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}}'''''NTS Sessions 1-4''''' is the thirteenth studio album by [[Autechre]] released on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records]. The parts were first individually broadcasted on [https://www.nts.live/ NTS Radio] throughout April 2018. The first session aired on April 5th, with the digital download made available on April 9th, 2018. The second, third and fourth sessions were aired on the 12th, 19th, and 26th respectively, with their digital downloads made available only a few hours after they aired. Physical versions of the album became available for purchase on August 13th, 2018.  
}}'''''NTS Sessions 1-4''''' is the thirteenth studio album by [[Autechre]] released on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records]. The 4 sessions were first individually broadcasted on [https://www.nts.live/ NTS Radio] throughout April 2018, with physical versions of the album later becoming available for purchase on August 13th, 2018.
 
== History ==
Having done a [https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/autechre-22nd-january-2016 DJ Mix for NTS Radio on January 22nd, 2016], NTS Radio were invited to be one of the residents. They initially were hesitant to construct an 8-hour DJ mix, until they realised that they had enough original material to span that time.<ref>[[Autechre: ‘Something happens when you listen to music in the dark’, July 2018]]</ref><ref name=":0">[[Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018]]</ref> They mentioned that ''NTS Sessions'' was always conceived as a radio show first, while the release was the archival version - similar to their previous [[Peel Session|''Peel Sessions'']].<ref name=":0" /><ref>https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/interviste-musica/autechre-niente-di-piu-umano-dei-computer/424382/</ref> They also referenced their early IBC pirate radio shows during their ''[[Lego Feet]]'' days<ref name=":0" /> as well as their Kiss FM<!-- Kiss Radio? Kiss FM? Kiss Manchester? --> Disengage shows as influences for the style of radio performance.<ref name=":1">https://www.ele-king.net/interviews/006477/</ref>
 
Much of the material was taken from old material between ''[[Exai]]'' and ''[[elseq 1-5]]'', alongside new jams on old patches, with the oldest material dateing back to 2011 with a "bladelores" jam.<ref name=":0" /> Some of the material could also be heard on [[AE LIVE|''AE_LIVE'']] and [[AE LIVE 2016/2018|''AE_LIVE 2016/2018'']], with Sean noting that "most of NTS Sessions was like cells from live sets" from the time or jams record earlier with it.<ref>[https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=Most%20of%20NTS%20Sessions%20was%20like%20cells%20from%20live%20sets%2C%20either%20at%20the%20time%20or%20a%20bit%20prior%20to%20that%2C%20that%20we%20already%20had%20jams%20fully%20recorded. https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=Most%20of%20NTS%20Sessions%20was%20like%20cells%20from%20live%20sets%2C%20either%20at%20the%20time%20or%20a%20bit%20prior%20to%20that%2C%20that%20we%20already%20had%20jams%20fully%20recorded.]</ref> Similar to other adjacents records, the material were long live sessions that were edited down.<ref name=":1" /><ref>https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_June_2022#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWhat%27s%20the%20process%20of%20collecting%20or%20creating%20a%20tracklist%20as%20big%20as%20NTS%3F%20How%20do%20you%20decide%20to%20flow%20the%20album%3F%E2%80%9D</ref><!-- might cut this sentence out --> Autechre explictly noted the aesthetic was this idea of "developed alternate versions of existing Autechre material."<ref name=":1" /> Another part of the aesthetic was the idea of "deep mixing" - elements which are not upfront or noticable on first listen.<ref name=":0" />
 
Each show, 2-hours each, was played every week on Thursday throughout April 2018: the 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th respectively for each session. <!-- get a source to show this, possible articles discussing NTS on release -->The first session was made available for download on April 8th, with the rest being made available hours after being aired. After the initial debut of the first session, NTS Radio kept it looping for the week between each sessions.<!-- UNSOURCED, might be just the shown session, all the previous ones, or even worse, they didn't loop it meaning that this is wrong --> After all four sessions were aired, the entire 8 hours were then looped constantly in a permanent residency, which is still ongoing as of writing.<ref>https://www.nts.live/projects/autechre-nts-residency/</ref>
 
