thehauntingsoul Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) Because this is where the most controversy (and hence the most interesting discourse) lies, I figured I'd start this thread. What are your three least favorite Exai tracks and why? I'm talking currently so don't worry about considering things like " it might grow on me". I'm mostly curious to see a condensed sample of the various thoughts on this. For me: Runrepik - just doesn't grab me. The beat feels lazy and the melodies sound clunky and awkward but not in a good way. Irlite - the last few minutes when the bass really kicks in are pretty sweet but the track seems way too long for no real reason. I'd prefer the length to be distributed among some of the shorter pieces namely prac f. Nodezsh - the full on horror at the end is fucking lush but I feel like the lopsided beat on the way there is just awkward for the sake of being awkward. *opinions subject to change without notice and by god this was not an easy task. Edited February 10, 2013 by thehauntingsoul Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide thehauntingsoul's signature Hide all signatures Last.fm SteamID: Thehauntingsoul My EP Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RadarJammer Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 anyone else listening to exai without looking at or paying attention to track names/numbers? having no idea what track is what gives the autechre experience a refreshing perspective. its harder to nit pick and find flaws in a song that you don't know by name. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Poole Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 I think this is a bad time to ask this question. The album is too densely layered to form a consistent opinion, at least for me. I'm finding new things in every song as the days go by. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dylanmcknd Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 irlite is one of my favorite tracks, not one of the worst, imo. I guess this just shows you how much opinions will vary. I know a lot of people won't agree, but for me, cloudline wasn't one of the star tracks on the album. It was good, but didn't really pack a real lasting impression on me. nodezsh isn't really anything special for me, same with runrepik. Also, when I say some tracks are "nothing special" I'm still talking about exai here. They are all phenomenal tracks, but are just a little lacking in comparison to the other tracks. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy Zemura yvI oo ii oo Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 ae is like the preseident u cant judge it til after 20 full album listens Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted February 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) We can go back and judge again later. I was curious about the current opinions so we can compare them later with our original least favorites. Hence my comment about that in the OP. Edited February 10, 2013 by thehauntingsoul Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide thehauntingsoul's signature Hide all signatures Last.fm SteamID: Thehauntingsoul My EP Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 i'd put cloudline at the bottom for now, not sure I can add another 2. It's all good though, because it all flows. There's nothing as jarring as know(1) here. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlitze Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 On 2/10/2013 at 3:06 AM, RadarJammer said: anyone else listening to exai without looking at or paying attention to track names/numbers? having no idea what track is what gives the autechre experience a refreshing perspective. its harder to nit pick and find flaws in a song that you don't know by name. It's better this way, i listened to the album today on the move without the opportunity or inclination to check what track it was, just left it playing. I got home and stuck in on the speakers at neighbour bothering volume and a lot of tracks hit me which i didn't notice on the headphones. Cloudline might be my new fave. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Flep doesn't do anything for me Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide jules's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
3849 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 bladelores, annoyingly long, and nothing really evolves. 1 1 is, most annoying filter they've ever used, and it's too long. cloudline, pretty much the same reason as bladelores, too long and doesn't really evolve, nothing much going in it and the high synth is pretty annoying too. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide 3849's signature Hide all signatures http://3849.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949764 Share on other sites More sharing options...
goDel Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Just cloudline. Whenever i want to skip a track and look which track it is, it's the same old cloudline. There's probably an awesome track hidden there, but ijust aint hearing it yet. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted February 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 So strange, cloudline is basically tied with t ess xi for my absolute fav Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide thehauntingsoul's signature Hide all signatures Last.fm SteamID: Thehauntingsoul My EP Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Food Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 I can see why keyosc is a bonus track.. it's not great. I mean it is good for a bonus, but people saying it is a good album closer - not for me. It's sound and style just doesn't come close to fitting in with the album. stop picking on cloudline I'm not too keen on the end of bladelores I guess Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Food's signature Hide all signatures https://soundcloud.com/ov-mountains Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy Zemura yvI oo ii oo Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 i don't like any ae japan bonus tracks and bottom 3 so far on exai are runrepik recks on YJY UX Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy Zemura yvI oo ii oo Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 actually i take that back, the one on confield is a monster Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the anonymous forumite Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 jatevee-c T ess xi recks on Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) Deco Loc (sounds like flying lotus doing zomby,not good) Bladelores (dont like the bass line sound, the melody or the general timidness of the track) Nodezh (the drum beat and the drum sounds in the 2nd have are borderline unlistenable) i think cloudline is an underrated one for here, as far as a hip hop-ish track i think it's one of if not the strongest of the whole LP. Especially since it has that sub sine bass going through it. Edited February 10, 2013 by Awepittance Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 lol nodezsh is one of my favs.. can't think of one i don't like actually right now... flep revealed itself last night after smoking some weed.. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roksen Creek Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Man, I adore nodezsh and runrepik. I must have the tracklisting jumbled up or something because those tracks are godly. Probably the most interesting on the album. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disoriental express Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) I have a top 18. Edited February 10, 2013 by disoriental express Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzkinz Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Runrepik is still my least favorite, it gets a little better as the song goes on but for whatever reason it's just not feeling like a good fit. If I had to pick one other, maybe sl9. The second half of the song is A+ material, but the first half is just a little too loose and jammy. I still like it though. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide fizzkinz's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crono3 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Maybe flep & bladelores... not bad tracks, and bladelores actually wmstarted growing on me the last listen, but they don't stack up to the rest for me yet. Not as familiar with the 2nd disc yet. Favs would have to be irlite and jatevee! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
six Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Flep doesn't really do anything for me, but I think everything else is solid and will continue to grow on me. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide six's signature Hide all signatures Smash TV Youtube Sparkle Motion mixes on Mixcloud Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949939 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plarkreluke Banloboh Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 nodezsh - Oversteps outtake. Deco loc - Untilted outtake. runrepik - Roland V Drums demo. :P I still like them. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ifeelspace Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Fleure, Flep & deco Loc Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77609-exai-bottom-three/#findComment-1949955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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