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1998-10-19 14:32Agarwalla, NirajDid anyone purchase Autechre's minidisc only release? If so, what are your opinions on it?

From:: Agarwalla, Niraj <Niraj.Agarwalla@LibertyMutual.com>
To:: 'idm@hyperreal.org' <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 10:32:16 -0400
Subject:: (idm) Autechre MiniDisc

Did anyone purchase Autechre's minidisc only release? If so, what are your opinions on it? Thanks. -- Niraj Agarwalla

1998-10-19 14:42ChaircrusherOn Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Agarwalla, Niraj wrote: > Did anyone purchase Autechre's minidisc onl

From:: Chaircrusher <kent@avalon.net>
To:: Agarwalla, Niraj <Niraj.Agarwalla@LibertyMutual.com>
Cc:: 'idm@hyperreal.org' <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 09:42:10 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Autechre MiniDisc
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On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Agarwalla, Niraj wrote:

quoted 3 lines Did anyone purchase Autechre's minidisc only release? If so,

> Did anyone purchase Autechre's minidisc only release? If so, > what are your opinions on it? Thanks. >

Most of it is not music as such, but a sort of sampler of their radical sound design tendencies run amok. I don't have a MD player, so I can't say that's a definitive opinion, but I wasn't tempted to go out and buy a MD just to hear it.

1998-10-19 16:58Mark StevensOn Mon, 19 Oct 1998 10:32:16 -0400, you wrote: >Did anyone purchase Autechre's minidisc on

From:: Mark Stevens <mark@sonance.demon.co.uk>
To:: 'idm@hyperreal.org' <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 16:58:29 GMT
Subject:: Re: (idm) Autechre MiniDisc
Reply to:: (idm) Autechre MiniDisc

On Mon, 19 Oct 1998 10:32:16 -0400, you wrote:

quoted 2 lines Did anyone purchase Autechre's minidisc only release? If so,

>Did anyone purchase Autechre's minidisc only release? If so, >what are your opinions on it? Thanks.

It's basically a collage of strange sound bites, loops and sonic weirdness. Those people who stick it in their deck, press play and sit back are missing the point. The idea is to play around with it -- play it in shuffle mode, program your own seamless sequence, loop between edit marks or entire tracks, go exploring, etc. It's pretty much been designed as an interactive experience rather than a passive one. Worth buying an MD deck for? Perhaps not, but it's probably the only commercial MD release that really takes advantage of an MD player's capabilities. Autechre fans who have an MD player should snap it up though -- it's an essential addition to anyone's IDM collection. /\/)ark http://www.sonance.demon.co.uk/

1998-10-21 16:55Elizabeth OlsonI already had a MD player, so I didn't have to justify the purchase of one to get this. :-

From:: Elizabeth Olson <greyrose@nervosa.sf.ca.us>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 09:55:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Autechre MiniDisc
Reply to:: (idm) Autechre MiniDisc

I already had a MD player, so I didn't have to justify the purchase of one to get this. :-) I can't say that I listen to it often - it's not the kind of thing I put on while doing the dishes, for instance. But I think it's an interesting piece of work, particularly on random in a dark room. I've heard others say they don't like being jolted out of one snippet and into another - but I find that to be part of the fun. If I didn't already have a MD player, I probably wouldn't go out and buy one for this release. But it's definitely somethign I'm glad I have in my collection. On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Agarwalla, Niraj wrote:

quoted 6 lines Did anyone purchase Autechre's minidisc only release? If so,

> Did anyone purchase Autechre's minidisc only release? If so, > what are your opinions on it? Thanks. > > -- > Niraj Agarwalla >

-- greyrose@nervosa.sf.ca.us http://www.extortion.com "Millions of human hands at work, billions of minds...a vast network, screaming with life: an organism. A natural organism." - Max Cohen, in the motion picture pi

