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More percussive, less coherent than recorded material. Set was perhaps a bit short, but for having waited 17 years, I found it worth it regardless. Highlight of the evening goes to the face-down body I saw in the middle of Colfax on my drive home, that was in all likelihood dead.

In this case, what does a "set was perhaps a bit short"? Did they play less than 40 minutes? On 18 October 2015 at 10:49, J S <coda27@hotmail.com> wrote:

quoted 5 lines More percussive, less coherent than recorded material. Set was perhaps a

> More percussive, less coherent than recorded material. Set was perhaps a > bit short, but for having waited 17 years, I found it worth it regardless. > Highlight of the evening goes to the face-down body I saw in the middle of > Colfax on my drive home, that was in all likelihood dead. >

-- --- http://twitter.com/esaruoho http://lackluster.bandcamp.com

Saw them Thursday. Taught my girlfriend to dance to them. Synth game they're playing is incomprehensible and very rewarding. Total control of uncontrollable bass... Less than random beats, almost always danceable. Lots of good, clear distinctions between ideas that may be "songs." They probably sound like something between untilted and quaristice more than anything else. Who knows how they're doing it...

"Lots of good, clear distinctions between ideas that may be "songs."" Yeah I noticed that too. I remembered them being more fluid with parts last time I saw them. This time there seemed to be distinct sets of sounds and the changes between them sometimes quite abrupt. Wish they played longer than the hour they did in Brooklyn. On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 5:34 AM, Jorge Rojas <redcoqui@hotmail.com> wrote:

quoted 34 lines They played at least an hour and a half in miami.

> They played at least an hour and a half in miami. > > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Esa Ruoho <esaruoho@gmail.com> > Date: 10/18/2015 5:29 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: J S <coda27@hotmail.com> > Cc: idm@hyperreal.org > Subject: Re: Well just got back from Autechre... > > In this case, what does a "set was perhaps a bit short"? Did they play > less than 40 minutes? > > > On 18 October 2015 at 10:49, J S <coda27@hotmail.com> wrote: > > More percussive, less coherent than recorded material. Set was perhaps a > bit short, but for having waited 17 years, I found it worth it regardless. > Highlight of the evening goes to the face-down body I saw in the middle of > Colfax on my drive home, that was in all likelihood dead. > > > > > -- > > --- > http://twitter.com/esaruoho > http://lackluster.bandcamp.com >

one's on kick, other's on snare. everything else is just playback. On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 5:04 PM, Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 51 lines how exactly you think it takes two laptops? one guy on tone, other on

> how exactly you think it takes two laptops? one guy on tone, other on > rhythm? > On Oct 18, 2015 5:02 PM, "Chris Taylor" <christaylor415@gmail.com> wrote: > >> "Lots of good, clear distinctions between ideas that may be "songs."" >> >> Yeah I noticed that too. I remembered them being more fluid with parts >> last time I saw them. This time there seemed to be distinct sets of sounds >> and the changes between them sometimes quite abrupt. >> >> Wish they played longer than the hour they did in Brooklyn. >> >> On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 5:34 AM, Jorge Rojas <redcoqui@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> They played at least an hour and a half in miami. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device >>> >>> >>> -------- Original message -------- >>> From: Esa Ruoho <esaruoho@gmail.com> >>> Date: 10/18/2015 5:29 AM (GMT-05:00) >>> To: J S <coda27@hotmail.com> >>> Cc: idm@hyperreal.org >>> Subject: Re: Well just got back from Autechre... >>> >>> In this case, what does a "set was perhaps a bit short"? Did they play >>> less than 40 minutes? >>> >>> >>> On 18 October 2015 at 10:49, J S <coda27@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> More percussive, less coherent than recorded material. Set was perhaps a >>> bit short, but for having waited 17 years, I found it worth it regardless. >>> Highlight of the evening goes to the face-down body I saw in the middle of >>> Colfax on my drive home, that was in all likelihood dead. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> --- >>> http://twitter.com/esaruoho >>> http://lackluster.bandcamp.com >>> >> >>

