New LP in April

[l***@gmail.com]

Just got an email from Warp, and there's a new full-length due out in
April. Right now they're just calling it "Untitled." Seems odd that
it's only two months out, and we haven't heard anything. It's also odd
that they didn't release a between-records EP at some point. After the
last two records, I have no idea what to expect. Any speculation?
--
oblique strategy: assemble some of the elements in a group and treat
the
group
--
erik
http://lonelymachines.org

[Loopz]

I wouldnt say it was strange. I believe they never released an ep before
Draft 7.30 and that came out fairly quick. Its more bizarre that Warp
promised a Boards of Canada album in 2004 and it never appeared! I'm just
glad that Warp are releasing some decent music...lot of pish about last year

Post by l***@gmail.com
Just got an email from Warp, and there's a new full-length due out in
April. Right now they're just calling it "Untitled." Seems odd that
it's only two months out, and we haven't heard anything. It's also odd
that they didn't release a between-records EP at some point. After the
last two records, I have no idea what to expect. Any speculation?
--
oblique strategy: assemble some of the elements in a group and treat
the
group
--
erik
http://lonelymachines.org

[j***@virgin.net]

They did do the split the Hafler Trio, though, I guess that could
count. I do kind of miss their between album EPs. Last proper one was
Gantz_Graf (and look how ace THAT was). And having scanned a lot of
google hits, I think the new album is actually called UnTILTed (as in
no longer tilted). I honestly can't wait. And there's even a UK tour
planned too. I missed them on the Confield tour. Anybody on this
board actually seen them live as ae? Saw them DJ as Gescom at ATP in
2003. Have heard that as ae, their lives shows are totally improvised
electronics. Any truth in this? Or do they use elements of old ae
stuff, etc? If anyone on this list is unfamiliar with Christian
Bouchard's AMAZING album Fractures from last year, I highly recommend
it. Maybe as good as the stuff that Rob and Sean kept on their
harddrives that made Confield sound "like pop music" (if only they'd
release THAT!!!!!!!) Easy now...

Post by Loopz
I wouldnt say it was strange. I believe they never released an ep before
Draft 7.30 and that came out fairly quick. Its more bizarre that Warp
promised a Boards of Canada album in 2004 and it never appeared! I'm just
glad that Warp are releasing some decent music...lot of pish about last year

Post by l***@gmail.com
Just got an email from Warp, and there's a new full-length due out in
April. Right now they're just calling it "Untitled." Seems odd that
it's only two months out, and we haven't heard anything. It's also odd
that they didn't release a between-records EP at some point. After the
last two records, I have no idea what to expect. Any speculation?
--
oblique strategy: assemble some of the elements in a group and treat
the
group
--
erik
http://lonelymachines.org

[Kurt Bernhard Pruenner]

And having scanned a lot of google hits, I think the new album is
actually called UnTILTed (as in no longer tilted).

,---- [ http://www.warprecords.com/news/?ti_id=901 ]
| 21.01.05
|
| AUTECHRE: NEW ALBUM AND TOUR IN 2005
|
| We are extremely pleased to announce that Autechre will release a new
| album in 2005. And if that wasn't enough, they will also be playing live
| in the UK, Europe, USA and Japan. Watch this space for more.
|
| "Untilted" WARP180 released: April 2005
| ^^^^
`----

Why google when it's right at the source? ;)

[Erik F]

Post by Kurt Bernhard Pruenner
Why google when it's right at the source? ;)

Speaking of which, when are Warp going to start recording the London
Sinfonietta stuff? Just looking at that program makes me drool...

--
"Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time."
-- Steven Wright

[s***@yahoo.com]

http://xltronic.com/disco/release.php?release=1349

This should pique everyone's interest.

Sanf

[Erik F]

Post by s***@yahoo.com
http://xltronic.com/disco/release.php?release=1349
This should pique everyone's interest.

