XI year old Autechre Album Released: Exai (WARP234)

  On 3/5/2013 at 9:59 PM, playbynumbers said:

Though, to be fair, "Bladelores" is incredible.

Yeah, it reminds you of Boards of Canada.

  On 3/5/2013 at 10:15 PM, the anonymous forumite said:

 

  On 3/5/2013 at 9:59 PM, playbynumbers said:

Though, to be fair, "Bladelores" is incredible.

 

Yeah, it reminds you of Boards of Canada.

  On 3/5/2013 at 7:23 PM, Joyrex said:

 

  On 3/5/2013 at 7:13 PM, triachus said:

 

  On 3/5/2013 at 5:39 PM, Bertolt Brechtakt said:

For all the Germans around here. It mentions Watmm.

 

http://www.hhv-mag.com/de/review/4597/autechre-exai

 

Lol. it doesn't just mention watmm, it tells the tale of this friggin thread.

 

google translate:

 

 

>Aphex Twin, Squarepusher and Autechre have always been the cornerstone of this label, and even the best new act can arise only in the shade. The best reflected on the most longest running online forum for Electronic Music, We Are The Music Makers resist. In September last year, The Designers Republic announced to work on the cover of next Autechre album, went off the collective spin. The corresponding thread of the forum began with totally crazy designs possible cover art. Over the months, joined up into January on speculation and masturbation dreams of the possible style of the album. Back to the beats? Publication of the more radical interpretations of live "Oversteps"? A new genre? As January, the first promo copies were sent out, the nerves were raw in the forum. No leaks in sight. Tears flowed, mothers were offered for auditions, straitjackets were distributed. The moderator was about to close because of too much blubbering the thread. This saw over 250,000 views in mid-February. In over 5,500 entries in 270 pages suffering was sued debated raged and fantasizes. As the end of February last the digital publication is anticipated was (by then it was no verzeichenbaren leak of the album!) Was short silence. The forum members had adopted as a flashmob in the few online stores and placed them immediately paralyzed.

Since then there is full euphoria in the forum.

glad 2 be part of these blubbering masturbation dreams boss

playbynumbers!

also, cds look boss! That black and white really makes them pop.

lol, exai sucks, but bladelores is the best thing they've done since IDM-classic "amber".

zole?

zole!

lol

holy shit the bubbles at 3:03 of recks on...

1:58 to 3:56 of recks on is the best of Exai for me atm

FYI Aussies

My CD (from Bleep) just arrived in the mail today (Canberra). Im guessing the sizeable Melbournian contingent should be getting their packages as well, seems like a lot of non-UK countries are getting today (atleast in major cities).

By the way, just have the CD playing atm on my lamo DVD player, speakers arent great, but it still sounds rather awesome. Pleasantly suprised. Havent tried the car yet.

Also, due to the 2xCD format, I can see CD1 getting a little more physical love.

Record shop near me has an Exai vinyl in stock and this is in Southwestern US

  On 3/6/2013 at 4:54 AM, impotentwhitecapitalist said:

holy shit the bubbles at 3:03 of recks on...

 

 

1:58 to 3:56 of recks on is the best of Exai for me atm

have you checked out Scorn? Up until the 4 minute mark its practically a full on Mick Harrris/Scorn mid period (gyral, zander) homage

  On 3/5/2013 at 10:15 PM, the anonymous forumite said:

 

  On 3/5/2013 at 9:59 PM, playbynumbers said:

Though, to be fair, "Bladelores" is incredible.

 

Yeah, it reminds you of Boards of Canada.

haha! i knew you (anonymous forumite) were an older member, now it's a question of who... *ponders*

hi playbynumbers! haven't seen you in these parts for a while

is it only me who thinks bladelores is the worst track?

no, i completely 100% agree. In fact it's the only one i have to skip, even while listening in the background. That bassline just makes me cringe for some reason. It sounds like a really cheesy acid jazz melody circa 1998 or something

cloudlines probably my least favourite.

not that i dislike or hate the track or anything, but i can't really listen to it as a standalone track and appreciate it. i need to be listening to the whole album. deep in the dark and manky depths of the second half of exai. the song seems to make sense there. but without that context the song seems.. a little quite good.

which is why, i don't mind it or anything. in fact, i like the song alot! but it strikes me as odd when people mention it as being their favourite track.

opinions, you know?

  On 3/6/2013 at 9:26 AM, Awepittance said:

no, i completely 100% agree. In fact it's the only one i have to skip, even while listening in the background. That bassline just makes me cringe for some reason. It sounds like a really cheesy acid jazz melody circa 1998 or something

I think they made it to make the Amber fans happy.

For me the problem with bladelores is that it just didn't live up to the hype that the reviews were giving it.. Someone referred to a magnificent pixelated crescendo and I was expecting a huge wash of cascading chiptune synths (think the beginning of Sim Gishel) over epic mellotron strings and Gantz Graf-esque drums.

hahahahaha. i have a feeling this may be your own fault and in no way shape or form does this make an amazing song stop being an amazing song.

that said, there's nothing pixelated about bladelores. it's the sound of rotating reverberated universes + hip hop beats. not pixels. oceans!

and nebulae dust!

It's still pretty great. Though I'm confused as to why it blows its load in the first five minutes!

  On 3/6/2013 at 9:26 AM, Awepittance said:

no, i completely 100% agree. In fact it's the only one i have to skip, even while listening in the background. That bassline just makes me cringe for some reason. It sounds like a really cheesy acid jazz melody circa 1998 or something

same here

What what what ? I love the track - It's like an 80s cyberpunk flick of a man/robot cruising down some dodgy city streets at midnight fighting the evil bladelores corporation.

  On 3/6/2013 at 12:03 PM, mcbpete said:

What what what ? I love the track - It's like an 80s cyberpunk flick of a man/robot cruising down some dodgy city streets at midnight fighting the evil bladelores corporation.

yes!

  On 3/6/2013 at 12:03 PM, mcbpete said:

What what what ? I love the track - It's like an 80s cyberpunk flick of a man/robot cruising down some dodgy city streets at midnight fighting the evil bladelores corporation.

I don't think there is a bad track on it, just some harder stuff to digest