Re: (idm) Autechre "clones" or not!

From Andrew Smith
Sent Fri, Mar 5th 1999, 02:41


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> you are saying that they don't have a style, I think that is rather silly.
> Listen to several differen ae tracks, do you really believe you cannot find
> the affinity between them? If you ask me I will tell you that Ae have a very
> poinient style,.. much of their familiarity comes from their melodies, which
> personally I find to envoke very vivid emotions, the rest of their style I
> suppose I would attribute to the sounds they use and how they use them.

  I agree that the sounds play an important role, but I believe it has more to
do with the track construction itself. The sounds Ae have used have varied
tremendously over the years, for instance on "incunabula" the now cliche TR-808
("Ye Olde Analogue Drumme Machine") makes several appearances. Now a days, Ae
have moved on, and I'm sure their 808 is gathering dust in the corner, and yet,
Autechre still sounds like Autechre. With my sampler, I can create "Ae-like"
sounds, but I have never been able to forge an "Ae-like" track. Their
combination of timing, juxtaposition techniques, a sense of simplicity, and
complex sounds is totally unique, and is what truly set Ae apart.
    Autechre makes music that is to be listened to... deeply. Is it just me, or
am I the only one who cannot do anything but listen when I hear an Ae track?
Their music requires your full attention, otherwise it often sounds, to quote my
floor mates, like "a bunch of weird noise." I don't blame other artists for
trying to "sound like Autechre", after all, they're only trying to sound like
the best. Three cheers for the kings.

                -Andrew

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