"The Trees?" Wasn't that a Rush song? Eek 8-P
Says April. Hopefully the date on Warp's correct.
--
"Guns don't kill people. The government does."
--Dale, "King of the Hill"

[j***@virgin.net]

...and what's wrong with rush? i wonder if alex rutterford will be
doing the artwork again. I loved the interchangable covers for draft
7.30 (bit like those for sonic youth's experimental jet set...).
wonder if those lucky folk in japan will get a bonus track. i have a
copy of the confield one, was there an japanese extra on draft? like
the new track titles and 8 tracks would suggest two or three
epic-length ones.

[Erik F]

Post by j***@virgin.net
...and what's wrong with rush?

Um...Geddy Lee's insectile screech for starters...8-)
Actually, I liked their mid-80s work quite a bit.

[Matthew Kirkcaldie]

Post by s***@yahoo.com
http://xltronic.com/disco/release.php?release=1349
This should pique everyone's interest.
Sanf

Sure does; do you think "Untilted" is just a typo, or the real title? I
am guessing the former, but if it's the title, hats off!

[Matthew Kirkcaldie]

In article

Post by Matthew Kirkcaldie
Sure does; do you think "Untilted" is just a typo, or the real title? I
am guessing the former, but if it's the title, hats off!

Actually the Warp site calls it "Untilted" as well, so it looks like
that's what it's actually called. Perversely excellent as usual. I
like their wordplay almost as much as the music ... well, not quite, but
it's enjoyable.

[Alex Leonard]

Post by Matthew Kirkcaldie
In article

Post by Matthew Kirkcaldie
Sure does; do you think "Untilted" is just a typo, or the real title? I
am guessing the former, but if it's the title, hats off!

Actually the Warp site calls it "Untilted" as well, so it looks like
that's what it's actually called. Perversely excellent as usual. I
like their wordplay almost as much as the music ... well, not quite, but
it's enjoyable.

i like it alot. i am filled with butterflies at the thought of a new
album (and i have new speakers to listen to it on)

[Michael Sçheer]

Post by j***@virgin.net
And there's even a UK tour
planned too. I missed them on the Confield tour. Anybody on this
board actually seen them live as ae? Saw them DJ as Gescom at ATP in
2003. Have heard that as ae, their lives shows are totally improvised
electronics. Any truth in this? Or do they use elements of old ae
stuff, etc?

This is probably very different. Saw them in cologne 2002 or 2003,
can't remember. Came in, did their stuff for ~90 Minutes and suddenly
disappeared. Probably they thought that was kind of cool. They played
stuff I've never heard again, not even in all those live rip offs
floating on slsk. Yeah appeared like very improvised. Lots of stuff
much more experimental than confield. I loved it. But not too many
tracks, as there were some @ > 15 Min. length.

[Kurt Bernhard Pruenner]

Anybody on this board actually seen them live as ae?

Well, some years ago (around 1999 IIRC) I saw them play a 1 1/2 hour
improv set together with Christian Fennesz and Hans-Joachim Roedelius
and they had some gear with a mess of cables running between the parts;
they did synth lines, Fennesz made noise and HJR played an electric
piano.

Man, I really should have brought something to record this... :(

[marty]

<And there's even a UK tour

Post by j***@virgin.net
planned too. I missed them on the Confield tour. Anybody on this
board actually seen them live as ae? Saw them DJ as Gescom at ATP in
2003. Have heard that as ae, their lives shows are totally improvised
electronics. Any truth in this? Or do they use elements of old ae
stuff, etc? If anyone on this list is unfamiliar with Christian
Bouchard's AMAZING album Fractures from last year, I highly recommend
it. Maybe as good as the stuff that Rob and Sean kept on their
harddrives that made Confield sound "like pop music" (if only they'd
release THAT!!!!!!!) Easy now...

Has anyone seen them live as part of Gescom? Are Gescom performances
normally a dj set or do they perform live as well?

