tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862983109772872887.post2945134114356834833..comments2023-06-13T07:59:01.805-07:00Comments on speed, glue and music: Autechre - Overstepsalexandwichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02800605651752994549noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862983109772872887.post-42746771118688846022010-03-11T22:29:23.080-08:002010-03-11T22:29:23.080-08:00Good points. Yeah, I do agree with you that the al...Good points. Yeah, I do agree with you that the album does have a consistent theme. oh yeah the pitchfork thing was somewhat sarcastic, their stuff is nonsense. I still like this album enough to buy it and listen to it again, it's not bad by a long stretch, but I dunno, maybe it's just the shit I have been into lately that has made me not pay as much attention to Autechre, that might be it.MRThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041371194487964653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862983109772872887.post-35269415002701131752010-03-11T15:43:16.199-08:002010-03-11T15:43:16.199-08:00i try to stray from the path that pitchfork takes ...i try to stray from the path that pitchfork takes which is (by default) to appear like an absolute authority on the matter, which is nonsense. monolake is pretty cool though, i have some of his older stuff.R.A.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804320214263407438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862983109772872887.post-66117148130139888562010-03-11T15:40:49.457-08:002010-03-11T15:40:49.457-08:00eh, to each his own obviously. i think they were g...eh, to each his own obviously. i think they were going for a 'less is more' here, and i think it's subtle but the textures and the sound production and even the sounds themselves are more highly developed here. but i just hear it in a different way. i also like this album in particular because they had the restraint to make an album that sounded complete with a consistent theme. everyone picks up on different subtleties in music and i guess the ones i see just don't fly under your radar. i hate to be such a relativist, but that's kind of why i try to make it pretty clear that any review i make is purely subjective, as it should be.R.A.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804320214263407438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862983109772872887.post-7416103031538290602010-03-11T14:53:52.420-08:002010-03-11T14:53:52.420-08:00I am glad pitchfork liked the new monolake though....I am glad pitchfork liked the new monolake though...MRThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041371194487964653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862983109772872887.post-82287794898315766922010-03-11T14:36:03.098-08:002010-03-11T14:36:03.098-08:00oh I don't think it is new agey, the melodies ...oh I don't think it is new agey, the melodies come off as 90's idm retread, but not necessarily in a bad way. Personally, although I am comparing two different artists, I have been more into the new Monolake album more than this. And of course that album has been virtually ignored by everyone, which sucks because for cold, idm style music, that shit has more interesting things to say than the new Autechre, but both aren't really doing anything new though if that matters. I probably will always like Autechre, but their music is starting to fall flat for me, Oversteps is good, but it's nothing exciting from these guys, who I think if they pushed themselves to go in another direction, might be to their benefit, but I guess that's probably not the point nor what they want. Oh and I know it's incidental and off topic, but maybe changing up their sound design a bit too would be interesting. The last three albums sound like they have come out of the same drum machine(s), elektron machinedrum possibly? Although that's probably not the only thing they use. Basically their music is starting to sound like it came out of a Reaktor patch or something similar, and that is not a compliment. But what do I know? They could be making their sounds from anything. Anyway, their "unique" sound is starting to outstay its welcome for me.MRThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041371194487964653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862983109772872887.post-53350909813518106402010-03-11T14:30:46.372-08:002010-03-11T14:30:46.372-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.MRThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041371194487964653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862983109772872887.post-57463966410152010522010-03-10T13:16:27.480-08:002010-03-10T13:16:27.480-08:00yeah, the rest of the album is a bit different. i ...yeah, the rest of the album is a bit different. i basically picked the most nicely melodic tracks to sample. that's funny that you think it's new agey though. that's a huge over-generalization imo. i think this has a lot more weight and 'oomph' to it than new agey music. new agey music is always whispy and boring and this is still way more badass in spite of it's somewhat soft instrumental tone. i'm gonna check out those early artists you mentioned though.rob bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474366616011697249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862983109772872887.post-77587243445256264662010-03-10T09:08:31.581-08:002010-03-10T09:08:31.581-08:00i have been kind of out of the autechre loop for a...i have been kind of out of the autechre loop for a while but this does sound quite different. to me it does have a light jazzy feel to it but moreso i feel it is very new agey. this isnt a negative remark by the way. i think its really well done but with the harpsichord sounding stuff and just the airy nature of the whole recording it just feels very new agey spiritual. i kind of like it. and as usual they are pushing things forward but i feel looking backwards towards early forms of techno like manual gottsching and klaus schulze as well as some bits of kraftwerk in there too. but overall very nicedestroy the scenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707720351401429332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862983109772872887.post-27035425477170121012010-03-09T23:52:04.180-08:002010-03-09T23:52:04.180-08:00you should also check out some bits of that crazy ...you should also check out some bits of that crazy podcast too if you have the time. parts of it are pretty incredible.R.A.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804320214263407438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862983109772872887.post-46265532748919099592010-03-09T23:50:21.700-08:002010-03-09T23:50:21.700-08:00yeah, it's so well produced and recorded. the ...yeah, it's so well produced and recorded. the high-end wav format sounds pretty incredible, but the 320s i uploaded are almost as good. this album gets major bonus points from me for being interesting and different. in the good way that still maintains musical quality.R.A.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804320214263407438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862983109772872887.post-51230029938573383992010-03-09T21:38:20.877-08:002010-03-09T21:38:20.877-08:00it sounds so cavernous and shinyit sounds so cavernous and shinyalexandwichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800605651752994549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862983109772872887.post-72294661140162468562010-03-09T18:36:24.336-08:002010-03-09T18:36:24.336-08:00wow, this is really mellow and nicewow, this is really mellow and nicealexandwichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800605651752994549noreply@blogger.com