Oop, didn't reply all... Yeah, the set was probably somewhere around 45 minutes. Percussion that sounded like it was trying to break the speakers (in a good way), I think there were some dudes up front trippin' on one substance or another that freaked out on it; one holding his ears in pain, another with his back leaned up on the speakers the whole time, another hopped on stage and got the boot. Couple of idiots who didn't understand the "no flash photography" rule and one guy right behind me who kept screaming a song request at them every break. I think he smoked a joint finally and it shut him the fuck up. People were pretty excited, lots of cheers and whistles between songs. Yes, there was a distinct set of sounds and breaks between each song, and from what I understand from interviews, one is more rhythm and percussion oriented, while the other plays with patches and synths. All in all, they kept me vibrating n' moving. Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 17:19:16 -0400 Subject: Re: Well just got back from Autechre... From: christaylor415@gmail.com To: cexwell@gmail.com CC: idm@hyperreal.org one's on kick, other's on snare. everything else is just playback. On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 5:04 PM, Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com> wrote: how exactly you think it takes two laptops? one guy on tone, other on rhythm? On Oct 18, 2015 5:02 PM, "Chris Taylor" <christaylor415@gmail.com> wrote: "Lots of good, clear distinctions between ideas that may be "songs."" Yeah I noticed that too. I remembered them being more fluid with parts last time I saw them. This time there seemed to be distinct sets of sounds and the changes between them sometimes quite abrupt. Wish they played longer than the hour they did in Brooklyn. On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 5:34 AM, Jorge Rojas <redcoqui@hotmail.com> wrote: They played at least an hour and a half in miami. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- Original message -------- From: Esa Ruoho <esaruoho@gmail.com> Date: 10/18/2015 5:29 AM (GMT-05:00) To: J S <coda27@hotmail.com> Cc: idm@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: Well just got back from Autechre... In this case, what does a "set was perhaps a bit short"? Did they play less than 40 minutes? On 18 October 2015 at 10:49, J S <coda27@hotmail.com> wrote: More percussive, less coherent than recorded material. Set was perhaps a bit short, but for having waited 17 years, I found it worth it regardless. Highlight of the evening goes to the face-down body I saw in the middle of Colfax on my drive home, that was in all likelihood dead. -- --- http://twitter.com/esaruoho http://lackluster.bandcamp.com

I think they were contracted to play an hour on all shows, and were very close to exactly an hour most of the dates I know about. As for what they were doing with two laptops: You can hear what they're doing -- they each control a set of instruments and sequencers, but their computers are connected, probably with OSC over MIDI, and they wire the max patches they're playing such that controls from one laptop feeds into the other and vice versa. So they're each shaping half of the sound, and in so doing influence what the other person's computer does. On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 4:48 PM J S <coda27@hotmail.com> wrote:

quoted 82 lines Oop, didn't reply all...

> Oop, didn't reply all... > > Yeah, the set was probably somewhere around 45 minutes. Percussion that > sounded like it was trying to break the speakers (in a good way), I think > there were some dudes up front trippin' on one substance or another that > freaked out on it; one holding his ears in pain, another with his back > leaned up on the speakers the whole time, another hopped on stage and got > the boot. Couple of idiots who didn't understand the "no flash photography" > rule and one guy right behind me who kept screaming a song request at them > every break. I think he smoked a joint finally and it shut him the fuck up. > People were pretty excited, lots of cheers and whistles between songs. Yes, > there was a distinct set of sounds and breaks between each song, and from > what I understand from interviews, one is more rhythm and percussion > oriented, while the other plays with patches and synths. All in all, they > kept me vibrating n' moving. > ------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 17:19:16 -0400 > > Subject: Re: Well just got back from Autechre... > From: christaylor415@gmail.com > To: cexwell@gmail.com > CC: idm@hyperreal.org > > > one's on kick, other's on snare. everything else is just playback. > > On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 5:04 PM, Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com> wrote: > > how exactly you think it takes two laptops? one guy on tone, other on > rhythm? > On Oct 18, 2015 5:02 PM, "Chris Taylor" <christaylor415@gmail.com> wrote: > > "Lots of good, clear distinctions between ideas that may be "songs."" > > Yeah I noticed that too. I remembered them being more fluid with parts > last time I saw them. This time there seemed to be distinct sets of sounds > and the changes between them sometimes quite abrupt. > > Wish they played longer than the hour they did in Brooklyn. > > On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 5:34 AM, Jorge Rojas <redcoqui@hotmail.com> wrote: > > They played at least an hour and a half in miami. > > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Esa Ruoho <esaruoho@gmail.com> > Date: 10/18/2015 5:29 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: J S <coda27@hotmail.com> > Cc: idm@hyperreal.org > Subject: Re: Well just got back from Autechre... > > In this case, what does a "set was perhaps a bit short"? Did they play > less than 40 minutes? > > > On 18 October 2015 at 10:49, J S <coda27@hotmail.com> wrote: > > More percussive, less coherent than recorded material. Set was perhaps a > bit short, but for having waited 17 years, I found it worth it regardless. > Highlight of the evening goes to the face-down body I saw in the middle of > Colfax on my drive home, that was in all likelihood dead. > > > > > -- > > --- > http://twitter.com/esaruoho > http://lackluster.bandcamp.com > > > >

