Given the question: Facts: - instrument: synthesizer machine , sequencer , sampler , laptop , piano , softsynth , turntables , drum - website: -lsb- http://warp.net/aphex-twin warp page -rsb- -lsb- http://syro2eznzea2xbpi.com/ syro -rsb- - years active: 1985 -- present - landscape: yes - caption: james during a concert in turin in march 2007 - birth name: richard david james - origin: lanner , cornwall , united kingdom - label: warp , sire , rephlex - genre: electronic ambient techno , idm , acid techno , ambient , - birth date: 18 august 1971 - name: aphex twin - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - image: aphex twin 2.jpg - birth place: limerick , ireland - associated acts: universal indicator , mike & rich , squarepusher - occupation: musician , composer , remixer , dj Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of aphex twin .
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richard david james -lrb- born 18 august 1971 -rrb- , best known by his alias aphex twin , is an irish-born british electronic musician and composer .he has been described by '' the guardian '' as '' the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music '' , and is the co-founder of rephlex records with grant wilson-claridge .aphex twin 's album '' selected ambient works 85-92 '' was called the best album of the 1990s by fact magazine .james has also released a number of eps as afx since 1991 including the '' analogue bubblebath '' and '' analord '' series of eps .james has also used and continues to use several other aliases , such as polygon window , caustic window , and the tuss .in addition to rephlex , james has released aphex twin records on warp , r&s , sire , mighty force , rabbit city and men records .following public sightings of the aphex twin logo in london , united kingdom , and new york city , united states , in august 2014 , the aphex twin twitter account confirmed the release of '' syro '' , his sixth studio album .following a subsequent press release , '' syro '' was officially released on 23 september 2014 through the warp music label .in february 2015 , '' syro '' won james the grammy award for best dance/electronic album .the album was also nominated for impala 's european independent album of the year award .in an unprecedented move , james posted 230 unreleased outtakes on soundcloud over the first few months of 2015 , making all of these available for free download .