So I know I don't often update this part of my page regularly.
And I know some of you may have this video before.
I remember the first time I saw this video sometime around 1997, I was sitting in my room one night, trying to get some sleep, turned the telly on, changed the channel to MTV and there it was. Hideous, looking children with James' grinning face wreek havoc around while their demonic leader emerges from a television set and screams 'I want your soul! I want your soul!' to the hapless old lady. It was the most frightening video I have ever seen. So frightening it practically gave me nightmares. Utterly disturbing, but excellent, nonetheless.
It is a creepy thing to watch.
Awards: Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy
France's MCM Video Festival .. Grand Prix Prize
1998 Music Week CAD Awards
Best Video of 1997
Best Dance Video
Best Cinematography in a Video .. Simon Chaudoir
Best Editing in a Video .. Gary Knight
1998 D&AD Awards
Silver .. Pop Promos .. Best Direction
Silver .. Pop Promos .. Individual Budget Under ?40,000
Nominations
1998 MVPA Awards
Video of the Year
Best Direction of a Music Video
Best Dance Video
1998 MTV Video Music Awards
Best Special Effects
Now that youve seen the video, know the 411 behind Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin:
-Aphex Twin, is also known as AFX, Polygon Window, Caustic Window, GAK, The Dice Man, Power-Pill, Q-Chastic Blue Calx or PCP.
-remixed Beck's "Devil's Haircut".
-headlined assorted stages at festivals across the globe including the Essential Weekender, Phoenix, Glastonbury, Doctor Music, Roskilde, Mount Fuji Festival, Quart Festival.
-had a naked a boy running around on stage with 'I LOVE WENDY' inked on his chest.
- had his face cast in laytex in order to reproduce lots of little Twins for his "Come To Daddy" video.
Facts about director Chris Cunningham:
-Rather than enrolling in art school, at age 17 Cunningham began working in the film industry as a special effects model artist and in 1995 began directing music videos.
-He apparently got his first gig running the special effects team for Alien 3 when he was 20.
-he also directed videos for:
"Second Bad Vilbel" video for Autechre
"Only You" video for Portishead
"Afrika Shox" video for Leftfield
"Come On My Selector" video for Squarepusher
"Frozen" video for Madonna
"All is Full of Love" video for Björk
- apart from "Come to Daddy", Chris has also directed "Windowlicker" and "Monkey Drummer" videos for Aphex Twin and "Rubber Johnny", using a track from Aphex Twin's album drukqs.