Autechre - Exai

Scubadevils

Thought there was a thread about this already but don't see one...

Anyway, got the Bleep/Warp email notification today that this can now be downloaded ahead of the physical release on the 4th of March. Couldn't wait to get home tonight and download, clearly I'm not alone as the feckin bleep site has crashed - it took my order successfully but when I try download it keeps crashing, boo... was looking forward to listening tonight!

Has anyone else managed to download yet? I assume iTunes is OK but I wanted to preorder the vinyl release and grab the download at the same time from Bleep.

http://autechre.ws/exai/

Scubadevils

Ok its now downloading but painfully slowly, reckon it will be the morning before I get to indulge... ah well, something to look forward to in the car!

Scubadevils

This is a stunning album. Best I've heard from Autechre in a long time, no question about it!

theUbiq

I had a listen, start to finish, and I like it... definitely less impenetrable than other recent releases.

Eileen Down

I guess all the hard work I've put into Ae over the last few years, has paid off. Lp5 was the last album that I could get into straight away and enjoy. Everything else since then took time, lots of time and patience. I'm still trying to get my head around Confield but this new one is a pleasure to listen to.

There's a extended radio show going on tonight.

http://www.facebook.com/events/422593844498428/

paulelectronica

Just seeing this thread now , I quite like Exai , I have been listening to EPs 1991-2002 so much ever since it was released, some excellent tracks on it.

Eileen Down

I'm a huge fan of the bootlegs of their concerts. It's as if they play a brand new album at every gig. I've collected quite a few and no two are the same (If that makes any sence) apart from being, deep, dark and brillant.

jiltloop

Eileen Down wrote: »

I'm a huge fan of the bootlegs of their concerts. It's as if they play a brand new album at every gig. I've collected quite a few and no two are the same (If that makes any sence) apart from being, deep, dark and brillant.

Just out of interest, where do you acquire the bootlegs? Would love to listen to them.

Boom_Bap

Eileen Down wrote: »

I'm a huge fan of the bootlegs of their concerts. It's as if they play a brand new album at every gig. I've collected quite a few and no two are the same (If that makes any sence) apart from being, deep, dark and brillant.

jiltloop wrote: »

Just out of interest, where do you acquire the bootlegs? Would love to listen to them.

MOD NOTE: If the bootlegs are acquired by illegal means, please dont post this on the forum.

Eileen Down

Read you loud and clear, Jefe.

paulelectronica

Seen Autechre live just once , I think it was when they released Oversteps. Saw them in the button factory , Anodyne were the support , who were very good.

daUbiq

Boom_Bap wrote: »

MOD NOTE: If the bootlegs are acquired by illegal means, please dont post this on the forum.

Autechre regularly allow people to plug straight into the soundboard and record their gigs

alanalien

daUbiq wrote: »

Autechre regularly allow people to plug straight into the soundboard and record their gigs

Was that the case at District 8 recently? I'd love to hear that gig again!

Vinculus

There's an audience recording of that gig on Soundcloud. Well I'm guessing it's an audience recording because of the noise of the crowd.

Edit: Actually it's on mixcloud
Sorry can't post link.

Boom_Bap

Vinculus wrote: »

There's an audience recording of that gig on Soundcloud. Well I'm guessing it's an audience recording because of the noise of the crowd.

Edit: Actually it's on mixcloud
Sorry can't post link.

If you add the link but put spaces in around the '.'s, i'll fix it up for you. Or send it mt PM and then I'll jam it up.

Boom_Bap

Here's the link -> https://www.mixcloud.com/keyfumbler/autechre-dublin-district-8-december-2014/

Vinculus

Great!

alanalien

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Here's the link ->

Awesome cheers!

Vinculus

This is an excellent recording from what must of been an incredible concert in Helsinki a couple of nights back.

Vinculus

Ae are playing a two hour radio show on NTSlive, every Thursday this month, starting this afternoon at 4pm.
I smell a new album in the air.

https://www.nts.live/projects/autechre-nts-residency/

Gremlinertia

Thank you, been too long..

Vinculus

Here we go!

Vinculus

That was amazing! Seemed to be all new music too.
Session 1
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1mMY4zqwChH5bZw-NxYyHpLEOpOmvpHyZ&export=download

buried

Me poor wallet. Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in



https://autechre.bleepstores.com/

Vinculus

Autechre are playing the National Concert Hall this July.

https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/993786464264769536?s=20

bodhrandude

Dammit anyways another missed Electric Picnic opportunity, did anyone catch them at the Picnic in 2006?

Anima

Did anyone else make it to the gig last night? I had to leave early (caught an hour 20 mins), unfortunately.

It was interesting for sure. The music was very intense. It was a generative sort of beats and arrangements, piercing and brutal sounds for the first hour. It was kind of tough to listen to at times and not really that musical for large sections. Just as I was leaving it started to sound a bit more synthy and less percussive, oh well.

jiltloop

Wasn't at the gig last night but your comments on what you got to listen to resonate with the couple of Autechre live performances I've seen.

