IS IT WASHAPOLL? - ILM ARTIST POLL #57 - AUTECHRE - RESULTS thread

aw man, i'm the only vote for "two of"?

autechre at their detroit-est!

I was casting around a bit for gescom votes, never properly absorbed a lot of their stuff. Sure I've got those lego feet tracks at 12 and 5 but they didn't show up in itunes, probably because itunes is shit. Keynell 4 is no question the winner for me though, absolutely classic ae style slow build up and fade out of all the different elements.

I mean I'm sure there's people that feel that it's not a dub unless you do a wild parametric sweep or something...

Pitchfork: Yeah, but they don't read Pitchfork.

Autechre: Okay, well anyway.

possibly the most revealing three lines of dialogue in any pfork interview ever

the Coda Maestoso remix is exquisite but it was also the only one I knew, so I didn't vote

I didn't vote in the non-AE poll but voted for the Keynell EP in the other polls. Glad to see it getting so much love here, I've always thought it was way underrated even by hardcore fans.

I'm listening to some of the remixes I didn't have time to hear when I put together my ballot. I forgot how good the Slowly remix is! I'm not sure why I didn't vote for the HIA remix either -- I played that EP to death when it came out.

I like the poll title. Not tempted by Kalpoll Introll then? ;)

Or Polled4,Wrap5

Keynell 4 the win! That track is an absolute epic. Glad I wasn't the only one who thought so.

glad "go sheep" got love

Go sheep was my #2 non-Ae track

Kapoll Intro would've been a good one!

IncunaPOLLa -- Autechre :: LP1 :: Incunabula
POLL4, Wrap5 -- Autechre :: LP5 :: LP5

~* ALBUMS + EPS *~

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10. Untilted - 208 points | 7 votes | 1 #1 vote

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9. Garbage - 218 points | 7 votes | 1 #1 vote

http://cdn.albumoftheyear.org/album/draft-730.jpg

8. Draft 7.30 - 228 points | 7 votes | 2 #1 votes

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7. Anvil Vapre - 231 points | 9 votes

albums by autechre ✓

eps by autechre ✓

I'm the #1 voter for Garbage. I remember back in 1995 when music was expensive it was great getting a 40 minute album for the price of a single. Even if the music wasn't that great. However that wasn't the case here, two tracks on this still ones that kill me every time.

It's probably my least favourite cover though

only 7 votes for Draft? ah well. my #1, obviously

also it has the best cover maybe in popular music history

Love Garbage, when I was putting my ballot together, its ambient vibe just hit me in the right spot: mournful and beautiful.

draft my #1 album

Checking my list I actually had Garbage at number 2. Oops.
Imago, agreed about the draft artwork. Wish I had that on vinyl.

not so much thats its their best or even my favourite just that it best represents their most valuable qualities

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6. Exai - 233 points | 8 votes

I realized when listening to albums in order to put together a ballot that I never completed that in fact, the recent Autechre is the band I love most. Didn't expect that.

Exai is great imo!

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5. Amber - 342 points | 11 votes | 2 #1 votes

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4. Chiastic Slide - 385 points | 12 votes | 2 #1 votes

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3. Confield - 395 points | 13 votes | 2 #1 votes

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2. Tri Repetae - 455 points | 14 votes | 4 #1 votes

Amber is my favourite instrumental electronic record of all time

wow surprised envane didn't place!

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1. Cavity Job - 699 points | 69 votes

fail

ha

(you got me tho)

hey.. wait a minute..

Correction!

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10. Gantz Graf - 212 points | 7 votes | 1 #1 vote

Everything is correct.

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1. LP5 - 476 points | 15 votes | 3 #1 votes

things i voted for

Gantz Graf
Peel Session
Draft 7.30
LP5
Untilted
Confield
Quaristice.Quadrange.ep.ae
Tri Repetae
Peel Session 2
Exai

Voted for Draft 7.30, Confield, Untilted and Gantz Graf in that order. Will be using the tracks poll to direct any concerted further listening, but I've heard stuff from all the LPs at least, and this run of material, for me at least, stands out (above most music, let alone Autechre)

my ballot ... also surprised ep7 didn't place

#1 tri repetae
lp5
envane
chiastic slide
anti EP
anvil vapre
EP7
confield
amber
gantz graf

glad that gantz graf made the top 10. I almost voted it #1. It probably is their high point, but ended up voting confield #1 because there's just because it's a full album and there is therefore more stuff to enjoy.

my ballot:

1. Confield
2. Gantz Graf
3. Draft 7.30
4. EP7
5. Quaristice.Quadrange.ep.ae
6. Exai
7. LP5
8. Garbage
9. Chiastic Slide
10. Oversteps

A teaser.

