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| − | Autechre are an electronic music duo from Rochdale, | + | '''Autechre''' are an electronic music duo from Rochdale, England, consisting of '''Rob Brown''' and '''Sean Booth'''. Their first works in the 1990s were influential in establishing the fuzzily defined [[wikipedia:Intelligent_dance_music|IDM]] genre, to which [[Boards of Canada]] also belongs. Their later works have been notably more experimental and lengthy, with a focus on live performances and their recordings in the 2020s. |
==Facts== | ==Facts== | ||
| − | * | + | * Autechre are also signed to [[Warp Records]], along with other notable IDM acts like [[Boards of Canada]] and [[wikipedia:Aphex Twin|Aphex Twin]]. |
| − | * | + | ** They contributed the tracks "Crystel" and "The Egg" to the first [https://www.discogs.com/master/30010-Various-Artificial-Intelligence Artificial Intelligence] compilation, which coined the term "intelligent dance music". |
| − | **It was on this label that [[Boards of Canada]] would release their first widely distributed EP, [[Hi Scores]]. | + | ** A [https://www.discogs.com/release/156669-Autechre-Boards-Of-Canada-The-Black-Dog-Warp-Peel-Sessions-Vol-1 compilation album] containing Autechre's and Boards of Canada's [[Peel Session|Peel Sessions]] was sold in Japan in 1999. |
| + | * The duo was instrumental in the founding of the label [[SKAM]]. | ||
| + | ** SKAM's first ever release was [https://www.discogs.com/release/1926-Lego-Feet-Lego-Feet Lego Feet]'s self-titled, an early alias of Autechre. | ||
| + | ** It was on this label that [[Boards of Canada]] would release their first widely distributed EP, ''[[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores]]''. | ||
| + | *** As Sean Booth was responsible for getting the duo signed to SKAM, they could be considered instrumental in the success of [[Boards of Canada]]. | ||
| + | * Sean Booth provided the recording of a child's voice reading numbers from a numbers station to [[Boards of Canada]] for the track "[[Gyroscope]]".<ref>''"The guys in both bands (BOC and Autechre) were into in obscure radio recordings and shared various personal tape recordings they had made back in the 1980s - these recordings were shared before the Conet Project was even released."<br> – [[MDG|mdg]]''<br>[https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=254145#p254145 "Gescom / BoC connection?"], thread on Twoism</ref> | ||
| + | * According to Sean Booth, there exists an [[Autechre - Cichli (Boards of Canada Cover)|unreleased cover]] that [[Boards of Canada]] made of the Autechre track "[https://aepages.org/wiki/Chiastic_Slide#Cichli Cichli]". | ||
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| + | [[File:cichliboc.png]] | ||
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| + | == Trivia == | ||
| + | * Sean Booth made a humorous remark when asked about [[Boards of Canada|BoC]]'s whereabouts during a 5-hour AMA on Twitch:<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/v5j6yz/comment/ic0qwa2/ "Sean Booth (from Autechre) on the whereabouts of BOC"], u/CraziestBoyEver, r/boardsofcanada on Reddit</ref><ref>{{#ev:youtube|OdZv1PNxDcs|480||||start=3273|false}}</ref> <blockquote>"I don't know where [[Boards of Canada]] are...they're probably in the future somewhere, worrying about why it isn't like the past."</blockquote> | ||
| + | ** This may be referenced in the title of ''[[Inferno]]'s'' sixth track, "[[Somewhere Right Now In The Future]]". | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | *[[SKAM]] | + | * [[SKAM]] |
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| − | + | ==External links== | |
| + | * [https://www.autechre.ws/ AUTECHRE.WS] – official site | ||
| + | * [https://autechre.warp.net/ AE_STORE] - Warp website | ||
| + | * [https://aepages.org/wiki/Main_Page aepages.org] – community wiki | ||
| + | * [https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae @sean_ae] - Sean Booth on post.lurk.org (Mastodon) | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:14, 21 June 2026
Autechre are an electronic music duo from Rochdale, England, consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth. Their first works in the 1990s were influential in establishing the fuzzily defined IDM genre, to which Boards of Canada also belongs. Their later works have been notably more experimental and lengthy, with a focus on live performances and their recordings in the 2020s.
Facts[edit]
- Autechre are also signed to Warp Records, along with other notable IDM acts like Boards of Canada and Aphex Twin.
- They contributed the tracks "Crystel" and "The Egg" to the first Artificial Intelligence compilation, which coined the term "intelligent dance music".
- A compilation album containing Autechre's and Boards of Canada's Peel Sessions was sold in Japan in 1999.
- The duo was instrumental in the founding of the label SKAM.
- SKAM's first ever release was Lego Feet's self-titled, an early alias of Autechre.
- It was on this label that Boards of Canada would release their first widely distributed EP, Hi Scores.
- As Sean Booth was responsible for getting the duo signed to SKAM, they could be considered instrumental in the success of Boards of Canada.
- Sean Booth provided the recording of a child's voice reading numbers from a numbers station to Boards of Canada for the track "Gyroscope".[1]
- According to Sean Booth, there exists an unreleased cover that Boards of Canada made of the Autechre track "Cichli".
Trivia[edit]
- Sean Booth made a humorous remark when asked about BoC's whereabouts during a 5-hour AMA on Twitch:[2][3]
"I don't know where Boards of Canada are...they're probably in the future somewhere, worrying about why it isn't like the past."
- This may be referenced in the title of Inferno's sixth track, "Somewhere Right Now In The Future".
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- AUTECHRE.WS – official site
- AE_STORE - Warp website
- aepages.org – community wiki
- @sean_ae - Sean Booth on post.lurk.org (Mastodon)
References[edit]
- ↑ "The guys in both bands (BOC and Autechre) were into in obscure radio recordings and shared various personal tape recordings they had made back in the 1980s - these recordings were shared before the Conet Project was even released."
– mdg
"Gescom / BoC connection?", thread on Twoism - ↑ "Sean Booth (from Autechre) on the whereabouts of BOC", u/CraziestBoyEver, r/boardsofcanada on Reddit
- ↑
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