Chosen Lords

Chosen Lords is a compilation album by Richard D. James, released under the aliases AFX and Aphex Twin. It is a CD compilation of selected tracks previously released on the vinyl-only Analord series. Limited edition copies distributed with a poster were offered on Warpmart to encourage pre-ordering.

Chosen Lords
Compilation album by
AFX / Aphex Twin
Released10 April 2006
Recorded2003–2005
Genre
Length56:39
LabelRephlex
CAT173CD
ProducerRichard D. James
AFX chronology
Analord
(2005)		 Chosen Lords
(2006)		 Caustic Window
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[4]
Mojo[5]
NME7/10[6]
Pitchfork7.9/10[2]
PopMatters8/10[7]
Q[8]
SpinA−[9]
Uncut[10]
URB[11]

Eight of the 10 tracks are under the "AFX" moniker, while "Fenix Funk 5" and "XMD 5a" are under the Aphex Twin alias.

Chosen Lords reached #82 on the UK Albums Chart.

Reception

Initial critical response to Chosen Lords was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 81, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 19 reviews.[3]

Track listing

All music is composed by Richard D James

No.TitleFrom the Analord EP SeriesLength
1."Fenix Funk 5"Analord 105:06
2."Reunion 2"Analord 055:15
3."Pitcard"Analord 076:25
4."Crying in Your Face"Analord 044:29
5."Klopjob"Analord 035:32
6."Boxing Day"Analord 036:50
7."Batine Acid"Analord 065:34
8."Cilonen"Analord 055:42
9."PWSteal.Ldpinch.D"Analord 083:48
10."XMD 5a"Analord 107:58
Total length:56:49

References
  1. Bush, John. "Chosen Lords – AFX, Aphex Twin". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. "AFX: Chosen Lords Album Review - Pitchfork". www.pitchfork.com.
  3. "Aphex Twin:Chosen Lords (2006): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  4. Burgess, John (7 April 2006). "CD: AFX, Chosen Lords". the Guardian.
  5. When it comes to making smart, mischievous electronic merry, no one can touch him. [May 2006, p.105]
  6. 'Chosen Lords' is proof of Aphex Twin's uncommonly rude health, artistically-speaking. [15 Apr 2006, p.33]
  7. "AFX: Chosen Lords". 10 May 2006.
  8. It's true that none of the tracks here quite scale the heights reached early in his career.... But... James is at least trying to move beyond what he's achieved already. [May 2006, p.124]
  9. Recall[s] his greatest '90s-electronica work. [May 2006, p.91]
  10. Without the scuffed overload of his teenage releases, it's obvious that these are newly minted. [May 2006, p.98]
  11. Untouchable. [Jun 2006, p.117]
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