Incunabula vs Amber

how do we input a poll?

So yeah, which one do you guys prefer

Amber.

Amber. The first album I heard by AE, and I still remember that feeling of "this doesn't sound like ANYthing I've heard before".

Incunabula

Incunambuler

somebody call an amber lamps

Vs vs Vs. 

is this fun? 

Amber has so much more atmosphere and is so much more memorable imo. It might sometimes even be my favorite ae album overall.

I liked Incunabula more when I was younger but at some point it shifted to Amber. I think Incunabula is more immediate and fun but Amber is a deeper, more rewarding experience and has better standout tracks (Piezo especially)

Both are probably my least favorites of the overall discography but I do love them

Can’t pick one. Both have their moments. But strangely, I like Incunabula better as an album, and yet Amber has the better individual tracks. It’s just that as an album, Amber isn’t varied enough. Or, to try to put more confusion into my comment: Amber is better, but Incunabula is the better album. Got it?

incunabula

Incunabula by a mile.

Kalpol Introl sets the mood for Incunabula so well + the Bike track is superb, that I mostly listened to just these two in succession only.

But overall, Amber was always one of my favorites.

Incunabula

Amber all the way

Rarely listen to both albums anymore, but Piezo is all-time top 10...

Amber by a long shot

Im surprised just how divided the answers are. I was certain Amber would be the clear favorite!

the last minute of Doctrine might be some of the best AE work ive heard so far (note: I was never a fan of autechre and its just recently ive warmed to incunabula)

If I have to pick one track from their 2 first album, Doctrine is my pick.

whats yours...

Amber. 

Incunabula has a little bit of that 'compiled' feel that I think hinders MHTRTC in the same sorta way. 

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  On 1/26/2023 at 11:15 PM, scumtron said:

Amber. The first album I heard by AE, and I still remember that feeling of "this doesn't sound like ANYthing I've heard before".

Yep. Exactly the same for me. Word for word.

Amber for me, because it was already the start of them getting their sound. Incunabula is still great to me, but it's still lots of "recognizable" drum machines, synth tones, etc.

Then when Tri Repetae came out...

  On 1/27/2023 at 4:29 PM, beerwolf said:

Yep. Exactly the same for me. Word for word.

same could be said about incunabula...

I dont know why but I find incunabula so much more appealing vs the over polished Amber. I feel like Incunabula has the grit, the aphex aggressivness. Already Amber loses a part of what makes AE early era so unique (most importanly for the time period)

but ill give myself a few weeks to acclimate to Amber

Amber for sure.

not because I love Amber (but I do like it plenty). but there are few albums I would place below incunabula (other than albums by artist that are already pure garbage). It’s just not the style of music I would ever gravitate towards. Too repetitive. Almost boring. Cheese ball cringe (imo)