Autechre - classic or dud

it also boasted the highest male-to-female ratio i've ever seen at a show.

i totally forgot about this aspect. think i'll save my money then.

however, i wouldn't write them off; i think they will come up with the goods again one day.

(I'm probably going to anyway... they must be at least semi-classic then)

So not liking the last few albums--or being unfamiliar with them--is almost a moot point.

2005 show last week: absolute 4/4 non-stop dance party, many pieces strict-tempo dj'ed together into one long mix. madly syncopated (seldom straight out four on the floor), but you could tap your foot or dance like a madman at all times. the recent abstract digital sounds of the last three records have been isolated and poured onto the grid, no multiple time-signature experiments. way, way, way more straightforward than untilted, and 100% new material -- absolutely nothing recognizable from any record. No traceable melodies, but tons of layered ambient sections and crescendos. once again, my attention wandered a bit in parts, but the end was rewarding and I sure hope mp3's turn up of this show, or even a release.

still doesn't quite sound like anything they've done before, but definitely way closer to 95/96 than 01/04. liked it.

the pennines, in other words

I'm going, anyone that wants to say hi email me :)
Check out the rest of that line up! :-O

Disclaimer: I am very, very thirsty for quality idm, this may be a mirage.

I was at this show (dragged there by a girl in spite of whatever ratios). I'm not really a fan, I also like confield but haven't been impressed by the last couple albums and don't really care for most "melodic" autechre. But yes this show was a bit different. The focus on hard hitting syncopation was a minor revelation, the timbres of "Drop it like it's Hot" splintering at almost drum and bass tempo without losing a rhythmic anchor (some moments were rather "twitchy droid leg"/graphic offshore style). Tiring a bit what w/ one austere slab after another, but a good deal more than I had anticipated.

One problem was that nearly everybody insisted upon standing around in the dark to watch a couple of guys you couldn't even see. What little dancing there was ranged from antithetical drunken swaying to pillow fight against myself "madman" stuff. Very little rhythm-to-body connectivity but the possibility was there, it wasn't all just twiddly bullshit.

on my mp3 player this morning, i forgot that i had the autechre at coachella liveset (1999 i think?). this is really good, thuogh i havent recognised anything off it yet. theres an amazing electroey track, which is one of the best things ive heard off them, not sure if they consider stuff like this too 'straightforward' for the lps or not. its pretty warehouseparty

heres an mp3 of it:

Autechre at Coachella, Track 3

I believe I have this somewhere and IIRC, it was the most "conventional" (for lack of a better word) set I've ever heard from them, i.e. songs that sounded like the recorded versions, they weren't trying to pummel the audience, and so on.

Interview with Autechre as part of Paul Morley's Guide To Musical Genres: Glitch. listenagainable here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/musicclub/doc_musicalgenres.shtml

(web page needs more details. i guess he's saving that for the book)

Bit of non-seq this:

Tune in to find out everything you ever wanted to know about psych-folk, glitch, twee, post-rock, emo and perfect pop in the company of Lou Reed, Billy Bragg and Bernard Butler amongst others.

well that was a load of balls. why pretend it's about "glitch" if yer mostly gonna talk about bog standard idm and early electronic music?

Paul Morley on the new Autechre album Oversteps

Is that going to be in the sleeve notes? Morley wrote something similar for (the best of) New Order years back.

It's a "blog" is the only info I have.

Here are the tour dates etc:

Autechre
announce new album 'Oversteps'

released on CD/Special edition Vinyl / digital on March 22nd
UK + European tour dates also announced

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Autechre will release their new album ‘Oversteps’ on March 22nd on Warp Records.
The album will be available on CD, digitally and as a deluxe vinyl edition.
Artwork for all formats is by The Designers Republic.

Deluxe Vinyl Edition (exclusive to independent retailers):
- Double heavyweight 180gram vinyl, each disc packed in its own printed inner and outer card sleeves
- 900mm x 600mm double-sided poster printed on Offenback ultra fine stock, folded within its own card sleeve
- Housed in printed and debossed rigid slipcase

Tracklisting:
01. r ess
02. ilanders
03. known(1)
04. pt2ph8
05. qplay
06. see on see
07. Treale
08. os veix3
09. O=0
10. d-sho qub
11. st epreo
12. redfall
13. krYlon
14. Yuop

The album is available to pre-order now at www.bleep.com/autechre-oversteps , where WAVs and MP3s of the album are included free with all vinyl and CD orders (and will be available on day of release)

In addition, Autechre embark on an extensive UK + European tour in March:

Mar.11 Manchester @ Pure - Ticketline.co.uk / www.boomkat.com
Mar.12 Birmingham @ The Rainbow - www.theticketsellers.co.uk
Mar.13 Minehead @ Bloc Weekender - www.blocweekend.com
Mar.15 Nottingham @ Stealth - www.stealthattack.co.uk
Mar.16 Glasgow @ Sub Club - http://bit.ly/6Wdx36
Mar.17 Leeds @ The Wardrobe – www.wegottickets.com
Mar.18 Brighton @ Pavillion Theatre - www.brightondome.org
Mar.19 Lille @ Tri Postal
Mar.20 Paris @ Locomotive
Mar.21 Nantes @ Olympic - www.olympic.asso.fr
Mar.28 Ljibulana @ Kino Siska - http://www.kinosiska.si
Mar.29 Budapest @ A38 - www.a38.hu
Mar.30 Vienna @ Flex - www.flex.at
Mar.31 Brno @ Fleda - www.fleda.cz
Apr.02 Copenhagen @ Concerthall - www.dr.dk/Koncerthuset
Apr.03 Oslo @ Park Teatre - www.billettservice.no
Apr.04 Gothberg @ Nefertiti - www.nefertiti.se
Apr.05 Aarhus @ Voxhall - www.voxhall.dk
Apr.06 Hamburg @ Uebel & Gefährlich - www.uebelundgefaehrlich.com
Apr.07 Amsterdam @ Melkweg - www.melkweg.nl
Apr.09 Brussels @ AB (Domino Fest) - www.abconcerts.be
Apr.10 London - venue & tickets announced Feb 1st - www.warp.net

09. O=0

o_0

Yeah, cheers for ignoring the other thread.

I did a search for Autechre and didn't find anything! What's it called?

http://clonesound.blogspot.com/2010/01/initial-reflections-autechre-oversteps.html

Yeah, cheers for ignoring the other thread.

― StanM, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 14:31 (5 days ago) Bookmark

^LOL

OK Ijust heard a "leak" and if what I heard is real... heck who cares... the last two tracks are pretty damn amazing.