quoted 10 lines Both sides of the argument are rampant whenever a new Autechre>> 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.
>
>This is a myth. The only thing dramatic difference is the contrast
>between what they're putting out and what a lot of noisy
>idm-posters would rather they put out. They have been constantly
>changing throughout their career.
>
Right, but listening to Incunabula and Amber and then listening to
LP5 and Confield without knowing that they're the same artist would
make many, many people think they're two totally different
groups/artists. Few artists have moved so far from where they
started over the course of a mere decade. Usually they split up and
reform with other people in order to change, rather than keeping the
same pair of people and progressing quite a bit with each release.
I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that, and, yes, if you
listen to them all in order you can certainly hear the progression
taking place (although the whole thing after chiastic slide was sort
of weird, but oh well). The changes between each release aren't
dramatic, if that's what you're getting at, but looking at where they
started and comparing it to where they're at now certainly is a leap.
And yeah, what you said about idm-posters and hoping for old stuff is
pretty much what I was getting at -- one side says "their stuff will
be a logical evolution from their last release," whereas the other
says "No, they should go back and do the old stuff, wouldn't that be
great?" Both sides make rumours and one's inevitably (usually the
"old-school hopefuls") upset.
derek
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