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
Released	10 April 2006
Recorded	2003–2005
Genre	Acid techno[1] IDM[2]
Length	56:39
Label	Rephlex CAT173CD
Producer	Richard D. James
AFX chronology
Analord (2005) Chosen Lords (2006) Caustic Window (2014)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Guardian	[4]
Mojo	[5]
NME	7/10[6]
Pitchfork	7.9/10[2]
PopMatters	8/10[7]
Q	[8]
Spin	A−[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

No.	Title	From the Analord EP Series	Length
1.	"Fenix Funk 5"	Analord 10	5:06
2.	"Reunion 2"	Analord 05	5:15
3.	"Pitcard"	Analord 07	6:25
4.	"Crying in Your Face"	Analord 04	4:29
5.	"Klopjob"	Analord 03	5:32
6.	"Boxing Day"	Analord 03	6:50
7.	"Batine Acid"	Analord 06	5:34
8.	"Cilonen"	Analord 05	5:42
9.	"PWSteal.Ldpinch.D"	Analord 08	3:48
10.	"XMD 5a"	Analord 10	7:58
Total length:			56:49

All music is composed by Richard D James

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]

External links

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