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[marty]

Post by l***@gmail.com
Just got an email from Warp, and there's a new full-length due out in
April. Right now they're just calling it "Untitled." Seems odd that
it's only two months out, and we haven't heard anything. It's also odd
that they didn't release a between-records EP at some point. After the
last two records, I have no idea what to expect. Any speculation?
--
oblique strategy: assemble some of the elements in a group and treat
the
group
--
erik
http://lonelymachines.org

As ever there's a clamour of people (not on this group obviously, this is
the first post in a seriously long time) hoping that they return to their
older Amber sound.

I wouldn't hold my breath. Although I've as much info as the next person
(i.e. none) about the direction this album will take you have to imagine
it'll be another iteration in their sound. Ok, that's hardly a controversial
statement suffice to say I welcome that they aren't looking back. Besides,
they can use Gescom as a vehicle for anything retro.

Looking back on Draft, some people labelled it as easier listening than the
previous few albums and ep's. I didn't think so, if anything it was as
complex as Confield. As with all Ae listening to it two years later still
throws up sounds not encountered previously.

I seen the Hafler Trio collab mentioned on one of the above threads. You all
probably know this already but there's another one due:
http://www.phonometrography.net/news.asp.

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[Erik F]

Cool. Thanks for the link.

Yeah, I remember hearing that Draft would be a "return to the sound of
Amber," but that certainly wasn't the case 8-) There is a very vocal
group of folks who seem to want that, but if they reverted to it, I'd
probably lose interest. Part of the fun of their work is that it's so
challenging and unexpected.

[marty]

Post by Erik F
Cool. Thanks for the link.
Yeah, I remember hearing that Draft would be a "return to the sound of
Amber," but that certainly wasn't the case 8-) There is a very vocal
group of folks who seem to want that, but if they reverted to it, I'd
probably lose interest. Part of the fun of their work is that it's so
challenging and unexpected.

just as an addition to the Hafler Trio collab - i'm hoping for something
that sounds more of a collab with the next release. The first release was
pretty good (an acquired taste, but if you're into drone it was good) but it
sounded just like Hafler Trio IMO.

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[Erik F]

I really liked the first one, but you're right--Autechre's touch was
very light and barely noticeable.

As far as the new Autechre, has anyone heard anything besides Warp's
announcement?
--
I CANNOT ABSOLVE SINS
Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode AABF14
--
erik
http://lonelymachines.org

[Paul Martin]

as I've said before, I've never got the "Confield is difficult" thing,
I found it quite easy to get into & it's still a favourite
"Draft", however, is the ae album I play the least
not going as far as to say I don't like it, cos I do...
I just have to be in the right mood to listen to it
the usual ae rhythm & melody patterns seem buried a lot deeper than usual
most reviews of "Draft" were along the lines of 'most accessible thing ae
have done in ages'
I couldn't see that one at all

nevertheless, still obviously looking forward to "Untilted"
I'm sure it will indeed be "another iteration in their sound" (nice one)
& that in itself has to be worth listening to, innit?

I saw ae live in Bristol 2 or 3 (dodgy memory) years ago
the description of the Cologne gig sounds familiar...
I thought that that was just what they 'did' in a live situation
at one point in the gig, it sounded like the start of "Lost" off the Anti
EP,
and a few people including myself made appreciative noises
- the track immediately morphed into something I've never heard before or
since
& the rest of the gig was likewise
they didn't do anything remotely downbeat, it was all quite full-on
I thought they were possibly doing their 'club/party set'
I got down the front right at the beginning, vaguely shuffled about until
the music stopped
& thoroughly enjoyed myself!

