AFX* – Analord 08

"PWSteal.Ldpinch.D" is the Analord track that works best on the dancefloor... 4/4 Disco beat, soullful melodies.. There's even a clever break few minutes in that seems intended for mixing, perfect!!

The first track sounds like AFX gone 90's house! Very good disco/house tune but a tad dark with the melody that feels like it expresses lots of emotion but could still work for a DJ set at a club. The live clumpy drum sounds help make the track a nice stomper! Dare to mix this with Stardust or Daft Punk?

I'd love to hear more AFX house tracks like A1 in the future as the next 3 tracks are all chilled out and have that ambient electro breakbeat drumming sound to them. B1 is the winner for me as it starts out very minimal but the synth sound on the main hook is so nice and relaxing sounding that for some reason it reminds me of something you would hear in an old Vangels song. You might not like these 3 tracks at first if you're just needle dropping the record around but you listen to them all the way from start to finish the appeal grows on you. There is no heavy 303 acid on this release except very faint in the background on the more ambient techno track B2 and you could also say there is no heavy sounding anything on this Analord except for track A1 really. Four great tracks in another chapter of this winning my money Analord series!

I don't like Analord 8(and the other Analords exept Analord 10) So...to begin the tracks all sound like they were made in 1990 and i consider that a BAD thing, i expect something way better from Richard D James..I mean take any track from Drukqs and compare it with any track from the Analord series and you'l know what i'm talking about! Just dull, dated, repetitive beats, i can make tracks like that in 1 hour easily. The one good thing are the synths, they are actually good / very good at times but still not what i expect from a man that is responsible for albums like r Richard D James album, Drukqs, and I care because you do, to name a few! The Analord series seem to be the midlife crisis of his career in my opinion....

The first track of this release starts off really nice and I liked it instantly. It has this familiar melody, but you just don't know where you've heard it before. What you do know is that it will give you the same feelings as the first track on AB5. The third track is actually the best one, but you might not notice it on the first listening. It has a fast beat over a lush synth playing in the background. A beautiful ambient piece. Track 2 and 4 are some nice fillers, but not memorable. Analord 08 is another great release from RDJ.

This record is really growing on me, the first track is one of the best tunes i've heard since... well Analord 7! As with all of his releases, it's his attention to detail that really blows me away. Sometimes it's not always that noticable on the first few listens, but there's loads going on in there. Great stuff, can't wait to hear the final parts!