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[[File:autechre08.jpg|thumb|Live in Princeton, NJ, 6 May 2001]]


== Trivia ==
== Biography ==
[INCOMPLETE]


* Autechre's record deal with Warp Records supposedly states that both Sean and [[Rob Brown|Rob]] are forbidden to release material under any name other than Autechre (or [[Gescom]] in select circumstances).
[[Sean Booth]] and [[Rob Brown|Robert Brown]] both met each other in Rochdale's graffiti scene in 1987.<ref>[https://aepages.org/wiki/Autechre:_Tiny_Mix_Tapes_Interview,_April_2010#:~:text=It%E2%80%99s%20hard%20to%20argue%20that%20Autechre%20haven%E2%80%99t%20changed%20since%20they%20first%20met%20in%201987 Tiny Mix Tapes Interview, April 2010]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100405073202/http://www.barcodezine.com/Autechre%20Interview.htm#:~:text=for%2020%20years%20%E2%80%93-,we%20met%20in%201987,-.%20A%20lot%20of Barcode Interview, 2008]</ref> Rob notes that a mutual friend of theirs, Ged,<!-- later helped with Second Bad Vilbel
* The name "Autechre" was created by first typing "au" and then keysmashing the rest until the Atari's 8-character limit was hit. It initially came about as a track title before being adopted as their stage name six months later. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sound_On_Sound_Interview,_April_2004#:~:text=Sean%20Booth%20explains%20that%20the%20name%20came%20about%20when%20the%20duo%20were%20working%20on%20an%20Atari.%20%22The%20first%20two%20letters%20were%20intentional%2C%20because%20there%20was%20an%20%27au%27%20sound%20in%20the%20track%2C%20and%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20letters%20were%20bashed%20randomly%20on%20the%20keyboard.][https://aepages.org/wiki/SECONDS_Magazine_Issue_31,_1994#:~:text=SECONDS%3A%20What%20does%20%22Autechre%22%20mean%3F]<!-- track name for Autechre / Saw You? -->
also no clear spelling, there's also Ged?? https://aepages.org/wiki/Autechre._Futurologists,_April_2003 --> first met Sean on a bus tagging and later Rob and Sean formally met each other to exchange graffiti files.<ref>[https://thequietus.com/articles/13899-autechre-interview-exai-l-event#:~:text=This%20trust%20factor,younger%20than%20me The Quietus Interview, November 2013]</ref><ref>[https://aepages.org/wiki/Radio_Mix_Interview,_March_1997#:~:text=I%20met%20Sean%20through%20this%20guy%20who%20introduced%20us.%20He%20met%20Sean%20on%20a%20bus%20one%20night%2C%20tagging%2C%20and%20he%20met%20me%20one%20night%2C%20sort%20of%20exchanging%20graffiti%20files Radio Mix Interview, March 1997]</ref> After the initial meeting, Sean ended up going to Rob's house and getting access to Rob's tape equipment, leading to them both creating mixes. Both already had background experience in making tapes: Rob having made multiple mixtapes ([[Rob Brown's Ultra Rare Mixtapes]]) and Sean having done tapes since being 11-12 at his granddad's.<ref name=":1">[https://aepages.org/wiki/We_are_the_music_makers,_November_1997#:~:text=you%20pronounce%20Autechre%3F-,Booth%3A%20awe%2Dteh%2Dker.,-Weidenbaum%3A%20A%20million We are the music makers, November 1997]</ref><!-- NEXT TO ADD:
** Rob explained that the initial "au" came from a sample on the FZ10, which itself was part of a list of samples Autechre labelled as "au[insert descriptive]" for "vocal choir voices sustaining a single note" such as 'or', 'awe' or the 'au' in aukland. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D1201] <!-- might need to be rephrased -->
Daz studio, (https://web.archive.org/web/20240113193518/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111750297314230328) IBC Radio, Lego Feet -->
** The current accepted pronounciation of Autechre, as the band itself uses, is "awe-teh-ker" (/ɔːˈtɛkər/). [https://aepages.org/wiki/We_are_the_music_makers,_November_1997#:~:text=you%20pronounce%20Autechre%3F-,Booth%3A%20awe%2Dteh%2Dker.,-Weidenbaum%3A%20A%20million][https://aepages.org/wiki/Sound_On_Sound_Interview,_April_2004#:~:text=Autechre%20pronounce%20their%20name%20as%20%27autecker%27]<!-- yoinked straight from wikipedia, need to learn IPA pronunciations. also might rephrase to say they don't care if you pronounce it "wrong" but find source for that -->


