Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 07:56:30 +0300 (EET DST) From: Nuutti Meril=E4inen (nmerilai@tsac.tampere.fi) Subject: Autechre::Tri Repetae autechre. tri repetae. 6 november 1995. warp records ltd. warplp/cd/mc38(p). 1 dael 2 clipper 3 leterel 4 rotar=20 5 stud 6 eutow 7 c.pach 8 gnit 9 overand 10 rsdio I thought that I would never be as enthusiastic about anything else than getting a full collection of Richard James' recordings, though it is outright impossible. Personally I have rated Autechre always second after the Aphex Twin on my personal favourites list, but since the release of "Anti", they have been on top. "Tri Repetae" compared to "...I Care Because You Do"? No contest. Richard James has stated that he dislikes the overuse of common drum machines, yet he habitually uses them. Autechre have gotten themselves of the hook, and created sounds that are distinguishable and vivid, yet never the same; there is always a small tweak there, a hiss, a scratch. Admitted, Sean Booth and Rob Brown tend to go toward minimalism, but with so much inn= er complexity! The layering of simple sounds, uncomparable to others I have ev= er heard, with rhythm elements of chaotic and unknown origin creates an aural landscape of unspeakable beauty. "Tri Repetae" is an album worth more than most of us will pay for it. I was hoping to write a track-by-track dissection, but I do not wish to spoil the mood of this record by tearing the structure to bits. I just want to say that if I play anything else than "Tri Repetae" for two weeks, I must be sleepwalking or gone completely bonkers. As Jon Burrell said in the results of his 1994 IDM poll, "Autechre to goto new heights". He was right. Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 05:14:03 -0500 From: Sung Shim (zagnut@INTERACCESS.COM) Subject: Re: Autechre 'Chatter' >> could someone compare/contrast it with their other stuff/ep's/compilation >> tracks? > >Incunabula is their other full length album and has a darker, more >futuristic feel to it, not as atmospheric or as icy as Amber. It also >isn't so well integrated into a whole though it still works. The beats >are a little harsher on Incunabula but the actual sounds aren't as hars >as on Amber. Autechre are my very favourite artists. I would have to say _Incunabula_ is fabulous, it is more varied than _Amber_ being sort of a collection of work they released, lots of electro styles and trademark crunchy Autechre breakbeats and sound fields. _Amber_ is more coherent. Filtering of almost everything and long slow fading is very their style on this album (and everything they do really), on top of which are often complex metallic beatings and gorgeous melodies fading and weaving in and out. It does remind me of a pure arctic snowscape. >just a single. Anti EP is three new tracks, all pretty off and my least >favorite Autechre material because it is kind of obnoxious and seems to >lack direction. It is also very experimental though so I admire it. I love the _Anti_ EP. Harder and easier to dance to. The thumping breakbeats are layered on top of a number of lovely melodic sequences and quirky percussion sequences that evolve to produce a superb experience. The final track "Flutter" is ingenious. It sports no two bars of the same beats, thus categorizing it as 'non-repetitive', it's sort of like a huge long drum solo and it kicks my booty big time. It ends in an ultra-long (~2-3 minute) fade. >Garbage is a long, superb ep which is a good companion to Amber. All new >material, but probably taken from the Amber sessions somehow. Real good, >fun beats on this one and a killer atmosphere to it. The new single, I love _Garbage_ (couldn't you have guessed). Starts out with typewriterish sounds and then you hear what seems to be someone snoring, but filtered and distorted in the way only Autechre can, all this building into an ultra-complex breakbeat and floats you into heaven for 13 minutes before winding to a beautiful string ending. >Anvil Vapre, I have not heard yet but it sounds yummy as hell, fast and >hard. The new album, Tri Repetae, is due November 6. I can't wait for the new releases. Also if you're into Autechre, they have a new EP on Clear called _The Sounds of Machines Our Parents Used_ under their pseudonym Gescom. Ass-kicking use of the sound of someone slurping on one track. They also have 2 previous EPs under Gescom on Skam. (All vinyl only). sung --- \ zagnut@interaccess.com / z943159@corn.cso.niu.edu Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 09:09:19 +0000 From: Andrew Norman (nja@LEICESTER.AC.UK) Subject: Amps & Autechre Autechre's "Tri Repetae" has two fewer songs, but is more than twice as long. Plain metallic grey-green package with no writing on it other than a sticker on the front, and some cards inside with track listing and pictures of engines. The music is wonderful - I didn't like "Anvil Vapre" very much, and was a bit apprehensive about this album, but they seem to have worked out their Aphex fantasies on the EP, and the album is a bit like a cross between the previous two - the complex rhythms of "Amber" with the droning and buzzing of "Incunabula". Definitely the most consistent and interesting techno album since, well, their last one I suppose. Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 11:19:00 PST From: "Heileson, Thomas" (heilts1@MPE11.GHC.ORG) Subject: Autechre > >Can anyone tell me what Autechre's 2-disc blank-bronze-cover album is >like? What other bands are good comparisons? Thanks for the help! I just bought this yesterday. I haven't had a chance to listen to it fully yet (as I spent most my "quality listening time" with the _fabulous_ Wire tribute album "Whore," which includes the first new My Bloody Valentine track since '91! I strongly recommend this...) -- but I'll give my impressions so far... First, this 2CD includes what I consider to be Autechre's best of all their releases I've heard (which is nearly everything now), the _Garbage_ EP. It is anything but (garbage); in fact I still think this is one of the best releases of last year by anyone. I've gone off on various lists about this EP and its incredible title track, probably on this list too, so I feel a bit redundant about talking about it in too much detail. Suffice it to say that it is a must-have for anyone interested in innovative ambient/electronic music. That said, a close runner-up to _Garbage_, I discovered last night, is _Anvil Vapre_, the other EP which is compiled on this CD set. I was blown away by the first track... they use dissected chunks of static-y noise as a rhythm device, intricately interwoven with various other electronic percussive (as well as harmonic and melodic) elements. The overall composition is much less repetitive than most songs in this "genre," yet repetition is skillfully used as a device. I know that sounds contradictory, but I think it may make sense once one hears the track. As a whole, the piece changes and delevops quite a bit. At the same time, rhythmic structures form a cohesive lattice and a hypnotic texture. My verbose babbling can't do these tracks (Garbage1 and AV1) justice. Get it; well worth the price. BTW, the nice ultraMinimal bronze/gold packaging, while great in its austerity, hides some _amazing_ design inside. If you've seen the original vinyl covers for the two versions of Anvil Vapre, it is similar to this. Bands that are good for comparison? At Autechre's finest moments (as I said, included in this CD set), they defy comparison, which is one reason I like them so much. But some points of reference would be: Aphex Twin's better work; Coil/ELpH's more minimal instrumental work; Seefeel's more electronic work. Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 23:39:23 +0100 From: Andrew Norman Subject: Seefeel, Autechre & Creatures New Autechre album (untitled) comes in minimalist packaging (CD is a dark grey box with the name of the group on the front and "ae" on the back, card inside with the track names and that's it), at the moment I think it's a bit of a throwback - not as wild as the last album, in some ways it fits in between "Amber" and "Tri Repetae" but with some crunchy rhythms too. As with the last couple it'll take me about a couple of months to get into it, I suspect. And why did they do that stupid "hidden track" thing? I know I have vented my irritation at this before, but I'm going to do it again - what's the point of having ten minutes of dead time and then less than two minutes of random bleeping at the end of the album? Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 20:53:06 -0600 From: "Brian C. Williams" Subject: Autechre Ok, > > those in the know have gone with "AW-tek-er" or "aw-TEK-er" > > Er...but...if they were truly "in the know", then wouldn't they know the > *one* correct pronunciation? Er...but...no. Rob and Sean said that either of the above pronunciations are acceptable (though they use the latter). Anyhoo, LP5 has been something of a disappiontment for me. Chiastic Slide, to me, remains the odd album out in that the song structures are drastically more varied, and they come at the concepts of melody and rhythm from a number of perspectives, letting a rhythmic pattern overwhelm a "tune," and allowing a groove to remain simple for as long as the melody can sustain our (their) interest...and much much more! LP5 seems an obvious step considering the sound of cichli suite; lots of quick beats and bleeps and crunches etc. going on for some time. Though I do enjoy the way the last track threatens to beak into a wicked quick shuffle for several minutes but never does--quite tense! I also feel like adding that on a single track stand-alone basis, the title track to Garbage remains easily my favorite. Any other thoughs? > > ...where's that dude with the 'lame thread prevention' sig when > > you really need him. No se. brian crandall@csf.edu