Autechre

nailik

Autechre are doing a UK/Europe tour in March.

Anyone know if they are coming here?

jonny68

One of the very few dance acts who have been around years ive yet to see live so wouldn't mind catching them sometime!

OV

Just find out where they're playing in the UK and fly over, flights will be next to nothing if you book far enough in advance and you'll probably get a far better line up.

electrogrimey

Ask El Pr0n in the other music forums, he knows more or less everything about Autechre...

electrogrimey

electrogrimey wrote: »

Ask El Pr0n in the other music forums, he knows more or less everything about Autechre...

Even how to pronounce it? :eek:

c_o_ck p_i_ss chillage

jonny68 wrote: »

One of the very few dance acts who have been around years ive yet to see live so wouldn't mind catching them sometime!

They're not dance, they are electronica. You don't dance. You're supposed to just stroke your chin. Sean Booth pronounces it "awe-tek-r"

NotInventedHere

Deleted User wrote: »

Even how to pronounce it? :eek:

ow-tech-ra

g5fd6ow0hseima

Aw-Tech-er

Scubadevils

I'm in the 'Aw-tek' camp :pac:

Would love to see them live but wasn't a fan of the last album at all... although I believe it is meant to be a 'grower'!

g5fd6ow0hseima

Felixdhc wrote: »

I'm in the 'Aw-tek' camp :pac:

AW TECHNO!!!!

rcaz

Marlowe Itchy Cucumber wrote: »

Aw-Tech-er

Correct (under "What's In Those Names?")

And contrary to electrogrimey's flattery (aww, shucks ), I think I said one thing to him about one particular song in the past I'm really into 'em, but I don't have all their albums yet, still tracking a few of them down. My little heart skipped a beat when I read the first post here, though, I'd kill to see them.

Might even take OV's tip about going to see them in the UK... Hmm...

Where'd you find the details, OP?

c_o_ck p_i_ss chillage

They're playing Bloc

Scubadevils

El Pr0n wrote: »

Correct (under "What's In Those Names?")

And contrary to electrogrimey's flattery (aww, shucks ), I think I said one thing to him about one particular song in the past I'm really into 'em, but I don't have all their albums yet, still tracking a few of them down. My little heart skipped a beat when I read the first post here, though, I'd kill to see them.

Might even take OV's tip about going to see them in the UK... Hmm...

Where'd you find the details, OP?

Having called them 'Aw-tek' now for many years, I couldn't possibly change!

Windwind an all time favourite of mine...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SDEzROdM6I

Unbelievable tune, words escape me!!!

electrogrimey

With regard to the name, I saw one of the guys involved that there is no right way to pronounce it, and you can say it anyway you want, as it's just an amalgamation of a few different words.

empirix

electrogrimey wrote: »

With regard to the name, I saw one of the guys involved that there is no right way to pronounce it, and you can say it anyway you want, as it's just an amalgamation of a few different words.

the came up with the aut and then hit some keys on a keyboard ans came out as echre

rcaz

empirix wrote: »

the came up with the aut and then hit some keys on a keyboard ans came out as echre

I've read that loads, but it still seems way too structured to be that random. With all the technology that goes into their music, it's a little too appropriate, I'm not sure

c_o_ck p_i_ss chillage

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr04/articles/autechre.htm

c_o_ck p_i_ss chillage

New LP "Oversteps" and tour dates announced

http://warp.net/records/autechre/new-album-oversteps-announced-plus-european-tour

* No Dublin date as yet but I'd say Timo (Umack) is on the case :-)

