Autechre - Draft 7.30 (Album Review)
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- čas přidán 1. 03. 2020
- A lot of people REALLY love this one, huh... No, nothing to be worried about here... nope...
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Favorite Tracks: Surripere, V-Proc, Reniform Puls
Least Favorite Track: Theme of Sudden Roundabout
Overall Rating: 6.5/10
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hi :)
fwiw there's nothing academic or exclusive abt the way i like this album, its just rhythmic & sonic excitement of the highest order for 70 minutes. not sure if there's anything to "get" in this case, so dont worry cus i dont think you're missing anything
well I will say your little review thread on twitter did help me feel less crazy about my takes and confirm "okay so I have been listening to the correct album this whole time" so thanks for that lol
still not sure what people comparing it to Tri Repetae are going on about
To 'get it' is to enjoy or appreciate. On a deeper level it is to understand it in our blood and bones - as essential as air and water Some don't enjoy' it overall, but do appreciate its technical finesse. So it may appeal to one part of our brain at an intellectual level, but not engage our heart, at an emotional one. As a one dimensional phenomenon it fails to involve our whole being. This is a common criticism directed at Autechre. Inhuman - angular - mathematical. Deus ex machina, machina. Abstruse - cool - hard. Unrelatable noise for nerds. (People who can't relate to people)
AE - AI - O
To the edge of the cliff and over we go....
A criticism of classical and jazz or instrumental music in general, is it's long and boring and sounds repetitive. Once upon a time this is how I felt about all three .I was addicted to the melody, verse chorus verse, middle eight of the standard pop song. After a long determined grind of exposing myself to as many complex forms of music, art and literature that I couldn't stand, I cracked open the cornucopia. Now work like this, though challenging, is accessible to me.
Anything worth having is difficult. One has to develop a talent and a skill over time with constant practice to make it second nature.
Autechre is as natural to me as dirt.
Rikard Schumacher
I’d have to say that classical music and jazz are hardly repetitive.
This album is great for gardening
For me, this is Autechre's masterpiece. It's not as user friendly, but for me it is flawless as an album. Whatever, to each their own. I just appreciate hearing differing opinions. It took me 5 years to "get" Exai, but once I did it became one of my favorites of their projects. I still can't understand how I missed the genius that is tuinorizn. That is what makes Autechre the most interesting, exciting sound producer in IDM, and gives me hope that I'll eventually come to terms with Quaristice and the NTS Sessions.
I love 'Draft 7.30', but I do appreciate that even though it's not one of your favourites, you didn't deny others have genuine joy in it or accuse them of pretentiousness, elitism, or any other pejoratives. I understand this music isn't going to be for everyone, but seeing people online claim that no one could *really* like such a "racket" / seeing accusations that others who DO like it are somehow "pretending" to like it or that their love of such music is disingenuous (!)...it can get tiring. I just genuinely love the creativity and dry, brittle alien atmospheres I'm hearing here, and for whatever reason don't really need standard, "clear" top-register melodies in pieces to find them engaging (providing that textures or other elements are doing interesting things.) Thank you for expressing your views in a respectful way! Really appreciate how even when you don't love something you address those who do with respect. :-)
Their most freaky, haunting, unsettling, eerie album for me. I really feel alienated by it....which keeps me coming back and enjoying it.
I always have to listen to Draft to remember what Draft sounds like.
Congratulations. You get it!
I've heard barely any praise for Draft from fans, so it's nice to hear that you have. Autechre are one of those acts that I really struggle to pick a favourite album from, but my mind seems to always go to Draft for some reason. Maybe that means it's my favourite? Fuck knows. It might be the overall liquidy sound to it that draws me in. It just flows so well.
And I do think it features perhaps their freakiest moment, the last minute or so of IV VV IV VV VIII. So unsettling.
I love that moment. It's just one synth chord basically struggling to play, but it's such an effective transitional moment from the rest of the track's faster feel
I characterize the mood of this album as "comfortably anxious." It's also deeply immersive, which I love in music. It may be their densest and most detailed album.
