The Chill Out Zone

Aphex Twin's masterpiece SAW II turns 30

A young Richard D. James alias Aphex Twin, photo: Sam Robinson

Prelude: Ocean of Sound

If you stumbled into one of the legendary Telepathic Fish parties in early 1990s London, you’d witness a strange scenery.

These happenings took place in squats or abandoned warehouses. They started at noon, usually on Sunday or a holiday, and went on until the late eveni…