Like we’re reaching a new level of conscience or learning to life. Possibly the right thing to say this song begins us on a journey of endless possible opportunities of which it’s up to us which ones we embark on. It’s like your ridding roller blades made out of jet engines skating on the boarders of our dreams. This simple yet complex soothing revolutionary sound waves bring my skin to a smooth slow boil of goose bumps. May my life resemble this song in only the best possible ways and all the good locket people that hear it and also want it.

[@dangatang0]

Turkey beautiful indeed

[@daveycrockett5738]

@@dangatang0 haha

[@the2ndcoming135]

Yeah, I think they’re overlooking the black and white context of the thumbnail😁

[@UntElHuevo]

This made me cry. Beautiful.

[@MandraMockups]

My dad passed away recently.. i play this song to remember him.

[@Josef_Skott]

I hope that this music can offer you some wide healing friend. Sorry for your loss, the thing I worry the most about in life. Aphex Twin's sentimental tracks are what I meditate to the most often I'd say. Gives me clarity and confidence for the future. You are your dad's blood, so in a way he's still here. God bless ❤.

[@MandraMockups]

@@Josef_Skott thank you very much Josef..

[@Thomlistentoslayer]

This brings tears to my eyes once it hits the deep notes😢😢😢

[@ahmadmalaki8364]

Richard your music makes life worth living I hope you live will

[@Aphexm1ke]

R I P Derek

[@waddy9902]

Good job I've got my sunglasses on, because behind them my eyes are flooding with tears, shhh don't let anyone know Rdj you're a special fella, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your work. You're a genius.

[@LarsenEirikMiinea]

Masterpiece

[@eneloop553]

one of most peaceful songs😣

[@adjustmp3248]

Rest in Peace, We Love you richard

[@user-od6gh8tu4c]

I lost my father too during C19 pandemic😞

[@justaemptymall]

Sorry for your loss

[@Magic.Window]

Thank You Richard For all your Beautiful Music that you shared with us Thank You Again 😊

[@Hasuo2001]

Saddest Song of Aphex Twin.

[@nanadr3am]

Probably. It brings me emotions like Rhubarb and Stone In Focus, but these two are melancholic. This song is... sad.

[@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6]

Lichen

[@devonmccollister1470]

One of the most comforting peices of music I've ever heard..

[@thescreenviewer1349]

I miss her everyday and she does not know

[@christopherkalogeris7906]

Beautiful piece. Condolences for his loss.

[@chickenburgerfan88]

wtf based richard

[@sash0047]

Wt u on about

[@chickenburgerfan88]

@@sash0047guess

[@Ch-ke4sn]

What a Beautiful Track. Ethereal, beyond time and space.

[@Theend.447]

I miss my dad...

[@MegaSnippezz]

Be a beautiful track to put at the beginning of a third Selected album.

[@silvastomp]

Simple and beautiful.

[@user-sl9hr3op2q]

extremamente feliz de ouvir RDJ novamente e essa track ainda consegue ser absurdamente triste

[@ahmadmalaki8364]

We all talked about how his music made us think about our lost ones Will he made this for his father And honestly this is his best work yet

[@salomegoguadze8415]

2.22.2022

[@normalhumanbeing6066]

I didn't even know Richard had a father, this is so heartwarming, keep at it AFX

[@justaemptymall]

Every person has a mom or dad... No matter what relationship they keep to them or if they have passed or not. Based on this we know he had a very strong connection to his father :)

[@bexto_mp3]

I love my dad.

[@paulsonnen3600]

what a beautiful soul

[@sq7uum9]

Beautiful

[@mwuo_]

This song makes me think about the possible World War III. It gives me chills, I don't want this beautiful world destroyed by the greed of some old people, I don't wanna die for the greed of such people nor anyone dying, we did nothing, what fault do we have? I'm scared of all the weapons they have, and the ones we don't know yet. They could end all life on this planet in matter of minutes, and what will they win? Nothing. Everyone's effort and everyone's creations through all these years simply gone, in matter of minutes. Our home called "Earth" gone, as if we had another place as beautiful as this one where we could live. We all lose. We just all live on a world governed by the wrong people, everything's so ironic and unfair. But it seems that human beings must be governed by someone more powerful than them in order to learn how to live, here's the fun part they actually don't need to. That's what they want you to believe, since the tamer a population is the more they become dumber and non self-thinking. They don't want you to know that if we're all united we become more powerful than them. I wish someday we all reclaim what's ours, that we take the power away from those people, that we can live life to it's fullest without being worried of anything, that we can finally be actually free.

[@iurolenga2543]

I guess you mean the possibility of Selected Ambient Works III? 😎 [just trying to keep up the good mood]

[@YaroslavLvivsky]

Thank you for your message, Mwuo.

[@julien3949]

I legit told my friends and family that if something happens to me this has to be played

[@cardiovas.curder]

I hate my dad, RDJ doesn't!!

[@ageispolis4605]

immersive.

