Guest kxta Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 This is a very trivial post but quite interesting if you've got some spare time I suppose. I met Leo Leigh (son of writer and director Mike Leigh) at a party a while back and somehow got onto the subject of Aphex Twin. He told me that whilst working on the documentary, Swansea Love Story, he had happened to meet and interview Richard James' dad who agreed to be in the film. I watched it the other day and sure enough there's a guy who looks quite like Richard interviewed at about 6.45. Its a pretty depressing watch to be honest but its gritty and quite funny at times. I guess its just a sad story of how some people live. here's the link.. http://www.vice.com/en_uk/rule-britannia/rule-britannia-swansea-full-length Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klopjob Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Seems like a wise individual and how i'd imagine his dad to be like, think we'd need Aphex or Grant to confirm though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Diao Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Could make sense, he's mentioned his father working in the mining industry and that gentleman resembles the man in the pictures posted in the Caustic Window Compilation thread. Some of the sounds that the machinery made in the video were similar to some sounds in Gwarek2, and RDJ has mentioned sampling sounds from the mines before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jasondonervan Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Pretty sure he said in an interview that he worked down a coal mine briefly when he was younger, but sacked it off... Could be 'Rich truth' tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Haha Jason, you make the best shoops! I remember reading something similar too: didn't he tell the story that he worked in the mines to finance his first synth? (and realized it was shite and decided to break it open and make his own?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekosn Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 what??? look at his face! thats richard's nose right there!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I feel my leg being pulled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Richard's also mentioned both of his parents worked as porters in mental hospitals, if memory serves me correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adieu Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Definitely his dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phudoshin Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 http://www.vice.com/en_uk/rule-britannia/rule-britannia-swansea-part-2-of-6--2 Ex-miner Derek James explains how the decline of industry in Swansea helped create the current drug culture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phudoshin Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Ex-miner Derek James explains how the decline of industry in Swansea helped create the current drukqs culture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest liquiday Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Now digg some info about RDJ sisters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhonny Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 watched this doc a few years ago. it's really good (don't just skip!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 it does look similar definitely but I'm pretty sure that his dad was a tin miner rather than coal. plenty of tin mines in cornwall. maybe the japanese titles got the wording wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solarion Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 you too can be Derek James just send me 100 pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Yeah this documentary is really good, and very relevant to my interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Not much info around about aphex's uncle sid http://www.sabotagetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/CT001-sid-james-coaster-e1329840959247.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consequences Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I don't know what is more sad. That there are heroin users in the first place, or judging by the youtube comments, the general public only care about the female victims featured in the documentary. Like being born with a vagina somehow means your safety and well being is more important than if you were born without one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennylogg Bubblebath Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Sweet bump, dood. 'tis a classic doc anyway. Quotable as fuck. I live 30 mins away from Swansea but have probably only been there once or twice in the last 5 years. Used to go there often as a kid. Weird place, weird people, some beautiful views though. and in keeping with the thread, I've been to the mining museum and had a tour off Derek. Definitely didn't realise he was Papa 'phex at the time. edit: maybe it wasn't him, but it was definitely the same museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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