Performance · Production
Richard D. James
real name Richard David James
Limerick, Ireland
Richard D. James is credited on 171 albums across 608 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1992–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

171
Albums
608
Pressings
4
Decades active
628
In collections
Biography
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British artist, DJ, producer, technician, and musician.
Born: 18 August 1971 in Limerick, Ireland. Hailing from Cornwall, England, he is one of the most prolific and experimental producers of his generation, often cited as a founder of so-called IDM dance music, and a pioneer of electronic music production technique. Well known as co-owner of eclectic dance music label Rephlex.
Allegedly, his son also produces music, released as files tagged with the name "".
Unlisted releases:
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
171 albums · 608 pressings · active 1992–2026
- Performance · 762
- Production · 414
- Other credits · 194
- Engineering · 104
Studios: Llannerlog Studios · The Looking Glass Studios · Cylob Sonic Research Facility · Planet µ
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2010

Selected Ambient Works 85-92
1992

Richard D. James Album
1996

Selected Ambient Works Volume II
1994

Come To Daddy
1997

Syro
2014

...I Care Because You Do
1995

Windowlicker
1999

Irony Is A Dead Scene
2002

Drukqs
2001

Classics
1995

Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In A Room7 F760
2023

Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2 (EP)
2015

Collapse EP
2018

Cheetah EP
2016

Feed Me Weird Things
1996

Surfing On Sine Waves
1993

26 Mixes For Cash
2003

These Are The Vistas
2003

Donkey Rhubarb
1995

Digeridoo
1992

Peel Session 2 TX 10/04/95
2019

Hangable Auto Bulb
2005

π - Music For The Motion Picture
1998
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Aphex Twin
- AFX
- The Aphex Twin
- Caustic Window
- Polygon Window
- Saint Etienne
- Cylob
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