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}}'''''Exai''''' is the eleventh studio album by [[Autechre]] released on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records]. It was originally released on February 7th, 2013.<!-- There's some nuances to this, note the different releases dates depending on format, and also the fact that the order for L-event and Exai was reversed (see also the theory that the album cover encodes the release date) -->
}}'''''Exai''''' is the eleventh studio album by [[Autechre]] released on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records]. It was originally released on February 7th, 2013.<!-- There's some nuances to this, note the different releases dates depending on format, and also the fact that the order for L-event and Exai was reversed (see also the theory that the album cover encodes the release date) -->


''Exai'' was made using much of the same setup and process that were used for ''[[Oversteps]] --'' mostly Max-made with edited live jams and some planned compositions. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D205][https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D248]  
== History ==
The sessions that spawned both ''Exai'' and ''[[L-event]]'' were initially compiled as a series of 12" records before having one of them split off into ''L-event.'' As mentioned in the [[WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013|WATMM Ask Autechre Anything]], they saw ''Exai'' "as a box of four 12"s" with ''L-event'' being interchangable with any of them.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/Q187,%20WATMM%20Ask%20Autechre%20Anything,%20November%202013]{{Cite AAA doc|118}}</ref>
 
''Exai'' was made using much of the same setup and process that were used for ''[[Oversteps]] --'' mostly Max-made with edited live jams and some planned compositions. <ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D205]{{Cite AAA doc|205}}</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D248]{{Cite AAA doc|248}}</ref> Many of the tracks on ''Exai'' were from trial runs of The System they were building for live shows. <ref>[[Exploring the parameter space: A conversation with Autechre, October 2023]]</ref><ref>[https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=So%20when%20we%20did%20Exai%2C%20that%20was%20what%20we%20designed%20the%20rig%20for%2C%20but%20we%20kind%20of%2C%20we%20knew%20that%20if%20we%20could%20just%20nail%20our%20transitional%20bits%20and%20make%20it%20work%20properly%2C%20that%20we%27d%20be%20able%20to%20use%20it%20to%20do%2C%20effectively%2C%20live%20albums%20like%20that. https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=So%20when%20we%20did%20Exai%2C%20that%20was%20what%20we%20designed%20the%20rig%20for%2C%20but%20we%20kind%20of%2C%20we%20knew%20that%20if%20we%20could%20just%20nail%20our%20transitional%20bits%20and%20make%20it%20work%20properly%2C%20that%20we%27d%20be%20able%20to%20use%20it%20to%20do%2C%20effectively%2C%20live%20albums%20like%20that.]</ref>


== Tracks ==
== Tracks ==
=== FLeure===
=== FLeure===


* The original titling is "FLeure", uppercase L, however via bleep and other streaming services it was incorrectly changed to Fleure, lowercase l. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D1162]
* The original titling is "FLeure", uppercase L, however via bleep and other streaming services it was incorrectly changed to Fleure, lowercase l. <ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D1162]{{Cite AAA doc|1162}}</ref>


=== irlite (get 0) ===
=== irlite (get 0) ===
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=== T ess xi ===
=== T ess xi ===


* The sequencing in "T ess xi" was mostly done in Logic as opposed to Max. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Hanalgig_AMA#:~:text=Hey%20since%20T%20ess%20xi%20is%20in%20here]
* The sequencing in "T ess xi" was mostly done in Logic as opposed to Max. <ref>[[Hanalgig AMA, July 2022]]</ref>
* The first track on [[Hanalgig]] is an extended outro version of "T ess xi".
* The first track on [[Hanalgig]] is an extended outro version of "T ess xi".
* Despite the title similarities to "r ess" from ''[[Oversteps]]'', Rob noted in the [[WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013|WATMM Ask Autechre Anything]] that they don't share meaning.[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D601]<!-- im suspicious of this, it feels like a red herring by Rob to say that it doesn't share meaning IN THE WAY people are describing it, not that they don't have any connections -->
* Despite the title similarities to "r ess" from ''[[Oversteps]]'', Rob noted in the [[WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013|WATMM Ask Autechre Anything]] that they don't share meaning.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D601]{{Cite AAA doc|601}}</ref><!-- im suspicious of this, it feels like a red herring by Rob to say that it doesn't share meaning IN THE WAY people are describing it, not that they don't have any connections -->
* The main harmonic progression of the track consists of a 16 bar progression which is repeated twice, after which every repeated version moves one semitone down from the previous loop. [https://forum.watmm.com/topic/96713-t-ess-xi-harmony/#comment-2704538] <!-- purposefully left it incomplete because i dont know music theory. someone more component can dissect the pattern as shown by IOS in the post.  
* The main harmonic progression of the track consists of a 16 bar progression which is repeated twice, after which every repeated version moves one semitone down from the previous loop. <ref>{{Cite web|author=IOS|title=T ess xi harmony|website=We Are The Music Makers|date=16 March 2019|link=https://forum.watmm.com/topic/96713-t-ess-xi-harmony/|accessdate=2 March 2024}}</ref><!-- purposefully left it incomplete because i dont know music theory. someone more component can dissect the pattern as shown by IOS in the post.  
also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHqRqCD_cMg is a demonstration of the rhythm in the track -->
also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHqRqCD_cMg is a demonstration of the rhythm in the track -->