Post by marty

Post by l***@gmail.com
Just got an email from Warp, and there's a new full-length due out in
April. Right now they're just calling it "Untitled." Seems odd that
it's only two months out, and we haven't heard anything. It's also odd
that they didn't release a between-records EP at some point. After the
last two records, I have no idea what to expect. Any speculation?
--
oblique strategy: assemble some of the elements in a group and treat
the
group
--
erik
http://lonelymachines.org

As ever there's a clamour of people (not on this group obviously, this is
the first post in a seriously long time) hoping that they return to their
older Amber sound.
I wouldn't hold my breath. Although I've as much info as the next person
(i.e. none) about the direction this album will take you have to imagine
it'll be another iteration in their sound. Ok, that's hardly a

controversial

Post by marty
statement suffice to say I welcome that they aren't looking back. Besides,
they can use Gescom as a vehicle for anything retro.
Looking back on Draft, some people labelled it as easier listening than the
previous few albums and ep's. I didn't think so, if anything it was as
complex as Confield. As with all Ae listening to it two years later still
throws up sounds not encountered previously.
I seen the Hafler Trio collab mentioned on one of the above threads. You all
http://www.phonometrography.net/news.asp.
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[j***@virgin.net]

I really like Draft 7:30. My favourite would have to be Reniform Puls.
I adore the ending. Once when I played it, the neighbour upstairs in
my old flat was playing some classical music and it went beautifully
with Reniform's last minute or so. I think I'd have to pick either
Confield or LP5 as my favourites. I could listen to a loop of the
opening minutes of VI Scose Poise for ever! I wasn't aware of the
return-to-Amber section of ae fans, I for one would be really quite
disappointed if they did.

[marty]

Post by j***@virgin.net
I really like Draft 7:30. My favourite would have to be Reniform Puls.
I adore the ending. Once when I played it, the neighbour upstairs in
my old flat was playing some classical music and it went beautifully
with Reniform's last minute or so. I think I'd have to pick either
Confield or LP5 as my favourites. I could listen to a loop of the
opening minutes of VI Scose Poise for ever! I wasn't aware of the
return-to-Amber section of ae fans, I for one would be really quite
disappointed if they did.

Yeah, there's a body of people that lost it post-Tri Repetae. Not sure why,
I wouldn't want to listen to the same thing for 10 years.

As this has been the first thread on this group of any size since, probably,
the Draft 7.30 release - I'll match your love of VI Scose Poise with my love
of Pen Expers. Sounds like someone kicking a drum kit down the stairs.

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[j***@virgin.net]

A brief a-side, does anyone know of other ae pieces that feature
processed natural recordings (ie - not instruments) such as the
bottles/glasses (or am I hearing things?) on Krib from Cichlisuite?
Reniform Pul's last minute or so sounds like amplifier hum/buzz cut up
and processed. Hey, I'm an ae fanboy, who is also interested in other
peoples opinions/ideas on tracks etc. It's nice to get feedback, as
not many other people I know are heavily into ae. And hey, surely it's
better to have this sort of thing on the group than 'penis-enlargement'
ads. Mind you, I guess news of Untilted has that same effect on some
of us ;-)
The slow disintegration of Lentic Catachresis also takes some beating.
Does anyone know if Sean and Rob stockpile unused stuff (specifially
the "difficult" stuff left off Confield) or do they just delete?

[Kurt Bernhard Pruenner]

Post by j***@virgin.net
A brief a-side, does anyone know of other ae pieces that feature
processed natural recordings (ie - not instruments) such as the
bottles/glasses (or am I hearing things?) on Krib from Cichlisuite?

Well, I always thought Pir off EP7 was processed recordings of a washing
machine...

[Michael Sçheer]

Post by j***@virgin.net
The slow disintegration of Lentic Catachresis also takes some beating.

Thinking of confield and draft in 100 years I would probably remember
these: pen expers, lentic catachresis, which I mostly love... and last
but not least surripere of draft.
But my over-the-years complete love goes to lexis-hypnotize ae rmx,
rather meat + so lovely...

[Matthew Kirkcaldie]

Post by Michael Sçheer
But my over-the-years complete love goes to lexis-hypnotize ae rmx,

God, yes, what a brilliant track THAT is.

And I realise in my other thread I meant the new album sounded like
Cap.IV, not Dial. No matter, it doesn't sound like either of them. And
it's brilliant.