Initially, the plan was to just keep it as a digital-only release similar to ''[[elseq 1-5]]'', however with the wider audience that ''NTS Sessions'' would reach'','' physicals for CD and vinyl were arranged which would later be released on August 13th, 2018.<ref>https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=So%20yeah%2C%20that%27s%20what%20elseq%20was%2C%20but%20when%20we%20come%20to%20doing%20NTS</ref> The initial 12xLP box set however, was laden with warping issues and had replacement copies sent to buyers.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/lot56k/comment/go85atj/</ref> Due to the restraints of physical copies, edits were made to fit tracks on each CD/disc, mostly in regards to their transitions.
 
== Tracks ==
== Tracks ==
[[File:NTS_Session_1.jpg|thumb|150x150px|NTS Session 1]]
[[File:NTS_Session_1.jpg|thumb|150x150px|NTS Session 1]]
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=== violvoic===
=== violvoic===


* "violvoic" appears on the [[AE LIVE|2014/2015 live sets]]. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FMRK4ToByk&t=2976s example])
* "violvoic" appears partially on the [[AE LIVE|2014/2015 live sets]]. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FMRK4ToByk&t=2976s example])


=== sinistrailAB air ===
=== sinistrailAB air ===
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* In the [[AE LIVE|early 2014 live shows]], "g 1 e 1" could be heard near the end of the sets. ([https://youtu.be/_Ec0hR6FlKo?si=duGZIXd2yP5UMo-n&t=3382 example])
* In the [[AE LIVE|early 2014 live shows]], "g 1 e 1" could be heard near the end of the sets. ([https://youtu.be/_Ec0hR6FlKo?si=duGZIXd2yP5UMo-n&t=3382 example])
* "g 1 e 1" is constructued mostly from tuned delay lines. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230726161856/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/110771366258863281#:~:text=the%20g1e1%20stuff%20is%20just%20tuned%20delay%20lines%20iirc]
* "g 1 e 1" is constructued mostly from tuned delay lines. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230726161856/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/110771366258863281#:~:text=the%20g1e1%20stuff%20is%20just%20tuned%20delay%20lines%20iirc</ref>


=== nineFly===
=== nineFly===


* An early version of "nineFly" appears on the 2015 US live sets ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_SnP2px8to&t=2712s example]).
* An early version of "nineFly" appears on the 2015 US live sets ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_SnP2px8to&t=2712s example]).
* The studio version of this track uses "basic threshold fft" noise reduction. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=made%3F%20Spectral%20stuff%3F%E2%80%9D-,Noise%20reduction.,-Just%20basic%20threshold]
* The studio version of this track uses "basic threshold fft" noise reduction. <ref>https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=made%3F%20Spectral%20stuff%3F%E2%80%9D-,Noise%20reduction.,-Just%20basic%20threshold</ref>


=== shimripl air ===
=== shimripl air ===
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=== column thirteen ===
=== column thirteen ===


* An altered version of "column thirteen" appeared in the middle of the [[AE LIVE 2016/2018|2018 live sets]]. ([https://youtu.be/SF8k6oSTQ-A?si=1GrBWyRLj7ZVZfFK&t=2634 example]) [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=column%20thirteen%2C%20I%20think%20it%20was%20a%20live%20set%20cell.]
* An altered version of "column thirteen" appeared in the middle of the [[AE LIVE 2016/2018|2018 live sets]]. ([https://youtu.be/SF8k6oSTQ-A?si=1GrBWyRLj7ZVZfFK&t=2634 example]) <ref>[https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=column%20thirteen%2C%20I%20think%20it%20was%20a%20live%20set%20cell. https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=column%20thirteen%2C%20I%20think%20it%20was%20a%20live%20set%20cell.]</ref>
* On the vinyl version, the transition element from "mirrage" is removed.
* On the vinyl version, the transition element from "mirrage" is removed.