For me, Confield was like creating electricity, and Draft was like biulding powerplants.
About educated and smart listener - it is music. Just listen it and if it clicks - thats it. If it doesn't - it is listeners loss.
About the right mood - of course. I listen this album very rare but every time it is great. If i was urged to do it ( listen this, you have to listen this, you must listen this), probably it would ruined the whole experience.
About the emotional impact - sometimes not saying anything and keeping calm face expression touches more then crying and cursing. For me, Autechre is such staying cool in front of the evil world. I guess that many people like Autechre music like this in Draft because of this reason. Sometimes ( or better often) it is hard to keep that heroic attitude and you need something more human - then I would listen Chemicals, Orbital, Underworld or Plaid or something different.
Don't worry, just listen to it like 730 times again, then it will work
Yes! The secret to understanding is in the title. Also: this is the one great unfinished AE work. We are still waiting for Draft 7.30 (2.0) Though, they may release an earlier version entilted Draft 3.14159265359....... which was abandoned as incomprehensible by Booth and Brown just so Wonky Angle can decipher it for them.
I'm looking forward to it.
I respect your opinion wholeheartedly. Can't wait for your Untilted review!!
W a v e s O f R e d same thats my favourite album of theirs
yes!
It’s actually pronounced: “ “
Rob and Sean are John Cage fans.
What I like most about this album is that it has a definite identity. It has the sound of some viscous liquid dimension.
Wood and slime and gears
I love the vibe of this album. The textures and soundscapes are wonderful. It took me a while to get into. The reason I like it might be a lot to do with the context of it in my life at the time. I would often come in exhausted as a student after a heavy night and just let the soundscapes wash over me as I passed out.
As a side note, it would be cool to hear some of your opinions on The Haxan Cloak, specifically the Excavation LP.
tbh as a HUGE Ae-fan, I'm too ambivalent on Draft 7.30. Sometimes I see it as a bit redundant other times I thinks it's among their best. And I can't put my fingers on why.
Beautiful. One of those LIMINAL experiences. That's rare. Hang on to it.
To be fair, you need to have a very high IQ to understand Autechure's post EP7 works. The musical intricacies are extremely subtle but at times still filled with enough aesthetic charm that will go over typical listener's head. Due to their cultivated nature, they require significantly more work by the listener to fully appreciate than is typical of popular music. There is no need to have a grasp in music theory as Rob and Sean were inventive enough to throw the entire rulebook out the window in order to rewrite their own. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these highly calculated programming algorithms, to realize that they don't just sound good - they force you to think on a completely new level. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Rob and Sean's borderline-inconceivable artistic genius unfolds itself on their headphones and speakers. What fools... how I pity them.
This comment sounds really pretentious. No art needs a high IQ to be liked. Proof: I am pretty dumb and I love that album.
@@petitbreton were you living under a rock while this meme copypasta was going around?
For me, I enjoyed it when I'm at the beach if it gets cloudy and whatnot.
I really like Autechre's hardhitting drum tracks, like Pen Expers and V-PROC. Their energy is relatively unmatched.
1:43 hey, and this album has 6IE.CR ! isn't THIS a great moment ? that beat ! and those flutes in the ending ! yes, flutes ! the track is just dsp bliss. it doesn't need drugs or "getting into it" - it's just awesome. and not just IMHO ofc.
It’s actually pronounced “Ayo-oh-tu-ha-kera”
If you had to name your children after Autechre song titles, which ones would you choose?
Girl - Fleure, Io, Perlence.
Boy(younger child) - Second Scout, Djarum, Basscadet :D
@@bgggshtThanks for your thoughts. I think I could live with being called Djarum - it has a certain strength and wisdom to it! 🌻
Thanks for the question. It is really interesting to think about it - not only about the word and its aesthetic, but also about certain associations it brings. What about you ? Which titles would you pick ?
