Autechre Autechre - Oversteps (WARP210) [The MegaThread]

Actually, I know what you mean about the name. And I miss the days when Autechre used cool sounding made up words for song titles. I know this kind of music isn't 'about' anything and so the titles aren't that important, but if you are going to title songs using nonexistent words or phrases, you may as well make them sound good (or look good). 'Confield' was the last album with a great sounding title, and the track titles on that album were pretty awesome.

  On 1/16/2010 at 5:56 PM, Lianne said:

Actually, I know what you mean about the name. And I miss the days when Autechre used cool sounding made up words for song titles. I know this kind of music isn't 'about' anything and so the titles aren't that important, but if you are going to title songs using nonexistent words or phrases, you may as well make them sound good (or look good). 'Confield' was the last album with a great sounding title, and the track titles on that album were pretty awesome.

  On 1/16/2010 at 5:56 PM, Lianne said:

Actually, I know what you mean about the name. And I miss the days when Autechre used cool sounding made up words for song titles. I know this kind of music isn't 'about' anything and so the titles aren't that important, but if you are going to title songs using nonexistent words or phrases, you may as well make them sound good (or look good). 'Confield' was the last album with a great sounding title, and the track titles on that album were pretty awesome.

i'd love having a high res pic of the confield cover, for a wallpaper

  On 1/16/2010 at 12:02 PM, uiert said:

The artwork appearing on EP7+inserts is probably my all time favorite though. I seem to remember that they were produced in collaboration with a a draftsman who specialized in technical drawing.

Nope, it's generated by an algorithm. The guy who did it for them also implemented it in Java for the micro-site Warp did when it was released, it drew the patterns on-screen while you watched. Can't find it online any more, Warp must have retired it.

  On 1/16/2010 at 12:17 PM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

Wiki:

The sleeve is designed by Sheffield based design agency The Designers Republic. The cover photograph depicts mountain formations from Cappadocia in Turkey.

 

can't believe that's a photo

Really? I never saw it as anything other than a photo.

  On 1/16/2010 at 5:56 PM, Lianne said:

Actually, I know what you mean about the name. And I miss the days when Autechre used cool sounding made up words for song titles. I know this kind of music isn't 'about' anything and so the titles aren't that important, but if you are going to title songs using nonexistent words or phrases, you may as well make them sound good (or look good). 'Confield' was the last album with a great sounding title, and the track titles on that album were pretty awesome.

I don't give a damn about the song names, new or old. I just want to hear the music. I do care more about album titles, and I don't have a problem with Oversteps.

  On 1/16/2010 at 5:56 PM, sidewinder said:

I don't give a damn about the song names, new or old. I just want to hear the music. I do care more about album titles, and I don't have a problem with Oversteps.

Reminds me of "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane

  On 1/16/2010 at 8:59 PM, Calx Sherbet said:

  On 1/16/2010 at 5:56 PM, Lianne said:

Actually, I know what you mean about the name. And I miss the days when Autechre used cool sounding made up words for song titles. I know this kind of music isn't 'about' anything and so the titles aren't that important, but if you are going to title songs using nonexistent words or phrases, you may as well make them sound good (or look good). 'Confield' was the last album with a great sounding title, and the track titles on that album were pretty awesome.

 

i'd love having a high res pic of the confield cover, for a wallpaper

  On 1/16/2010 at 10:29 PM, blos said:

  On 1/16/2010 at 12:02 PM, uiert said:

The artwork appearing on EP7+inserts is probably my all time favorite though. I seem to remember that they were produced in collaboration with a a draftsman who specialized in technical drawing.

Nope, it's generated by an algorithm. The guy who did it for them also implemented it in Java for the micro-site Warp did when it was released, it drew the patterns on-screen while you watched. Can't find it online any more, Warp must have retired it.

according to some interview sean draw it in macromedia freehand

Hello, I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before but I've estimated from the total file size (720mb) that the album will be around 71 minutes. This averages each song at 5 minutes 6 seconds.

i'm reminded of Monoliths and Dimensions

i i can drop one more faek. do you want?