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49T. 6IE.CR - 64 points | 2 votes | 1 #1 vote

What could possibly have tied with 6IE.CR? Check back tomorrow for the thrilling conclusion.

wow LP5 with a pretty bare margin

My list is dedicated to sixteen years of not getting the love for LP5

Chiastic Slide
Amber
Garbage
Incunabula
Confield
Key Nell
Tri Repetae
Anvil Vapre
Peel Sessions 1
Ganz Graf

Since Autechre has become a part of my life, I have become healthier, more physically toned, keener with my wits, and even more anxious to stay busy. Yes, I have increased and enhanced my longevity work performance as a result of improved health by my addiction to listening to Autechre over the years.

What I have done to make this IDM sound drug more potent is that I have put all my Autechre CD's on a CDR burned by a program called Sonic Stage. It comes with Sony CD players that play the ATRAC3plus CDR's that you make through the computer. You can put more than 30 hours of music on a single CDR. So, having about 15 hours of Autechre playing in a continuous shuffle for hours on end while I'm at work has caused me to work a projected 3 and a half hours worth of work in just under 2 hours. I'm actually quite disappointed when I run out of work to do because I am still on an Autechre high. Sometimes, I've even clocked out but went right back to work because I can't seem to get myself to break away from this sound euphoria. Their music helps me love my work.

So, in a nutshell, the music of Autechre turned me into a healthier, better physical shape, faster mental processor, higher self-esteemed, workaholic. And yet, this music drives my boss crazy. Thankfully, my fellow workers (the carriers anyway) don't seem to mind it, because they all benefit from my work performance as a result of this audio drug.

If anyone else has experienced this same kind of Autechre euphoria, please share your story.

Beautiful post DL <3

Can't fault your division into five eras, I see it exactly the same way.

can't possibly describe in feeble words what my experience was, but I can say that it was esoteric, practically Gnostic. It was an enlightening epiphany, like a vision-quest or a manifestation of Elohim himself. Yes that's hyperbole, but not entirely. For the first time since I heard Confield, my perspective was dramatically altered. Confield demonstrated to me that the most gorgeous beauty sprouts from the most hideous dirt. Draft 7.30 showed me that there's no such thing as abject chaos; something can be obliterated infinitely, but it will always be governed by order at some level. Once I discovered that order, Draft 7.30 began to sound like a pop album.

hmm.. sounds like the writer is 'doing a bit'

If I was ranking Ae albums I think Tri Rep would be somewhere near the very bottom

really a testament to how crazy good they are

Just put on the hour-long track from the NTS box.

God speed, safe travels and open your mind, my friend.

I sort of group Draft thru Exai together in 'the doldrums', since I've never warmed to any of them quite as much as the previous stuff. I'm so glad I stuck with them regardless, since after that they rocketed back to absolute peak form.

my short opinions of those are

Confield = really cool but it makes me feel like I have the flu
Draft = too abstract and backwards for me, still fascinating though
Untilted = fucking rules, especially the first 3 tracks which are straight up bricks in the washer
Quaristice = makes much more sense if you see it as a tribute to "computer music" as a whole. I don't like the whole "you have to curate this" aspect to it but the music is very good
Oversteps = tis all a bit plinky plonky (Sean's words) but it gets you in such a cool zone. "d sho qub" is my favorite Autechre track ever. Move of 10 EP is awesome. proper bangers the likes of which they'd never done.
Exai = the cure for not having a headache. I see the two discs as two separate albums, almost by necessity. I can't listen to it all at once. In retrospect kinda funny how they save stuff like "recks on" for the end
elseq = can't forget my first impression here, "feed1" sounding like the most terrifying thing ever and my mouth just going agape during "elyc6 0nset"; it's totally broken down and there's still like 12 minutes to go. amazing stuff but heading a bit into "how much is too much" territory
NTS Sessions = jesus christ

I think my regard for Oversteps is highly determined by d sho qub

I find it strange that someone could like Untitled and not Draft. But then Autechre has always been an aural magic eye picture so it's completely subjective

off topic but 'Untilted' is a bitch of a word to write w/ all this autocorrect etc.

Untilted's rhythms go way harder and it doesn't feel like each percussive sound is constantly tumbling down a halfpipe. "6IE.CR" is fucking great though.

I feel kind of like that about Confield. The kick drum sound on Cfern hurts my brain, and Pen Expers sounds like someone hoovering up screws. Eidetic Casein sounds like thousand toy ambulances running out of batteries. There are some moments of respite (Uviol is lovely) but on the whole I just don't like the sound choices.