my short opinions of those are
Confield = really cool but it makes me feel like I have the fluDraft = too abstract and backwards for me, still fascinating thoughUntilted = fucking rules, especially the first 3 tracks which are straight up bricks in the washerQuaristice = 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 goodOversteps = 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 endelseq = 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" territoryNTS Sessions = jesus christ
― frogbs, Tuesday, 8 October 2019 20:03 (four years ago) link
I think my regard for Oversteps is highly determined by d sho qub
― frame casual (dog latin), Tuesday, 8 October 2019 21:06 (four years ago) link
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
― frame casual (dog latin), Tuesday, 8 October 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
off topic but 'Untilted' is a bitch of a word to write w/ all this autocorrect etc.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 8 October 2019 21:13 (four years ago) link
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.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 8 October 2019 21:13 (four years ago) link
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.
― frame casual (dog latin), Tuesday, 8 October 2019 21:42 (four years ago) link