Also, humble brag on that hand written letter from Thom Yorke haha
― octobeard, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 18:43 (seven months ago) link
I found the bit about how their focus has shifted to the live dumps to be kinda fascinating but also a bummer, because I really don't like those. I just don't have time to listen to an hour of slowly shifting Autechre at a single sitting. I want an album I can pull individual tracks from as time permits, and occasionally listen to front to back.
― read-only (unperson), Wednesday, 18 October 2023 18:54 (seven months ago) link
Agreed.
I think it would be different if they released these live sets in smaller bunches, or like one every month or two - but 5-25 at once (or whatever) is just kinda psychically overwhelming.
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 18 October 2023 18:58 (seven months ago) link
agreed but the live stuff feeds into the studio albums now right? like every time a new album comes out I feel like people are going "oh this is that bit from last year's live set", etc
but yeah I agree great interview, I love how even after 30 years they both come off as very creative and questioning individuals who still don't claim to know the right or wrong way to do anything. I thought it was cool they brought up Lynch so much, they're similar in that their work is also emotional in very hard to describe ways
― frogbs, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 19:06 (seven months ago) link
I guess this means their next album is going to SLAP
― octobeard, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 19:13 (seven months ago) link
was pretty amused that was the one topic where they just went "nope, not gonna talk about it". dont look now but we're coming up on 3 full years since PLUS by the end of the month, the longest gap between Ae releases yet. not that they don't deserve the break!!
― frogbs, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 19:18 (seven months ago) link
Good lord is 3 years the longest gap? Could have sworn it was longer but now that I look, 3 years was the gap between LP5 and Confield as well as Exai and Elseq.
Given they're actively touring and releasing recordings, it's all good - not like they're hinting at retiring just yet (thank goodness). Just hit up Cali soon please!
― octobeard, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 19:24 (seven months ago) link
I wouldn't mind if they only did live sets from now on, the only thing I would like is that they split them up into smaller tracks rather than just one long hour+ track. I don't always have the one hour to listen to this stuff and sometimes I want to listen to one specific thing from the live sets and not the whole thing.
― silverfish, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 19:28 (seven months ago) link
yeah a studio album culled from live sets would be really cool. similar to what King Crimson used to do. there's a fanmade one called "elseq 6-10" and it works pretty well
― frogbs, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 19:31 (seven months ago) link
yeah, there's also one for the 2016/2018 sets: https://archive.org/details/AE_ONESIX
Both are pretty good, but I wish we didn't have to wait for fan made versions of these things, plus I still would love to have every set they release split up like this
― silverfish, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 19:58 (seven months ago) link
lmaoSean: Yeah, I mean, Rae was written in a really emotional state as well. I remember exactly what I was doing, where I was and everything when I did thatDroid: It’s funereal, it’s just absolutely stunning.Sean: Yeah, it was a hangover (laughs) It wasn’t even real sadness, I wasn’t even going through anything. I was just, I was just feeling really fragile that day.
Sean: Yeah, I mean, Rae was written in a really emotional state as well. I remember exactly what I was doing, where I was and everything when I did thatDroid: It’s funereal, it’s just absolutely stunning.
Sean: Yeah, it was a hangover (laughs) It wasn’t even real sadness, I wasn’t even going through anything. I was just, I was just feeling really fragile that day.
Ha, yeah, I was laughing over that one.
― droid, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 20:29 (seven months ago) link
Funny, Rae is my absolute favorite track by them ever.
― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 18 October 2023 22:11 (seven months ago) link
It's a killer, I always have to stop what I'm doing and pay attention to that one.
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 18 October 2023 22:40 (seven months ago) link
Dragging thru old soundboard releases à propos of the interview above (which is great), I put on the Miami 2015 set and damn, it's really hitting today. Familiar elements from all the other sets on that tour but they lock in a bit tighter and go deeper.
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 19 October 2023 02:01 (seven months ago) link
The Helsinki set is excellent.
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 26 October 2023 11:14 (seven months ago) link
(From 2022, the one they released as part of the set.)
turns out that autechre remixed the black dog.available via a limited freebie thing on bandcamp.
― mark e, Friday, 17 November 2023 19:57 (six months ago) link
Appearing at The Hague
(and other places in Europe)
https://autechre.warp.net/shows
― organ doner (ledge), Wednesday, 13 December 2023 11:19 (five months ago) link