MK.

[j***@virgin.net]

Cap.IV would have been more like it. I played the rest of the EP,
after digging it out for Dial and was reminded/shocked at how brutal
and mental these guys can be. Cap.IV cranked up... Those last 3-4
minutes where it just morphs into a barage of drums... Oh man, they're
just the dons!

[marty]

Post by Matthew Kirkcaldie

Post by Michael Sçheer
But my over-the-years complete love goes to lexis-hypnotize ae rmx,

God, yes, what a brilliant track THAT is.
And I realise in my other thread I meant the new album sounded like
Cap.IV, not Dial. No matter, it doesn't sound like either of them. And
it's brilliant.
MK.

So is the leak you heard definitely Ae? I'd downloaded some of the second
leak that turned out to be a fake (thankfully, it was awful).

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[marty]

Post by j***@virgin.net
A brief a-side, does anyone know of other ae pieces that feature
processed natural recordings (ie - not instruments) such as the
bottles/glasses (or am I hearing things?) on Krib from Cichlisuite?
Reniform Pul's last minute or so sounds like amplifier hum/buzz cut up
and processed. Hey, I'm an ae fanboy, who is also interested in other
peoples opinions/ideas on tracks etc. It's nice to get feedback, as
not many other people I know are heavily into ae. And hey, surely it's
better to have this sort of thing on the group than 'penis-enlargement'
ads. Mind you, I guess news of Untilted has that same effect on some
of us ;-)
The slow disintegration of Lentic Catachresis also takes some beating.
Does anyone know if Sean and Rob stockpile unused stuff (specifially
the "difficult" stuff left off Confield) or do they just delete?

Not sure about anything with processed natural sounds. But I can recommend
something that is (sort of) the opposite of that - Signal to Noise by Robert
Henke (aka Monolake). He manages to synthetically recreate a thunderstorm on
one of the tracks.

Maybe sounds a bit pretentious when written down, but is well worth hearing.

Also, if you enjoy static hum, buzz and general short-wave radio madness
get a copy of William Basinski's The River (on Raster Noton). It's superb.

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[DavidAC]

Post by j***@virgin.net
A brief a-side, does anyone know of other ae pieces that feature
processed natural recordings (ie - not instruments) such as the
bottles/glasses (or am I hearing things?) on Krib from Cichlisuite?

I can't think of any others off-hand, but the last 15 seconds or so of the
first track on LP5 sounds, to me, very like a processed version of water
coming from a tap at high pressure and splashing into a basin of water.

Regarding track names (see sanf's message in this thread), "fermium":
http://www.scescape.net/~woods/elements/fermium.html

Regards,

-S : http://www.skhoinarion.fsworld.co.uk

[s***@yahoo.com]

I saw Ae in 1995, 1998 and 1999. The first performance leant quite
heavily on Anvil Vapre and Tri Repetae, very pounding and very noisy.
Also, very enjoyable!

The second in '98 was my favourite, they played a set which had so many
elements: parts of Amber, TR, & CS. Very drum driven but plenty of
melodic elements, a breakdown or two. Absolutely fantastic from start
to finish.

The third one I checked out was my least favourite. They had just moved
to laptops for live, and were very technical sounding. This is probably
more in keeping with the live sound of recent years. I'd say I'd enjoy
this set more now, but at the time didnt have the same impact as the
previous years set.

[sha]

Post by marty
I seen the Hafler Trio collab mentioned on one of the above threads. You
http://www.phonometrography.net/news.asp.

don't hold your breath waiting for that one - there has been a total
breakdown in relations between The Hafler Trio and phonometrography, "You
are hereby advised that all sales from Phonometrography are NOT authorised
in any way by The Hafler Trio. No money sent to them will ever reach me..."
more here:

http://www.brainwashed.com/h3o/phono.html

Andrew McKenzie also says that autechre still haven't been paid monies due
to them from the sale of the ae/h30 collaboration.

