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Pitchfork | Analord 1: (5.6/10)[2] |
Pitchfork | Analord 2: (6.0/10)[2] |
Pitchfork | Analord 3: (7.5/10)[3] |
Pitchfork | Analord 4: (7.0/10)[3] |
Pitchfork | Analord 5: (5.8/10)[3] |
Pitchfork | Analord 6: (6.3/10)[4] |
Pitchfork | Analord 7: (6.2/10)[4] |
Pitchfork | Analord 8: (6.7/10)[4] |
Pitchfork | Analord 9: (6.8/10)[5] |
Pitchfork | Analord 10: (7.6/10)[5] |
Pitchfork | Analord 11: (6.6/10)[5] |
Pitchfork | Series Average: (6.5/10)[2][3][4][5] |
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-oriented programming work in the late 1990s. After their release, James "distilled" the 3½ hour, 42-track series into the 10-track compilation album Chosen Lords (2006), effectively his first full-length release since the 2001 album Drukqs.[6]
On 24 December 2009, the Rephlex Records website began posting unreleased/bonus tracks for the Analord series in MP3 and WAV digital formats. To date, 20 bonus tracks have been added to the series, which now totals 62 tracks for a runtime of 4 hours and 36 minutes.[7]
History
The first installment, Analord 10, went on sale through the Rephlex Records website on 15 December 2004, and was packaged in a faux-leather binder with sleeves for housing the rest of the series. It was later re-released as a picture disc. Both pressings of Analord 10 were marketed under James' primary alias Aphex Twin, although other Analord recordings were released under the AFX pseudonym.[8][9]
A condensed, album-length version of the series, Chosen Lords was released in 2006.
Etymology
The name refers to the analogue and digital electronic music equipment James used to perform much of Analord, as well as being a double entendre. Since James has a penchant for anagrams, it is noteworthy that "Analord" is an anagram for "A Roland", perhaps referencing a well-known manufacturer of analogue synthesizers. It has also been speculated that the term "Analord" is a portmanteau of the words analogue and lord, referring to Richard James' previous analogue programming, and the talent and recognition he has in his industry. "Analord" is also the title of a Luke Vibert track from Lover's Acid on Planet Mu. It's also suspected that Analord is a portmanteau of the words "anal" and "lord".
Track listing
Analord 1
Released 24 January 2005.
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1. | "Steppingfilter 101" | 4:45 |
2. | "Canticle Drawl" | 1:45 |
3. | "MC-4 Acid" | 3:47 |
4. | "Bubble 'n' Squeek 2" (Untitled until December 2009 reissue) | 1:31 |
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1. | "Where's Your Girlfriend?" | 5:06 |
2. | "Grumpy Acid" | 3:21 |
3. | "Analord 158b" | 1:40 |
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1. | "Canticle Drawl (Alt. Version)" | 0:36 |
2. | "Where's Your Girlfriend (Another Version)" | 3:36 |
Analord 2
Released 24 January 2005.
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1. | "Phonatacid" | 9:47 |
2. | "Laricheard" | 2:15 |
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1. | "Pissed Up in SE1" | 5:14 |
2. | "Bwoon Dub" | 5:56 |
Analord 3
Released 21 February 2005.
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1. | "Boxing Day" | 6:36 |
2. | "Midievil Rave" | 2:44 |
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1. | "Klopjob" | 5:24 |
2. | "Midievil Rave 2" | 4:00 |
Analord 4
Released 21 February 2005.
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1. | "Crying in Your Face" | 4:23 |
2. | "Home Made Polysynth" | 4:07 |
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1. | "Halibut Acid" | 6:07 |
2. | "Breath March" | 3:46 |
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1. | "Flutternozzle" | 6:28 |
2. | "In the Maze Park" | 1:31 |
3. | "Halibut Acid (Orig. Mix)" | 4:35 |
Analord 5
Released 14 March 2005.
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1. | "Gong Acid" | 3:05 |
2. | "Reunion 2 (Alt. Version)" | 6:23 |
Analord 6
Released 11 April 2005.
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1. | "Batine Acid" | 5:26 |
2. | "Snivel Chew" | 4:02 |
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1. | "I'm Self Employed" | 4:26 |
2. | "2 Analogue Talks" (Split into two tracks on December 2009 reissue)
- "Analogue Talk (Claknib)"
- "Analogue Talk (Chorus 3)"
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3. | "Analoggins" (Written by Captain Voafose and Smojphace) | 7:17 |
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1. | "Bodmin 1" | 4:36 |
2. | "Bodmin 2" | 4:17 |
3. | "Bodmin 3" | 5:26 |
Analord 7
Released 25 April 2005.
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1. | "Pitcard" | 6:18 |
2. | "AFX Acid 04" | 5:37 |
Analord 8
Released 9 May 2005.
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1. | "PWSteal.Ldpinch.D" | 3:44 |
2. | "Backdoor.Berbew.Q" | 4:57 |
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1. | "W32.Deadcode.A" | 6:18 |
2. | "Backdoor.Spybooter.A" | 5:06 |
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1. | "Backdoor.Berbew.Q (Tollwedgechord Mix)" | 4:59 |
Analord 9
Released 13 June 2005.
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1. | "PWSteal.Bancos.Q" | 4:50 |
2. | "Trojan.KILLAV.E" | 3:03 |
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1. | "W32.Aphex@mm" | 3:52 |
2. | "Backdoor.Netshadow" | 4:49 |
Analord 10
Released January 2005, Re-released as a picture disc on 11 July 2005.
Analord 11
Released 13 June 2005.
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1. | "VBS.Redlof.B" | 4:39 |
2. | "Backdoor.Ranky.S (Split into two tracks on December 2009 reissue)
- Backdoor.Ranky.S 5
- Backdoor.Ranky.S 4"
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1. | "Not Disturbing Mammoth 1 (Mono)" | 2:05 |
2. | "Not Disturbing Mammoth 2 (Mono)" | 2:00 |
3. | "Love 7" | 4:45 |
4. | "3 Notes Con" | 4:54 |
5. | "VBS.Redlof.B (Bass Version)" | 3:28 |
* Released on 24 December 2009, only available through download.
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