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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 leather binder with sleeves for housing the rest of the series. The record was marketed under James' primary alias "Aphex Twin", although subsequent Analord recordings have so far been released under the "AFX" pseudonym.

Series details

James has used a great variety of analog equipment throughout his career, and some other instruments possibly used to create 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 Fenix Modular Synth, and countless unknown others that the artist 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 album drukqs (2001) onward. For some tracks James may, however, simply be using digital computer software to craft the "analog" sound described above, as he has done on drukqs and other releases.

Other details:

  • The records are loud-cut, 180 gram vinyl. There are currently plans to release the series on "a more common format," but little is known beyond this claim.
  • The name "Analord" is probably taken from Luke Vibert's song "Analord" from his vinyl release "'95 - '99" on Planet Mu. The name refers to the analog music equipment James used to perform much of Analord.

Track listings

Analord 01 (Released January 22, 2005):

Analord 02 (Released January 22, 2005):

Analord 03 (Released February 17, 2005):

Analord 04 (Released February 17, 2005):

Analord 05 (Released March 10, 2005):

Analord 06 (Released April 9, 2005):

Analord 07 (Released April 22, 2005):

Analord 08 (Released May 3, 2005):

Analord 09 (Released June 1, 2005):

Analord 10 (Released January 5, 2005, re-released June 6, 2005):

Analord 10 (Re-released picture disc, June 6, 2005):

Analord 11 (Released June 9, 2005):

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