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

The first three albums are just lush though. I mean I originally wrote off Incunabula as being not really a proper Ae album as it's very much an ambient techno record compared to what came later, but buying the vinyl reissues it ended up being my most played.

I wish Warp would hurry up and release the next three 'classic era' LPs on vinyl. I'd snap them up so quick

The 5 star Amazon reviews of Draft 7.30 put the purple ponderings of the ILX Autechre Fan Cult (of which I am a member) to shame

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.