On Wed, 22 Nov 1995, einexile the meek wrote:
quoted 20 lines I have had this for a week now and it really does almost nothing for>
> I have had this for a week now and it really does almost nothing for
> me. If anyone has earned the benefit of the doubt from me, it is
> Autechre, but I am getting pretty desperate for a reason to like this
> album, or even an interesting detail to which I might focus my attention.
> Is this record way over my head, or could it be that it really kind of
> sucks? So little of it jumps out and grabs me in any way, so little of it
> strikes me as inspired, that I am really quite driven to slag the hell
> out of it right here and now (is this what I'm actually doing?) but every
> fiber of my being insists: No! Autechre are *brilliant*! You can't do
> that! You must be mistaken! You must just be below their level of musical
> sophistication!
>
> Well I am below Swervedriver's level of musical sophistication, too but
> that doesn't make Ejector Seat Reservation anything else but a crap album.
> Autechre win my tentative vote for second biggest disappointment of 1996.
>
>
> einexile
>
I will second the motion! I thought it was too damn boring as well. I
do like Amber a lot, but Tri Repete just doesn't seem to go anywhere for me.
Derek
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