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[[Category:Album]]
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[[File:PLUS.jpg|alt=cover art|thumb|WARP338]]
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'''''PLUS''''' is the fifteenth studio album by [[Autechre]] released on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records]. It was simulatenously announced and released digitally on October 28th, 2020. The CD and vinyl issues were later released on November 20th, 2020.
|title=PLUS
|artist=[[Autechre]]
|cover=PLUS.jpg
|date=28 October 2020 <small>(Digital)</small><br>20 November 2020 <small>(LP/CD)<small>
|label=Warp Records (WARP338)
|previous=[[SIGN]]
|previous year=2020
|next=[[AE_2022－]]
|next year=2023－
}}
'''''PLUS''''' is the fifteenth studio album by [[Autechre]] released on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records]. It was simultaneously announced and released digitally on October 28th, 2020.<ref>https://bleep.com/release/209219-autechre-plus</ref> The CD and vinyl issues were later released on November 20th, 2020.
 
== History ==
''PLUS'' was developed concurrently with ''[[SIGN]]'' across mid-2018 to late-2019, with the album finalized in February/March of 2020.<ref>https://ra.co/news/72301</ref>
 
After the release of ''SIGN'' on October 16th, 2020, ''PLUS'' was simulatenously announced and released digitally on October 28th at 3PM GMT / 11AM Eastern time,<ref>https://ghostarchive.org/archive/3pJjv</ref><ref name=":0">https://consequence.net/2020/10/autechre-new-album-plus-stream/</ref><!-- double check the calculations, i tried to account for daylights saving  --> alongside pre-orders for the physicals which were slated for release on November 20th.<ref name=":0" /><ref>https://pitchfork.com/news/autechre-surprise-release-new-album-plus/</ref>
In the [[Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022]], Sean remarked that ''PLUS'' should've been an EP with a few tracks removed, but that they "got greedy" and turned it into an album.<ref>{{Cite interview|page=Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022|quote=PLUS should’ve been an EP, and it should’ve had two, three tracks removed from it, but I was being greedy, but that's what we should’ve done. PLUS was basically it should have been an EP. It felt like an EP when we were compiling it.}}</ref> When asked which tracks should've been removed, he stated "the mellow synth ones" (likely referring to "lux 106 mod", "ii.pre esc" and "esle 0").<ref>{{Cite interview|page=Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022|quote='''Which track should have been removed? [from PLUS]''' From, are you asking me about PLUS there, I assume so? Yeah, the, sort of, the more mellow synth ones. I probably would have pulled off and just kept the beatty ones on there and then the mellowy synth ones that are just thrown out as little one-offs in different places. So it's just about context and it's not like I wouldn't have released them, it's just that, as a compilation, it was perhaps a little bit hasty to call it an album, but you know, you live and learn.}}</ref>


== Tracks ==
== Tracks ==
=== DekDre Scap B===
=== DekDre Scap B===


* "DekDre" is short for [https://black-corporation.com/product/deckards-dream-mk2/ Deckard's Dream]. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_June_2022#:~:text=Yeah%2C%20first%20track%20on%20SIGN%20%5BM4%20Lema%5D%2C%20it%27s%20on%20there.%20That%20DekDre%20%5BScap%20B%5D%2C%20that%27s%20why%20it%27s%20called%20DekDre.] <!-- in the AMA, this is really weirdly phrase. Sean says "first track on SIGN, That DekDre", which idk if it means it's also used on M4 Lema or if he though DekDre was the first track on SIGN -->
* BPM: 111
* "DekDre" is short for [https://black-corporation.com/product/deckards-dream-mk2/ Deckard's Dream], which was used for the track. <ref>{{Cite interview|page=Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022|quote=Yeah, first track on SIGN, it's on there. That DekDre [Scap B], that's why it's called DekDre.}} Note: "M4 Lema" is the first track on ''SIGN'', not "DekDre Scap B". Sean likely misspoke rather than saying it was used on ''SIGN'' but then only referenced (but not used) on ''PLUS''.</ref>