== Gear List <!-- NOTE as of now, all the sources are given on the respective pages if there is, however, citations should in future carry over to here as well. Format subject to change, major issues being how to show where it was used and how to sort and group the list (sorting: chronology? prevalancy? grouping: type?)  UPDATE: broad categories were introduced now and sorting can be done alphabetically within those groups. However more musically inclined folks are encouraged to give better categories -->==
== Name ==
Adapted from Fizzarum(?) and Mike Baas's compiled and grouped gear lists from Future Music (2003) and [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sound_On_Sound,_November_1997 Sound on Sounds (1997)], [https://mikebaas.org/autechre/archive/gear_list_v1.php][https://mikebaas.org/autechre/]<!-- NOTE the original looks like it was uploaded on the Russian max/msp forums by fizzarum, which has since gone down with no archive ( http://www.maxmsp.ru/files/fizzarum/ae/ae_gear.htm )
The name "Autechre" was created by first typing "au" and then keysmashing the rest until the Atari's 8-character limit was hit. It initially came about as a track title for one of their demo tapes ([[Autechre / Saw You#Autechre|"Autechre"]]) before being adopted as their stage name six months later.<ref name=":0">''What's In Those Names?'', [[Sound On Sound Interview, April 2004]]</ref><ref>[https://aepages.org/wiki/SECONDS_Magazine_Issue_31,_1994#:~:text=SECONDS%3A%20What%20does%20%22Autechre%22%20mean%3F SECONDS Magazine Issue 31, 1994]</ref> Rob explained that the initial "au" came from a sample on the FZ10, which itself was part of a list of samples Autechre labelled as "au[insert descriptive]" for "vocal choir voices sustaining a single note" like oou.<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1201}}</ref> However, in a 2024 interview, they clarified that it wasn't fully random, but rather part of their naming conventions abbreviations, meaning that it was more akin to "oou-take-three"<ref>{{Cite interview|page=Autechre. Chi è il gruppo più misterioso della musica contemporanea, February 2024|quote=Rob: Non ha un senso preciso ma credo che nasca da questo: dovevamo salvare molti file perché stavamo realizzando un demo e dovevamo dargli un nome e qualcuno disse letteralmente ‘‘questo è un suono ‘oou’’ e, siccome non c’era spazio per parole lunghe è stato catalogato come ‘oou’ ‘take one’, “take two’,’take three’: ‘oou-take-three’ suonava bene ed è diventato Autechre così lo abbiamo usato per il demo. E poi quando guardavamo la scritta ci piaceva, era una buona parola [ed: to be translated on the page]}}<!-- google translate R. B.: "It doesn't make precise sense but I think it comes from this: we had to save a lot of files because we were making a demo and we had to give it a name and someone literally said ‘this is an ‘oou ‘sound and because there was no room for long words it was cataloged as 'oou' 'take one', 'take two', 'take three': 'oou-take-three' sounded good and it became Autechre so we used it for the demo. And then when we looked at the writing we liked it, it was a good word".
Refer to original list link on mike bass linked page, which at the top mentions Fizzarum --> with other equipment added. Other sources include [[Easy to be Hard, April 2008]].


