From Nate Harrison Sent Sun, Jun 13th 1999, 20:08
From Nate Harrison Sent Sun, Jun 13th 1999, 20:08
This is what I was trying to convey but perhaps wasn't as successful.... Nate Mark Stevens wrote: > Hello. > > Where next for Autechre? > > As much as I like 'ep7', there are indications that a further > continuation or subtle development of this style could quickly become > tedious. It's difficult to see where they can go with their own > particular brand of digital editing. Of late, their tracks are more > about technique than anything else. > > Funkstorung are steering themselves towards vocals. Their forthcoming > album will have a rapper and female vocalist contributing to most of > the tracks. Would it benefit Autechre to explore something similar -- > perhaps with the aid of Chantal? > > Or will we suddenly see a complete reversal and have Autechre > returning to Incunabula-style melodies? > > Like I said, I've no specific problem with 'ep7', but it does > highlight a possible danger that Autechre could swiftly disappear up > their own arse if they're not careful. > > -- > Mark Stevens > > http://www.sonance.demon.co.uk/