Chosen Lords

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]

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.

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.

  1. ^ a b Bush, John. "Chosen Lords – AFX, Aphex Twin". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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]