Releases and tracks linked are only for those explicitly confirmed to have used them. Future edits may start relaxing it so that substantiated speculation can be added.
--><!-- see also Rarities: Techthree --></ref>, which would align with tracks like [[List of Rarities#Techthree|"Techthree"]]. The current accepted pronunciation of Autechre, as the band itself uses, is "awe-teh-ker" (/ɔːˈtɛkər/)<!-- rochdale pronounication, source this -->, however they accept any pronunciation.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><!-- yoinked straight from wikipedia, need to learn IPA pronunciations. also might rephrase to say they don't care if you pronounce it "wrong" but find source for that -->


=== Synths ===
==Trivia==
[[Gear List|''Autechre Gear List'']]
*Autechre's record deal with Warp Records supposedly states that both Sean and [[Rob Brown|Rob]] are forbidden to release material under any name other than Autechre (or [[Gescom]] in select circumstances). The only exception to this is Sean Booth on ''[[3. Telepathics Meh In-Sect Connection]]'' due to miscommunication, however Gescom's Horizon was almost also premiered under Sean Booth.
*Autechre used "MYSLB" multiple times, including an old MySpace page<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080724140236/http://myspace.com/myslb</ref> and a website.<ref>http://www.myslb.com/</ref> The name comes from one of their first tracks [[List of Rarities#Myslb|"Myslb"]] which is an acronym of its sample going "Make Your Self Look Bad".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240114152614/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111754768777276869#:~:text=title%20is%20MYSLB%2C%20maybe%20you%20can%20fig%20out%20the%20sample%20from%20that%20%3B) https://web.archive.org/web/20240114152614/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111754768777276869#:~:text=title%20is%20MYSLB%2C%20maybe%20you%20can%20fig%20out%20the%20sample%20from%20that%20%3B)]</ref>
*Autechre mentioned two major arguments they've had in a Clash Magazine interview. The first was in 1989 where Ged's tape deck got ruined due to one of their tapes, leading them to blame each other before settling the damages between each other. The other was during some live show in Japan, where miscommunication by Rob caused Sean to abruptly lash out at him.<ref>https://www.clashmusic.com/features/autechre-interview/</ref>
*After a German festival got cancelled due to bad weather creating muddy grounds and flooding, Autechre alongside Boards of Canada broke into a trailer to steal champagne. After the raiding, Sean got so drunk that he tried to tackle Mike Paradinas – who was otherwise actively avoiding getting any mud on him – into the mud.<ref>https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/interviste-musica/autechre-niente-di-piu-umano-dei-computer/424382/</ref><ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D99</ref><ref>https://bocpages.org/wiki/Warp_Factor_Ten<!-- they have both scans and original text, dk how to cite a mirror --></ref>
*During a show, Sean's vodka-covered hands caught on fire after his R8 went alight. His attempt to clap it out caused the audience to start clapping along, with some setting their own hands on fire "as some kind of tribute".<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|809}}</ref>
*Sean notes one of his greatest fears is "nothing."<ref name=":1" />
*A few times during shows somewhere between 1996-2002, they compensated for their laptops failing and thus the show falling silent by letting a Minidisc shuffle sounds to fill the space, although Sean notes that the audience caught on quickly.<ref>{{Cite interview|page=Elektron Stories: Sean Booth, 2006|quote='''Oh. Did everything go completely silent on stage?''' A few times, yeah. Some nights we would have backup in the form of a bunch of sounds on a Minidisc player shuffling randomly, but you could only get away with it for a couple of minutes before people started shouting.}}</ref>
*During the early 90s "at a show by warp/mushroom records in AU", Rob became sick from the smart drinks given to him, leading to a situation where at the start of the performance he tried to vomit discretely into a nearby water bottle that he emptied. <!-- sooo badly phrased GOD -->Unfortunately, due to it being a tiny 25cl bottle, it flew back out, hitting both the roof and his face - although the speed of it meant none stuck to his face.<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|853}}</ref>
*For "Gyroscope" off Board of Canada's ''Geogaddi'', Sean provided the band with the samples of a child reading out the numbers from a number station.<ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=254145#p254145</ref><!-- https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/g0lz5f/geogaddis_gyroscope_conet_project/ was this later on the conet project? -->
*In an Interview with data.wave, Darrell Fitton (aka Bola) explained that after meeting Rob and Sean and letting them make music on his equipment, Sean challenged Bola to make a track similar to what they were making. After completing "Blipsalt", Darrel gave it to them, which they then was gave to Warp. "Blipsalt" ended up appearing as a track on Artificial Intelligence II.<ref>http://www.datawv.com/2017/08/interview-darrell-fitton-bola.html</ref>
* In the credits for Metroid Prime, both Sean Booth and Rob Brown are listed under Special Thanks.<ref>[https://youtu.be/gIMLe_51OH0?t=171 Metroid Prime - End Credits]</ref> In an interview with the game's audio lead Clark Wen, he notes that at one point in early development, an Autechre song was used for a demo level while they were making arrangements with Autechre to compose music.<ref>https://youtu.be/0phhV8Hgkv0?t=224</ref> Sean explained in the [[Sean Twitch AMA, July 2022]] that they had contacts at a Retro Studios branch that were keen on letting them compose the soundtrack for the game, but it fell through after Nintendo got their own musician to compose it.<ref>[https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=demo%20sphere%3A%20%E2%80%9CCould%20you%20please%20explain%20your%20mention%20in%20the%20Metroid%20Prime%20credits%3F%E2%80%9D Sean Twitch AMA, July 2022]</ref> Sean later confirmed on Mastodon that it was only talks and that no demos were made.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240114174123/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111749064152560779#:~:text=nah%20we%20never%20made%20anything%20for%20it%2C%20it%20didn%E2%80%99t%20go%20beyond%20talks @sean_ae Mastodon post, January 2024]</ref>
* For 808 State's ''Prebuild LP'', it gives big thanks to "Sean and Rob who got the tapes out of the cupboard and set the project running."<ref>https://www.808state.com/discogs/808pages/albpages/albprebuild/prebuild2.htm#:~:text=808%20State%20%2D%20Prebuild%20%2D%20UK%202xLP%20%2D%20Message</ref> Sean elaborated later that they were bugging Graham Massey over possible unreleased material which started the project.<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1300}}</ref>


