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Sometimes I just hit the keyboard in a way I'd like the rhythm of the tracks to sound.
Aphex Twin
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Aphex Twin
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 18
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Limerick City
Richard David James
Richard D. James
The Dice Man
Soit-P.P.
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