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=== tuinorizn ===
=== tuinorizn ===


* An earlier version of "tuinorizn" appeared in the [[Oversteps Tour|Oversteps tour shows]] [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=B1505:B1506] ([https://youtu.be/dEtauI9aN1E?si=zGXHnenH1NNO5Gfx&t=4320 example])
* An earlier version of "tuinorizn" appeared in the [[Oversteps Tour|Oversteps tour shows]] <ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=B1505:B1506]{{Cite AAA doc|1505}}</ref> ([https://youtu.be/dEtauI9aN1E?si=zGXHnenH1NNO5Gfx&t=4320 example])
* A common interpretation of the title is that it is phonetically pronounced like "twin horizons".
* A common interpretation of the title is that it is phonetically pronounced like "twin horizons".
* Rob mentioned that there's "glottal shit on the bas[s]line". [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D1120]
* Rob mentioned that there's "glottal shit on the bas[s]line". <ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D1120]{{Cite AAA doc|1120}}</ref>


=== bladelores ===
=== bladelores ===


* In a [[Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018|Pitchfork Interview in August 2018]], Autechre noted that they had a 2011 jam that later became "bladelores" [https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/autechre-interview-nts-sessions-david-lynch-where-code-meets-music/#:~:text=SB%3A%20I%20think%20the%20oldest%20thing%20is%20from%202011.%20But%20that%20was%20just%20an%20archive%20of%20the%20jam%20that%20became%20%E2%80%9Cbladelores%2C%E2%80%9D%20which%20is%20on%20Exai%20%5Bfrom%202013%5D.]
* In a [[Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018|Pitchfork Interview in August 2018]], Autechre noted that they had a 2011 jam that later became "bladelores" <ref>[[Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018]]</ref>
* The reverb wash that appears at the end reappeared later on "splesh" and "all end" from ''[[NTS Sessions 1-4]].''
* The reverb wash that appears at the end reappeared later on "splesh" and "all end" from ''[[NTS Sessions 1-4]].''
* Part of the name likely comes from [https://docs.cycling74.com/max7/refpages/lores~ lores~, a resonant lowpass filter max module].
* Part of the name likely comes from [https://docs.cycling74.com/max7/refpages/lores~ lores~, a resonant lowpass filter max module].
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=== 1 1 is ===
=== 1 1 is ===


* "1 1 is" was done by Sean. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240131161422/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111850811524269315]
* "1 1 is" was done by Sean. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240131161422/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111850811524269315</ref>


=== nodezsh ===
=== nodezsh ===
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=== runrepik ===
=== runrepik ===


* Alongside "tuinorizn", "runrepik" also appeared in the [[Oversteps Tour|Oversteps tour material]].[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D460] <!-- get example -->
* Alongside "tuinorizn", "runrepik" also appeared in the [[Oversteps Tour|Oversteps tour material]].<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D460]{{Cite AAA doc|1=460}}</ref><!-- get example -->


=== spl9 ===
=== spl9 ===
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=== deco Loc ===
=== deco Loc ===


