Autechre Sometimes when I listen to Autechre

..my semi-conscious brain starts to parse it not as music, but as a language. That's not to say that the sounds start to resemble words, but rather I start to hear an entirely self-contained language. My brain's internal monologue is no longer in English at all, but begins to function in "Autechrish". Unfortunately, once I wake up, or fail to fall asleep, I can't interpret the Autechrish information I received back into English. Regardless, this process always leads to some seriously cool dreams! Anyone else ever stopped hearing Ae as music in this way?

  On 1/16/2010 at 10:01 PM, bronchuseven said:

..my semi-conscious brain starts to parse it not as music, but as a language. That's not to say that the sounds start to resemble words, but rather I start to hear an entirely self-contained language. My brain's internal monologue is no longer in English at all, but begins to function in "Autechrish". Unfortunately, once I wake up, or fail to fall asleep, I can't interpret the Autechrish information I received back into English. Regardless, this process always leads to some seriously cool dreams! Anyone else ever stopped hearing Ae as music in this way?

I've had the same feelings with some of Aphex Twins Songs as well as other artists. First experienced it with Aphex Twin though. Its pretty wicked when you do experience it though. I just call it, a really good fucking tune.

  On 1/16/2010 at 10:01 PM, bronchuseven said:

That's not to say that the sounds start to resemble words

it is to say that with me, i hear the sounds as words

for me, ae's post-1999 output is like a magic eye image for ears.

  On 1/16/2010 at 10:01 PM, bronchuseven said:

..my semi-conscious brain starts to parse it not as music, but as a language. That's not to say that the sounds start to resemble words, but rather I start to hear an entirely self-contained language. My brain's internal monologue is no longer in English at all, but begins to function in "Autechrish". Unfortunately, once I wake up, or fail to fall asleep, I can't interpret the Autechrish information I received back into English. Regardless, this process always leads to some seriously cool dreams! Anyone else ever stopped hearing Ae as music in this way?

didn't even read this

  On 1/16/2010 at 11:53 PM, IRARI said:

  On 1/16/2010 at 10:01 PM, bronchuseven said:

That's not to say that the sounds start to resemble words

 

it is to say that with me, i hear the sounds as words

I should have been more clear - I'm not hearing any existing words, but I am interpreting each sound as a quantum of meaning.. so they function the same way as words.

edit: lol @ Somethin

the last few minutes of Simmm seem to slip into my sub-conscience really, really easily.

  On 1/16/2010 at 10:01 PM, bronchuseven said:

..my semi-conscious brain starts to parse it not as music, but as a language. That's not to say that the sounds start to resemble words, but rather I start to hear an entirely self-contained language. My brain's internal monologue is no longer in English at all, but begins to function in "Autechrish". Unfortunately, once I wake up, or fail to fall asleep, I can't interpret the Autechrish information I received back into English. Regardless, this process always leads to some seriously cool dreams! Anyone else ever stopped hearing Ae as music in this way?

The only time i ever got into untilted was falling in and out of sleep and it became a sort of 4 dimensional skeleton of music. It was brilliant.

I could see it as some weird alien talking to you about the hexagon storm on Saturn

what you hear is autechre.

  On 1/17/2010 at 12:03 AM, modey said:

for me, ae's post-1999 output is like a magic eye image for ears.

in some ways i agree. i tend to think very visually and i consistently get great images while listening to their later music. to me their older tracks are, in many ways, just as great but are significantly less detailed.

I pretty much got into Autechre this way as well, closing my eyes, headphones on, while drifting off. Especially with Cichlisuite, Chiastic Slide and EP7.

  On 1/16/2010 at 10:01 PM, bronchuseven said:

..my semi-conscious brain starts to parse it not as music, but as a language. That's not to say that the sounds start to resemble words, but rather I start to hear an entirely self-contained language. My brain's internal monologue is no longer in English at all, but begins to function in "Autechrish". Unfortunately, once I wake up, or fail to fall asleep, I can't interpret the Autechrish information I received back into English. Regardless, this process always leads to some seriously cool dreams! Anyone else ever stopped hearing Ae as music in this way?

Rubbish.

