Wow, what all of you are saying about these Autechre releases is
completely opposite of how I felt about them. The first album I bought
by them was "Envane." And I didn't like it at first because it was too
rythmic, too repetative. Then I let it sit for a while, and almost sold
it, but then took a listen at it a while later, and I liked it a lot
more. So then I bought LP5. I thought the sounds were cool, but that
the music was still sometimes a little too predictable, but still I
really liked it a LOT (it didn't leave my turntable for a month
straight). Then I bought EP7, and it was right on the mark. It confused
me in a way I wanted to be confused so badly. I loved it. It is all
there, the sounds, the composition, the surprises, the way I don't know
right away when the pattern is going to start over and repeat, the way
I *can't* always bob my head to it, yet somehow it is still working on
me in my brain, still reaching me on a different subconscious level.
I think the type of people who like the more recent Ae are people who
value confusion and curiosity in their music... the type of people who
want to sit down and *have* to think about what is going to happen
next, not have it all spelled out for them. I think this explains
waiting to get full enjoyment more than "it has to grow on you..." For
me, the enjoyment comes from the whole process of starting out
confused, and slowly leting the music work its way into my brain. I
love the whole process of it, from begining confusion to eventual
understanding (at least somewhat). But that's why I buy it, because I
know that is what I'm getting, and that is what I like. I really like
music that doesn't get stuck in my head after I'm done listening to it,
music I can't recreate in my head. This is a very powerfull thing, I
think -- music that can only really exist in its native format.
Yea, yea, I know, I'm really white, and I have no soul, etc...
-Andy!
--- Visions Of Bubba <sbabakha@videon.wave.ca> wrote:
quoted 19 lines i dunno, i still think that "ccec" is one of the coolest songs ever.
> i dunno, i still think that "ccec" is one of the coolest songs ever.
> but
> i do agree with the fact that autechre must grow on you for a while
> in
> order to be good. i remember the first autechre release i bought was
> "tri
> repetae ++" at some store. it was a total guess purchase as well. i
> remember the nostalgic emotions some of the synthy songs would throw
> me
> into. under the influence, some of those songs, which i thought were
> beautiful, turned out to be terrifying. but that's aside from the
> point.
> i only started enjoying lp5 recently and i think it'll take a while
> for
> chiastic slide to kick in like that too. i remember amber had that
> same
> string attached too. blah, i'm done.
>
> shaun
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