This has happened to me too when Tri Repeatae came out (I'm thinking "its
not the same as the others" duh). I only liked Track 6. Then I went back to
it later and presto. Now I'm not so easily fooled. If it was too easy it
would get boring. Still don't like Cichli Suite or LP5 as much as some of
the others though but EP7 is great.
I read an interview with Ae somewhere around the time of Envane and I seem
to remember them themselves saying that they were really into Amber at that
time. I remember thinking it was nice not to hear the old "I can't listen to
any of my older work" line which you often hear from musicians.
----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher Snow <4hedfred@optonline.net>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 5:17 AM
Subject: [idm] Drane2
A few months ago there was a poll of some kind on this list about
favorite Ae cd/s tracks, and it seemed that Amber was one of the winners.
Amber was the first Ae cd I ever owned (bought it when it first was
released). It sat on my shelf for about a year (maybe more), I didn't like
it. Then I joined this list and saw all the praise they were receiving.
Someone mentioned Teartear specifically, and I was prompted to give Amber
another listen. Needless to say that I suddenly understood this music --
kinda like when you finally see the hidden image in those 'magic eye'
pictures. Teartear and Amber became favorites of mine and they still are
today.
Now I'm one of those people who has been of the opinion that the more
recent sound of Ae / LP5 style is a bit too experimental. I didn't like it
when I bought it... In fact I even considered returning it!
Then someone on this list, about a week ago, said he/she was listening
to Drane 2 on repeat. I decided to give it another try. So I took LP5 off
my shelf, blew off the dust, and listened to the last track. I had the same
experience that I had with Teartear all over again. This song is
incredible! What was I not hearing before?
I think it is amazing that I could have this experience twice with the
same band. Autechre pushes the boundaries of electronic music to an
absolute extreme, and somehow, once you understand, it becomes more musical
than ever before. That takes a lot of talent.
For those of you who think that LP5 is too far out to enjoy on a musical
level, go to your collection and give Drane 2 another listen.
No, I'm not a crackpot.
Tootaloo,
Chris.
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