Exai reviews

please stick to the exai reviews only!

here's the first and only one so far: http://www.failme.net/2013/02/polyrhythm-nation.html

found another one on some german blog (originally from groove magazine, apparently)

paco42.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/autechre-exai-warprough-trade/

not too favourable, not too bad either. mentions "dubstep influences"

lol at Deco Loc and Bladelores actually being standout tracks. Bladelllllloresssssssssss

  On 2/6/2013 at 9:29 AM, kieselguhr kid said:

found another one on some german blog (originally from groove magazine, apparently)

 

paco42.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/autechre-exai-warprough-trade/

 

 

not too favourable, not too bad either. mentions "dubstep influences"

wow, that's one jaded and redundant review :/

Found a third one here:

http://thewhaleshipglobe.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/review-autechre-exai-warp234.html

Quite a bit more positive than that German one..

has autechre/warp paid someone to generate like 1000 accounts on here to promote their new album or something?

  On 2/8/2013 at 9:35 PM, CharlesWatkins said:

has autechre/warp paid someone to generate like 1000 accounts on here to promote their new album or something?

I'm suspicious of this as well. I was hired by Warp back when Oversteps was released to help promote it. I fear that the potential sudden increase in activity could spell a decrease pay grade for me. Some of the new people I suspect they hired are surprisingly witty and very clever. I almost feel like I am going insane because their faux enthusiasm seems so authentic. I really don't know if I will be able to compete and I fear I might have to find a new employer. If any labels are looking, pm me please. I have kids to feed.

Not mine, I'm afraid - although I wouldn't turn anything down...

Here's another review tho:

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/54946/Autechre-Exai/

  On 2/8/2013 at 9:45 PM, compson said:

 

  On 2/8/2013 at 9:35 PM, CharlesWatkins said:

has autechre/warp paid someone to generate like 1000 accounts on here to promote their new album or something?

 

I'm suspicious of this as well. I was hired by Warp back when Oversteps was released to help promote it. I fear that the potential sudden increase in activity could spell a decrease pay grade for me. Some of the new people I suspect they hired are surprisingly witty and very clever. I almost feel like I am going insane because their faux enthusiasm seems so authentic. I really don't know if I will be able to compete and I fear I might have to find a new employer. If any labels are looking, pm me please. I have kids to feed.

if you think about it it would be pretty easy though. not trying to get anyone mad just discussing it.. bots are easy enough to write. you could have a pretty good business model if you slowly over the course of say 5 or 6 years registered random accounts here and there, and then took your idea to record companies and/or artists.

I made an account to post reviews to the thread - seeing as this thread was what came up when I googled 'Autechre Exai review'... (The album doesn't show up on metacritic).

Seeing as there is a holding page for the album here, though - http://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/5703-autechre-exai.php - perhaps it is a bit redundant posting links?

it would be made easier if you knew the ppl running the site as well.

  On 2/8/2013 at 9:35 PM, CharlesWatkins said:

has autechre/warp paid someone to generate like 1000 accounts on here to promote their new album or something?

I'm with Charles here. I seriously find it a bit weird, that so many people on an electronic music forum enjoys Autechre this much.

lol

i wasnt even being half serious so chill the fuck out, im just saying, it would be a good business model.

we adults are trying to have a conversation here.

oh ok, nice conversation! ask yourself, does it matter? (btw i think the derailing of this thread into possible pointless conspiracies on the part of warp to promote autechre on a forum that is already filled with autechre praise is entirely useless)

oh fuck, i just joined in..... well for me too!

Well that escalated quickly...

  On 2/8/2013 at 9:33 PM, nem30 said:

Found a third one here:

 

http://thewhaleshipglobe.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/review-autechre-exai-warp234.html

 

Quite a bit more positive than that German one..

I really like this review.

I hope its one in a long line of reviews I agree with.

  On 2/8/2013 at 10:20 PM, fizzkinz said:

 

  On 2/8/2013 at 9:33 PM, nem30 said:

Found a third one here:

 

http://thewhaleshipglobe.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/review-autechre-exai-warp234.html

 

Quite a bit more positive than that German one..

I really like this review.

I hope its one in a long line of reviews I agree with.

haha yes same here.

I learned some things looking up some of the terms he was using like 'terpsichorean urgency'. terpsichorean - of or relating to dancing or the art of dancing.... Hmm!

  On 2/6/2013 at 9:29 AM, kieselguhr kid said:

found another one on some german blog (originally from groove magazine, apparently)

 

paco42.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/autechre-exai-warprough-trade/

 

 

not too favourable, not too bad either. mentions "dubstep influences"

google didn't translate the following words:

fragementiert

knurspelnde

sonisch

dronige

glitchiger

Aren't a couple of these Konklaver track titles?

Since when does experimental soundscapey IDM that doesn't feature prominent modal noodling get good reviews?

Yeah, occasional purple prose notwithstanding, thewhaleship review is the most descriptive and serious review I've read so far.

well you said it, that whaleship review is insufferably pretentious...but i guess his heart is in the right place

"Nearly two decades later, the duo have returned with their first album under a new Conservative parliament" (http://thewhaleshipglobe.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/review-autechre-exai-warp234.html)

Lol, is this kid a left wing nutcase or what?