Can anyone make some recommendations in this "Haphazard Sounds" genre? It
sounds pretty cool actually. Aside from say field recordings at NYC Grand
Central Station.
Seems like the trick is to have "no apparent" structure or design on first
or Nth listen, but then one that becomes "apparent" on listen N+1... a
nice reward for repeated, deep listening!
Brian
On Sun, 21 Sep 2025, Rjyan Kidwell wrote:
quoted 47 lines Yowza yeah "random sounds thrown together haphazardly with no apparent consideration
> Yowza yeah "random sounds thrown together haphazardly with no apparent consideration for structure or design" is a wild claim to make about ~any~ record!
>
> On Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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:
> >
> > Autechre :: Quaristice (Warp, Ltd. 2CD) — now reissued
> >
> > https://igloomag.com/reviews/autechre-quaristice-warp-ltd-2cd
> >
> > "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.
> >
> > :: ::
> > Pietro DS
> >
> > Igloo Magazine :: igloomag.com
> > Experimental Electronic Music
> >
> > Digital::Nimbus Radio :: digitalnimbus.com
> > Electronic Audio Freakquencies
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