* One of the samples for "deco Loc" was found to be from a [https://vimeo.com/610474568 Bols liqueurs ad], which was uncovered via one of the 4utechre's streams.[https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/ropmcq/deco_loc_source/?rdt=40229]. The other sample is still unknown.
* One of the samples for "deco Loc" was found to be from a [https://vimeo.com/610474568 Bols liqueurs ad], which was uncovered via one of the 4utechre's streams.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/ropmcq/deco_loc_source/?rdt=40229 {{Cite web|author=TiltIfGibbersEbb|title=deco Loc source|website=Reddit|date=26 December 2021|link=https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/ropmcq/deco_loc_source/?rdt=40229|accessdate=2 March 2024}}]</ref>. The other sample is still unknown.
* The sample manipulations are archived via a video-cut up patch made around 2005-2006 by Rob. Sean took the patch and "did some hip hop type stuff with it."[https://web.archive.org/web/20231126120035/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111475792280312902] Sean noted the percussion he added was "wood and rubber." [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D203]
* The sample manipulations are archived via a video-cut up patch made around 2005-2006 by Rob. Sean took the patch and "did some hip hop type stuff with it."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20231126120035/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111475792280312902</ref> Sean noted the percussion he added was "wood and rubber." <ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D203]{{Cite AAA doc|1=203}}</ref>
* "deco" may refer to the assembly command of the same name for "decimal output".
* "deco" may refer to the assembly command of the same name for "decimal output".


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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==


* The sessions that spawned both ''Exai'' and ''[[L-event]]'' were initially compiled as a series of 12" records before having one of them split off into ''L-event.'' As mentioned in the [[WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013|WATMM Ask Autechre Anything]], they saw ''Exai'' "as a box of four 12"s" with ''L-event'' being interchangable with any of them.[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D118]
*
* Many of the tracks on ''Exai'' were from trial runs of The System they were building for live shows. [https://nialler9.com/autechre-conversation-about-music-art-funk-and-emotion-interview/#:~:text=So%20we%20ended%20up%20releasing%20Exai%20in%20between%2C%20which%20was%20basically%20trial%20runs%20with%20the%20system%20with%20individual%20tracks%2C%20which%20we%20then%20edited%20up%20into%20the%20tracks%20on%20the%20album.] [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=So%20when%20we%20did%20Exai%2C%20that%20was%20what%20we%20designed%20the%20rig%20for%2C%20but%20we%20kind%20of%2C%20we%20knew%20that%20if%20we%20could%20just%20nail%20our%20transitional%20bits%20and%20make%20it%20work%20properly%2C%20that%20we%27d%20be%20able%20to%20use%20it%20to%20do%2C%20effectively%2C%20live%20albums%20like%20that.]
* At just over 2 hours, ''Exai'' was by far the longest Autechre album upon release. It was quickly beaten by their next album, ''[[elseq 1-5]]'', which was more than double the length of ''Exai''.
* At just over 2 hours, ''Exai'' was by far the longest Autechre album upon release. It was quickly beaten by their next album, ''[[elseq 1-5]]'', which was more than double the length of ''Exai''.
* The album artwork is a heavily stylized/pixelated rendering of the text “''Exai''”. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D682]
* The album artwork is a heavily stylized/pixelated rendering of the text “''Exai''”. <ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D682]{{Cite AAA doc|1=682}}</ref>
* The album name itself is a phonetic spelling of “XI”, the roman numeral for eleven, as well as being an anagram of “AE XI”, meaning “Autechre eleven”, or “Autechre’s eleventh album”
* The album name itself is a phonetic spelling of “XI”, the roman numeral for eleven, as well as being an anagram of “AE XI”, meaning “Autechre eleven”, or “Autechre’s eleventh album”


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*[[Sean Booth]] (writer)
*[[Sean Booth]] (writer)
*[[Noel Summerville]] (mastering engineer)
*[[Noel Summerville]] (mastering engineer)
*[[The Designers Republic]] (design) [https://www.discogs.com/master/519732-Autechre-Exai]
*[[The Designers Republic]] (design) <ref>https://www.discogs.com/master/519732-Autechre-Exai</ref>
 
== ReferencesReferences ==
<references />
[[Category:Album]]
[[Category:Album]]

Revision as of 21:52, 1 March 2024

Exai

Exai.jpg

Artist Autechre
Released 7 February 2013
Label Warp Records (WARP234)
Move Of Ten
(2010) 		Exai L-event
(2013)

Exai is the eleventh studio album by Autechre released on Warp Records. It was originally released on February 7th, 2013.