* Analogue Systems RS8500 <!-- this is broad (RS8500 is the entire setup) but one of the module were directly used for Ipacial Section -->
==References==
* Casio PT-7
<references />
* '''Clavia Nord Lead Expanded''' - ''[[EP7]]'' ["Dropp"], ''[[Draft 7.30]]'' ["Surripere"], ''[[Quaristice]]'' ["paralel Suns"]
* '''Clavia Nord Modular Expanded''' - ''[[Draft 7.30]]'' ["Theme of Sudden Roundabout"], ''[[Quaristice]]'' ["Outh9X"] <!-- outh9x is NMG2, so it is modular but specifically G2 -->
* Clavia Nord Rack mk1
* Elektron Monomachine SFX-60
* Korg MS10
* Korg MS20
* Korg Prophecy
* '''Native Instruments FM8''' - ''[[Oversteps]]''
* Roland Juno 106
* Roland MC-202
* Roland SH-2
* Yamaha DX100
* Yamaha DX11
* Yamaha FS1R
 
=== Samplers / Drum Machines ===
 
* '''Akai MPC1000''' - ''[[Untilted]]'' ["Pro Radii"], ''[[Quaristice]]'' ["IO", "Perlence"]<!-- solely to put it somewhere, but the MPC is wayyy more than a drum machine -->
* Akai Z8
* Casio FZ-1
* Casio FZ-10
* Casio RZ-1
* '''Casio SK-1''' - ''[[Incunabula]]''
* Casio SK-5
* Casio SK-100
* Emu E-Synth Ultra
* Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1
* '''Ensoniq ASR-10R''' - ''[[Incunabula]]'' ["Eggshell"]
* '''Ensoniq EPS16+''' - ''[[Amber]]'' ["Foil"]
* Kurzweil K2500RS
* Linn Electronics LinnDrum
* Oberheim DMX
* Roland CR-78
* '''Roland CR-8000''' - ''[[Tri Repetae]]'' ["Overand"], ''[[Draft 7.30]]'' ["6IE.CR"]
* '''Roland R8''' - ''[[Incunabula]]'', ''[[Anti]]'' ["Flutter"]
* '''Roland TR-606''' - ''[[Incunabula]], [[Quaristice]]'' ["Tankakern"]
* '''Simmons SDE''' - ''[[Quaristice]]'' ["Outh9X"]
* '''Yamaha RY30''' - ''[[Cichlisuite]]'' ["Pencha"], ''[[Peel Session 2]]'' ["19 Headaches"] <!-- also has Nord (which one?) -->
 