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=== all end ===
=== all end ===


* In an interview with Pitchfork, Sean explained that the material on ''NTS Sessions 1-4'' dates all the way back to 2011 with an early [[Exai#bladelores|"bladelores"]] jam. [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.] The particular drone sound at the end of "bladelores" is what became "all end". It also appears at the end of "splesh".  
* The particular drone sound at the end of "bladelores" is what became "all end". In an interview, they confirmed that the name is in fact because the track uses the end of "bladelores" for all of the track, alongside feeling right because "It was the end, and it was long and all."<ref name=":1" />  It also appears at the end of "splesh".  
* It was confirmed that "all end" was made solely by Rob. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Hanalgig_AMA#:~:text=Can%20you%20tell%20how%20was%20made%20an%20%22All%20End%22]
* It was confirmed that "all end" was made solely by Rob. <ref>[[Hanalgig AMA, July 2022]]</ref>
* On the vinyl and CD versions of ''NTS Sessions'', "all end" only has a fade in rather than the short transition from "shimripl casual" at the start.  
* On the vinyl and CD versions of ''NTS Sessions'', "all end" only has a fade in rather than the short transition from "shimripl casual" at the start. Due to the length of "all end", it was split up into 3 parts to fit on the vinyl edition.
** Due to the length of "all end", it was additionally split up into 3 parts to fit on the vinyl edition.


=== sinistrail sentinel ===
=== sinistrail sentinel ===
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* ''NTS Sessions 1-4'' is by far the longest Autechre album, with a runtime of exactly 8 hours.
* ''NTS Sessions 1-4'' is by far the longest Autechre album, with a runtime of exactly 8 hours.
* The vinyl release of ''NTS Sessions 1-4'' spans twelve discs, making it the largest album Warp Records has ever released.
* The vinyl release of ''NTS Sessions 1-4'' spans twelve discs, making it the largest album Warp Records has ever released.
* After the initial debut of the first session, NTS Radio kept it looping for the week between each sessions.<!-- UNSOURCED --> After all four sessions were aired, the entire 8 hours were then looped constantly, [https://www.nts.live/projects/autechre-nts-residency/ which you can still tune into to this day.]
* The initial 12xLP box set was laden with warping issues and ultimately had to be repressed and replacement copies distributed to buyers.


== Links ==
== Links ==
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*[[Sean Booth]] (writer, producer)
*[[Sean Booth]] (writer, producer)
*[[Noel Summerville]] (mastering engineer)
*[[Noel Summerville]] (mastering engineer)
*[[The Designers Republic]] (design) [https://www.discogs.com/master/1395770-Autechre-NTS-Sessions]
*[[The Designers Republic]] (design) <ref>https://www.discogs.com/master/1395770-Autechre-NTS-Sessions</ref>
 
== References ==
<references />

Revision as of 18:38, 7 March 2024

NTS Sessions 1-4

NTS Sessions 1-4.png

Artist Autechre
Released April 2018 (Digital)
13 August 2018 (LP/CD)
Label Warp Records (WARP364)
JNSN CODE GL16 / spl47
(2017) 		NTS Sessions 1-4 Warp Tapes 89-93
(2019)

NTS Sessions 1-4 is the thirteenth studio album by Autechre released on Warp Records. The 4 sessions were first individually broadcasted on NTS Radio throughout April 2018, with physical versions of the album later becoming available for purchase on August 13th, 2018.

