How is the Aphex in "Aphex Twin" pronounced?

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The thread title says it all. Does “Aphex” rhyme with “paychecks” or is it pronounced like “aff-ex”, or like “ah-fex”?

Thanks!

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I’ve always heard it pronounced to rhyme with “paychecks.”

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AFAIK, it rhymes with paychecks. He’s from the UK, and I’ve never heard anyone in the UK pronounce it any differently.

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Yep, like “paychecks”. If i was going to write it phonetically, I’d probably write “ayfecks”.

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I’ve always pronounced it like “apex” with an h added in there. Of course, no one I know has ever heard of Aphex Twin anyway, so it doesn’t matter how I pronounce it.

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Yeah, that’s like the “Knit-zer” vs. “Night-zer” in Nitzer Ebb. For years I’d just never heard anyone say it out loud. (FWIW, the band said “Night-zer” in an interview)

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Whew good, that’s the pronunciation I’ve been using. It just seemed the most natural. Thanks for the answers, everyone!