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Re: 2008 review for Autechre :: Quaristice (Warp, Ltd. 2CD) —
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There was Fridge Tracks from General Magic and Pita. Made from fridge sounds. I like Spring Fridge but it is pretty structured :)
quoted 73 lines Can anyone make some recommendations in this "Haphazard Sounds" genre?> > 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: >> 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 >> >> >>