Melodies were largely dispensed with by 1998’s (untitled) ‘LP5’ and any hint of a 4-4 rhythm was obliterated by 2001’s Confield – which saw Autechre fully embrace the world of generative music: machine music algorithmically composed by machines. Long-time IDM fans often point to Autechre’s first three albums (and the EPs that encircled them) as a high watermark for 1990s electronica/IDM.Īs the decade progressed, Booth and Brown’s output became more abstract and increasingly impenetrable. The duo’s many varied long players and EPs, especially those released since the turn of the millennium, aren’t exactly what you’d call easy listening. Sean Booth and Rob Brown make electronic music that might be best described as “confronting” or “uncompromising”.
To call Autechre (“Or-tek-er”) a band is a bit of a stretch. No CD, no vinyl. Perhaps a result of the album’s length or maybe it’s the Manchester outfit’s record label of 25 years, WARP, calling time on every release coming to market as a big black disc and/or a tiny silver one.
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Autechre make deadmau5 sound like music for toddlers.Įlseq 1-5 is strictly download only. Krall’s recordings are spectacular in quality and the listening is super easy.Īlso landing this week is (news of) Autechre’s 12th album Elseq 1-5 - a five volume set whose run time tips 4 hours and often sounds like a car mechanic’s toolbox tumbling down a metal staircase. Whether or not you take to Krall’s music depends on your eagerness for tasteful, jazz-inflected “intimate trio sessions…celebratory big band outings, songbook standards…modern pop favorites and memorable original songs.” Audiophiles generally agree that 45rpm sounds better but even if the Verve re-presses spin at 33rpm, one thing’s for certain: used market pricing of the originals is set to fall hard. Keeping the collective audiophile brain from exploding completely is the specifics of these re-issues’ rotational speed. “The renowned pianist and vocalist has called Verve home for the vast majority of her illustrious career, and these new versions of her recordings originally released between 19 showcase many of her finest moments in lustrous vinyl format,” reads the press release. Not just any old vinyl though – these releases’ target market demands double LPs pressed to 180gm wax. (Now there’s a headline you won’t see anywhere else).Īs part its ongoing 60th Anniversary celebrations, Verve Records goes peak audiophile this weekend with news of eight Diana Krall reissues that, come July 15th, will land at your local record store and on vinyl.
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