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''Exai'' is the eleventh album by [[Autechre]]. It was originally released on February 7th, 2013 on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records].<!-- 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 album by [[Autechre]]. It was originally released on February 7th, 2013 on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records].<!-- 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 was made using much of the same setup that were used for | ''Exai'' was made using much of the same setup that were used for ''[[Oversteps]]''; mostly made in Max as edited live jams with some planned compositions. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D205][https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D248] | ||
== Tracklist == | == Tracklist == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* 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 ama, they saw ''Exai'' "as a box of four 12"s" with L-event being interchangable with any of them.[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D118] | * 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 ama, they saw ''Exai'' "as a box of four 12"s" with ''L-event'' being interchangable with any of them.[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D118] | ||
* In a recent interview, they mentioned that many of the tracks on ''Exai'' were from trial runs of The System they were building for live shows. [https://nialler9.com/autechre-conversation-about-music-art-funk-and-emotion-interview/#:~:text=So%20we%20ended%20up%20releasing%20Exai%20in%20between%2C%20which%20was%20basically%20trial%20runs%20with%20the%20system%20with%20individual%20tracks%2C%20which%20we%20then%20edited%20up%20into%20the%20tracks%20on%20the%20album.] | * In a recent interview, they mentioned that many of the tracks on ''Exai'' were from trial runs of The System they were building for live shows. [https://nialler9.com/autechre-conversation-about-music-art-funk-and-emotion-interview/#:~:text=So%20we%20ended%20up%20releasing%20Exai%20in%20between%2C%20which%20was%20basically%20trial%20runs%20with%20the%20system%20with%20individual%20tracks%2C%20which%20we%20then%20edited%20up%20into%20the%20tracks%20on%20the%20album.] | ||
* 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. | * 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''. | ||
* The album artwork is a heavily stylized/pixelated rendering of the text “Exai”. | * The album artwork is a heavily stylized/pixelated rendering of the text “Exai”. | ||
* 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 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 track title “18 (keyosc)” is likely in reference to it being the 18th track on the album. | * The track title “18 (keyosc)” is likely in reference to it being the 18th track on the album. | ||
Revision as of 10:11, 19 October 2023
Exai is the eleventh album by Autechre. It was originally released on February 7th, 2013 on Warp Records.
Exai was made using much of the same setup that were used for Oversteps; mostly made in Max as edited live jams with some planned compositions. [1][2]
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 |
| Total | 2:00:39 | |
| Bonus Track(s) | ||
| 18 | 18 (keyosc) [Japanese CD exclusive] | 8:57 |
| Grand Total | 2:09:36 | |
Tracks
FLeure
- The original titling is "FLeure", uppercase L, however via bleep and other streaming services it was corrected to Fleure, lowercase l. [3]
irlite (get 0)
prac-f
jatevee C
T ess xi
vekoS
Flep
tuinorizn
- An earlier version of "tuinorizn" appeared in the Oversteps tour shows [4]
- A common interpretation of the title is that it is phonetically pronounced like "twin horizons".
- "There's glottal shit on the bas[s]line"[5]
- im not expanding on this
bladelores
- The reverb wash that appears at the end reappeared later on "splesh" and "all end" from NTS Sessions 1-4.
1 1 is
nodezsh
runrepik
- Alongside "tuinorizn", "runrepik" also appeared in the Oversteps tour material.[6]
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.[7]. The other sample is still unknown.
- The precussion itself is "wood and rubber"[8]
recks on
YJY UX
18 (keyosc)
Trivia
- 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 ama, they saw Exai "as a box of four 12"s" with L-event being interchangable with any of them.[9]
- In a recent interview, they mentioned that many of the tracks on Exai were from trial runs of The System they were building for live shows. [10]
- 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.
- The album artwork is a heavily stylized/pixelated rendering of the text “Exai”.
- 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 track title “18 (keyosc)” is likely in reference to it being the 18th track on the album.