Regards

Sha

[marty]

Post by sha
don't hold your breath waiting for that one - there has been a total
breakdown in relations between The Hafler Trio and phonometrography, "You
are hereby advised that all sales from Phonometrography are NOT authorised
in any way by The Hafler Trio. No money sent to them will ever reach
http://www.brainwashed.com/h3o/phono.html
Andrew McKenzie also says that autechre still haven't been paid monies due
to them from the sale of the ae/h30 collaboration.
Regards
Sha

Thanks for that. I'd noticed that all mention of the new collab had been
removed from the Phonometrography site. Looks like that's the end of that.

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[marty]

Post by l***@gmail.com
Just got an email from Warp, and there's a new full-length due out in
April. Right now they're just calling it "Untitled." Seems odd that
it's only two months out, and we haven't heard anything. It's also odd
that they didn't release a between-records EP at some point. After the
last two records, I have no idea what to expect. Any speculation?
--
oblique strategy: assemble some of the elements in a group and treat
the
group
--
erik
http://lonelymachines.org

More news (see below) and confirmed tour dates on Warp,
http://www.warprecords.com/frameset.php?section=news/?ti_id=901. Sounds
interesting, roll on April.

The follow up to 2003's Draft 7.30, Autechre's eighth full album is a dense
yet elegantly expansive work that ripples with some of the duo's key
signatures: epileptic rhythmic counterpoints, complex, spiralling melodic
cells, immense tectonic shifts in the low end, dagger sharp glacial crackles
in the upper registers. But it also hits straight between the eyes with a
raw, almost live-in-the-room immediacy. 'We're really cranked up and in a
totally different gear at the moment'. Sean Booth discloses, in reference to
the new album. 'It feels like we're working in a quite radically different
way now; not so much in terms of the final output - I'll let others judge
that - but we're getting ideas down a lot quicker now, trying to make the
most of what time we've got'.

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[marty]

Post by marty

Post by l***@gmail.com
Just got an email from Warp, and there's a new full-length due out in
April. Right now they're just calling it "Untitled." Seems odd that
it's only two months out, and we haven't heard anything. It's also odd
that they didn't release a between-records EP at some point. After the
last two records, I have no idea what to expect. Any speculation?
--
oblique strategy: assemble some of the elements in a group and treat
the
group
--
erik
http://lonelymachines.org

More news (see below) and confirmed tour dates on Warp,
http://www.warprecords.com/frameset.php?section=news/?ti_id=901. Sounds
interesting, roll on April.
The follow up to 2003's Draft 7.30, Autechre's eighth full album is a
dense yet elegantly expansive work that ripples with some of the duo's key
signatures: epileptic rhythmic counterpoints, complex, spiralling melodic
cells, immense tectonic shifts in the low end, dagger sharp glacial
crackles in the upper registers. But it also hits straight between the
eyes with a raw, almost live-in-the-room immediacy. 'We're really cranked
up and in a totally different gear at the moment'. Sean Booth discloses,
in reference to the new album. 'It feels like we're working in a quite
radically different way now; not so much in terms of the final output -
I'll let others judge that - but we're getting ideas down a lot quicker
now, trying to make the most of what time we've got'.
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Oh, forgot to add to the above. Doubtless there'll be plenty of people
trying to extrapolate the last sentence - "trying to make the most of what
time we've got".

- is someone dying?
- are they going to split up?
- there's a child on the way!
- they're going to spend the next 2 years ensconced in the studio making
"Amber 2"...

:O)

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[Daniel Gentle]

***@gmail.com wrote:
: Just got an email from Warp, and there's a new full-length due out in
: April. Right now they're just calling it "Untitled." Seems odd that
: it's only two months out, and we haven't heard anything. It's also odd

isn't it untilted?
i think that and the track titles
make it interesting enough to get a copy.

been listening to parhelic triangle, 6ie.cr, chiastic.

dan

http://www.opus.co.tt/cyb/