Chosen Lords
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| Chosen Lords | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 10 April 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2005 | |||
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| Length | 56:39 | |||
| Label | Rephlex CAT173CD | |||
| Producer | Richard D. James | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Guardian |  [4] |
| Mojo | [5] |
| NME | 7/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[2] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Spin | A−[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.
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]
