XI year old Autechre Album Released: Exai (WARP234)

spl9 might have to be one of my favourite things ae have done in recent years. Dense as fuck. Actually this whole album is a lot more '3D' sounding than their previous albums. Quaristice was a step in this direction but didn't have the precision that I expect from ae.

jazz?

  On 6/20/2013 at 12:33 PM, telefunken said:

 

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jazz?

It was used here at March 4th if you follow the address

http://www.taz.de/Neues-Album-Exai-von-Autechre/!112162/

Strangely nobody used this promo picture elsewhere, probably because there was too little coverage

  On 6/20/2013 at 4:12 AM, modey said:

spl9 might have to be one of my favourite things ae have done in recent years. Dense as fuck. Actually this whole album is a lot more '3D' sounding than their previous albums. Quaristice was a step in this direction but didn't have the precision that I expect from ae.

IMO, Quaristice (the actual LP, not versions) was a little too precise.

In that each track just drops you into the deep end of blink-and-you'll-miss-it complexity.

I realised this recently when listening on some *ahem* substances. There's just as much 'holy fucking fucking shit there's so much detail' going on but it demands a little too much attention even for seasoned AE fans, which makes it bizarrely disposable.

Anyway, on topic: Exai: FUCK what a great album.

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speaking of Quaristice/Exai, i realized yesterday how much 90101-5l-l sounds like irlite (get 0). very similar acid-y bass, very similar drum sounds/pattern, even the synths are similar in places.

  On 6/20/2013 at 12:33 PM, telefunken said:

 

jazz?

epic. I am getting really into this right now. intense

why do they do that? they always put the singer in front of the rest of the band in promo shots

they're gettin' old

  On 6/20/2013 at 1:55 PM, hello spiral said:

 

  On 6/20/2013 at 4:12 AM, modey said:

spl9 might have to be one of my favourite things ae have done in recent years. Dense as fuck. Actually this whole album is a lot more '3D' sounding than their previous albums. Quaristice was a step in this direction but didn't have the precision that I expect from ae.

 

IMO, Quaristice (the actual LP, not versions) was a little too precise.

In that each track just drops you into the deep end of blink-and-you'll-miss-it complexity.

 

I realised this recently when listening on some *ahem* substances. There's just as much 'holy fucking fucking shit there's so much detail' going on but it demands a little too much attention even for seasoned AE fans, which makes it bizarrely disposable.

 

Anyway, on topic: Exai: FUCK what a great album.

 

Perhaps. Precision and detail aren't really related though imo. There's a lot going on but it just feels too loose, I guess? I dunno, maybe one day I'll like it more.

  On 6/21/2013 at 6:57 AM, modey said:

they're gettin' old

 

  On 6/20/2013 at 1:55 PM, hello spiral said:

 

  On 6/20/2013 at 4:12 AM, modey said:

spl9 might have to be one of my favourite things ae have done in recent years. Dense as fuck. Actually this whole album is a lot more '3D' sounding than their previous albums. Quaristice was a step in this direction but didn't have the precision that I expect from ae.

 

IMO, Quaristice (the actual LP, not versions) was a little too precise.

In that each track just drops you into the deep end of blink-and-you'll-miss-it complexity.

 

I realised this recently when listening on some *ahem* substances. There's just as much 'holy fucking fucking shit there's so much detail' going on but it demands a little too much attention even for seasoned AE fans, which makes it bizarrely disposable.

 

Anyway, on topic: Exai: FUCK what a great album.

 

Perhaps. Precision and detail aren't really related though imo. There's a lot going on but it just feels too loose, I guess? I dunno, maybe one day I'll like it more.

Good point. Food for thought for sure.

Don't get me wrong, I've found the album problematic since it's release. When I finally got hold of Versions I was all "Phew, here's my new AE album".

But I can't help but keep going back to it and sniffing around it, because it's so awkward.

  On 6/20/2013 at 11:57 PM, beariksson said:

why do they do that? they always put the singer in front of the rest of the band in promo shots

For the same reason the singer is usually called frontman. Sean is always closer because he's way lower than Rob in height. It just happens that Rob is mellow and Sean is fucking intense. Love that picture, it hink they look better with age, unlike many british men including rock and industrial music stars.

This is like one of their most cool photo. Sean seems more mellow here, and Rob looks stylish as hell.

*fanboy mode off*

Instantly my favorite AE pic. It also nicely highlights Sean's love of trees.

Autechre and psychedelics are, in the lingo of my freshman micro class, "complementary goods".

Sean looks like Capt. Picard

more like Capt. Pick Hard amirite

  On 6/18/2013 at 1:59 PM, feltcher said:

 

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i don't think i'll ever be able to forget this

Listened again. Keeps getting better each time.

  On 6/26/2013 at 6:22 AM, Ivan Ooze said:

 

  On 6/18/2013 at 1:59 PM, feltcher said:

 

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i don't think i'll ever be able to forget this

 

recks on is fun to dance to like an idiot doing kungfu.

What the fuck is this? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exai/dp/B00CEOUJD8

It's who AE ripped off for this LP, of course. Glad they've finally been found out.

  On 7/3/2013 at 8:57 PM, mokz said:

What the fuck is this? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exai/dp/B00CEOUJD8

Wow, this is horrendous, i hope this is a joke