Autechre dominates! IDM rules!

b0unce · Post by **b0unce** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:42 pm

Idonotlikebroccoli wrote:Autechre is one of my favourite groups. Incunabula is great, but I have to say I prefer their more recent stuff I can't wait to get the Quaristice Special Edition 2xCD

I can't wait 'till you upload that shit to soulseek

word to mother

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:49 pm

Thanks to the OP, I had forgotten I picked up this CD a couple weeks back, and just popped it in this morning. Good stuff, doesn't really sound that dated to me, then again I'm not a huge fan.

Definitely like it better than Quaristice, though it had it's moments later on too.

exper · Post by **exper** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:11 pm

Sure, broad genre's/descriptions are useful, dub, electronic, punk, etc, I quess I get tired of every micro genre invented. Someone tell me the major descriptive difference between 2 step, dubstep, new school breaks, etc. Bass, breaks, fx, chopped vocals...

and to Idontlikebroccoli:

I'm so jealous of the 2 disc version. I tried to get it, but ut must have sold out in an hour or 2!

Idonotlikebroccoli · Post by **Idonotlikebroccoli** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:23 pm

Indeed it did. I'm surprised how lucky I was

Let's just hope the bonus tracks are worth it.

tiedyetrogdor · Post by **tiedyetrogdor** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:41 pm

Wow, a lot of replies! Thanks guys!

Please don't hate me if I heard the album for the first time after so many years. I was about 5 at the time, OK?

As for the "IDM" genre, I agree - it's very pretentious. However, I really like the music that people categorize as "intelligent" dance music. In my opinion (all you Tarnce fans, don't be hatin...) "Intelligent" dance music is sort of a higher level of electronic music - a more artistic use of computers and technology in music. Please don't hate me!

I've really gotta hear the rest of Autechre's stuff! What would you suggest next?

Thanks again. I love the Abe forum.

exper · Post by **exper** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:56 am

Don't worry about when you got into them. Its actually cool that you took to Incunabula, as its their first. I started with that back in '94.

Next for Autechre...

I'd say try them in sequential order. It will make their later more logical, and you can see their natural progression.

So, check their releases, but I'd go with Amber next for you.

Broken Chip · Post by **Broken Chip** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:02 am

You should check out the Ganz Graf EP and the album Draft 7:30. That should give you a taste of what autechre can really do.

Olga · Post by **Olga** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:20 am

tiedyetrogdor wrote:Wow, a lot of replies! Thanks guys!

Please don't hate me if I heard the album for the first time after so many years. I was about 5 at the time, OK?

As for the "IDM" genre, I agree - it's very pretentious. However, I really like the music that people categorize as "intelligent" dance music. In my opinion (all you Tarnce fans, don't be hatin...) "Intelligent" dance music is sort of a higher level of electronic music - a more artistic use of computers and technology in music. Please don't hate me!

So called IDM is not a "higher level" of electronic computer music. Its just a different style of electronic music.

In the very beginning IDM was meant to mean music that you could dance to in a club and also enjoy listening to at home like the Future sound of londons early stuff back in the day.

No one thats been in the electronic scene long seriously uses the term and most artists like Aphex twin and Autechre laugh at the term IDM nowadays.

Do a search on Warp Records for "Intelligent Dance Music IDM".

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:24 am

daft punk joke aside (had to be done) Autechre does some of the most amazing programming ever. they really opened my ears up to new sounds and ideas.

aqua_tek · Post by **aqua_tek** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:36 am

i started listening to their new album and for some reason it totally bored me to tears. Switched to something else.

then again maybe i wasnt in the mood for it that one day. I'll have to check it out again soon in its entirety.

kramerica · Post by **kramerica** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:29 am

Rogue Scrunt wrote:almost all genre titles were created by scum mucking journalists.

take it easy guys

I just went on a tirade today about the genre term "livetronica". Ugggghhhhh. For those that don't know, it's the term used to describe all the trance/house/jam bands that have been multiplying on that scene (e.g. STS9, Particle or "farticle" as I say, The New Deal, Pnuma Trio, etc.).

So, implicit in the term is that "electronica" has never been performed "live" before. Because that's totally true right. I mean who cares about the 60's, 70's, 80's, or 90's.

Fucking journalists and/or scenesters.

I'm gonna go listen to my rocktronica now and maybe dabble in a little trontronica. Abes is great for making trontronica.

husker · Post by **husker** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:04 am

trontronica: music made entirely from Tron movie samples

ethios4 · Post by **ethios4** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:54 pm

tiedyetrogdor wrote:I've really gotta hear the rest of Autechre's stuff! What would you suggest next?

Tri-Repetae++ is my fave Autechre album...from slightly later than Incunabula, IIRC. Sick!!

Moody · Post by **Moody** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:50 pm

Glad you finally found them. Now go check out Aphex and Squarepusher.

mosca · Post by **mosca** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:21 pm

i like tri repeat and untitled - they are brilliant great sounds.