Most ridiculous post about 'NTS Sessions 1-4' album on the Autechre thread

between this and your post about "certain types of jazz" i can only assume you're trolling, octobeard

never been able to get into anything before EP7

http://i.imgur.com/eoMJuTQ.gif

most jazz is only perceived as intellectual because people don't understand what's going on

it's ok to just find things cool and trippy, theres no need to intellectualize weird splats and pings

this is how poptimism dies, not with bang but buried under autechre threads

i'm ok w/ killing poptism btw

if you want a really kooky confession, I don't think NTS' highs are as high as elseq's, based on my first listen

Hmmmm...intrigued. Please explain!

(I've been immersed in NTS for most of the past 48 hours or so, and yes I do believe I am slowly going mad)

every time someone makes a grand proclamation about which half or third of autechre’s discography is superior i scoff

never been able to get into anything before EP7

― imago, Wednesday, May 2, 2018 12:37 PM (forty-five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post

wait sometimes i scoff and then realize how in character the post is

I don't know what that means but I agree with imago fwiw, though it isn't so much that I can't get into anything before EP7 as when I listen back now to those older albums they don't reset my brain chemistry like latter day AE (though some of those earlier albums did at one time). The career demarcations may not be clear cut (see above), but there's clearly a narrative / progression at work over the course of the discography and I feel like they're peaking right now

btw not to go all Central Casting Autechre Fan but the concurrent Autechre threads are wreaking havoc on my OCD right about now

Hmmmm...intrigued. Please explain!

― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, May 2, 2018 8:16 PM (fifty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

elseq redux

DISC 1

elyc6 onset
mesh cinereal

DISC 2

latentcall
eastre

^^^has a claim to be their best album, and certainly if it'd been released like this I'd still be raving about it now

Dunno I think the foregrounding of melody in Tri and cichlisuite is dope. Garbage has one of the best melodies in the catalog and vietrmix or whatever it’s called is an ambient portal to pure bliss. Sure there’s lovely parts on later work but I think preference of what yer favourite autechre periods are is fine

Every time they come out with a new one I go through all the old records and it's amazing how great some of those early ones still sound, even if they feel a bit obsoleted or whatever. I mean Incunabula still sounds great, even though it's arguably their worst LP. As much as I love that era of IDM, I never really liked that woozy tape feel that a lot of the classics have. IMO it's tough to break them into eras, each album + accompanying EPs is sort of like an era of its own, though to me the big shifts were on Confield and Quaristice.

I can't really fault any of their albums. the one that's aged the most is Amber, which I really liked for a long time but doesn't quite hit the sweet spot as much any more. While my love for that one has faded, I've only got to love Incunabula more. I used to think Draft and Untilted were not so hot but now I love them, while the Quaristice/Oversteps stuff has taken a backseat (much as I was impressed with them at the time). I guess with this stuff it's never entirely clear when a certain sound or track will hit you. I still find Confield the most challenging tbh

elseq redux

DISC 1

elyc6 onset
mesh cinereal

DISC 2

latentcall
eastre

^^^has a claim to be their best album, and certainly if it'd been released like this I'd still be raving about it now

― imago, Wednesday, May 2, 2018 5:17 PM (eighteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Predictably, I cannot associate any of these titles with their songs. Like I think I said upthread (or maybe it was on the other thread), I never made the time necessary for elseq to sink in. Part of it was the timing, part of it was the sheer volume of material (though I should mention I'm having no such trouble with the even longer NTS), but I really do need to revisit, and may start with these four. Thanks!

man if amber doesn’t reset your brain chemistry idk

It's a journey. I love how Autechre's past isn't set in stone. Their enormous evolution continues to put their previous albums into a new light. Amber has def aged the most, but how gracefully it ages. Incunabula can feel so fresh playing it right after, say, NTS 4. Confield is the most challenging, but for me also the biggest sign-post of what was to come, in hind-sight. It's an album that predicted Ae's future, while at the same time sounds 'dated' now, because they caught it out and outdone it times thousand.

xp to DL

also - is Move of Ten the most slept on (as distinct from least loved) Autechre release? No one ever seems to talk about it and I will admit the replay value on that one for me wasn't too high

autechre is a journey maaaaaaan

can't wait for the dick's picks

between this and your post about "certain types of jazz" i can only assume you're trolling, octobeard

― the late great, Wednesday, May 2, 2018 12:35 PM (two hours ago)

Shhhhh I'm trying to get Whiney to quote me for his next poll

xp i'm not trying to be mean i just don't understand how "Their [new work] continues to put their previous albums into a new light" can't be applied to any number of artists

Move of ten is dope

xp i'm not trying to be mean i just don't understand how "Their [new work] continues to put their previous albums into a new light" can't be applied to any number of artists

― the late great, Thursday, May 3, 2018 12:29 AM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I didn't say it can't be applied to other artists?

You're not being "mean", you're just being an ass. "maaaaaaan".

lol you are so touchy

CONTROP

Autechre is mediocre. They have like 7 good tracks and the rest are obvious piss takes. C74 has more to do with their repertoire than they do.

i would have voted 'can't tell aphex and autechre apart'

stick to ile tombo?

xp like i know some people's thing on ilm is crazy OTT enthusiasm about everything they like ... but c'mon, not every journey is worth taking

no wait fuck autechre

i hate journeys

I know I’m supposed to fuck off these threads

Aphex and Autechre are like San Francisco and all my other crushes from 16-21 to me. I used to think you were my thing! I aspired to be like them / live in them / be them / whatever and then PBFFTFYDUDHZDDHXJXUFIVICDJAIDYUVKF what the hell is this I need to throw away these shoes and burn the socks

stick to ile tombo?

― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, May 2, 2018 3:45 PM (fifteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol i typed this as a joke and the more i read it the meaner it seems so i regret it, sorry tombot!

what the hell is this I need to throw away these shoes and burn the socks

this is what pretty much everyone on the str8 fire thread has been trying to tell you for awhile now

xp like i know some people's thing on ilm is crazy OTT enthusiasm about everything they like ... but c'mon, not every journey is worth taking

― the late great, Thursday, May 3, 2018 12:45 AM (twelve minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Thank heavens you're here to tell enthusiasts about music (on message borad *I LOVE MUSIC*) to not be too enthusiastic about music. You're really doing god's work.

PBFFTFYDUDHZDDHXJXUFIVICDJAIDYUVKF

Which Autechre album is this on?

this is what pretty much everyone on the str8 fire thread has been trying to tell you for awhile now

Josh, that’s the seed variable for everything they’ve done that I haven’t liked.

LBI this particular thread is explicitly about shitting on autechre fandom, so maybe it's not the best thread for you to be reading?

don't take it personal is all i'm saying

people talk shit about music they don't like and disagree w/ statements about whether music is good or bad or not on ILM all the time, not sure why your autechre fandom should be some sort of sacred cow

Autechre peaked with "Lowride", let's be real

lol ilu brimstead

I'm ok with people shitting on autechre fandom; I'm far from their biggest fan. I couldn't care less. But bring something to the table at the very least instead of these, quite frankly, dreadfully weak takes.

i guess it’s a little weird to jump into a conversation in which everyone has been enthusiastic about their newest work and say “wow, uh, i got off this train at quaristice for some reason, also i’m gonna be critical of the praise and degree of enthusiasm itt”. just a curious approach

people do that all the time on ILM! usually about way more boring music.

brimstead otm re: lowride, that is an amazing track

i like my takes like my grandpa liked his tea: hot and weak

at least we can all agree that lowride bangs