Autechre European Live Dates 2010

— March
11 Thurs UK Manchester @ Pure — tickets
12 Fri UK Birmingham @ The Rainbow — tickets
13 Sat UK Minehead @ Bloc Weekender — tickets
15 Mon UK Nottingham @ Stealth — tickets
16 Tues UK Numbers, Glasgow @ Sub Club — info tickets
17 Weds UK Leeds @ The Wardrobe — tickets
18 Thurs UK Brighton @ Pavillion Theatre — tickets
19 Fri FR Lille @ Tri Postal
20 Sat FR Paris @ Locomotive
21 Sun FR Nantes @ Olympic — tickets
28 Sun SI Ljibulana @ Kino Siska — info
29 Mon HU Budapest @ A38 — info
30 Tues AU Vienna @ Flex — info
31 Weds CZ Brno @ Fleda — info

— April
02 Fri DK Copenhagen @ Concerthall — tickets
03 Sat NO Oslo @ Park Teatre — tickets
04 Sun SE Gothberg @ Nefertiti — info
05 Mon DK Aarhus @ Voxhall — tickets
06 Tues DE Hamburg @ Uebel & Gefährlich — tickets
07 Weds NL Amsterdam @ Melkweg — tickets
09 Fri BE Brussels @ AB (Domino Fest) — info
10 Sat UK London - venue & tickets will be announced Feb 1st

Scubadevils

You would think they could include a visit to Ireland!

Anima

I read that the name came from joining the words Audio and Architecture but could be bull****.

Would be great to see them live!

g5fd6ow0hseima

Felixdhc wrote: »

You would think they could include a visit to Ireland!

I doubt it, although my knowledge of the promoters in dublin isnt great, I cant think of any promoters who would be mad to get an IDM act like them over...

Diageio_Man

As chillage said U:MACK would defo be the best chance of getting them over.

empirix

their last tour got bad reviews, basically playing their new stuff and well you can't really move to most of it can you, one acclaimed reviewer at the london gigs said, technically brilliant but just not a fun night out!!!

g5fd6ow0hseima

vermonaman wrote: »

their last tour got bad reviews, basically playing their new stuff and well you can't really move to most of it can you, one acclaimed reviewer at the london gigs said, technically brilliant but just not a fun night out!!!

real armchair stuff.... although, if they chose to play an older set it would probably be unbelievable. The likes of Flutter, Nil, Eggshell.... all brilliant ch00ns

Scubadevils

Marlowe Itchy Cucumber wrote: »

real armchair stuff.... although, if they chose to play an older set it would probably be unbelievable. The likes of Flutter, Nil, Eggshell.... all brilliant ch00ns

I'd say highly unlikely they'd play old material... agree though it would be feckin unreal to hear their early work live, a dream come true I would say.

The Egg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NyfHbyI4o8

Scubadevils

And also actually while on Artificial Intelligence...

Crystel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtJdd2LKc6U

PhiliousPhogg

Felixdhc wrote: »

Having called them 'Aw-tek' now for many years, I couldn't possibly change!

Windwind an all time favourite of mine...

Unbelievable tune, words escape me!!!

Wow that is a great track. I really have to check out more of these guys, the Garbage EP is one album/EP I go back to regularly, very moving half hour of music and each track progresses to a different level as you listen through them.

Scubadevils

PhiliousPhogg wrote: »

Wow that is a great track. I really have to check out more of these guys, the Garbage EP is one album/EP I go back to regularly, very moving half hour of music and each track progresses to a different level as you listen through them.

If you like that and don't own Incunabula, Tri Repetae or Amber, you should invest and are in for a treat!

Scubadevils

What's the consensus here in relation to Confield? I never bought it as I heard it was difficult to enjoy but that it would eventually click and in some cases be considered the very best from Autechre. Interesting to read reviews on Amazon which very much reflect this... can't decide whether to hit add to basket or not though.

I've quoted a mixed bag of reviews below, some love it and some hate it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B00005AQB9/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?ie=UTF8&coliid=&showViewpoints=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

5.0 out of 5 stars The High Point of Western Culture, 25 Feb 2003
By A Customer
Let's not get pretentious, let's not talk about micro-whatever and the hidden complexities - ignore all that, just know that this album is, perhaps, one of the greatest ever released.

