Chosen Lords

Chosen Lords
Compilation album by AFX / Aphex Twin
Released	10 April 2006
Recorded	2003–2005
Genre	Electronic IDM[1]
Length	56:39
Label	Rephlex CAT173CD
Producer	Richard D. James
AFX chronology
Analord (2005) Chosen Lords (2006) Orphaned Deejay Selek 2006-2008 (2015)
Aphex Twin chronology
Analord (2005) Chosen Lords (2006) Syro (2014)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The Guardian	link
The Observer	link
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10.0) [1]
PopMatters	link
Playlouder	[3]
Q
Spin
The Times	link
URB

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.

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.^[2]

Track listing

All music composed by Richard D James.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fenix Funk 5"	5:06
2.	"Reunion 2"	5:15
3.	"Pitcard"	6:25
4.	"Crying in Your Face"	4:29
5.	"Klopjob"	5:32
6.	"Boxing Day"	6:50
7.	"Batine Acid"	5:34
8.	"Cilonen"	5:42
9.	"PWSteal.Ldpinch.D"	3:48
10.	"XMD 5a"	7:58

References

1. Pitchfork link
2. "Aphex Twin:Chosen Lords (2006): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
3. "AFX: Chosen Lords". Playlouder. 10 April 2006. Archived from the original on 20 November 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

External links

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