  On 1/16/2010 at 11:11 PM, o00o said:

  On 1/16/2010 at 8:59 PM, Calx Sherbet said:

  On 1/16/2010 at 5:56 PM, Lianne said:

Actually, I know what you mean about the name. And I miss the days when Autechre used cool sounding made up words for song titles. I know this kind of music isn't 'about' anything and so the titles aren't that important, but if you are going to title songs using nonexistent words or phrases, you may as well make them sound good (or look good). 'Confield' was the last album with a great sounding title, and the track titles on that album were pretty awesome.

 

i'd love having a high res pic of the confield cover, for a wallpaper

 

ah sorry you said confield:

That photograph used on Amber is stunning. Always wanted to go see that part of the country.

reg. EP7... Maybe we will never know.

o·ver·step

tr.v. o·ver·stepped, o·ver·step·ping, o·ver·steps

To go beyond (a limit); exceed: overstepped the bounds of taste.

wawawiwa

  On 1/17/2010 at 1:23 AM, o00o said:

  On 1/16/2010 at 11:11 PM, o00o said:

 

thank you. looks wonderful

I did not care for this much.

so poor, all around

  On 1/17/2010 at 2:17 AM, Calx Sherbet said:

  On 1/17/2010 at 1:23 AM, o00o said:

  On 1/16/2010 at 11:11 PM, o00o said:

 

thank you. looks wonderful

 

I made a wallpaper from the Confileid video a while ago. Feel free to use it if you'd like.

 

oh excellent

yeah, that's really great!

  On 1/17/2010 at 4:53 AM, Root5 said:

  On 1/17/2010 at 2:17 AM, Calx Sherbet said:

  On 1/17/2010 at 1:23 AM, o00o said:

  On 1/16/2010 at 11:11 PM, o00o said:

 

thank you. looks wonderful

 

I made a wallpaper from the Confileid video a while ago. Feel free to use it if you'd like.

 

HOLY SHIT

 

THAT LOOKS AWESOME

 

WHAT VIDEO IS THIS FROM?

  On 1/16/2010 at 8:59 PM, Calx Sherbet said:

  On 1/16/2010 at 5:56 PM, Lianne said:

Actually, I know what you mean about the name. And I miss the days when Autechre used cool sounding made up words for song titles. I know this kind of music isn't 'about' anything and so the titles aren't that important, but if you are going to title songs using nonexistent words or phrases, you may as well make them sound good (or look good). 'Confield' was the last album with a great sounding title, and the track titles on that album were pretty awesome.

 

i'd love having a high res pic of the confield cover, for a wallpaper

When I get Confield I'll take some macros of the photos like I did for Draft. I suppose I'll follow up by posting my current desktop background for those interested

2780px × 2346px, it looks fine on stretch

edit: I think I'll do one for amber soon seeing as it could be cropped into widescreen without stretching

  On 1/17/2010 at 8:50 AM, thehauntingsoul said:

  On 1/16/2010 at 8:59 PM, Calx Sherbet said:

  On 1/16/2010 at 5:56 PM, Lianne said:

Actually, I know what you mean about the name. And I miss the days when Autechre used cool sounding made up words for song titles. I know this kind of music isn't 'about' anything and so the titles aren't that important, but if you are going to title songs using nonexistent words or phrases, you may as well make them sound good (or look good). 'Confield' was the last album with a great sounding title, and the track titles on that album were pretty awesome.

 

i'd love having a high res pic of the confield cover, for a wallpaper

When I get Confield I'll take some macros of the photos like I did for Draft. I suppose I'll follow up by posting my current desktop background for those interested

 

2780px × 2346px, it looks fine on stretch

 

edit: I think I'll do one for amber soon seeing as it could be cropped into widescreen without stretching

I've done an Amber wallpaper before for myself and a mate, but the resolution was no where near that of yours. That and I also did an effect on Photoshop so it'd be more presentable (it's been modified a little in other words). [1600x1050] I've still got an old shitty monitor so it works fine for me on center.

This is probably old news but the mountains are fromCappadocia.

we need a tri rep wallpaper

And the Amber cover - undoctored