=== Software <!-- too broad of a category, needs to be broken into like DAWS and shit  --> ===
 
* '''Cycling '74 Max/MSP''' - ''[[EP7]]'' ["Left Blank", "Liccflii"], ''[[Confield]]'' ["Sim Gishel", "Uviol"], ''[[Draft 7.30]]'' ["Reniform Puls"], ''[[Oversteps]]'', ''[[Exai]], [[L-event]], [[elseq 1-5]], [[NTS Sessions 1-4]]'' <!-- where would Max for Live fall? see pce freeze and rew(1) -->
* '''C-Lab Creator''' - ''[[Tri Repetae]]'' and ''[[Chiastic Slide]]'' ["Cipater", "Nuane"]
* '''Emagic''' '''Logic''' '''Pro''' - ''[[Chiastic Slide]]'' ["Cichli", "Recury", "Pule"], ''[[Cichlisuite]]'' ["Pencha"], ''[[LP5]]'', ''[[Peel Session 2]]'' ["19 Headaches"], ''[[Confield]]'' ["Parhelic Triangle"], ''[[Exai]]'' ["T ess xi"]
* '''MOTU Digital Performer''' - ''[[Draft 7.30]]'' and ''[[Quaristice]]''
* '''Renoise''' - ''[[Quaristice]]'' ["rale", "Fol3", "WNSN"], ''[[Quaristice (Versions)]]'' ["fol4"]
* '''Sound Edit 16''' - ''[[LP5]]'' ["Vose In"]
 
=== Sequencers ===
 
* '''Alesis MMT8''' - ''[[Tri Repetae]]'' ["Clipper"]
* Roland PMA5
* Yamaha QY20
* Yamaha SU10
 
=== MIDI/CV ===
 
* Emagic AMT8
* Kenton Pro 4 MIDI-CV
* MOTU Fastlane
* MOTU MIDI Express XT
* MOTU Micro Express
* MidiLink MIDI Data Extender
* Opcode Studio 3
* Peavey PC1600X
* Philip Rees 5S
 
=== Outboard FX ===
 
* '''Alesis QuadraVerb GT''' - ''[[Amber]]'' ["Montreal", "Glitch"]
* Behringer Autocom Pro
* Behringer Composer Pro
* Behringer Ultrafex
* Behringer Ultrapatch
* Boss RDD-10
* '''Boss RSD-10''' - ''[[Tri Repetae]]'' ["Rsdio"]
* DOD FX20 Phasor
* Ensoniq DP/2
* LA Audio 4x4
* Lexicon MPX1
* PSE Stereo Spring Reverb
* Sony HR-MP5
* '''Symbolic Sound Kyma Capybara 320''' - ''[[EP7]]'' ["Left Blank"]
* dbx DDP
* t.c. electronic TC XII Phaser
 
=== Mixers ===
 
* Mackie 24:8
* Mackie CR1604-VLZ
* Mackie Onyx 1620
* Phonic MRT60
* Seck 18:8:2
* Simmons SPM 8:2
* Tascam M2600
* Tascam Portastudio 244
 
=== Computers ===
 
* Apple G4 450 MHz
* Apple Power Mac 7200
* Apple Power Mac 9650
* Apple Power Mac G4 Dual 800 MHz
* Apple Powerbook 1400
* Apple Powerbook G4 500 MHz
* Apple Powerbook G4 800 MHz
* Apple  G5/OS X
* Atari 1040 STE
* IBM Thinkpad
* Yamaha CXM5
 
=== Microphones ===
 
* AKG C1000
* Realistic induction mic
* Sony lapel mic
 
=== Recorders ===
 
* Digidesign Pro Tools 882 I/O
* Digidesign Pro Tools DSP Farm PCI
* Digidesign Pro Tools Disk I/O PCI
* Digidesign Pro Tools III PCI
* Grundig Tape Recorder
* HHB CDR850 Plus
* Miny Portable Tape Recorder
* Panasonic SV-3800 DAT
* RME Hammerfall ADI-8 Pro
* RME Hammerfall DIGI9652
* RME Hammerfall Digiface
* Sony DTC-690
* Sony MDS JE520
* Sony TCD-D7
* Tascam DA-20 MKII
* Tascam DAP1
* Yamaha CBXD5
* Yamaha KX-W321 Cassette Recorder
 
