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| Pitchfork |
 This might seem like the most daunting release of 2011, the very definition of for-fans-only. After all, Autechre made their name by separating those dabbling in electronic music from the truly hardcore. Compared to the rest of Warp's early post-rave/home-listening acts, they were challenging from the start, and their releases only grew more complex and less user-friendly as the years went on. This box set collects 47 tracks from 11 years of Sean Booth and Rob Brown's hyper-productive output. If one EP of Autechre's dense sound art seems forbidding, try about a dozen of them.And yet. Autechre's late-career complexity is in no way overstated. Albums like 2001's Confield sometimes threaten to abandon form and structure entirely for the pure delight of manipulating digital noise into an endless array of different shapes. Other records are so madly patterned, like multiple electro tracks layered into a writhing whole, that following the duo's logic can be nearly impossible. But perhaps nodding to their roots in club sounds, or having fun with the very idea of this sort of band releasing "singles," Autechre's EPs have offered some of their most accessible music, even if you have to stretch the definition of "accessible" to the breaking point. Dizzying as it may be as a whole, this box is in a weird way one of the better introductions to the duo's work. The earliest EPs here, 1991's Cavity Job and 1994's Basscadet, aren't far off from labelmate Aphex Twin's first forays into tweaked acid. "Cavity Job" opens with a blast of dental drill noise as abrasive as Whitehouse, but quickly launches into a frantic rave tune that would have fit just fine at the era's more hardcore clubs. The four "Basscadet" mixes are where things start to get hairy-- moving from jittery techno to haunted ambient-- but the duo's pulsing funk has yet to be shattered the way it soon would be. The average set of human feet may object to the logic of these beats, but they sure are head-nodders. And as far afield from the genre as they would eventually get, Autechre's love for early hip-hop's trunk-rattling low-end and turntable gymnastics are all over these EPs. "Goz Quarter" from 1997's Envane EP plays like a playful scratch record made from scraps of digital noise. They're reminders of a time when the borders of hip-hop and what was known (for better or worse) as IDM weren't so ruthlessly policed....full text |
| Factmag |
| English | Português News Features FACT Mixes Reviews Audio Events Go Share Autechre’s EPs 1991-2002 compiled Photo: Alice Rosenbaum Warp Records will release Autechre’s EPs 1991 – 2002 on April 11. The title is pretty self-expanatory – it’s a 47-track compilation of the duo’s EPs, most of which have been out of print for years. They are: Cavity Job (1991), Basscad EP (1994), Anti EP (1995), Garbage (1995), Anvil Vapre (1995), Peel Session (recorded in 1995, released in ’99), Envane (1997). Chichlisuite (1997), EP7 (1999), Peel Session 2 (recorded in ’99, released in 2001) and Gantz Graf (2002). The vast majority of the tracks are exclusive to the EPs and haven’t appeared on any Autechre albums. Cavity Job was originally released on Hardcore Records, before Autechre signed to Warp, and until now it has never before appeared on CD. EPs 1991-2002 will be available as a 5xCD set housed in rigid slipcase and as a digital bundle. Full tracklist below – another chance to admire Autechre’s way with a title (‘Second Bad Vilbel’, ‘Liccflii’ and ‘Gaekwad’ are our favourites)....full text |
| Clashmusic |
| From their beginnings as graffiti-inspired technoheads to staking their place at the forefront of electronic innovation, Autechre have broken more boundaries over the last two decades than any other act we can think of. Their best trick lies in creating beauty from chaos. Auditory fractal patterns are spurned on through generative algorithms and architectural ingenuity. Indeed, listening to Booth & Brown can often feel like observing an impossible structure - mindbendingly complex yet devastatingly beautiful in places. Newcomers will have to retune their ears with every sequential EP in this mammoth collection. So it would be wise to digest one release at a time to reap the most of its many rewards....full text |
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