I reckon this page could easily go by roughly fourteen other names. Anyway, I estimate there wouldn't have been a Warbler Project, nor Midifuture, without the music of Richard D. James. His ability to release some of the most unabashedly odd music (and album covers) of all time has motivated me in more ways than one.

A major contributing factor to why I grew to love electronic music is Aphex Twin. The drums in "Come Get Your Fill" from 3000 the Music were partially inspired by those on "Come to Daddy (Pappy Mix)". The beginning of "My Dog Lambasted the Press" features the Hysterical synthetic voice from macOS saying "Warbler Project", which is a direct reference to "Cow Cud is a Twin".

Mr. James' music can be deeply moving, too. Many people have cited "Avril 14th" from Drukqs, though I love the gravity of both "Nanou2" from that album and "Aisatsana" from Syro. It's beautiful stuff. Those tracks don't entail much sadness; instead, they simultaneously convey major change and being content with said change.

Then he went right back to bangin' beats with Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760, which has been one of my favorite EPs in a while. Ah, man. RDJ's discography is so eclectic, it wraps back around and becomes singular.