Autechre Autechre Field Samples

Hey there,

I have only noticed a few of Autechre's field samples that are also treasured sections for me. For example,

-Krib's bottle percussion

-In Ceq puiqMX at 1:46 - 1:57, it sounds like a stretched out version of Arthur's level 3 super in MvC3(I think I may be crazy). The animation in MvC3 looks like the magic move in Ghost and Goblins, but I couldn't find a SNES sound file for it. =(

-The percussion in Pir reminds me of something..

-In the beginning of Pro Radii it sounds like they recorded an indoor drumline to me(I know I'm crazy with this one).(BREAK)

-At 1:09, 1:14 and various parts of IV Vv IV Vv VIII, I noticed that there is a dog barking, or it sounds like the Chain Chompa bark from Super Mario 64. Haha

Help find more and post them here!

  On 6/27/2011 at 10:10 PM, Ceqn said:

-Krib's bottle percussion

My theory about Cichlisuite is that around 1996-1997 they had a kind of weird interest in the Yamaha RY30 drum machine. It makes a lot of sense because the RY30 can do a lot of the same synth-like sculpting of ROM samples that the R8 can but it also includes (crappy) filters, and has pretty extensive MIDI spec.

The titles and most of the sounds of the We R Are Why. Are Y Are We? EP definitely bolster this theory. If you listen closely to a lot of the stuff that's going on in the background of the first couple of tracks of Cichlisuite there are some samples mixed in fairly low that sound a lot like the RY30. The most distinctive is probably the weird "hoot" in Yeesland that sounds just like the RY30 agogo sample pitched down all the way. The sort of chalky, less plasticky textures in Pencha sound like a whole bunch of different RY30 waves. I've always thought of that EP as about 80-90% Nord Lead and RY30 with a little extra magic from their Ensoniq sampler.

Anyway, TL;DR - the bottle sound in Krib isn't raw RY30 but they had a thing for it at the time, and it's possible that they sampled it into their EPS/ASR and mangled the shit out of it w/ loop point modulation.

It seems that quite a lot of the less recognizable sounds are manipulated recordings. I remember once some guy asked Sean what pieces of gear he'd take to a desert island (I think it was the Future Music interview?) and if I remember correctly Sean said he'd take an AKG C1000 mic and a copy of Digital Performer. I was surprised he didn't ask for any drum machines but I guess DP has plenty of stuff to play with

edit: it was Reverb Mag from Jan 2008

Thank you all who contributed so far, this is interesting stuff. :)

  On 6/27/2011 at 10:10 PM, Ceqn said:

 

-Krib's bottle percussion

 

I've always LOVED this sound and the way they used it in that track. Even tried to record it once but I missed the right kind of bottle or glass.

Couldn't it be a synthesized sound though in the Autechre track ?

It is probably synthesized somehow, knowing Autechre. It seems like all they did was record something similar to what Luther does in The Warriors but with less intimidation.

Come out to plaaaayyyy....*clang clang*

  On 6/28/2011 at 12:36 AM, sweepstakes said:

  On 6/27/2011 at 10:10 PM, Ceqn said:

-Krib's bottle percussion

 

My theory about Cichlisuite is that around 1996-1997 they had a kind of weird interest in the Yamaha RY30 drum machine. It makes a lot of sense because the RY30 can do a lot of the same synth-like sculpting of ROM samples that the R8 can but it also includes (crappy) filters, and has pretty extensive MIDI spec.

 

The titles and most of the sounds of the We R Are Why. Are Y Are We? EP definitely bolster this theory. If you listen closely to a lot of the stuff that's going on in the background of the first couple of tracks of Cichlisuite there are some samples mixed in fairly low that sound a lot like the RY30. The most distinctive is probably the weird "hoot" in Yeesland that sounds just like the RY30 agogo sample pitched down all the way. The sort of chalky, less plasticky textures in Pencha sound like a whole bunch of different RY30 waves. I've always thought of that EP as about 80-90% Nord Lead and RY30 with a little extra magic from their Ensoniq sampler.

 

Anyway, TL;DR - the bottle sound in Krib isn't raw RY30 but they had a thing for it at the time, and it's possible that they sampled it into their EPS/ASR and mangled the shit out of it w/ loop point modulation.

Great post!

In tankakern it sounds like there's a sound of a rattled birdcage being used in small sequences to create the percussion. I thought that was neat sounding

Draft has a lot of wood-based samples (knocking blocks together etc) if I remember right. Hence title "Xylin Room" (Greek ξύλον = xylon = wood, yes I cut and pasted from a dictionary site there).

There is also a cat purring at the end of Tewe. And the famous "is it washable?" on EP7.

  On 6/29/2011 at 7:48 AM, blos said:

And the famous "is it washable?" on EP7.

I've always liked to think VI Scose Poise is from a field sample of something metal, I have a metal water bottle which sounds just like this if you put your ear to the opening. Though I may be wrong considering most of Confield is very much generated/synthesized music.

The warm static of Rettic AC I've always likened to be a field recording. Sounds like a microphone is capturing the inside of Sean or Rob's (North Face) jacket during a walk on a particularly blistery or snowy day. But hey, fans can endlessly theorize about ambiguous samples such as these

  On 6/29/2011 at 7:48 AM, blos said:

There is also a cat purring at the end of Tewe.

