XI year old Autechre Album Released: Exai (WARP234)

np bladelores fuck yeah !!

  On 2/23/2013 at 4:03 PM, AJW said:

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bladelores is a thang of beauty. And not a second too long.

  On 2/22/2013 at 2:29 AM, StephenG said:

I think the reviewer's on there are just hyper critical. It's like they take pride in somehow being able to tear great albums down, as if that puts them higher than the music like they're smarter than the artists.

 

I don't know why but I always get this impression from pitchfork reviews, like the guy on the other side of the review has a serious inferiority complex.

So very, very true.

Pitchfork is so guilty of trying to elevate themselves above the music they are reviewing. I fucking hate Pitchfork with such a passion, but I keep it at arms length so they dont bother me.

Fuck them and fuck their 'brain trust' lol.

Pitchfork would be better if it was British IMO, at least it would have a sense of humour. That's what is essentialy missing from every single page of their fucking website.

Lol at Pitchfork.

Humourless rant over.

  On 2/24/2013 at 9:34 PM, beerwolf said:

Pitchfork would be better if it was British IMO, at least it would have a sense of humour. That's what is essentialy missing from every single page of their fucking website.

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5799-the-fragile/

  On 2/24/2013 at 10:07 PM, trananhhung said:

 

  On 2/24/2013 at 9:34 PM, beerwolf said:

Pitchfork would be better if it was British IMO, at least it would have a sense of humour. That's what is essentialy missing from every single page of their fucking website.

 

 

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5799-the-fragile/

The sheer irony of that review lol. It's just as anal and boring as the album they are reviewing lol.

Let me say that there's nothing wrong with America, nor American humour. Americans are cool. I just hate that fucking website.

In all honesty I rarely get to an end of any pitchfork review (even if its a 9.0) without dying of sheer fucking boredom.

i realize this is the home of the total Autechre fan, but I'm still surprised how positive the reviews for Exai have been. I think the new tracks are pretty obvious. I don't anticipate that this new music will reveal itself over time like other albums did.

Well, Pitchfork may not like it, but my 2 week old baby does:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re2HnTMd2lw&feature=youtu.be

it looks like your kid is getting some awesome visuals off of Fleure.

baby develops 160 IQ at only 2 weeks, film at 11...

  On 2/25/2013 at 3:03 AM, Hanratty said:

i realize this is the home of the total Autechre fan, but I'm still surprised how positive the reviews for Exai have been. I think the new tracks are pretty obvious. I don't anticipate that this new music will reveal itself over time like other albums did.

I sort of agree with you. On the other hand though, I think a person has to make an effort to dislike this album. It's just fun to listen to. There are some subtle details packed in there, but it's not an alienating listen in any way really (apart from the length).

  On 2/25/2013 at 3:03 AM, Hanratty said:

i realize this is the home of the total Autechre fan, but I'm still surprised how positive the reviews for Exai have been. I think the new tracks are pretty obvious. I don't anticipate that this new music will reveal itself over time like other albums did.

I'm curious about the specifics of how this can be predicted in advance?

Yes this album has been very "immediate" for an ae album. Nevertheless my perception of the album has shifted quite a bit just in the last couple weeks, with no sign of stopping. These tracks are (mostly) really dense

It may sound like a bad analogy, but I would compare this album to Massive Attack's Mezzanine, the way it has immediacy that reels you in, but the production is so fucking lush and filled with hidden treasures that you keep hearing new things. It's the true successor to LP5, like others have said. Only it's MORE. A bigger, three course meal with dumplings and teriyaki stuff.

  On 2/25/2013 at 3:16 AM, cult fiction said:

Well, Pitchfork may not like it, but my 2 week old baby does:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re2HnTMd2lw&feature=youtu.be

baby has such a discerning look

That's what i thought about Oversteps but now i know i was wrong.

  On 2/25/2013 at 3:03 AM, Hanratty said:

i realize this is the home of the total Autechre fan, but I'm still surprised how positive the reviews for Exai have been. I think the new tracks are pretty obvious. I don't anticipate that this new music will reveal itself over time like other albums did.

  On 2/25/2013 at 5:41 PM, Candiru said:

dumplings

dude i want steamin' dumplings so hard now.

  On 2/25/2013 at 6:28 PM, Salvatorin said:

 

  On 2/25/2013 at 3:16 AM, cult fiction said:

Well, Pitchfork may not like it, but my 2 week old baby does:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re2HnTMd2lw&feature=youtu.be

baby has such a discerning look

I have pretty much the same expression when I listen to the whole album.

am i the only one who is kind of annoyed by the excessive swishy shit going on in many songs? i'm still enjoying this album, but the 'bury the drums/melody/atmospherics in washy noises' shit is getting on my nerves.

Ahaaahaha. WowHD really killing it with their product descriptions:

http://www.wowhd.co.uk/CD/autechre-exai/dp/32180545#bc=7991

"The master of Electronica returns with his brilliant new album ‘Exai' Facebook marketing & Street Press features are the key focus"

Whichever over-worked warehouse-monkey they've got writing these on his breaks at least has a good sense of humour.

  On 2/25/2013 at 11:02 PM, auxien said:

am i the only one who is kind of annoyed by the excessive swishy shit going on in many songs? i'm still enjoying this album, but the 'bury the drums/melody/atmospherics in washy noises' shit is getting on my nerves.

I find that high volume makes it sound perfect, but at lower volumes I know what you mean. It's like the music is struggling to accommodate and punishes you for it.

Exai's natural habitat is loud and dark.

  On 2/25/2013 at 11:26 PM, Lucy Faringold said:

Ahaaahaha. WowHD really killing it with their product descriptions:

 

http://www.wowhd.co.uk/CD/autechre-exai/dp/32180545#bc=7991

 

"The master of Electronica returns with his brilliant new album ‘Exai' Facebook marketing & Street Press features are the key focus"

 

Whichever over-worked warehouse-monkey they've got writing these on his breaks at least has a good sense of humour.

wtf? lol

video I shot/edited to irlite (get 0)

[vimeo]60122791[/vimeo]

  On 2/25/2013 at 11:26 PM, Lucy Faringold said:

Ahaaahaha. WowHD really killing it with their product descriptions:

 

http://www.wowhd.co.uk/CD/autechre-exai/dp/32180545#bc=7991

 

"The master of Electronica returns with his brilliant new album ‘Exai' Facebook marketing & Street Press features are the key focus"

 

Whichever over-worked warehouse-monkey they've got writing these on his breaks at least has a good sense of humour.

flol, /thread

  On 2/25/2013 at 11:31 PM, disoriental express said:

 

  On 2/25/2013 at 11:02 PM, auxien said:

am i the only one who is kind of annoyed by the excessive swishy shit going on in many songs? i'm still enjoying this album, but the 'bury the drums/melody/atmospherics in washy noises' shit is getting on my nerves.

 

I find that high volume makes it sound perfect, but at lower volumes I know what you mean. It's like the music is struggling to accommodate and punishes you for it.

 

Exai's natural habitat is loud and dark.

^^

  On 2/25/2013 at 6:28 PM, Salvatorin said:

 

 

  On 2/25/2013 at 3:16 AM, cult fiction said:

Well, Pitchfork may not like it, but my 2 week old baby does:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re2HnTMd2lw&feature=youtu.be

baby has such a discerning look

 

 

This album has ruined a lot of they're older stuff for me. I was skimming through draft and ep7. This is just so much more refreshing, enjoyable, and interesting to my ears right now.

I've been listening to this thing kind of nonstop. I still haven't heard it on high quality full size speakers. I'm confident that's how to experience it's true nature. The sounds are so spacial and pure, refined.