  On 1/16/2010 at 10:01 PM, bronchuseven said:

..my semi-conscious brain starts to parse it not as music, but as a language. That's not to say that the sounds start to resemble words, but rather I start to hear an entirely self-contained language. My brain's internal monologue is no longer in English at all, but begins to function in "Autechrish". Unfortunately, once I wake up, or fail to fall asleep, I can't interpret the Autechrish information I received back into English. Regardless, this process always leads to some seriously cool dreams! Anyone else ever stopped hearing Ae as music in this way?

This!

Although I haven't had Draems (see what I did there?) in a while. It's true though, when you're falling asleep your mind works in an incredibly abstract way with the little input it gets from reality. I've listened to Chiastic Slide in it's entirety on Ketamine one time though and it was like a transcendental virtual movie or something. It didn't make a ton of sense but it was fully visceral and engaging. Like LIVING inside the album, breathing and tasting it.

So yeah I get where you're going, and I fully agree.

There's nothing sketchy about it at all. It's a well-documented phenomenon called hypnagogia. And it's freakin' cool.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia

  On 1/28/2010 at 8:07 AM, The Dark Lord said:

Rubbish.

Lol.. why would I make this up? Although, my self-worth does rest entirely on the esteem of fellow autechre fans.

  On 1/28/2010 at 3:17 PM, TwiddleBot said:

There's nothing sketchy about it at all. It's a well-documented phenomenon called hypnagogia. And it's freakin' cool.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia

Nice article, thanks for the link!

  On 1/16/2010 at 10:01 PM, bronchuseven said:

..my semi-conscious brain starts to parse it not as music, but as a language. That's not to say that the sounds start to resemble words, but rather I start to hear an entirely self-contained language. My brain's internal monologue is no longer in English at all, but begins to function in "Autechrish". Unfortunately, once I wake up, or fail to fall asleep, I can't interpret the Autechrish information I received back into English. Regardless, this process always leads to some seriously cool dreams! Anyone else ever stopped hearing Ae as music in this way?

your thread title and sub-title was a self-pwn. GOOD MUSIC DOESN'T PUT YOU TO SLEEP!

  On 1/28/2010 at 11:06 PM, hot for baphomet said:

  On 1/16/2010 at 10:01 PM, bronchuseven said:

..my semi-conscious brain starts to parse it not as music, but as a language. That's not to say that the sounds start to resemble words, but rather I start to hear an entirely self-contained language. My brain's internal monologue is no longer in English at all, but begins to function in "Autechrish". Unfortunately, once I wake up, or fail to fall asleep, I can't interpret the Autechrish information I received back into English. Regardless, this process always leads to some seriously cool dreams! Anyone else ever stopped hearing Ae as music in this way?

 

your thread title and sub-title was a self-pwn. GOOD MUSIC DOESN'T PUT YOU TO SLEEP!

Read the rules.

And it's not sleep we're talking about, it's semi-sleep. It's that half awake-half dreaming mindset that comes over you just as you fall asleep. The proper music at the proper volume will keep you awake just enough to not totally drift off, but will let you drift into the hypnagogic state.

  On 1/28/2010 at 11:06 PM, hot for baphomet said:

  On 1/16/2010 at 10:01 PM, bronchuseven said:

..my semi-conscious brain starts to parse it not as music, but as a language. That's not to say that the sounds start to resemble words, but rather I start to hear an entirely self-contained language. My brain's internal monologue is no longer in English at all, but begins to function in "Autechrish". Unfortunately, once I wake up, or fail to fall asleep, I can't interpret the Autechrish information I received back into English. Regardless, this process always leads to some seriously cool dreams! Anyone else ever stopped hearing Ae as music in this way?

 

your thread title and sub-title was a self-pwn. GOOD MUSIC DOESN'T PUT YOU TO SLEEP!

again baphomet, i'm gonna have to disagree. i love tracks like autechre - 444 for some good ol' relaxation, along with oh about a zillion other tracks i would classify as "good music" that have the potential to chill to.

the doors - riders on the storm

orbital - halcyon & on & on

thievery corporation - amerimacka

etc etc

I once lucid dreamed while listening to Outh9x on repeat. There were these immense concrete 'brutalism' structures all around me (kind of like a level in marble blast gold), and I recognized the place as a place I have always dreamed of since I was very little.

  On 1/16/2010 at 10:01 PM, bronchuseven said:

My brain's internal monologue is no longer in English at all, but begins to function in "Autechrish".

sorry but I lol'ed