Whoa! That blew my mind, never caught that sample. Being a cat lover myself, that is definitely recognizable as a cat pur. For those looking, its literally at the very very end, last 2 seconds of Tewe.

  On 6/29/2011 at 7:48 AM, blos said:

And the famous "is it washable?" on EP7.

  On 6/29/2011 at 8:50 AM, Marked x 0ne said:

 

  On 6/29/2011 at 7:48 AM, blos said:

There is also a cat purring at the end of Tewe.

Whoa! That blew my mind, never caught that sample. Being a cat lover myself, that is definitely recognizable as a cat pur. For those looking, its literally at the very very end, last 2 seconds of Tewe.

Don't know how I never spotted that before!

ambiguity of music is one of its most powerful qualities.

having such a broad sound pallet is one of my favorite things about ae

  On 6/29/2011 at 8:50 AM, Marked x 0ne said:

The warm static of Rettic AC I've always likened to be a field recording. Sounds like a microphone is capturing the inside of Sean or Rob's (North Face) jacket during a walk on a particularly blistery or snowy day.

3:55

I think the vast majority mentioned in the OP is synthesized. Autechre just have a way of synthesizing sounds that have that air of familiarity and might sound almost similar to something you would sample, but at the same time not at all. Take the dog barking sounds in IV VV IV VV VIII, while they do sound somewhat like dog barks, there is a distinctive digital sound to it, and I'd be really surprised if that was sampled in any way, it sounds pure computer.

  On 6/29/2011 at 9:52 AM, Obel said:

  On 6/29/2011 at 8:50 AM, Marked x 0ne said:

 

  On 6/29/2011 at 7:48 AM, blos said:

There is also a cat purring at the end of Tewe.

Whoa! That blew my mind, never caught that sample. Being a cat lover myself, that is definitely recognizable as a cat pur. For those looking, its literally at the very very end, last 2 seconds of Tewe.

 

Don't know how I never spotted that before!

Yeah, same here.

  On 6/29/2011 at 8:50 AM, Marked x 0ne said:

  On 6/29/2011 at 7:48 AM, blos said:

And the famous "is it washable?" on EP7.

It's from Under BOAC. Your previous comments relinquish this mistake though :)

ARGH I'll say a dozen Hail Marys or equivalent. Can't rely on memory these days it seems!

Hail Mira

  On 6/29/2011 at 8:50 AM, Marked x 0ne said:

The warm static of Rettic AC I've always likened to be a field recording. Sounds like a microphone is capturing the inside of Sean or Rob's (North Face) jacket during a walk on a particularly blistery or snowy day. But hey, fans can endlessly theorize about ambiguous samples such as these

this is exactly what it's always sounded like to me as well

edit: and definitely snow. crunchy, kinda compacted snow.

  On 6/29/2011 at 11:53 PM, kaini said:

  On 6/29/2011 at 8:50 AM, Marked x 0ne said:

The warm static of Rettic AC I've always likened to be a field recording. Sounds like a microphone is capturing the inside of Sean or Rob's (North Face) jacket during a walk on a particularly blistery or snowy day. But hey, fans can endlessly theorize about ambiguous samples such as these

 

this is exactly what it's always sounded like to me as well

edit: and definitely snow. crunchy, kinda compacted snow.

Nah man. Tissue on microphone.

  On 6/30/2011 at 3:19 AM, Ceqn said:

  On 6/29/2011 at 11:53 PM, kaini said:

  On 6/29/2011 at 8:50 AM, Marked x 0ne said:

The warm static of Rettic AC I've always likened to be a field recording. Sounds like a microphone is capturing the inside of Sean or Rob's (North Face) jacket during a walk on a particularly blistery or snowy day. But hey, fans can endlessly theorize about ambiguous samples such as these

 

this is exactly what it's always sounded like to me as well

edit: and definitely snow. crunchy, kinda compacted snow.

 

Nah man. Tissue on microphone.

*ignores the facts

*continues to hear snow

*bliss

IO at 01:48 sounds like "an invitation to love"

  On 6/29/2011 at 7:25 PM, xxx said:

  On 6/29/2011 at 6:53 PM, thehauntingsoul said:

I think the vast majority mentioned in the OP is synthesized. Autechre just have a way of synthesizing sounds that have that air of familiarity and might sound almost similar to something you would sample, but at the same time not at all. Take the dog barking sounds in IV VV IV VV VIII, while they do sound somewhat like dog barks, there is a distinctive digital sound to it, and I'd be really surprised if that was sampled in any way, it sounds pure computer.

I love that you never know if it's a sample or a "reverse sample". A perfect example of a reverse sample for me is the "chuckling" in The Plc that happens from 3:00 forward. It sounds exactly like my parents' dog when he's anxious/wants treats. I should somehow capture him doing that because it's fucking identical.

Yeah exactly! That's certainly one of the things that defines Autechre's style. The chattering in the beginning of lentic catachresis is another good example.

any ideas on what the source of the 'percussion' in parhelic triangle could be? i definitely hear bells in there towards the end, but the rest sounds like some kind of disgusting alien organism.

  On 7/1/2011 at 5:34 AM, modey said:

any ideas on what the source of the 'percussion' in parhelic triangle could be? i definitely hear bells in there towards the end, but the rest sounds like some kind of disgusting alien organism.

farts processed via granular synthesis.