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Esa Ruoho
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Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:25:44 +0200
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Re: [idm] Rephlex / AFX: Analord CD.
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ovuca and bogdan had a track or two on that soundtrack , innit_ On 1/24/06, Blake Mikesell <djfuckstick@tmail.com> wrote:
quoted 117 lines They forgot the manhunt soundtrack in there. Didn't afx have a track or> 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: > >> 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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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