Too bad only one track from 6 is on there, because I really do rank that
among the best of the series. Glad I've got em all on vinyl anyways.
On 1/24/06, Blake Mikesell <djfuckstick@tmail.com> wrote:
quoted 166 lines Whoops!>
> Whoops!
>
> For some reason I had assumed the alternate mix by unknown artist was
> richard. Bzzt! Wrong!
>
> Www.discogs.com/release/220198
>
> So richard does know what he's done over the past 5 years more than I do
> after all.
>
> B.
>
> On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:25 am, Esa Ruoho wrote:
> > ovuca and bogdan had a track or two on that soundtrack , innit_
> >
> >
> <djfuckstick@tmail.com> wrote:
> >> 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
> >> >
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