this show that you remastered is particularily great... it starts out classic ae, like the harshest most foreboding bit is the intro like to clear out the bass bins or the room, but then it weaves in the most literal definition that audio can weave in, in and out of all these little bits and they are fucking great and completely chaotic and autechre Clint Anderson Systems Engineer "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 5:16 PM, kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted 96 lines I think they were contracted to play an hour on all shows, and were very

> I think they were contracted to play an hour on all shows, and were very > close to exactly an hour most of the dates I know about. > > As for what they were doing with two laptops: You can hear what they're > doing -- they each control a set of instruments and sequencers, but their > computers are connected, probably with OSC over MIDI, and they wire the max > patches they're playing such that controls from one laptop feeds into the > other and vice versa. So they're each shaping half of the sound, and in so > doing influence what the other person's computer does. > > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 4:48 PM J S <coda27@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Oop, didn't reply all... >> >> Yeah, the set was probably somewhere around 45 minutes. Percussion that >> sounded like it was trying to break the speakers (in a good way), I think >> there were some dudes up front trippin' on one substance or another that >> freaked out on it; one holding his ears in pain, another with his back >> leaned up on the speakers the whole time, another hopped on stage and got >> the boot. Couple of idiots who didn't understand the "no flash photography" >> rule and one guy right behind me who kept screaming a song request at them >> every break. I think he smoked a joint finally and it shut him the fuck up. >> People were pretty excited, lots of cheers and whistles between songs. Yes, >> there was a distinct set of sounds and breaks between each song, and from >> what I understand from interviews, one is more rhythm and percussion >> oriented, while the other plays with patches and synths. All in all, they >> kept me vibrating n' moving. >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 17:19:16 -0400 >> >> Subject: Re: Well just got back from Autechre... >> From: christaylor415@gmail.com >> To: cexwell@gmail.com >> CC: idm@hyperreal.org >> >> >> one's on kick, other's on snare. everything else is just playback. >> >> On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 5:04 PM, Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> how exactly you think it takes two laptops? one guy on tone, other on >> rhythm? >> On Oct 18, 2015 5:02 PM, "Chris Taylor" <christaylor415@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> "Lots of good, clear distinctions between ideas that may be "songs."" >> >> Yeah I noticed that too. I remembered them being more fluid with parts >> last time I saw them. This time there seemed to be distinct sets of sounds >> and the changes between them sometimes quite abrupt. >> >> Wish they played longer than the hour they did in Brooklyn. >> >> On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 5:34 AM, Jorge Rojas <redcoqui@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> They played at least an hour and a half in miami. >> >> >> >> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Esa Ruoho <esaruoho@gmail.com> >> Date: 10/18/2015 5:29 AM (GMT-05:00) >> To: J S <coda27@hotmail.com> >> Cc: idm@hyperreal.org >> Subject: Re: Well just got back from Autechre... >> >> In this case, what does a "set was perhaps a bit short"? Did they play >> less than 40 minutes? >> >> >> On 18 October 2015 at 10:49, J S <coda27@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> More percussive, less coherent than recorded material. Set was perhaps a >> bit short, but for having waited 17 years, I found it worth it regardless. >> Highlight of the evening goes to the face-down body I saw in the middle of >> Colfax on my drive home, that was in all likelihood dead. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> --- >> http://twitter.com/esaruoho >> http://lackluster.bandcamp.com >> >> >> >>