I hadn't heard Autechre and was told by a friend that they were coming
to LA and that I must hear them...they are amazing, etc...went to the
show at the El Rey about a year ago...with a group of
5...producers,musicians all...All aside from me big AU fans already...
the place was packed...but the guys never really seemed to hit their
stride...I wondered what my friends had been so excited about and they
told me that this wasn't what they were expecting...I suppose in the
drive to "challenge" whoever...they may have lost some of what gave
their music it's appeal.
Two cents worth...Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: eggy [mailto:eggy@eggytoast.com]
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 10:45 AM
To: idm
Subject: Re: [idm] Autechre and my views on their music
quoted 9 lines I've heard rumors in some posts here (though, it was probably just>I've heard rumors in some posts here (though, it was probably just
>one of those fake AE posts)that AE's next record will be closer akin
>to their older records. I, frankly, refuse to beleive this since
>Grantz Graf (sorry if I mispelled) is one of my favorite works to
>date. Don't these guy's constantly challenge their listener's with
>some next level shit (often even to the extreme of alienating
>listeners, some of my freinds hate them now). I'd appreciate any
>insight or opinions anyone has on this.
>
Both sides of the argument are rampant whenever a new Autechre
release comes out, most likely because their style has changed so
dramatically over a relatively short time span. Inevitably, opinion
gets interpreted as fact and the rumors spread.
Regardless, it likely will continue on from Gantz Graf into an
"emotional sonic assault" or "senseless drivel of noise," depending
on whether you care about it or not. Although I don't think they
really care about challenging their listeners, but rather challenging
themselves. I certainly don't get the impression that they're just
pushing tracks out there for money, and care more about doing things
because it's what they want to do.
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