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Rephlex Records was a record label launched in 1991 in Cornwall by Electronic music musician Richard D. James (aka Aphex Twin) and Grant Wilson-Claridge. The label coined the term braindance to describe the output of Aphex Twin and fellow artists.
On a post to an Internet newsgroup in 1992, the label stated that its intent was to "promote 'Innovation in the dynamics of Acid' – a much loved and misunderstood genre of house music" and to "demonstrate to the rest of the world that British dance music can be entirely original".
Rephlex has released the music of many electronic music artists, among them Mike Paradinas, DMX Krew, Luke Vibert, Aleksi Perälä and Squarepusher. The label has also remastered and re-released the early works of 808 State, the Future Sound of London and The Criminal Minds, and relaunched the career of electronic duo producers Black Devil with a re-release of their first record.
James closed Rephlex in 2014, saying "that's something that needed to be done a long time ago. Me and my friend would have drifted apart, but actually the label did keep us together. It got to a point where I'd actually rather be his friend than be in business with him."
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