1998-10-21 17:12Adam HuffmanOn Wed, Oct 21, 1998 at 09:55:19AM -0700, Elizabeth Olson wrote: > > I already had a MD pl

From:: Adam Huffman <adam@larynx.shef.ac.uk>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 18:12:30 +0100
Subject:: Re: (idm) Autechre MiniDisc
Reply to:: Re: (idm) Autechre MiniDisc

On Wed, Oct 21, 1998 at 09:55:19AM -0700, Elizabeth Olson wrote:

quoted 13 lines I already had a MD player, so I didn't have to justify the purchase of

> > I already had a MD player, so I didn't have to justify the purchase of > one to get this. :-) > > I can't say that I listen to it often - it's not the kind of thing > I put on while doing the dishes, for instance. But I think it's > an interesting piece of work, particularly on random in a dark room. > I've heard others say they don't like being jolted out of one snippet > and into another - but I find that to be part of the fun. If I didn't > already have a MD player, I probably wouldn't go out and buy one for > this release. But it's definitely somethign I'm glad I have in my > collection. >

Listening to it on random play as intended makes a big difference, I think. You begin to recognise elements of the same song split throughout the sequence, and the really harsh bits don't last too long... I've also heard a CD-R of it and that was much less enjoyable. adam

1998-10-19 14:54Dave Walker> > Did anyone purchase Autechre's minidisc only release? If so, > > what are your opinion

From:: Dave Walker <marmoset@mich.com>
To:: 'idm@hyperreal.org' <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 10:54:02 -0400
Subject:: Re: (idm) Autechre MiniDisc

quoted 7 lines Did anyone purchase Autechre's minidisc only release? If so,

> > Did anyone purchase Autechre's minidisc only release? If so, > > what are your opinions on it? Thanks. > > Most of it is not music as such, but a sort of sampler of their > radical sound design tendencies run amok. I don't have a MD player, > so I can't say that's a definitive opinion, but I wasn't tempted > to go out and buy a MD just to hear it.

What Kent said. I do own Minidisc equipment, but I don't often get the urge to throw this on much -- it's sporadically interesting noises and little structure. I've got Mouse on Mars' "Instrümentals" and "Glam" dumped to MD and when I'm in the mood for wacky sound collage I'm much more likely to reach for those... -d.w.

1998-10-21 16:56jandTaken from Interview with Sound on Sound NOV 97... May shed some light on Aes Minidisk rel

From:: jand <jand@globalnet.co.uk>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 17:56:39 +0100
Subject:: (idm) Autechre MiniDisc

Taken from Interview with Sound on Sound NOV 97... May shed some light on Aes Minidisk release <snip> Rob: Some PR Agency sent us this free portable MiniDisc player, that could remix our tracks. Sean: Yeah exactly,f**king wicked!" Rob: You can give each bar a different ID mark then press random play, and it's seamless. That way you get a different mix everytime. </snip> over & out....jand ================================================================= "It's Dark there - in the Future, I mean. It's not a good place. Everyone looks so old and the neighborhood lloks like shit" - Douglas Coupland, Girlfriend in a Coma

1998-10-22 09:35turbo@wr.com.au>Listening to it on random play as intended makes a big difference, I >think. You begin to

From:: <turbo@wr.com.au>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 19:35:46 +1000
Subject:: Re: (idm) Autechre MiniDisc

quoted 5 lines Listening to it on random play as intended makes a big difference, I

>Listening to it on random play as intended makes a big difference, I >think. You begin to recognise elements of the same song split throughout >the sequence, and the really harsh bits don't last too long... > >I've also heard a CD-R of it and that was much less enjoyable.

I bought the original MD and then turned it into an 88 track cdr. Working on getting a little program that buffers the cd (either to ram or the hd) and plays it back, so that the cdr can be heard in perfect non-interrupted random play mode. If this program ever becomes a reality i'll be sure to pass it on. Regards, John P.S. Wonders if there is already such a thing out in the ether?

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