I'm think I'm getting to the stage where I'm not too enthused about going to live performances of Autechre. Simply because when I enjoy listening to them it's more something I do at home or in the car as a solitary exercise. I'm not sure I'm able to enjoy the music in a live setting as for me it's not the ideal environment.

Essentially I find Autechre's output fascinating and challenging to listen to rather than actually listening to it for musical enjoyment if that makes sense. Of course the downside of not going to live performances is that you miss a unique set unless it's recorded and released later.

Anima

Yeah, I agree. I don't think sitting down in that environment is a great experience. I felt too aware of the crowd and external noises from the foyer. It was supposed to be in the dark but there is a lot of light from emergency signs and other things which is kind of distracting. It would have been better if they just had a few lights themselves for the audience to focus on.

Even for the support act, sitting down listening to techno/IDM type music in a concert hall is a bit surreal and strange.

The sound quality at the gig was pretty good but not really like listening on a decent system in a small room. There was far too much bass and that took away from the detail of the sound. Too much reverberation from the space made it sound muddy as well.

Overall, I was happy to see them and experience it but I expected something a bit more. Their output on NTS and their later albums have been a bit more palatable than the ultra abstract albums from before. I guess I was expecting something like that.

buried

All these live soundboards up on the Bleepstore are so good. Any of ye get any? I have the Atlanta, Miami, Chicago and the New York ones so far, going to get another three now for tonight. Amazing sound quality. I have them turned up to 11 on the thing here and no distortion or nothing. Great zone out fluid edge magic




Makes me regret not going last summer but I was afraid of having to sit and not being able to get up to go out to the jacks and not get back in.

Anima

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

That's the last 20 mins of the Dublin gig. Possibly the better part of the gig. First part was hard to get into.

I like those live sets though. I think it was much more accessible music.

Scubadevils

I'd love to see them again but can imagine it would be hard going. It took me about 3 months to pluck up the courage to listen to the NTS sessions but absolutely loved them when I finally did - some very hard work moments but pays off... like life I guess :pac:

buried

The NTS sessions are great stuff, do a double bill with them and the elseq EP's 1-5 makes for a great entire day of listening. The two lads are actual modern day magicians IMO, I just go off into a different zone completely listening to all these new works, almost into a natural trance like state like what happens when you gaze into a fire except the two lads are making it happen with all these machines and their Alien like jazz/ambient/hip hop style manoeuvres. Give it some time and patience and it all really pays off in such a great way. So cool.

Vinculus

By far the best of the weekend

buried

https://autechre.bleepstores.com/

Bottom left of the screen for free dwnld of the brilliant Warp Tapes 89-93 in case anybody missed

Gremlinertia

buried wrote: »

https://autechre.bleepstores.com/

Bottom left of the screen for free dwnld of the brilliant Warp Tapes 89-93 in case anybody missed

Fook, awesome thank you!

Autecher

buried wrote: »

https://autechre.bleepstores.com/

Bottom left of the screen for free dwnld of the brilliant Warp Tapes 89-93 in case anybody missed

I missed it! What is it?

buried

Autecher wrote: »

I missed it! What is it?

https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/43993

You can find the two hour mixes bottom left of the Autechre Bleepstore page!

Autecher

buried wrote: »

https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/43993

You can find the two hour mixes bottom left of the Autechre Bleepstore page!

Wow, that's great! Thanks buried, I've been out of the loop a bit lately so missed this.

buried

Just a heads up on here, a mighty dedicated Autechre fan has posted up on spotify all the records Autechre have played on various DJ mixes and radio shows the two boys have done since 1991. It's a great collection, 43 hours worth of tunes. Cant post actual link now but if any of you have a spotify account search for 'ae selects 91-19' click on the shuffle play then and bombs away!

Boom_Bap

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/58UCwV9TJkPTnudmEmrFe8?si=97OUlPjITeOcWb2IQs6VEQ

buried

Hi everybody, hope everyone is okay.

Sean from Autechre has been playing records on the AE Mixlr account for a good few hours the last couple of days. 6 hours on Thursday. 12 hours on Friday and 12 and a half on Saturday. This is Saturdays set.

https://www.mixesdb.com/w/2020-03-21_-_Autechre_-_Mixlr

Sean also said in the chat that 2 new albums are incoming!

buried

Autechre mix done last Sunday for the virtual glade glastonbury yoke

WELCOME TO THE GLADE GLASTONBURY 2020
We are sure you are as disappointed as we are that there is no Festival this year, we had so many top acts lined up for you over the weekend. We asked a few artists if they would like to do a mix to put out over the weekend and we will be bringing you 12 Hours of Music a day starting on Thursday with a very special tribute to Andrew Weatherall. Throughout the weekend we will be posting exclusive sets on MIXCLOUD, the only platform that pays the artists making the music a royalty. Running order for the weekend will be published on Wednesday

https://www.mixcloud.com/Glade_Space_Lounge_The_Spike/the-spike-autechre-dj-set/

igCorcaigh

Jeez... Just getting back in to Autechre again recently after all the years. Some great stuff there. Hits and misses of course, but moments of perfection!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uDy9IqScmU

I still think EP7 is amazing though.

JameGrooms

I had a listen, start to finish, and I like it... definitely less impenetrable than other recent releases.