The mysterious long-haired redhead known worldwide on the dance floor, Richard D. James is about to take his much beloved electronic project, Aphex Twin, out for a handful of dates in Europe.

In addition to his spot on the Portishead-curated All Tomorrow's Parties' Nightmare Before Christmas bill, Aphex Twin will hit up Rome, Manchester and The Netherlands.

Hey Dick James, if you're not too busy, you know, with all four of those live shows, maybe you could think about recording some new music? It's been since 2001's drukqs since Mr. James has released a proper full-length Aphex Twin album.

Dates:

12-01 Rome, Italy - TBA
12-07 Manchester, England - Warehouse Sessions *
12-07-09 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Centre (ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas)
12-14 The Hague, Netherlands - Paard (State-X New Forms Festival)