Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin is the recording name of Richard D. James, whose career as a producer has run alongside a lower-profile but well-documented DJ practice, including a widely circulated set at London's Field Day festival in 2017 recorded for NTS and broadcast live from the festival's Barn stage.
Bootlegged recordings of his DJ appearances, including sets predating Field Day, have been compiled and traded among fans for years, with writers noting his shift by the mid-2010s toward controlling a dance floor through carefully sequenced club and ambient material rather than performing his own tracks exclusively. James has also played DJ sets at major festivals including Coachella, extending a live and DJ practice that runs parallel to his studio catalog on Warp Records.
His DJ sets are typically assembled from a mix of his own unreleased material, edits and selections from other producers, a format distinct from the structured live-performance rigs he has used for his own album tours. Coverage of his Field Day set noted fans reconstructing the tracklist from the performance within hours, reflecting the attention his DJ appearances draw despite being less frequent than his studio releases.