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Blake Mikesell
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Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:35:27 -0500
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Re: [idm] Rephlex / AFX: Analord CD.
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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 > > This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an > attachment > may still contain software viruses, which could damage your computer > system: > you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with > the > University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK > legislation. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
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