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.

Chosen Lords
Compilation album by AFX / Aphex Twin
Released	10 April 2006
Recorded	2003–2005
Genre	Acid techno[1] IDM[2]
Length	56:39
Label	Rephlex CAT173CD
Producer	Richard D. James
AFX chronology
Analord (2005) Chosen Lords (2006) Caustic Window (2014)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
URB	[4]
Spin	A−[5]
Pitchfork Media	7.9/10[2]
Q	[6]
Mojo	[7]
NME	7/10[8]
PopMatters	8/10[9]
Uncut	[10]
The Guardian	[11]
The Observer	[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[13]

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.[3]

Track listing

References

External links

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