This summer did not only see the debut in Ibiza of a certain Richard D James but also his collaborator Weirdcore. The visuals are undoubtedly created to push boundaries and are nothing short of a visual onslaught complementing the auditory one summoned by Aphex Twin.

It was strangely appealing to see the face mapping technology pioneered by Weirdcore in Space’s Discoteca. Unsuspecting clubbers were seen to try to wipe the twisted expressions superimposed onto their own on giant screens installed in the club especially for this occasion. Not to blow trumpets, but the effect went some way to generating the best show in Ibiza, ever. Check out the video below.

Señor Weirdcore himself was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule of animating op art and being generally gruesome to answer a few short questions about music, his art and the future.

We first saw your work through your collaboration with Aphex Twin here in Ibiza, first of all, how was it? Did you find any complications or unexpected benefits of living and working in the on the white isle for a week?

Yeah it was nice to get into the island vibe. I got there a day before the rest, so was already chilled out by the time they all arrived. It was nice.

A lot of what you do seems very in-your-face (literally), you’re obviously not an artist who craves subtlety (aesthetically at least), but what message or meaning are you trying to express through your work?

Visual impact is what it’s all about for me, however that’s achieved.

Maybe you could help describe the technique of ‘face-mapping’? It was interesting to see people trying to wipe the Aphex Twin face away with their hands when they saw it on the big screens at Space.

I don’t know what to say about it, just trying to make the show interesting and interactive. But what was done there was very early stages, the technique has been developed waaaay further, and is still in development.

What music do you like personally to wind down or get worked up to?

AFX, Oneohtrix Point Never, Dopplereffekt (which I’m lucky enough to be working with all of them) but also stuff like Steve Reich, Moondog, Philip Glass, Ryoji Ikeda, Kraftwerk, Altern8 and John Carpenter.

Have you got any interesting projects or collaborations brewing at the moment?

I’m working on AFX 2011 stuff and doing all the graphics for Retro/Grade and MF Doom (visuals, video, artwork, web, etc.) with video for a new single in the pipeline. I’m also doing visuals for Model500 & Dopplereffekt.

APHEX TWIN @ We Love, Space, Ibiza. visuals by Weirdcore.
filming by weirdcore & Ruairi Dunne.

Check out Weirdcore.tv and the vimeo page for an archive of collaborations with artists as diverse as as MIA, Simian Mobile Disco, Mos Def and Die Antwoord.