===7FM ic===
===7FM ic===
* BPM: 154.5


===marhide===
===marhide===
* BPM: 106.15


===ecol4===
===ecol4===


* This track makes an appearance in the [[AE LIVE 2022－|2022 live sets]]. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTdW2hsOLVc&t=500s example]) [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=Yeah%2C%20basically%20that.%20It%20started%20out%20quite%20different.%20So%2C%20you%20can%20hear%20a%20bit%20of%20ecol%5B4%5D%20in%20the%20set%2C%20ecol4%20that%20was%20basically%20like%20the%20ecol4%20that%27s%20on%20PLUS%20when%20we%20started%20out]
* BPM: 102
* "ecol4" was fully done in Max/MSP. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_June_2022#:~:text=No%2C%20that%E2%80%99s%20all%20Max/MSP.] <!-- some stuff we can probably assume is "Max/MSP" if it appears in the 14/15, 16/18 or 22- sets  -->
* "ecol4" was fully done in Max/MSP.<ref>{{Cite interview|page=Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022|quote='''ecol4 is such a beautiful, off-kilter ghostly stir with bells. Did that feature an oil drum too?''' No, that’s all Max/MSP. }}</ref>
* The ending run of "ecol4" appears in the [[AE LIVE 2022－|2022-2023 live sets]], sped up from 102bpm to 156bpm.<ref>{{Cite interview|page=Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022|quote=So, you can hear a bit of ecol[4] in the set, ecol4 that was basically like the ecol4 that's on PLUS when we started out.}}</ref> ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTdW2hsOLVc&t=500s example])


===lux 106 mod===
===lux 106 mod===


* The track is possibly named after the Juno 106. <!-- reference, not used -->
* BPM: 127
* The track is possibly named after the Juno 106.


===X4===
===X4===
* BPM: 158
* "X4" was mostly done by Sean, reusing patches made by Rob.<ref>{{Cite AAA2 doc|162}}</ref>


===ii.pre esc===
===ii.pre esc===
* BPM: 95.5<!-- accurate until the end where it look like right at the end it moved up to ~.65 -->


===esle 0===
===esle 0===
* BPM: 134
* "esle 0" shares elements with [[SIGN#F7|"F7"]]


=== TM1 open===
=== TM1 open===
* BPM: 153.75/102.5 (?) <!-- track pulse switches betwen 153.75 and 102.5 (3:2) -->


===p1p2===
===p1p2===
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*''[[PLUS]]'''s catalogue number's digits add up to 14 (3+3+8) in the same way as ''[[SIGN]] (3+2+9)''. This could imply that both ''SIGN'' and ''PLUS'' are considered to be the 14th album, or that they are part of the same project.
*''[[PLUS]]'''s catalogue number's digits add up to 14 (3+3+8) in the same way as ''[[SIGN]] (3+2+9)''. This could imply that both ''SIGN'' and ''PLUS'' are considered to be the 14th album, or that they are part of the same project.
*In one of the Twitch AMAs, [[Sean]] remarked that ''PLUS'' should've been an EP with a few tracks removed, but that they "got greedy" and made it an album. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=PLUS%20should%E2%80%99ve%20been%20an%20EP%2C%20and%20it%20should%E2%80%99ve%20had%20two%2C%20three%20tracks%20removed%20from%20it%2C%20but%20I%20was%20being%20greedy]
*As with ''SIGN'' the Japanese CD cover is minimally different compared to other versions. In ''PLUS''<nowiki/>'s case the background has been darkened slightly and the yellow parts have been recolored green. <ref>https://www.discogs.com/release/16237400-Autechre-Plus/image/SW1hZ2U6NTAwMzk0MjA=</ref>
**When asked which tracks should've been removed, he stated "the mellow synth ones" (likely referring to "lux 106 mod", "ii.pre esc" and "esle 0"). [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=From%2C%20are%20you%20asking%20me%20about%20PLUS%20there%2C%20I%20assume%20so%3F%20Yeah%2C%20the%2C%20sort%20of%2C%20the%20more%20mellow%20synth%20ones.%20I%20probably%20would%20have%20pulled%20off%20and%20just%20kept%20the%20beatty%20ones%20on%20there%20and%20then%20the%20mellowy%20synth%20ones%20that%20are%20just%20thrown%20out%20as%20little%20one%2Doffs%20in%20different%20places.]


== Links ==
== Links ==
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* [https://autechre.bandcamp.com/album/plus Bandcamp]
* [https://autechre.bandcamp.com/album/plus Bandcamp]
* [https://bleep.com/release/209219-autechre-plus Bleep]
* [https://bleep.com/release/209219-autechre-plus Bleep]
* [https://www.discogs.com/master/1830021-Autechre-PLUS Discogs]
* [https://soundcloud.com/autechreofficial/sets/plus-828060307 Soundcloud]
* [https://soundcloud.com/autechreofficial/sets/plus-828060307 Soundcloud]
* [https://open.spotify.com/album/1uFL8idnNTz0CdvLYyCGBC Spotify]
* [https://open.spotify.com/album/1uFL8idnNTz0CdvLYyCGBC Spotify]
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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/1819720-Autechre-SIGN] [https://www.discogs.com/master/1830021-Autechre-PLUS]
*[[The Designers Republic]] (design) <ref>https://www.discogs.com/master/1830021-Autechre-PLUS</ref>
 
