They forgot the manhunt soundtrack in there. Didn't afx have a track or
2 on that?
Never did play that game or hear those tracks..
B.
On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 9:29 am, David Sim wrote:
quoted 103 lines CAT 173 CD: AFX - "Chosen Lords" (Analord album)>> CAT 173 CD: AFX - "Chosen Lords" (Analord album)
>
> Indeed, like the press release (including a track list at the bottom)
> says:
>
> Artist AFX
>
> Title Chosen Lords album
>
> Release Date 10 April 2006
>
> Label Rephlex
>
> Format CD
>
> Catalogue # CAT173CD
>
> Distribution SRD
>
> Website www.rephlex.com
>
>
> *Analord is Aphex Twin doing what he does best: refreshing electronic
> music in such an exquisite, effortlessly inventive fashion that you
> pity his peers. Once again, James dissolves the boundaries between
> disco, electro, techno and pop? and stimulates the parts other
> musicians don*t even know exist. Pure synthesized heaven* Uncut
>
> Throughout 2005, and with little fanfare, Richard D. James released the
> Analord series of twelve inches under the AFX moniker on his label
> Rephlex. In total, 41 tracks were released over a series of singles *
> Analord Volumes 1-11 * all neatly contained in a custom binder, sold
> direct to fans via the Rephlex website.
>
> Each record went on to sell into five-figure quantities * on vinyl
> format ONLY! The tracks were not available for download or on CD,
> making this a considerable sales achievement. For fans of Aphex Twin,
> it was an almost unprecedented bounty of new material in the gap since
> the 2001 double album, Drukqs, but many people who have abandoned their
> turntables will have remained unaware of this hive of activity.
>
> In April 2006, Rephlex will release Chosen Lords. Rather than release a
> triple CD featuring all 41 tracks, AFX himself has distilled the tunes
> into a cohesive album, as it was intended to be heard. Chosen Lords is,
> in fact, the first full album of new material from Richard D. James
> since Drukqs, and the word of mouth is that the tracks are among his
> very best classics.
>
> The style? As with most Richard D. James releases, it's hard to pin
> down to any genre. Largely recorded on Richard's private collection of
> unique collection of analogue synthesizers * vintage, modern and
> home-made, the rhythms, melodies, harmonies, even some subliminal
> lyrics have all evolved directly from the machines. One could say
> Chosen Lords is partly-inspired by NY electro, Chicago house and
> Detroit techno classics, but the album also stimulates the kind of
> *lucid dreaming* atmosphere found on Selected Ambient Works 85-92.
>
> Many people try to imitate Richard's sound, but he remains an
> unrivalled innovator when it comes to the emotional and musical depth
> and complexity of his tracks. As this composer and producer's skills
> and life experiences are constantly evolving, so too does the music
> gain ever greater resonance. If you are interested in looking back to
> past memories, through your current mood or forward to future emotions,
> you're going to find something of interest on Chosen Lords. The only
> limits are self-imposed.
>
> Since 2001, the only Aphex Twin/AFX related releases have largely been
> reissues: the 26 Mixes For Cash double CD (Warp, 2003), Hangable
> Autobulb CD (Warp, 2005) bringing together two EPs on CD for the first
> time, two 12*s on the Men imprint (remixes of 808 State, DJ Pierre and
> The Bug), 'Mangle' on the last Rephlexions compilation (Rephlex, 2004),
> and a limited edition split 12* with LFO (Warp, 2005).
>
> Chosen Lords is Richard D. James at the peak of his powers, in the
> prime of life. Unmissable.
>
>
> Chosen Lords
>
> 1. Fenix Funk5
> 2. Reunion 2
> 3. Pitcard
> 4. Crying In Your Face
> 5. Klopjob
> 6. Boxing Day
> 7. Batine Acid
> 8. Cilonen
> 9. PWSteal.Ldpinch.D
> 10. XMD5A
>
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