[@Jeeves707]

man this is heavy

[@JukesMcGee]

This song hits different if you yourself have lost your father.

[@kitty92002]

Wonderful.

[@nw6231]

The gut in the photo looks like a young Matthew Modine!

[@saramoroza-james914]

That is Richard's Dad - much more handsome than Matthew Modine!!!

[@thegrunch6448]

2:37 the progression here is my favourite part of the whole piece

[@fischek]

great performance, congrats!

[@josef2012]

How did this video get posted (April 17,2020) before the sound cloud post (April 18,2020)??? Typo?

[@iera1]

peace be upon us

[@Josef_Skott]

Amen ❤.

[@milkrun8301]

Beautiful:(

[@user-vo6oq1bv8x]

Who can ORCHESTRATED THIS? SOUNDS LIKE OLD "CANON". RICHARD IS INCREDIBLY TALENTED BUT A DREAM ABOUT ORCHESTRA MUSIC BY HIM! AM I RIGHT - ?

[@JapiSandhu]

I’m alive

[@Thomlistentoslayer]

Is that His Father in the image and a little RDJ?

[@WildBluntHickok]

It's RDJ's older sister. The replacement picture had his dad and RDJ as a kid.

[@BettyBonettyKornetty]

@@WildBluntHickok and with his Dog.

[@SD-ym1rt]

That's a handsome fella right there RIP sir

[@LazarusWilhelm]

Wow.

[@someonewhobitthedust9124]

The pandemic was a dark, dark time. The aftermath is almost just as dark.

[@peloquin5652]

correction "plandemic"

[@foodchewer]

Indeed. God help us all.

[@nah1111rex]

❤️😔

[@passengerify]

Soo good

[@damienred5021]

Damn :(

[@xion3090]

Oct 18,2023 80k views 81 subs 4k likes 184 comments 1st time here 6:58 AM Mannar

[@rossovenstone]

Lovely xxx

[@olecoltrane1138]

that guy looks manly

[@Brokemf08]

Does he still post on SoundCloud?

[@normalhumanbeing6066]

he does live performances at chaturbate

[@MrSquareart]

good video!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sash0047]

Hello Depression my old friend

[@Josef_Skott]

Hey there, you're gonna be okay. I feel this too sometimes. I escape it through cherishing every bright thought and good thing that happens to me. This music helps me reorganise my head ♥.

[@davidmeloche1991]

Great photo. That's what men should aspire to be.

[@user-zx6is5in5l]

К чему??

[@celdrichanfgarn5168]

see you on the other side qq he didnt even hide this one

[@user-idjw8qpd2je]

Yes

[@Magic.Window]

Release April 6th 2020

[@kobemarlowe2770]

It’s 2023 I start work in a week

[@JuanCabrera-kl3pc]

Is this on spotify?

[@emanueladriellobo9338]

Yes

[@salomegoguadze8415]

[@arhi-]

best336

[@esdet105]

Passed away? That's weird, because on Druqs, there's a small track where his parents (?) wish him a happy birthday.

[@ZeRoUnload]

Well drukqs was released 20 years ago. His father passed away a couple years ago.

[@WildBluntHickok]

to give specific dates to it, DrukQs was a 2001 album, Qu 1 was a 2020 soundcloud release.

[@KhanZahid-we9fo]

Жәеиза ахыҧхьаӡара есть форуме Абхазской википедии

[@KhanZahid-we9fo]

2:34

[@SoyLeyenda69]

Thanks🫶🏼

[@Flippy1565]

guys.. try "bochum welt - canyon drive" story behind that?

[@stitcha123]

hahha woooah, its the same track. wtf?

[@caseystu123]

It’s totally a different track?

[@stitcha123]

@@caseystu123 nahh

[@caseystu123]

Why do you think that? It’s very obviously different notes and different tempo. This one have much more space between notes.

[@emmettm.975]

I love bochum welt he's one of the many hidden gems of electronic.

[@jonobrow]

Disappointing to see that Richard is a lockdown sceptic, but beautiful track nonetheless.

[@isaacdebolt3637]

wahhh someone doesnt agree with me waahhh

[@jonobrow]

@@isaacdebolt3637 What makes you think you can just reply to my comment?

[@hyperborea7202]

@@jonobrow cringe

[@isaacdebolt3637]

@@jonobrow free country seethe bitch

[@Hallogallo]

I'm with you, i think his message regarding the lockdown was a bit cringe. This was at the start of the whole pandemic though, so maybe he changed his mind a bit.

[@leaks2.073]

Beautiful

[@BettyBonettyKornetty]

This was made for his father, he passed away in 2020 not cuz of c19,there are other tracks detetcated to his parents,and there Is a track on drukqs where they wish him a happy birthday.

[@leaks2.073]

@@BettyBonettyKornetty wow, okay thats rly deep. Thanks for the information.

[@BettyBonettyKornetty]

@@leaks2.073 it's really tough for him Wonder what he is doing now.

[@esku75]

🥲

[@Exitdream667]

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