== References ==
<references />

Latest revision as of 08:11, 3 November 2025

PLUS

PLUS.jpg

Artist Autechre
Released 28 October 2020 (Digital)
20 November 2020 (LP/CD)
Label Warp Records (WARP338)
SIGN
(2020) 		PLUS AE_2022－
(2023－)

PLUS is the fifteenth studio album by Autechre released on Warp Records. It was simultaneously announced and released digitally on October 28th, 2020.[1] The CD and vinyl issues were later released on November 20th, 2020.

History

PLUS was developed concurrently with SIGN across mid-2018 to late-2019, with the album finalized in February/March of 2020.[2]

After the release of SIGN on October 16th, 2020, PLUS was simulatenously announced and released digitally on October 28th at 3PM GMT / 11AM Eastern time,[3][4] alongside pre-orders for the physicals which were slated for release on November 20th.[4][5] In the Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022, Sean remarked that PLUS should've been an EP with a few tracks removed, but that they "got greedy" and turned it into an album.[6] When asked which tracks should've been removed, he stated "the mellow synth ones" (likely referring to "lux 106 mod", "ii.pre esc" and "esle 0").[7]

Tracks

DekDre Scap B

7FM ic

  • BPM: 154.5

marhide

  • BPM: 106.15

ecol4

lux 106 mod

  • BPM: 127
  • The track is possibly named after the Juno 106.

X4

  • BPM: 158
  • "X4" was mostly done by Sean, reusing patches made by Rob.[11]

ii.pre esc

  • BPM: 95.5

esle 0

  • BPM: 134
  • "esle 0" shares elements with "F7"

TM1 open

  • BPM: 153.75/102.5 (?)

p1p2

Tracklist

# Title Length
1 DekDre Scap B 2:46
2 7FM ic 5:56
3 marhide 3:43
4 ecol4 14:52
5 lux 106 mod 5:06
6 X4 12:21
7 ii.pre esc 4:47
8 esle 0 3:13
9 TM1 open 11:07
1:03:52
10 p1p2 (Japanese CD exclusive) 3:44
Total 1:07:36

Trivia

  • PLUS's catalogue number's digits add up to 14 (3+3+8) in the same way as SIGN (3+2+9). This could imply that both SIGN and PLUS are considered to be the 14th album, or that they are part of the same project.
  • As with SIGN the Japanese CD cover is minimally different compared to other versions. In PLUS's case the background has been darkened slightly and the yellow parts have been recolored green. [12]

Links

Credits

References

  1. ↑ https://bleep.com/release/209219-autechre-plus
  2. ↑ https://ra.co/news/72301
  3. ↑ https://ghostarchive.org/archive/3pJjv
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://consequence.net/2020/10/autechre-new-album-plus-stream/
  5. ↑ https://pitchfork.com/news/autechre-surprise-release-new-album-plus/
  6. ↑ Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022. "PLUS should’ve been an EP, and it should’ve had two, three tracks removed from it, but I was being greedy, but that's what we should’ve done. PLUS was basically it should have been an EP. It felt like an EP when we were compiling it."
  7. ↑ Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022. "Which track should have been removed? [from PLUS] From, are you asking me about PLUS there, I assume so? Yeah, the, sort of, the more mellow synth ones. I probably would have pulled off and just kept the beatty ones on there and then the mellowy synth ones that are just thrown out as little one-offs in different places. So it's just about context and it's not like I wouldn't have released them, it's just that, as a compilation, it was perhaps a little bit hasty to call it an album, but you know, you live and learn."
  8. ↑ Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022. "Yeah, first track on SIGN, it's on there. That DekDre [Scap B], that's why it's called DekDre." Note: "M4 Lema" is the first track on SIGN, not "DekDre Scap B". Sean likely misspoke rather than saying it was used on SIGN but then only referenced (but not used) on PLUS.
  9. ↑ Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022. "ecol4 is such a beautiful, off-kilter ghostly stir with bells. Did that feature an oil drum too? No, that’s all Max/MSP."
  10. ↑ Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022. "So, you can hear a bit of ecol[4] in the set, ecol4 that was basically like the ecol4 that's on PLUS when we started out."
  11. ↑ Q162, Ask Autechre Anything Again, KEYOSC, April 2025
  12. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/16237400-Autechre-Plus/image/SW1hZ2U6NTAwMzk0MjA=
  13. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/1830021-Autechre-PLUS
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