On 9 Jan 1997 17:06 -0600 (-1100), Michael Peter Stein wrote to me:
quoted 3 lines Is there a track-listing for the new Autechre album available yet? I looked
> Is there a track-listing for the new Autechre album available yet? I looked
> on the Warp and Ae web-sites and only found the track listing for "Envane."
> Well, if anyone's got it (greg303?), lemme know :)
1. Cipater *
2. Rettic AC
3. Tewe
4. Cichli *
5. hub
6. Cal Bruc
7. Recury
8. Pule
9. Nuane *
Been meaning to post some info on this disc, and this is a nice chance. The
sequencing on this disc is extremely tight... chock full of DENSE static
ticks and noise swirling in chaotic complexity. The * tracks are my
favorite, and probably the most aggressive tracks on the disc. While not a
perfect album, (every Ae disc has its flaws anyways) Chiastic Slide still
astounds me everytime I hear it. Many artists have tried to imitate, but
never have I heard such disturbing magic come from my speakers as I have
from Ae.
As for comparisons to previous efforts? Probably Tri Repetae is the closest
thing to Chiastic Slide. This may disappoint those who miss the swirling
dark ambience of Incunabula and Amber... this album is just as daunting to
approach their last, but very rewarding. Their approach to song writing is
much more detailed and layered than Tri Repetae, and the beat programming
has much less emphasize on the "thunks" and more on layered noise.
Note: it's quite difficult to put this disc in words, but given more time,
I could try again offline... :) Just say the word.
Tentative rating: 9/10
Lame Thread Prevention in Effect: Aaron Michelson
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