=== Speakers ===
 
* Alesis Monitor 1
* Dynaudio BM15a
* Dynaudio M1
* Yamaha NS-10M
 
=== Miscellaneous ===
 
* '''Sony MDSJE 520 MiniDisc recorder''' - ''[[Confield]]'' ["Pen Expers"]
* Philips Oscilloscope
* '''Reyong''' - ''[[Confield]]'' ["VI Scose Poise", "Parhelic Triangle"]
* Wacom Intuos3 A5

Latest revision as of 02:33, 4 December 2024

Live in Princeton, NJ, 6 May 2001

Biography

[INCOMPLETE]

Sean Booth and Robert Brown both met each other in Rochdale's graffiti scene in 1987.[1][2] Rob notes that a mutual friend of theirs, Ged, first met Sean on a bus tagging and later Rob and Sean formally met each other to exchange graffiti files.[3][4] After the initial meeting, Sean ended up going to Rob's house and getting access to Rob's tape equipment, leading to them both creating mixes. Both already had background experience in making tapes: Rob having made multiple mixtapes (Rob Brown's Ultra Rare Mixtapes) and Sean having done tapes since being 11-12 at his granddad's.[5]

Name

The name "Autechre" was created by first typing "au" and then keysmashing the rest until the Atari's 8-character limit was hit. It initially came about as a track title for one of their demo tapes ("Autechre") before being adopted as their stage name six months later.[6][7] Rob explained that the initial "au" came from a sample on the FZ10, which itself was part of a list of samples Autechre labelled as "au[insert descriptive]" for "vocal choir voices sustaining a single note" like oou.[8] However, in a 2024 interview, they clarified that it wasn't fully random, but rather part of their naming conventions abbreviations, meaning that it was more akin to "oou-take-three"[9], which would align with tracks like "Techthree". The current accepted pronunciation of Autechre, as the band itself uses, is "awe-teh-ker" (/ɔːˈtɛkər/), however they accept any pronunciation.[6][5]

Trivia

Autechre Gear List

  • Autechre's record deal with Warp Records supposedly states that both Sean and Rob are forbidden to release material under any name other than Autechre (or Gescom in select circumstances). The only exception to this is Sean Booth on 3. Telepathics Meh In-Sect Connection due to miscommunication, however Gescom's Horizon was almost also premiered under Sean Booth.
  • Autechre used "MYSLB" multiple times, including an old MySpace page[10] and a website.[11] The name comes from one of their first tracks "Myslb" which is an acronym of its sample going "Make Your Self Look Bad".[12]
  • Autechre mentioned two major arguments they've had in a Clash Magazine interview. The first was in 1989 where Ged's tape deck got ruined due to one of their tapes, leading them to blame each other before settling the damages between each other. The other was during some live show in Japan, where miscommunication by Rob caused Sean to abruptly lash out at him.[13]
  • After a German festival got cancelled due to bad weather creating muddy grounds and flooding, Autechre alongside Boards of Canada broke into a trailer to steal champagne. After the raiding, Sean got so drunk that he tried to tackle Mike Paradinas – who was otherwise actively avoiding getting any mud on him – into the mud.[14][15][16]
  • During a show, Sean's vodka-covered hands caught on fire after his R8 went alight. His attempt to clap it out caused the audience to start clapping along, with some setting their own hands on fire "as some kind of tribute".[17]
  • Sean notes one of his greatest fears is "nothing."[5]
  • A few times during shows somewhere between 1996-2002, they compensated for their laptops failing and thus the show falling silent by letting a Minidisc shuffle sounds to fill the space, although Sean notes that the audience caught on quickly.[18]
  • During the early 90s "at a show by warp/mushroom records in AU", Rob became sick from the smart drinks given to him, leading to a situation where at the start of the performance he tried to vomit discretely into a nearby water bottle that he emptied. Unfortunately, due to it being a tiny 25cl bottle, it flew back out, hitting both the roof and his face - although the speed of it meant none stuck to his face.[19]
  • For "Gyroscope" off Board of Canada's Geogaddi, Sean provided the band with the samples of a child reading out the numbers from a number station.[20]
  • In an Interview with data.wave, Darrell Fitton (aka Bola) explained that after meeting Rob and Sean and letting them make music on his equipment, Sean challenged Bola to make a track similar to what they were making. After completing "Blipsalt", Darrel gave it to them, which they then was gave to Warp. "Blipsalt" ended up appearing as a track on Artificial Intelligence II.[21]
  • In the credits for Metroid Prime, both Sean Booth and Rob Brown are listed under Special Thanks.[22] In an interview with the game's audio lead Clark Wen, he notes that at one point in early development, an Autechre song was used for a demo level while they were making arrangements with Autechre to compose music.[23] Sean explained in the Sean Twitch AMA, July 2022 that they had contacts at a Retro Studios branch that were keen on letting them compose the soundtrack for the game, but it fell through after Nintendo got their own musician to compose it.[24] Sean later confirmed on Mastodon that it was only talks and that no demos were made.[25]
  • For 808 State's Prebuild LP, it gives big thanks to "Sean and Rob who got the tapes out of the cupboard and set the project running."[26] Sean elaborated later that they were bugging Graham Massey over possible unreleased material which started the project.[27]

