Everything floats slowly, hardly undisturbed on a silent voyage in space. Untilted and Draft 7.30, for instance, had some life on them: something was happening, if tough to describe.īut what happens on Oversteps? Apparently, nothing. Those who disliked their music for being lifeless should be warned that this is no different, and is probably worse. Confield’s ideas seem filtrated through Amber’s, and somehow this decade Autechre’s output is erased to give way to an alternate timeline where the starting point is Chiastic Slide. The band took those elements, worked and expanded upon them, to create what could be called an enticing, dark ambient album. The music was repetitive, minimalistic, slower and more spaced, but at least it signaled a new possible direction. The Quadrange EP (1)*, was possibly their most excruciating output, which tested fans' patience (and loyalty) to the extreme. They rarely make things easy for the listener, and people generally turn their back on them, no without justification. Autechre create bizarre pieces of music of a strange, rare beauty. While they do make music - not just random noise pretending to pass as it -, their music is at the opposite extreme of what can be regarded as “enjoyable” in the usual sense. It is hard to explain Autechre's appeal, even for someone who likes them. Review Summary: Autechre returns with yet another enigmatic opus.
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