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== History ==
== History ==
Having done a DJ Mix for NTS Radio on January 22nd, 2016<ref>https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/autechre-22nd-january-2016</ref>, 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>
Having previously done a DJ Mix for NTS Radio on January 22nd, 2016<ref>https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/autechre-22nd-january-2016</ref>, NTS Radio invited Autechre to be one of their residents. They were initially 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> ''NTS Sessions'' was conceived as a radio show performance first, with the proper release instead being 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> Other points of influence for this style includes their IBC pirate radio shows around the time of ''[[Lego Feet]]''<ref name=":0" /> as well as their Kiss FM<!-- Kiss Radio? Kiss FM? Kiss Manchester? --> Disengage shows.<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" />
Much of the material either came from jams done between ''[[Exai]]'' and ''[[elseq 1-5]]'' or new jams done on old patches, with the oldest material dating back to 2011 with a "bladelores" jam.<ref name=":0" /> Some of the material were also peformed at their [[AE LIVE|2014/2015]] and [[AE LIVE 2016/2018|2016/2018]] live shows, with Sean noting that "most of NTS Sessions was like cells from live sets".<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 goals was both this idea of "developed alternate versions of existing Autechre material"<ref name=":1" /> as well as "deep mixing" - elements which are not upfront or noticable on first listen.<ref name=":0" />


<!-- in https://www.factmag.com/2024/03/01/interview-universal-everything/ it was said they announced it on 3 April, where was that? -->Each show, 2-hours each, was played every week on Thursday throughout April 2018: the 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th respectively for each session.<ref>https://www.factmag.com/2018/04/03/autechre-nts-radio-residency/</ref> The first session was made available for download on April 9th, 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>
<!-- in https://www.factmag.com/2024/03/01/interview-universal-everything/ it was said they announced it on 3 April, where was that? -->Each 2-hour session was aired every week Thursday at 4PM GMT throughout April 2018 on the 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th respectively.<ref>https://www.factmag.com/2018/04/03/autechre-nts-radio-residency/</ref> The first session was made available for download on April 9th, 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 --> and 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.<!-- NEEDED: promotional information -->
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.<!-- NEEDED: promotional information -->


== Tracks ==
== Tracks ==

Revision as of 03:31, 8 March 2024

NTS Sessions 1-4

NTS Sessions 1-4.png

Artist Autechre
Released 5-26 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 the London-based online radio station NTS throughout April 2018, with physical versions of the album later becoming available for purchase on August 13th, 2018.

History

Having previously done a DJ Mix for NTS Radio on January 22nd, 2016[1], NTS Radio invited Autechre to be one of their residents. They were initially hesitant to construct an 8-hour DJ mix, until they realised that they had enough original material to span that time.[2][3] NTS Sessions was conceived as a radio show performance first, with the proper release instead being the archival version - similar to their previous Peel Sessions.[3][4] Other points of influence for this style includes their IBC pirate radio shows around the time of Lego Feet[3] as well as their Kiss FM Disengage shows.[5]

Much of the material either came from jams done between Exai and elseq 1-5 or new jams done on old patches, with the oldest material dating back to 2011 with a "bladelores" jam.[3] Some of the material were also peformed at their 2014/2015 and 2016/2018 live shows, with Sean noting that "most of NTS Sessions was like cells from live sets".[6] Similar to other adjacents records, the material were long live sessions that were edited down.[5][7] Autechre explictly noted the aesthetic goals was both this idea of "developed alternate versions of existing Autechre material"[5] as well as "deep mixing" - elements which are not upfront or noticable on first listen.[3]

Each 2-hour session was aired every week Thursday at 4PM GMT throughout April 2018 on the 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th respectively.[8] The first session was made available for download on April 9th, 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, and 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.[9]

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.[10] The initial 12xLP box set however was laden with warping issues and had replacement copies sent to buyers.[11] 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. [13]

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) [14]
  • 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."[5] It also appears at the end of "splesh".
  • It was confirmed that "all end" was made solely by Rob. [15]
  • 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. ↑ https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/autechre-22nd-january-2016
  2. ↑ Autechre: ‘Something happens when you listen to music in the dark’, July 2018
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018
  4. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/interviste-musica/autechre-niente-di-piu-umano-dei-computer/424382/
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://www.ele-king.net/interviews/006477/
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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
  8. ↑ https://www.factmag.com/2018/04/03/autechre-nts-radio-residency/
  9. ↑ https://www.nts.live/projects/autechre-nts-residency/
  10. ↑ 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
  11. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/lot56k/comment/go85atj/
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230726161856/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/110771366258863281#:~:text=the%20g1e1%20stuff%20is%20just%20tuned%20delay%20lines%20iirc
  13. ↑ https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=made%3F%20Spectral%20stuff%3F%E2%80%9D-,Noise%20reduction.,-Just%20basic%20threshold
  14. ↑ https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=column%20thirteen%2C%20I%20think%20it%20was%20a%20live%20set%20cell.
  15. ↑ Hanalgig AMA, July 2022
  16. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/1395770-Autechre-NTS-Sessions
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