Confield represents the most varied, while still cohesive, collection of tracks that Autechre have put out. I'll admit that, like a lot of the best music, it takes a while to get in to but it's certainly worth it. From the exquisitely minimalist opener, VI Scoise Poise, with its ball-bearing beats and soft synth strains to the progressively more frantic closer, Lentic Catachresis, this record is amazing.

Admittedly, it's not as overtly tuneful as their previous albums (maybe EP7 excepted) but there is nothing more beautiful than hearing the distorted synth sounds slowly break through on Pen Expers or the bell-like sounds on Parhelic Triangle gradually coalesce into a recognisable melody.

Another thing, this album sounds fantastic production-wise - pristine yet still rough where it needs to be, beautiful synths and satisfying beats (at least, where those percussive sounds can actually be called beats).

I'm treading well-worn ground when I say that this isn't the best place to start if you want to get into Autechre but, hell, it's a great place to finish.

Oh my., 16 Nov 2006
By Ben Mccann - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
It's a commonly stated fact that after a fairly lengthy period of absorbing and digesting Autechre's music you will just "get it", and it is absolutely true.

I've been dipping in and out of their albums for a while now, and it is here on arguably their most harsh, cold and difficult album that i have found that so called Autechre nirvana.

The tracks are long and at first repetetive and noisy, but unlike any other artist out there once you understand the structure of the sounds you're hearing you will revel in the length of the tracks and the sustained pleasure you get from feeling the buried melodies and rythms. At first you won't believe that 2 men can put together this kind of fabled new angle of musicianship that manipulates your mind in such ways, and you'll believe people like me are hearing what we want to hear and don't know what we're talking about, but give it a chance.

There is nothing in the music world that compares to the sense of elation that washes over you as you suddenly grasp each and every thread of this seemingly 'white' noise. It can literally take your breath away and make you gasp on the spot. You'll believe the mind, and Autechre, are wonderful things.

when music at last found a new way of expressing feelings, 15 Feb 2002
By "nacmat" - See all my reviews
dont let yourself guide by your first listen... this is a new way of comunication and it needs to be learnt before rating it.
i am a big autechre fan... so you may think o well as he is a fan he wont say anything bad about it... ok you are right... but this album is just incredible... not easy listening thats true... but give it a try... after a few weeks it will come one of your favourites, this happened to me, i never thought any album will beat chiastic slide or lp5 but this one does...much more radical than ep7... even. music will never stop progressing if there are people like autechre

Formication for the mind, 28 Jan 2009
By K-Pax (Bonnie Scotland) - See all my reviews
Having heard Autechre on previous ambient compilations albums, I thought I knew what I was buying. However, with Confield I was sorely disappointed. If you can imagine the sound of a million ants scurrying about their nest and amplify this a million-fold, you're almost getting the intensely repetitive sound that exemplifies Confield. There is barely any melodic composition to this album and it is no more than an exercise in drumbeats, aural pain and listener endurance. The album quite possibly encapsulates the sounds experienced by a paranoid schizophrenic's appreciation of cocaine-fuelled monkeys playing a giant drumset. Mince.

unlistenable, 26 April 2008
By P. Hogg (UK) - See all my reviews

This album is so much up its own arse that i cant even give a track by track review. Since 1997 Autechre have gone down this sparse avenue leaving all the fans of tri repetae, amber and incabula behind. There is the odd flash over brilliance now and then but you are the bored and irritated with the dross in between to care. Believe me i am a massive fan of Autechre but i content myself to listening to all the albums from Incubula to Chaistic Slide where the majority of fans feel there best music exists. Dont waste your money

Owch, 30 Jan 2006
By Joseph Madden "madden_joseph" (London) - See all my reviews

Having peaked with the gorgeous math'n'bass of LP5, Autechre started their slow, sorry slide into irrelevance with this turgid headache of an album. Almost unlistenable at points, this is electronica for pretentious art students who see artists who write proper melodies as sell-outs.

