Chosen Lords

Chosen Lords
Compilation album by AFX, Aphex Twin
Released	10 April 2006
Recorded	2003–2005
Genre	Electronic Acid house Acid techno
Length	56:39
Label	Rephlex CAT173CD
Producer	Richard D. James
AFX, Aphex Twin chronology
Analord (2005) Chosen Lords (2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The Guardian	link
The Observer	link
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10.0) link
PopMatters	link
Q	[citation needed]
Spin	[citation needed]
The Times	link
URB	[citation needed]

Chosen Lords is an 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.

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, based on 19 reviews.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks by Richard D. James.

1. Aphex Twin - "Fenix Funk 5" – 5:06
2. AFX - "Reunion 2" – 5:15
3. AFX - "Pitcard" – 6:25
4. AFX - "Crying in Your Face" – 4:29
5. AFX - "Klopjob" – 5:32
6. AFX - "Boxing Day" – 6:50
7. AFX - "Batine Acid" – 5:34
8. AFX - "Cilonen" – 5:42
9. AFX - "PWSteal.Ldpinch.D" – 3:48
10. Aphex Twin - "XMD 5a" – 7:58

References

1. ↑ "Aphex Twin:Chosen Lords (2006): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 

External links

• Chosen Lords at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Rephlex records
• Warp Records page on Chosen Lords