I just put this on while reading the review. Nothing personal but
pretty much everything in this review feels hilariously wrong.
"Seemingly operating on a whole other conceptual level where chaos and
disorder reign, their music is very much in the experimental realm and
appears to be a random selection of electronic sounds thrown together
haphazardly with no apparent consideration for structure or design."
When I listen to it the structure seems obvious. They may use random
processes for elements of their music but it's never haphazard or
arbitrary. I do think they make their pieces by jamming on Max
patches live, but that means every switchup, every knob tweak is done
by human hands live.
Maybe something completely unlike one's expectations for music sounds
random and arbitrary to you. There are two parts to listening to
Autechre: Experiencing it without preconceptions as a sensual
experience, and finding the musical thread of it. It can be a
challenge to understand and appreciate, but it's as worthy as a
pastime. And with repeated listening, it becomes familiar and makes a
different sort of sense.
On Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM Pietro <pietrobot@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Autechre :: Quaristice (Warp, Ltd. 2CD) — now reissued
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> https://igloomag.com/reviews/autechre-quaristice-warp-ltd-2cd
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> "Quaristice won’t be to everyone’s liking due to its complex and often random nature but for those who have long been fascinated by the duo’s ability to redefine and push the boundaries of their own sound over the years (although not always successfully) Quaristice shouldn’t disappoint." ~Paul L.
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