What year did Windowlicker come out?
1999
“Windowlicker” is a song by electronic musician Aphex Twin, released on 22 March 1999 as a single by Warp Records.
Is Chris Cunningham Aphex Twin?
Chris Cunningham (born 15 October 1970) is a British video artist and music video director, best known for his music videos for electronic musicians such as Autechre, Squarepusher, and most notably Aphex Twin on videos for “Windowlicker” and “Come to Daddy”, and Björk’s “All is Full of Love”.
Which album is Windowlicker on?
Cold Feet
Windowlicker/Album
What is the Aphex Twin face?
The song does indeed contain the image of a face, but not a demonic one. It’s Aphex Twin himself — or Richard James, as he’s known to his parents. The real image was discovered by a 19-year-old named Jarmo Niinisalo, who tweaked the settings in his spectrographic software to reveal James’ grinning fizzog.
What is window licker slang for?
Filters. (UK, slang, offensive) A mentally handicapped person.
Does Aphex Twin sample?
It turns out that he has sampled over 75 songs, including (among many other songs of varying popularity): “Apache” by the Incredible Bongo Band. “When the Levee Breaks” by Led Zeppelin. “Soul Pride” by James Brown.
Who is Weirdcore?
We speak to Weirdcore, the elusive designer who creates visual worlds for artists such as AFX and M.I.A. Two decades later and Richard D. James is still as adept at finding artists whose visuals ideas are as madcap as his own musical vision.
Where is Chris Cunningham?
“Chris Cunningham—who did the video—should answer that question. But it’s him who’s playing the guy in the wheelchair. I would like to work with him again, but he lives in Los Angeles now.
What does Window Licker man?
a mentally handicapped person. Originates from the handicapped children on the bus who lick at the windows. Poor kid will always be a window licker. See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.
Why is Aphex Twin so popular?
First of all, Aphex Twin made fun of everything, including himself. Part of what makes his stuff great was his ability to digest other genres and spit them back out in different ways.
Why is window licker an insult?
It is listed in the urban dictionary as a euphemism for a person of mentally challenged status alongside a warning which reads: “It is offensive and wrong to name a person people who is mentally challenged a ‘window licker’ or a ‘retard’.”
