Keeping up with Andrew Weatherall's prodigious output in the 1990s was no easy task, given that releases were frequently low-key, one-offs or under a dizzying number of aliases.
No Discogs, no Flightpath Estate, no widely available internet even, to assist the erstwhile fan in their (largely unsuccessful) attempts to get a handle on it.
And by the time you might see a mention in Jockey Slut or Mixmag, these frequently small run vinyl releases were already as rare as hen's teeth.
Lords Of Afford existed in 1994, a partnership between Andrew Weatherall and David Hedger, with a handful of releases in that year alone, limited to compilations and remixes for other artists.
Not enough for a Dubhed selection, but I've tracked down most of them on YT to share with you.
The only omission that I'm aware of is the Out There: A Thread Through Time compilation, which featured two tracks, Circular Sore and Circular Soar.
My introduction to Lords Of Afford came via a remix for the Repetitive Beats EP by one-off 'supergroup' Retribution. Contrary to the above, I managed to pick this one up on CD single on release at my local Virgin Megastore, on the shelf with the regular new singles that week.
Next up for me, although chronologically speaking this may have been their final Lords Of Afford outing, was a one-off track, Do Laugh (Whitey Part 4) on the brilliantly titled 1995 compilation, 101 + 303 + 808 = Now Form A Band.
A more recent acquisition, relatively speaking, was the Lords Of Afford remix of Flame In Darkness by Steve Bicknell, thanks to the accessibility of DIY vinyl rips on t'internet.
A chance secondhand purchase in the late 1990s - and today's final selection - was The Recycled EP by The Moody Boys. And I've arguably saved the best to last, with an epic 10-minute 'Electric Forest Version' of Destination Africa.
I've no idea why the Weatherall/Hedger partnership didn't go beyond these few pieces of music but, sonically speaking, they are Weatherall's natural stepping stone from The Sabres Of Paradise to Two Lone Swordsmen, mining the minimalist seam to great effect.
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