Analord

Infobox Album
Name = Analord
Type = Compilation
Longtype = (Series of EPs)
Artist = Aphex Twin


Released = January-July 2005
Recorded = 2003-2005
Genre = Acid House / Techno
Length = 11 EPs
Analord 10: 12:53
Analord 01: 21:57
Analord 02: 23:11
Analord 03: 18:44
Analord 04: 18:25
Analord 05: 10:44
Analord 06: 22:58
Analord 07: 20:24
Analord 08: 20:04
Analord 09: 16:34
Analord 11: 19:26
total: 3:24:04
Label = Rephlex
ANALORD01 - ANALORD11
Producer = Richard D. James
Reviews =
*Pitchfork Media:: [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14991/AFX_Analord_1_Analord_2 Analord 1/2 (Jan. 2005)] (5.6/6.0): [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14992/AFX_Analord_3_4_5 Analord 3/4/5 (Mar. 2005)] (7.5/7.0/5.8): [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14993/AFX_Analord_6_7_8 Analord 6/7/8 (Aug. 2005)] (6.3/6.2/6.7): [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14994/AFX_Analord_9_10_11 Analord 9/10/11 (Oct. 2005)] (6.8/7.6/6.6)
Last album = "26 Mixes for Cash" (2003)
This album = "Analord" (2005)
Next album = "Chosen Lords" (2006) "Analord" is a series of 12" vinyl recordings by UK-based electronic music artist Richard D. James. The first installment, "Analord 10", went on sale through the Rephlex Records website on December 15, 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.

There is a condensed, album-length version of the series titled "Chosen Lords".

eries details

James has programmed a variety of analogue equipment throughout his career. Instruments on "Analord" include drum machines such as the Roland TR-606, TR-808, and TR-909; sequencers such as the Roland MC-4; and various synthesizers and polysynths, including the Roland SH-101 and Roland TB-303, a Synton Fenix Modular Synth (seen on the B-side of "Analord 02"), and countless others he has collected over the years or borrowed from colleagues.

"Analord" tracks are similar in atmosphere and melody to James' early acid and ambient techno recordings, yet are still marked by the fast, choppy, multi-layered drum sequencing he has perfected from the "Richard D. James Album" (1996) onward.

Miscellanea

The name refers to the analogue music equipment James used to perform much of "Analord". Since James has a penchant for anagrams, it is noteworthy that "Analord" is an anagram for "A Roland," perhaps referencing the manufacturers of industry standard analogue synthesizers. Analord is also the title of a Luke Vibert track from "Lover's Acid" on Planet Mu.
*The image on the A-side of "Analord 5" was taken from [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nyterry/conncems/wequete.html this website] .
*"Analord 6" features guest artist Jeremy Simmonds, using his alias Voafose. He has previously worked with Luke Vibert on some Rephlex recordings.
*Tracks on "Analord 8", "9", and "11" are named after computer viruses and other malicious software.
*The images on both sides of "Analord 9" feature close-ups of an Electrocomp [http://www.synthmuseum.com/eml/eml40001.html EML 401/400 sequencer] .
*The original "Analord 10" released with the binder is loud-cut, 180 gram vinyl.
*The images on both sides of "Analord 11" feature the Michael Faraday Memorial in Elephant and Castle, London (which is near the disused bank Richard D. James owns).
*Around the time of "Analord"'s release, Richard James went online and discussed his feelings about analogue equipment and VSTs in general, as well as software emulations of the TB-303, on the Planet Mu website forum. Because no interviews were conducted at the time, it was the only public conversation that James has conducted related to his "Analord" series. [http://web.archive.org/web/20070224101811/http://forums.planet-mu.com/communicate/read.php?f=1&i=166092&t=165057 Three Aphex's comments(search for "Analord")]

Track listing

Analord 10 (Released January 5, 2005, Re-released as a picture disc in June 6, 2005):
*Side A
*#"Fenix Funk 5" - 4:58
*Side B
*#"Xmd 5a" - 7:55

Analord 01 (Released January 22, 2005)
*Side A
*#"Steppingfilter 101" - 4:45
*#"Canticle Drawl" - 1:47
*#"MC-4 Acid" - 3:44
*#(untitled) - 1:31
*Side B
*#"Where's Your Girlfriend?" - 5:08
*#"Grumpy Acid" - 3:22
*#"Analord 158B" - 1:40

Analord 02 (Released January 22, 2005)
*Side A
*#"Phonatacid" - 9:47
*#"Laricheard" - 2:15
*Side B
*#"Pissed Up in SE1" - 5:14
*#"Bwoon Dub" - 5:55

Analord 03 (Released February 17, 2005)
*Side A
*#"Boxing Day" - 6:36
*#"Midievil Rave 1" - 2:44
*Side B
*#"Klopjob" - 5:24
*#"Midievil Rave 2" - 4:00

Analord 04 (Released February 17, 2005)
*Side A
*#"Crying in Your Face" - 4:25
*#"Home Made Polysynth" - 4:07
*Side B
*#"Halibut Acid" - 6:07
*#"Breath March" - 3:46

Analord 05 (Released March 10, 2005)
*Side A
*#"Reunion 2" - 5:10
*Side B
*#"Cilonen" - 5:34

Analord 06 (Released April 9, 2005)
*Side A
*#"Batine Acid" - 5:26
*#"Snivel Chew" - 4:02
*Side B
*#"I'm Self Employed" - 4:26
*#"2 Analogue Talks" - 1:47
*#"Analoggins - written by Captain Voafose and Smojphace" - 7:17

Analord 07 (Released April 22, 2005)
*Side A
*#"Lisbon Acid" - 8:29
*Side B
*#"Pitcard" - 6:18
*#"AFX Acid 04" - 5:37

Analord 08 (Released May 3, 2005)
*Side A
*#"PWSteal.Ldpinch.D" - 3:43
*#"Backdoor.Berbew.Q" - 4:57
*Side B
*#"W32.Deadcode.A" - 6:18
*#"Backdoor.Spyboter.A" - 5:06

Analord 09 (Released June 1, 2005)
*Side A
*#"PWSteal.Bancos.Q" - 4:50
*#"Trojan.KillAV.E" - 3:03
*Side B
*#"W32.Aphex@mm" - 3:52
*#"Backdoor.Netshadow" - 4:49

Analord 11 (Released June 9, 2005)
*Side A
*#"W32.Mydoom.AU@mm" - 8:47
*Side B
*#"VBS.Redlof.B" - 4:39
*#"Backdoor.Ranky.S" - 6:00

External links

* [http://xltronic.com/discography/advanced.php?show=releases&artist%5B%5D=1&format=all&B1=VIEW+RESULTS&type=&sort= Complete AFX/Aphex/Analord discography]
* [http://www.rephlex.com/analord.html Rephlex Analord webpage] dead link|date=January 2008|url=http://www.rephlex.com/analord.html
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