References

  1. ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes Interview, April 2010
  2. ↑ Barcode Interview, 2008
  3. ↑ The Quietus Interview, November 2013
  4. ↑ Radio Mix Interview, March 1997
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 We are the music makers, November 1997
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 What's In Those Names?, Sound On Sound Interview, April 2004
  7. ↑ SECONDS Magazine Issue 31, 1994
  8. ↑ Q1201, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  9. ↑ Autechre. Chi è il gruppo più misterioso della musica contemporanea, February 2024. "Rob: Non ha un senso preciso ma credo che nasca da questo: dovevamo salvare molti file perché stavamo realizzando un demo e dovevamo dargli un nome e qualcuno disse letteralmente ‘‘questo è un suono ‘oou’’ e, siccome non c’era spazio per parole lunghe è stato catalogato come ‘oou’ ‘take one’, “take two’,’take three’: ‘oou-take-three’ suonava bene ed è diventato Autechre così lo abbiamo usato per il demo. E poi quando guardavamo la scritta ci piaceva, era una buona parola [ed: to be translated on the page]"
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080724140236/http://myspace.com/myslb
  11. ↑ http://www.myslb.com/
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240114152614/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111754768777276869#:~:text=title%20is%20MYSLB%2C%20maybe%20you%20can%20fig%20out%20the%20sample%20from%20that%20%3B)
  13. ↑ https://www.clashmusic.com/features/autechre-interview/
  14. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/interviste-musica/autechre-niente-di-piu-umano-dei-computer/424382/
  15. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D99
  16. ↑ https://bocpages.org/wiki/Warp_Factor_Ten
  17. ↑ Q809, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  18. ↑ Elektron Stories: Sean Booth, 2006. "Oh. Did everything go completely silent on stage? A few times, yeah. Some nights we would have backup in the form of a bunch of sounds on a Minidisc player shuffling randomly, but you could only get away with it for a couple of minutes before people started shouting."
  19. ↑ Q853, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  20. ↑ https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=254145#p254145
  21. ↑ http://www.datawv.com/2017/08/interview-darrell-fitton-bola.html
  22. ↑ Metroid Prime - End Credits
  23. ↑ https://youtu.be/0phhV8Hgkv0?t=224
  24. ↑ Sean Twitch AMA, July 2022
  25. ↑ @sean_ae Mastodon post, January 2024
  26. ↑ https://www.808state.com/discogs/808pages/albpages/albprebuild/prebuild2.htm#:~:text=808%20State%20%2D%20Prebuild%20%2D%20UK%202xLP%20%2D%20Message
  27. ↑ Q1300, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
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