''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

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Analord ''Analord'' is a series of eleven 12" vinyl records released in 2005 by UK-based electronic music artist Richard D. James, primarily under the alias AFX. The series marked James's return to primarily analogue equipment following his computer- ...

'' 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

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Reception

Initial critical response to ''Chosen Lords'' was positive. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an

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score of 81, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 19 reviews.

Track listing

References

External links

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Rephlex recordsWarp Records page on ''Chosen Lords''
{{Authority control Acid techno albums Aphex Twin compilation albums 2006 compilation albums Rephlex Records compilation albums