Confield, 23 Jan 2005
By A. Winfield "Palimpsest" (UK) - See all my reviews

There is no denying that this album is not for everyone. Infact most people will listen to this and hate it. However, I am one of the lucky people who happens to love it. Here is a description for each track:
1. VI Scose Poise - Great opening track which leads into Cfern superbly. Sounds like a ball skittering around throughout, with a nice melody fitted into parts. ****

2. Cfern - Excellent track with more traditional beats than anything else on this album. Ambient melodys and layers throughout. *****

3. Pen Expers - The best track on the album, and one of the most satisfying pieces of music I have ever heard. Extremely harsh beats throughout and a synth that drifts underneath, over and in between for the majority. The synth is utterly gorgeous. *****

4. Sim Gishel - A decent track with bass line that grows on the ear. Not the most melodic track, but a refreshing listen. ***

5. Parhelic Traingle - A deceptively fantastic track that has perfected malfunctioning beats throughout. The melody that creeps in is cold but beautiful. The moment the beats fade out to leave the melody alone is stunning. *****

6. Bine - A great piece of music that has bassy, echoing beats and a nice underlying melody. ****

7. Eidetic Casein - Dangerously close to being a letdown. Listeners who love every other track will probably wonder why this was put on the same album. It's OK but not a patch on the rest. **

8. Uviol - On first listen this track is not overly satisfying. However when you discover the beautiful melody and its wavy ambience, you will love it. *****

9. Lentic Catachresis - It is likely that 1/100 people will like this, but I happen to be one of the lucky ones. A staggering achievement in drum programming, and one of the most abstract pieces of music I have ever heard. A blistering way to end an album. *****

If you like this, you will also like Chiastic Slide and Draft 7.30 by Autechre.

Daroxtar

Felixdhc wrote: »

What's the consensus here in relation to Confield? I never bought it as I heard it was difficult to enjoy but that it would eventually click and in some cases be considered the very best from Autechre. Interesting to read reviews on Amazon which very much reflect this... can't decide whether to hit add to basket or not though.

I've quoted a mixed bag of reviews below, some love it and some hate it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B00005AQB9/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?ie=UTF8&coliid=&showViewpoints=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

Some bloody funny comments from the people who dont like it

Dont buy it, borrow it first. Then if you like it buy it.

Scubadevils

Daroxtar wrote: »

Some bloody funny comments from the people who dont like it

Dont buy it, borrow it first. Then if you like it buy it.

Yeah they get quite passionate alright!

Think I'll borrow it alright, recession and all that - can't afford too many mistakes these days!

rcaz

Confield is my favourite. It's not like Amber or anything, and it's harder to get into. But when you get into it, it's brilliant.

I say do whatever you want to get to listen to it, but don't give it your final opinion until you've given it a few good listens.

Scubadevils

El Pr0n wrote: »

Confield is my favourite. It's not like Amber or anything, and it's harder to get into. But when you get into it, it's brilliant.

I say do whatever you want to get to listen to it, but don't give it your final opinion until you've given it a few good listens.

I don't think an mp3 off the web somewhere will satisfy my quest on this one so reckon I'll grab a copy and decide for myself!

I only listened to Quaristice about 2 or 3 times and it didn't click, might give that another bash too.

jtsuited

have to say i didn't get into quaristice at all. i like most of their other albums. one of my favourite tracks by them though is that track 'drane' on the peel sessions.

For me, their best moment was...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qp4DeChR3o

Scubadevils

Deleted User wrote: »

For me, their best moment was...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qp4DeChR3o

Yeah its a great track, as is that whole album. I definitely couldn't pick a single best moment from them though!

Scubadevils

PhiliousPhogg wrote: »

Wow that is a great track. I really have to check out more of these guys, the Garbage EP is one album/EP I go back to regularly, very moving half hour of music and each track progresses to a different level as you listen through them.

