Analord
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| Compilation album (Series of EPs) by Aphex Twin | ||
| Released | January-July 2005 | |
| Recorded | 2003-2005 | |
| Genre | Acid House / Techno | |
| Length | 11 EPs total: 3:24:04 |
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| Label | Rephlex ANALORD01 - ANALORD11 |
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| Producer(s) | Richard D. James | |
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| Aphex Twin chronology | ||
| 26 Mixes for Cash (2003) |
Analord (2005) |
Chosen Lords (2006) |
Analord is a series of 12" vinyl recordings by UK-based electronic music artist Richard D. James. The first installment, Analord 10, went on sale through the Rephlex Records website on December 15, 2004, and was packaged in a faux-leather binder with sleeves for housing the rest of the series. It was later rereleased as a picture disc. Both pressings of Analord 10 were marketed under James' primary alias Aphex Twin, although other Analord recordings were released under the AFX pseudonym.
There is a condensed, album-length version of the series titled Chosen Lords.
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[edit] Series details
James has programmed a variety of analogue equipment throughout his career. Instruments on Analord include drum machines such as the Roland TR-606, TR-808, and TR-909; sequencers such as the Roland MC-4; and various synthesizers and polysynths, including the Roland SH-101 and Roland TB-303, a Fenix Modular Synth (seen on the B-side of Analord 02), and countless others he has collected over the years or borrowed from colleagues.
Analord tracks are similar in atmosphere and melody to James' early acid and ambient techno recordings, yet are still marked by the fast, choppy, multi-layered drum sequencing he has perfected from the Richard D. James Album (1996) onward.
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- The name "Analord" is probably taken from Luke Vibert's song "Analord" from his vinyl release "'95–'99" on Planet Mu. The name refers to the analogue music equipment James used to perform much of Analord. Since James has a penchant for anagrams, it is noteworthy that "Analord" is an anagram for "A Roland," perhaps referencing the manufacturers of industry standard analogue synthesizers.
- The track "Pissed Up in SE1" on Analord 2 is a reference to London underground dance club SeOne where James has often played.
- The image on the A-side of Analord 5 was taken from this website.
- Analord 6 features guest artist Jeremy Simmonds, using his alias Voafose. He has previously worked with Luke Vibert on some Rephlex recordings.
- Tracks on Analord 8, 9, and 11 are named after computer viruses and other malicious software.
- The images on both sides of Analord 9 feature close-ups of an Electrocomp EML 401/400 sequencer.
- The original Analord 10 released with the binder is loud-cut, 180 gram vinyl.
- The images on both sides of Analord 11 feature the Michael Faraday Memorial in Elephant and Castle, London (which is near the disused bank Richard D. James owns).
- Around the time of Analord's release, Richard D. James went online and discussed his feelings about analogue equipment and VSTs in general, as well as software emulations of the TB-303, on the Planet Mu website forum. Because no interviews were conducted at the time, it is the only public conversation that James has conducted related to his Analord series. The three full posts are here (search for "Author: analord".)
[edit] Track listing
Analord 10 (Released January 5, 2005):
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 Side B
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Analord 01 (Released January 22, 2005):
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 Side B
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Analord 02 (Released January 22, 2005):
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 Side B
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Analord 03 (Released February 17, 2005):
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 Side B
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Analord 04 (Released February 17, 2005):
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 Side B
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Analord 05 (Released March 10, 2005):
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 Side B
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Analord 06 (Released April 9, 2005):
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 Side B
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Analord 07 (Released April 22, 2005):
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 Side B
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Analord 08 (Released May 3, 2005):
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 Side B
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Analord 09 (Released June 1, 2005):
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 Side B
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Analord 10 (Re-released picture disc, June 6, 2005):
 Side A
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 Side B
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Analord 11 (Released June 9, 2005):
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 Side B
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[edit] External links
- Complete AFX/Aphex/Analord discography
- Rephlex Analord webpage is a dead link; use the Internet Archive link instead
- Analord at MusicBrainz:
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| Discography |
| As Aphex Twin: Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992) - Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994) - ...I Care Because You Do (1995) - Richard D. James (1996) - Come to Daddy (1997) - Windowlicker (1999) - drukqs (2001) - Analord 10 (2005) - Chosen Lords (2006) As AFX: Analogue Bubblebath (1991) - Analogue Bubblebath 3 (1993) - Analogue Bubblebath 4 (1994) - Hangable Auto Bulb (1995) - Analord (2005) - Chosen Lords (2006) As Polygon Window: Surfing on Sine Waves (1993) |
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