Comments on: Analord

By: distorientation

distorientation — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 07:17:10 +0000

Minor update: I did end up buying Analord 2 after all, albeit at a “discount” (for australian standards anyway). It is a lovely record, even tho a bit sad, and I’d rather buy it now than regret not buying it when it’s sold out, which I think I might. After repeated listening it grew on me as well.

By: distorientation

distorientation — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 11:29:52 +0000

Well, I guess I shouldn’t shout “final rundown” so prematurely! A last general note: the whole melancholic acid theme that runs through most of the series for me does notmuch more than reminding me of Green Calx, which was better than most of the Analord stuff anyway.

By: distorientation

distorientation — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:21:31 +0000

I agree that 11 is one of the best pieces, still prefer 9 tho, and 2 is probably best after. I don’t think this series is all about mo money. I think there’ll be something in every record for someone who hears it. BTW I read this whole project is vinyl-only. Will try to fill in gaps later, should get a hear at others except 10 this week.

By: Fré (absolute.ruler)

Fré (absolute.ruler) — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 11:10:12 +0000

Analord … I’ve never been a great fan of the post’94 AFX-man. I can appreciate analord 2 (it’s slow and causes some kind of a TRAX records reaction to me, euh, pavlov?) and 11 (it’s the end and I can feel it, euh²). All the others are (at least for me) less then average, especially if u take into account that this series is by the hand of the man that brought us SAW 1 and SAW 2 as well as Polygon Window and Gak (my fav’s). I guess D. James is fully aware that his (artistic) quotient is not everlasting (cfr. the complete superfluous DRUQs album) so he’s filling up his bank account NOW in order to garantee his old age pension (*gossip-alert* !! the man got married with a Suisse no that long ago). Anyway, I am not enthousiastic about the series and I would not be surpised if we will get a “Analord: The Album” some day too (a compilation of the best trax from the 12″es, also available on CD) whether it’s gonna be on Rephlex – the coming months – or on Get Back within a few years. (have u noticed they repressed the AFX remixes on a double album?)