Aaron,


The trick is not to try and get it just let it wash all over you it'll get you in the end or buy Quaristice much more organic like their early stuff, it even has techno and house samples flitting in and out of it. My favorite is Draft 7:30 but also LP5 need to get Incunabula & Tri Repetae nah! I like them all really.

I think a thread for Autechre deserves a BUMP!!

I've been getting into them quite a bit lately, but it's difficult to choose particular albums and songs as favourites.

Songs that stand out for me include Kalpol Introl, Bike, Dael, Eutow, Lcc, Rpeg, Pir & Pen Expers. But that's just a small selection.

As for albums, it's a toss up between EP7, Tri Repetae and Confield.

I love the vast majority of their work though.

Yeah LP5 is a killer mate but make sure you have all the EPS as they really show the progression they make between each album.

And for ****s sake lets not use that term IDM

Daft

I dislike the term "IDM" too. I also dislike the term "Electronica". I try and avoid using genres if I can, but generally just describe Autechre as "Electronic". Super-vague, I know - but it's music you've got to hear to understand anyway so not many genres or labels will do them justice.

I hadn't listened to Confield in a long time and played it last night. It's not one of their best, I liked a few songs but much of it was kind of annoying me. I was reading, maybe it would have been better while doing something else. Like working and listening via headphones, maybe. Or maybe it's just not one of their best. I guess I never really took the time to get to know the album. I got it when it was new, I think, but probably shelved it after a couple of listens.

For some reason I had skipped over Chiastic Slide, LP5 and EP7 back in the day (don't know, maybe I was exploring other genres) and I've recently checked those out. Seems like that's the material I like best. Specifically LP5 and EP7.

Confield is by the far the hardest thing they have ever done.

I LOVE IT

I love EP7.

Confield is brilliant too. It's interesting that you call it their hardest, because I got my first few (3 or 4) Autechre albums at the same time and Confield is the one I connected with first.

The Autechre album I'm having the most trouble getting into is Chiastic Slide. I'm sure I'll get into it eventually though.

Interesting that you both connect with Confield so much. Like I said maybe it was my environment/situation each time I've played it.

Autechre killed my interest in IDM. In retrospect, this was probably a good thing - there's more to life than Warp Records.