History

The sessions that spawned both Exai and L-event were initially compiled as a series of 12" records before having one of them split off into L-event. As mentioned in the WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, they saw Exai "as a box of four 12"s" with L-event being interchangable with any of them.[1]

Exai was made using much of the same setup and process that were used for Oversteps -- mostly Max-made with edited live jams and some planned compositions. [2][3] Many of the tracks on Exai were from trial runs of The System they were building for live shows. [4][5]

Tracks

FLeure

  • The original titling is "FLeure", uppercase L, however via bleep and other streaming services it was incorrectly changed to Fleure, lowercase l. [6]

irlite (get 0)

prac-f

jatevee C

T ess xi

  • The sequencing in "T ess xi" was mostly done in Logic as opposed to Max. [7]
  • The first track on Hanalgig is an extended outro version of "T ess xi".
  • Despite the title similarities to "r ess" from Oversteps, Rob noted in the WATMM Ask Autechre Anything that they don't share meaning.[8]
  • The main harmonic progression of the track consists of a 16 bar progression which is repeated twice, after which every repeated version moves one semitone down from the previous loop. [9]

vekoS

Flep

tuinorizn

  • An earlier version of "tuinorizn" appeared in the Oversteps tour shows [10] (example)
  • A common interpretation of the title is that it is phonetically pronounced like "twin horizons".
  • Rob mentioned that there's "glottal shit on the bas[s]line". [11]

bladelores

1 1 is

  • "1 1 is" was done by Sean. [13]

nodezsh

runrepik

spl9

cloudline

deco Loc

  • One of the samples for "deco Loc" was found to be from a Bols liqueurs ad, which was uncovered via one of the 4utechre's streams.[15]. The other sample is still unknown.
  • The sample manipulations are archived via a video-cut up patch made around 2005-2006 by Rob. Sean took the patch and "did some hip hop type stuff with it."[16] Sean noted the percussion he added was "wood and rubber." [17]
  • "deco" may refer to the assembly command of the same name for "decimal output".

recks on

  • "recks on" may be a reference to the slang term "wreck shop."

YJY UX

18 (keyosc)

  • The track title “18 (keyosc)” is likely in reference to it being the 18th track on the album.

Tracklist

# Title Length
1 FLeure 4:51
2 irlite (get 0) 10:01
3 prac-f 4:20
4 jatevee C 4:14
5 T ess xi 6:43
6 vekoS 6:42
7 Flep 6:43
8 tuinorizn 3:40
9 bladelores 12:19
10 1 1 is 7:18
11 nodezsh 8:40
12 runrepik 4:35
13 spl9 7:06
14 cloudline 10:13
15 deco Loc 5:27
16 recks on 9:21
17 YJY UX 8:24
2:00:39
18 18 (keyosc) [Japanese CD exclusive] 8:57
Total 2:09:36

Trivia

  • At just over 2 hours, Exai was by far the longest Autechre album upon release. It was quickly beaten by their next album, elseq 1-5, which was more than double the length of Exai.
  • The album artwork is a heavily stylized/pixelated rendering of the text “Exai”. [18]
  • The album name itself is a phonetic spelling of “XI”, the roman numeral for eleven, as well as being an anagram of “AE XI”, meaning “Autechre eleven”, or “Autechre’s eleventh album”

Links

Credits

ReferencesReferences

  1. ↑ [1]Q118, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  2. ↑ [2]Q205, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  3. ↑ [3]Q248, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  4. ↑ Exploring the parameter space: A conversation with Autechre, October 2023
  5. ↑ https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=So%20when%20we%20did%20Exai%2C%20that%20was%20what%20we%20designed%20the%20rig%20for%2C%20but%20we%20kind%20of%2C%20we%20knew%20that%20if%20we%20could%20just%20nail%20our%20transitional%20bits%20and%20make%20it%20work%20properly%2C%20that%20we%27d%20be%20able%20to%20use%20it%20to%20do%2C%20effectively%2C%20live%20albums%20like%20that.
  6. ↑ [4]Q1162, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  7. ↑ Hanalgig AMA, July 2022
  8. ↑ [5]Q601, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  9. ↑ IOS. "T ess xi harmony". We Are The Music Makers, 16 March 2019, https://forum.watmm.com/topic/96713-t-ess-xi-harmony/. Accessed 2 March 2024.
  10. ↑ [6]Q1505, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  11. ↑ [7]Q1120, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  12. ↑ Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018
  13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240131161422/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111850811524269315
  14. ↑ [8]Q460, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  15. ↑ [https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/ropmcq/deco_loc_source/?rdt=40229 TiltIfGibbersEbb. "deco Loc source". Reddit, 26 December 2021, https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/ropmcq/deco_loc_source/?rdt=40229. Accessed 2 March 2024. ]
  16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231126120035/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111475792280312902
  17. ↑ [9]Q203, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  18. ↑ [10]Q682, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  19. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/519732-Autechre-Exai
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