Geneza O-Wsianki I don’t know Autechre albums that well - but I enjoy Tommy’s reviews. I can see how the titles they give their music might fit with the otherworldly, or rather cold mechanical sounds they seem to create, but sometimes I wish the titles would give me more of a clue to the track. I didn’t think you’d find any that you might be bold enough to name a child with, but you proved me wrong! I need to keep listening.
I'd have twins via in vitro parthenogenesis and call them OneBbad Vilbel and Second Bad Vilbel
didn't clicked with me before December and I've been listening to Autechre since January
can't believe it took me a day to realize there's a typo here
Oof it’s one my top favourites from them but I understand your reasons:)
It’s actually pronounced “ayy-yoo-teck-haa-reau”
IV VV IV VV VIII was my favorite Autechre song for several years. It's still top 10.
By the way: It's pronounced "Or-i-chal-cum."
Certain songs are my favorite like 6ie cr or whatever its called and tapr- recently I really clicked with p: ntil and might be my favorite track. Excited to have this album reveal itself slowly
Theme of sudden roundabout is basically them hanging out spray painting.. thats what that noise is so you are correct saying its liquid lol
good review.
i'll subscribe. u know what u are talking about which is rather refreshing.
I really like this project, even though I wasn't that fond of Confield
4:37 they used it in V-proc
This is definitely a very challenging listen. I love 6IE.CR and sort of like V-Proc but apart from that it just frustrates and alienates me too much.
Do you listen to these albums in the day or at night?
yes
@@TheWonkyAngle Best time of day to do just that.
Autechre is the perfect soundtrack to my Organic Chemistry homework...V-PROC is the major standout here for me, that one demands utmost respect
THEME OF SUDDEN ROUNDABOUT
Man I used to agree with all your opinions on this album for months... Draft 7.30 was really one of those Autechre albums that I always resented or felt lacking, but I had no idea why. Then just today, as I'm writing this comment, it CLICKED. It wasn't a gradual shift to appreciation; It felt like some switch flipped in my head. And again I had no clue why. I still have a huge problem with how SURRIPERE fails to give a good drop, and this album isn't one of my favorite albums or anything, but I appreciate its sound more than before. This is really what I love about Autechre, and why I always consistently come back to their music. Their work is so sonically dense, every time you put one of their albums on you're gaining a new musical experience. Don't worry, I still know where you're coming from and I still think your opinion on this album is still completely valid.
disliked and unsubbed. can't believe i disagree with a wonky angle review now >:(
I think I "get" this album, quite easily compared to Exai, I actually enjoyed their live albums much more which are even longer than NTS sessions
I don’t know much about this album rip... I remember liking xylin room and surripere but I don’t remember anything else
I believe it's technically pronounced "or dervs"
I’m 500th view I feel special
its not pronounced anything anymore, its just “a”.
Probably my least favorite album from them. It's really good, but not quite to the tier if their other stuff. SURRIPERE is the only excellent track (one if my favorites from them period) IMO, the rest are just alright. The transition from Max/MSP to hardware equipment is very apparent with the noticeable lack of textural depth compared to Confield.
This. Alblum is really cool for me it seems to have more melody but the melody are really atonal and abstract also the texture on this alblum is the creepiest they have ever done like seriously what is that on 6iecr what about vproc what the he'll is going on in the background sounds like someone tripped over organ the alblum cover is perfect a coherent alternative dimension that is very creepy and allien but well it is still tenically inviting
i pronounce it like аутекре
It's actually pronounced 'Oh teacher'.
This review reminds me of when Hank Hill listened to Autechre: czcams.com/video/ExTtXmV7S2I/video.html
INDM = Intelligent non-danceable music
Cool review, but it's pronouced otéqueurre with a thick french accent
When I first heard of them and had no idea who they were or what their sense of humor was like, I thought Autechre was a French name lol
I can't do a french accent
@@TheWonkyAngle just say it like a prententious bastard and it'll be ok (I know what I'm talking about I'm french)
hehe awful take