I thoroughly agree with what Tom Tonger says. Having been fortunate enough
to see autechre live several times, I can say that they get a REALLY simple
melodic loop that touches the right parts of your mind, repeat it over,
make subtle variations, until it almost becomes a Mantra. When I've seen
them live, I've almost got to the stage at times when I think that the loop/
mantra contains some message or emotion. I really respect the way these
guys work, it takes a lot of guts to work this way and a fuck of a lot of
talent to get it right.
Any bastard can get a repetitive loop going over and make it sound shit, but
Autechre's music is repetitive without being monotonous.
Anyway, all of this ends on a very sad note- it would seem that none of the
material from their live shows at the Big Chill Gala and London (in July)
will actually be properly released- they seem to be keeping live shows and
albums almost totally separate these days.
I'm sure that someone else will have some other inside information to
prove me wrong, and if they do then please tell me, it would make my
day!
Richard W.