quoted 5 lines I saw them live in Chicago once. There was no show. They turned the> > I saw them live in Chicago once. There was no show. They turned the
> > lights off. Compared to the previous acts, Autechre seemed very
> > elegant. Personally, I think their aesthetic is far superior to the
> > gimmicks some other electonic artists have resorted to in order to seem
> > techy and futuristic.quoted 10 lines I guess I can see it both ways. You can call light shows or effects> I guess I can see it both ways. You can call light shows or effects
> "gimmicks," but it does actually take a certain amount of effort to
> set up such an act. It's easy to just turn on your laptop and start
> playing music. It's more work to create some sort of visual aid to
> go with the music, however unprofessional it might be.
>
> Is the lack of effects part of their aesthetic or a consequence of low
> budget? Some may say Autechre's shows are more elegant by not throwing
> in superfluous junk that confounds the music (which I can understand).
> Others may call them lazy and/or cheap. My opinion is of the latter.
People really like to trash Autechre here.
Of all the things one could level at Autechre (pretension, remoteness
from their audience) I would never think someone would consider them
lazy or cheap.
I came into listening to Autechre after lp5 and ep7. So the only
releases that have come out since then have been the second peel
session, Confield, and now Gantz Graf (I think) and in general I tend
to think that the releases become more interesting as time progresses,
as they remove themselves from the dance and club music which they
came from.
Given that opinion, that I like late Autechre, anyone have any
recommendations? For another datapoint, I find myself listening to
alot of Takemura Nobukazu.
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