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| Pitchfork |
 After more than two decades of recording together as Autechre, Sean Booth and Rob Brown can still create the aural equivalent of whiplash if they want to, or showcase a deep knowledge of dance music. The production duo's energetic 12-hour online radio broadcast from earlier this month-- joyfully tweeted about and linked to by fans-- was a massive, almost exhausting display of influences and favorites. Floating between Coil and Lord Quas, the mix inspired someone to crowdsource the track list on Google Docs.Oversteps takes a much quieter approach, focusing on a smaller scale. Coming after 2008's Quaristice, a varied collection of shorter tracks that originated during live jam sessions, Oversteps leans toward some of the slower, more atmospheric aspects of albums like Amber (minus the metered pulse). After the album's initial 20 seconds of silence, the opener "r ess" slowly surfaces-- cold, distant synths arc overhead while broken, incomplete rhythms clatter and collide-- seemingly suggesting that steady beats aren't the main focus here....full text |
| Bbc |
| Despite what over-analytical spoilsports might have you believe, Rochdale masters of electronic experimentation Autechre are a uniquely visceral entity. At their most tangible, indeed, the duo – long-time pals Sean Booth and Rob Brown – are less mathematical, intelligent dance music nightmare, more punk-spirited joy to behold. For nearly two decades, across 10 albums, the acid house/original electro/hip hop-schooled Warp stalwarts have deconstructed techno and beyond into fascinating, ever-evolving abstract shapes. Oversteps is certainly no exception to their outwardly difficult aesthetic and could, on initial listens, get thrown in with unforgivingly tricksy 2003 set Draft 7.30. Disregard the fact that the song titles largely resemble a Scrabble game with a corrupted Eastern European supercomputer, however. Beneath the icy exterior, deceptively warm hearts beat, rushing synthetic blood at thresholds with almost maniacal glee as they smash apart linear constraints....full text |
| Guardian |
| As a pioneer of the hideously named early 90s trend in "intelligent dance music", it was no surprise that this Rochdale duo was among the principal inspirations for Radiohead's sudden immersion in electronic sounds circa Kid A. The smartest of rock bands was beguiled by music that was alien, puzzling and beautiful. Autechre's 10th album sees them reign in the wilful complexity that's characterised their output in the last decade, and, despite a continuing fondness for algebraic song titles ("Os Veix3", anyone?), you don't need a PhD to appreciate a glittery melody....full text |
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