History

Having done a DJ Mix for NTS Radio on January 22nd, 2016, NTS Radio were invited to be one of the residents. They initially were hesitant to construct an 8-hour DJ mix, until they realised that they had enough original material to span that time.[1][2] They mentioned that NTS Sessions was always conceived as a radio show first, while the release was the archival version - similar to their previous Peel Sessions.[2][3] They also referenced their early IBC pirate radio shows during their Lego Feet days[2] as well as their Kiss FM Disengage shows as influences for the style of radio performance.[4]

Much of the material was taken from old material between Exai and elseq 1-5, alongside new jams on old patches, with the oldest material dateing back to 2011 with a "bladelores" jam.[2] Some of the material could also be heard on AE_LIVE and AE_LIVE 2016/2018, with Sean noting that "most of NTS Sessions was like cells from live sets" from the time or jams record earlier with it.[5] Similar to other adjacents records, the material were long live sessions that were edited down.[4][6] Autechre explictly noted the aesthetic was this idea of "developed alternate versions of existing Autechre material."[4] Another part of the aesthetic was the idea of "deep mixing" - elements which are not upfront or noticable on first listen.[2]

Each show, 2-hours each, was played every week on Thursday throughout April 2018: the 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th respectively for each session. The first session was made available for download on April 8th, with the rest being made available hours after being aired. After the initial debut of the first session, NTS Radio kept it looping for the week between each sessions. After all four sessions were aired, the entire 8 hours were then looped constantly in a permanent residency, which is still ongoing as of writing.[7]

Initially, the plan was to just keep it as a digital-only release similar to elseq 1-5, however with the wider audience that NTS Sessions would reach, physicals for CD and vinyl were arranged which would later be released on August 13th, 2018.[8] The initial 12xLP box set however, was laden with warping issues and had replacement copies sent to buyers.[9] Due to the restraints of physical copies, edits were made to fit tracks on each CD/disc, mostly in regards to their transitions.

Tracks

NTS Session 1

t1a1

bqbqbq

debris_funk

  • On the vinyl version, the outro ends solely with the note decay rather than the immediate transition into "l3 ctrl".

l3 ctrl

carefree counter dronal

north spiral

  • On the CD version, the intro has been altered to just start with the clicks, rather than the transition from "carefree counter dronal" to it.
  • "north spiral" appears in the 14/15 live sets. (example)

gonk steady one

four of seven

32a_reflected

  • The synths used in "32a_reflected" appear at the end of the 2016 live sets. (example)
  • The "reflected" in the title most likely refers to the composition of track, whereby the original recording was duplicated, has its channels flipped, and then played in reversed against the original track, creating a musical palindrome by reflecting it.
NTS Session 2

elyc9 7hres

  • The title shares its name with "elyc6 0nset", which "elyc9 7hres" reuses certain elements from.

six of eight (midst)

xflood

gonk tuf hi

dummy casual pt2

violvoic

sinistrailAB air

wetgelis casual interval

  • The synths from "wetgelis casual interval" appeared a few times in their 14/15 live shows. (example)
  • "wetgelis" likely references the composer Vangelis.

e0

peal MA

  • On the vinyl version, "peal MA" has a much longer intro that got separated from "e0"

9 chr0

turbile epic casual, stpl idle

NTS Session 3

clustro casual

splesh

  • "all end" briefly appears at the end of "splesh".

tt1pd

acid mwan idle

  • On the vinyl version, "acid mwan idle" fades in rather than transitioning straight from "tt1pd".

fLh

glos ceramic

g 1 e 1

nineFly

  • An early version of "nineFly" appears on the 2015 US live sets (example).
  • The studio version of this track uses "basic threshold fft" noise reduction. [11]

shimripl air

  • "shimripl" may be a shortened version of "shimmer, ripple"

icari

NTS Session 4

frane casual

  • "frane casual" shares a lot of similarities with "pendulu casual".

mirrage

column thirteen

  • An altered version of "column thirteen" appeared in the middle of the 2018 live sets. (example) [12]
  • On the vinyl version, the transition element from "mirrage" is removed.

shimripl casual

  • "shimripl casual" appears in the 2016/2018 live sets. (example)
  • On both the CD and vinyl version, the track ends with a fadeout.
  • On the vinyl version, the track is split into 2 parts, with a few minutes on the side with "column thirteen" and the rest on a different side.

