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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.<ref>{{Cite web|link=https://bleep.com/release/41081-autechre-exai|title=Autechre - Exai.|website=Bleep|accessdate=19 March 2024}}</ref><!-- 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) -->


== History ==
== 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>{{Cite AAA doc|118}}</ref>
The sessions that spawned ''Exai'' were initially compiled as a collection of 12"s before having one of them split off into ''[[L-event]]''. however Sean noted 12"s to be interchangeable with one-another. The initial plan was for L-event to be released before ''Exai'', however Warp switched around the release dates.<ref>{{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>{{Cite AAA doc|205}}</ref><ref>{{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>
''Exai'' was made using much of the same setup and process that were used for ''[[Oversteps]] --'' mostly made in Max either as a planned composition or a live jam that later got edited down. <ref>{{Cite AAA doc|205}}</ref><ref>{{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>{{Cite interview|page=Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022|quote=So when we did Exai, that was what we designed the rig for, but we kind of, we knew that if we could just nail our transitional bits and make it work properly, that we'd be able to use it to do, effectively, live albums like that.}}</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. <ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1162}}</ref>
* The original titling is "FLeure", however Bleep and other streaming services unintentionally changed the capitalisation to "Fleure" with a lowercase l. <ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1162}}</ref>


=== irlite (get 0) ===
=== irlite (get 0) ===
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* The sequencing in "T ess xi" was mostly done in Logic as opposed to Max. <ref>[[Hanalgig AMA, July 2022]]</ref>
* 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 "T ess xi" with a longer outro (likely cut off), which is also listed as being made in 2011.
* The first track on ''[[Hanalgig]]'' is "T ess xi" with a longer outro which was cut off on ''Exai.'' When asked about details, Sean noted that it was made in 2011.
* 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>{{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 -->
* 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>{{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. <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.  
* The main harmonic progression of the track consists of a 16 bar progression which is repeated twice, after which every repetition moves the entire progression 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 -->


=== vekoS ===
=== vekoS ===
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=== tuinorizn ===
=== tuinorizn ===


* An earlier version of "tuinorizn" appeared in the [[Oversteps Tour|Oversteps tour shows]] <ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1505}}</ref> ([https://youtu.be/dEtauI9aN1E?si=zGXHnenH1NNO5Gfx&t=4320 example])
* An early version of "tuinorizn" appeared in the [[Oversteps Tour|Oversteps tour]] <ref>{{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". <ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1120}}</ref>
* Rob mentioned that there's "glottal shit on the bas[s]line". <ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1120}}</ref>
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* 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>
* 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 sound at the end of the track 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 lores~, a resonant lowpass filter max module.<ref>{{Cite web|link=https://docs.cycling74.com/max7/refpages/lores~|website=Cycling74|title=lores~ Object Reference -  Max 7 Documentation|accessdate=19 March 2024}}</ref>


=== 1 1 is ===
=== 1 1 is ===
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=== runrepik ===
=== runrepik ===


* Alongside "tuinorizn", "runrepik" also appeared in the [[Oversteps Tour|Oversteps tour material]].<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1=460}}</ref><!-- get example -->
* "runrepik" appeared in the [[Oversteps Tour|Oversteps tour]] .<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1=460}}</ref><!-- get example -->


=== spl9 ===
=== spl9 ===
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* 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>{{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/|accessdate=2 March 2024}}</ref>. 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>{{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/|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."<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>{{Cite AAA doc|1=203}}</ref>
* The sample manipulations are archived via a video-cut up patch made around 2005-2006 by Rob. Sean took the patch and then "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>{{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".


=== recks on ===
=== recks on ===
* "recks on" may be a reference to the slang term "wreck shop."<!-- i forgot where i heard this feel free to remove if too absurd -->


=== YJY UX ===
=== YJY UX ===
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== Trivia ==
== 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''.
*A major theme of the record is the number 11, corresponding to the place in its discography. 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 artwork is a heavily stylized/pixelated rendering of the text “''Exai''”.<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1=682}}</ref> It is also exactly 11 by 11 pixels large, furthering the "eleven" motif in the album.
*The album artwork is a heavily stylized/pixelated rendering of the text “''Exai''”.<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1=682}}</ref> It is also exactly 11 by 11 pixels large, furthering the "eleven" motif in the 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”


== Links ==
== Links ==

Revision as of 10:22, 19 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.[1]

History

The sessions that spawned Exai were initially compiled as a collection of 12"s before having one of them split off into L-event. however Sean noted 12"s to be interchangeable with one-another. The initial plan was for L-event to be released before Exai, however Warp switched around the release dates.[2]

Exai was made using much of the same setup and process that were used for Oversteps -- mostly made in Max either as a planned composition or a live jam that later got edited down. [3][4] Many of the tracks on Exai were from trial runs of The System they were building for live shows. [5][6]

Tracks

FLeure

  • The original titling is "FLeure", however Bleep and other streaming services unintentionally changed the capitalisation to "Fleure" with a lowercase l. [7]

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. [8]
  • The first track on Hanalgig is "T ess xi" with a longer outro which was cut off on Exai. When asked about details, Sean noted that it was made in 2011.
  • Despite the title similarities to "r ess" from Oversteps, Rob noted in the WATMM Ask Autechre Anything that they don't share meaning.[9]
  • The main harmonic progression of the track consists of a 16 bar progression which is repeated twice, after which every repetition moves the entire progression one semitone down from the previous loop. [10]

vekoS

Flep

tuinorizn

  • An early version of "tuinorizn" appeared in the Oversteps tour [11] (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". [12]

bladelores

  • In a Pitchfork Interview in August 2018, Autechre noted that they had a 2011 jam that later became "bladelores" [13]
  • The reverb sound at the end of the track reappeared later on "splesh" and "all end" from NTS Sessions 1-4.
  • Part of the name likely comes from lores~, a resonant lowpass filter max module.[14]

1 1 is

  • "1 1 is" was done by Sean. [15]

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.[17]. 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 then "did some hip hop type stuff with it."[18] Sean noted the percussion he added was "wood and rubber." [19]
  • "deco" may refer to the assembly command of the same name for "decimal output".

recks on

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

  • A major theme of the record is the number 11, corresponding to the place in its discography. 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 artwork is a heavily stylized/pixelated rendering of the text “Exai”.[20] It is also exactly 11 by 11 pixels large, furthering the "eleven" motif in the album.

Links

Credits

References

  1. ↑ "Autechre - Exai.". Bleep, https://bleep.com/release/41081-autechre-exai. Accessed 19 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Q118, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  3. ↑ Q205, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  4. ↑ Q248, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  5. ↑ Exploring the parameter space: A conversation with Autechre, October 2023
  6. ↑ Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022. "So when we did Exai, that was what we designed the rig for, but we kind of, we knew that if we could just nail our transitional bits and make it work properly, that we'd be able to use it to do, effectively, live albums like that."
  7. ↑ Q1162, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  8. ↑ Hanalgig AMA, July 2022
  9. ↑ Q601, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Q1505, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  12. ↑ Q1120, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  13. ↑ Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018
  14. ↑ "lores~ Object Reference - Max 7 Documentation". Cycling74, https://docs.cycling74.com/max7/refpages/lores~. Accessed 19 March 2024.
  15. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240131161422/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111850811524269315
  16. ↑ Q460, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  17. ↑ TiltIfGibbersEbb. "deco Loc source". Reddit, 26 December 2021, https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/ropmcq/deco_loc_source/. Accessed 2 March 2024.
  18. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231126120035/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111475792280312902
  19. ↑ Q203, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  20. ↑ Q682, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  21. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/519732-Autechre-Exai
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