I don't actually have the Garbage ep but saw it on Amazon so ordered and in the post, look forward to hearing it!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garbage-Autechre/dp/B000006Z6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1263926850&sr=8-1

c_o_ck p_i_ss chillage

Dublin date just announced by U:Mack

Autechre + Rob Hall. Button Factory, Fri April 23

Scubadevils

c_o_ck p_i_ss chillage wrote: »

Dublin date just announced by U:Mack

Autechre + Rob Hall. Button Factory, Fri April 23

Oh I have to get to this.

PhiliousPhogg

Felixdhc wrote: »

I don't actually have the Garbage ep but saw it on Amazon so ordered and in the post, look forward to hearing it!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garbage-Autechre/dp/B000006Z6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1263926850&sr=8-1

Great, I must say from the word go, it really draws me in, maybe its just a personal thing but each track progresses to a new level IMO. Only have Amber, Garbage and Anvil Vapre myself so I have to catch up on their other work, some great tracks posted on this thread.

Sacred_git

PhiliousPhogg wrote: »

Great, I must say from the word go, it really draws me in, maybe its just a personal thing but each track progresses to a new level IMO. Only have Amber, Garbage and Anvil Vapre myself so I have to catch up on their other work, some great tracks posted on this thread.

going to see these in France, not expecting much as their last few live shows have been all about their latest stuff, brilliant but you just cant groove to it,tis a pity, i question why they are releasing another album as diverse as quadra!! its just not listenable, complex stuff but at the end of the day we all wanna sit down to listenable stuff, just my 2 cents

Scubadevils

PhiliousPhogg wrote: »

Great, I must say from the word go, it really draws me in, maybe its just a personal thing but each track progresses to a new level IMO. Only have Amber, Garbage and Anvil Vapre myself so I have to catch up on their other work, some great tracks posted on this thread.

Yeah its a great ep, had many spins now at this stage, love it.

So you have not yet had the pleasure of Tri Repetae or Incunabula? In for a treat when you do!

Sacred_git wrote: »

going to see these in France, not expecting much as their last few live shows have been all about their latest stuff, brilliant but you just cant groove to it,tis a pity, i question why they are releasing another album as diverse as quadra!! its just not listenable, complex stuff but at the end of the day we all wanna sit down to listenable stuff, just my 2 cents

I heard from someone who got a promo of the new album that its their best for many years and very listenable again - this was from someone how also had no time for Quaristice. So on that basis I'll be definitely getting to the gig in April.

empirix

i have heard 2 of the tracks and they are not as complex as thier last album but certainly by no means easy on the ears!! but ill wait for the whole album to pass judgement!

paulelectronica

Felixdhc wrote: »

Oh I have to get to this.

great news that , looking forward to it ,im yet to see them live

paulelectronica

that would be one of my fave autechre tunes along with Dropp and maphive 5.1

Bigal87

Any info on how to get tickets or how much they will cost?

g5fd6ow0hseima

Bigal87 wrote: »

Any info on how to get tickets or how much they will cost?

keep an eye out on tickets.ie of the u:mack site...

There's no further info as of yet

keith downey

anodyne (Live) just confirmed as support act.

Blurb:
Psychonavigation Records latest signing anodyne releases his new album 'corrosion' on April 23rd in Ireland & USA on CD/Digital.

On the night he will perform an exclusive Live set alongside electronic pioneers Autechre in the Button Factory Dublin, Ireland.

Listen to the track '707' taken from his forthcoming album : http://www.myspace.com/..psychonavigationrecordsartists

penexpers

Marlowe Itchy Cucumber wrote: »

keep an eye out on tickets.ie of the u:mack site...

There's no further info as of yet

City Discs have them for 24 euro now.

Scubadevils

Got tickets today, can't wait.

Scubadevils

Just got the digital download from bleep, this is a fkcin quality album, no doubt about it.