all end

  • The particular drone sound at the end of "bladelores" is what became "all end". In an interview, they confirmed that the name is in fact because the track uses the end of "bladelores" for all of the track, alongside feeling right because "It was the end, and it was long and all."[4] It also appears at the end of "splesh".
  • It was confirmed that "all end" was made solely by Rob. [13]
  • On the vinyl and CD versions of NTS Sessions, "all end" only has a fade in rather than the short transition from "shimripl casual" at the start. Due to the length of "all end", it was split up into 3 parts to fit on the vinyl edition.

sinistrail sentinel

  • Exclusive bonus track for people who brought NTS Sessions on AE_STORE and Bleep. Part of the Adult Swim Single Program.
  • "sinistrail sentinel" appeared on the 14/15 live sets. (example)

Tracklist

# Title Length
NTS Session 1
1 t1a1 18:40
2 bqbqbq 11:16
3 debris_funk 10:25
4 l3 ctrl 16:52
5 carefree counter dronal 5:14
6 north spiral 15:01
7 gonk steady one 22:25
8 four of seven 13:06
9 32a_reflected 7:02
2:00:00
NTS Session 2
10 elyc9 7hres 10:21
11 six of eight (midst) 8:42
12 xflood 9:25
13 gonk tuf hi 7:53
14 dummy casual pt2 5:16
15 violvoic 15:01
16 sinistrailAB air 2:41
17 wetgelis casual interval 2:39
18 e0 15:45
19 peal MA 5:04
20 9 chr0 15:45
21 turbile epic casual, stpl idle 21:30
2:00:00
NTS Session 3
22 clustro casual 11:03
23 splesh 8:56
24 tt1pd 22:12
25 acid mwan idle 11:57
26 fLh 8:18
27 glos ceramic 13:26
28 g 1 e 1 7:00
29 nineFly 10:04
30 shimripl air 7:06
31 icari 19:58
2:00:00
NTS Session 4
32 frane casual 13:43
33 mirrage 6:22
34 column thirteen 17:02
35 shimripl casual 24:32
36 all end 58:22
2:00:00
37 sinistrail sentinel (AE_Store & Bleep exclusive bonus track) 11:42
Total 8:11:42

Trivia

  • NTS Sessions 1-4 is by far the longest Autechre album, with a runtime of exactly 8 hours.
  • The vinyl release of NTS Sessions 1-4 spans twelve discs, making it the largest album Warp Records has ever released.

Links

Credits

References

  1. ↑ Autechre: ‘Something happens when you listen to music in the dark’, July 2018
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018
  3. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/interviste-musica/autechre-niente-di-piu-umano-dei-computer/424382/
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://www.ele-king.net/interviews/006477/
  5. ↑ https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=Most%20of%20NTS%20Sessions%20was%20like%20cells%20from%20live%20sets%2C%20either%20at%20the%20time%20or%20a%20bit%20prior%20to%20that%2C%20that%20we%20already%20had%20jams%20fully%20recorded.
  6. ↑ https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_June_2022#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWhat%27s%20the%20process%20of%20collecting%20or%20creating%20a%20tracklist%20as%20big%20as%20NTS%3F%20How%20do%20you%20decide%20to%20flow%20the%20album%3F%E2%80%9D
  7. ↑ https://www.nts.live/projects/autechre-nts-residency/
  8. ↑ https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=So%20yeah%2C%20that%27s%20what%20elseq%20was%2C%20but%20when%20we%20come%20to%20doing%20NTS
  9. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/lot56k/comment/go85atj/
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230726161856/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/110771366258863281#:~:text=the%20g1e1%20stuff%20is%20just%20tuned%20delay%20lines%20iirc
  11. ↑ https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=made%3F%20Spectral%20stuff%3F%E2%80%9D-,Noise%20reduction.,-Just%20basic%20threshold
  12. ↑ https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=column%20thirteen%2C%20I%20think%20it%20was%20a%20live%20set%20cell.
  13. ↑ Hanalgig AMA, July 2022
  14. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/1395770-Autechre-NTS-Sessions
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