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{{Infobox
 
|title=Cavity Job
 
|artist=[[Autechre]]
''Cavity Job'' is an EP by [[Autechre]] released in 1991. It is both the only Autechre release and the 3rd of only 4 records to be released on [https://www.discogs.com/label/214592-Hardcore-Records-3 Hardcore Records].  
|cover=Cavity Job.jpg
|date= 1991
|label=Hardcore Records (HARD003)
|previous=[[Lego Feet]]
|previous year=1991
|next=[[Incunabula]]
|next year=1993
}}'''''Cavity Job''''' is an EP by [[Autechre]] released around 1991. It is both the only Autechre release and the 3rd of only 4 records to be released on [https://www.discogs.com/label/214592-Hardcore-Records-3 Hardcore Records].  


== Tracks ==
== Tracks ==
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=== Cavity Job ===
=== Cavity Job ===


* An alternate version of "Cavity Job" was performed live. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC7LGzCZ-q0] [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=B1347:B1348]
* An demo version of "Cavity Job"<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=B1347:B1348</ref> appeared in live shows like Sweatbox 1991<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC7LGzCZ-q0</ref> and on IBC Radio.<ref>https://youtu.be/E_7ttPWn1bU</ref> There is also "Cavity Job Original 244 Mix" with changes from the other demo.<ref name=":0">https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/1bbc89f/old_lego_feetae_leak_of_early_material/</ref>
* Sean explained much of the background for "Cavity Job / Accelera 1 & 2" in Mastodon posts, <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114430/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111635157753588040</ref> starting with the equipment used for that early rough version being their old setup: RSD-10, SK-1, SK-5 for samplers and 202, SH-2 for synths, all on Tascam 244 mixer "with at least one bounce IIRC." He further elaborated in the same post on specific parts: "The kick and snare were played live on the SK-5 to tape, and then a bar of that was looped on the RSD-10 so it had a really dirty feel. The hats were 606. <!-- sampled i assume? idk how to list equipment that they sampled lal --> We’d just got the R8 at that point but it’s only doing the claps." The cleaner version of the track for the official Cavity Job was rebuilt using an Atari,<!-- given that this is Daz's studio, i didn't file it under Atari 1040 STE on the gear list because it could be ANY computer that dax had that may not be the same as autechre's --> FZ-10 and 202 mixed to quarter-inch cartridge tape at Daz's studio. Sean's estimate is that the original version took probably a few nights across 1-2 weeks, and the EP remake took a few days.<!-- might be rewritten in future as not just the same structure as his post but given all of this comes from a single source, i don't mind it -->
* The original EP version opened with a sample of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg025Dzxy7s "Valium Ten" by Hawkwind], which was removed when it was re-released on [[EPs 1991 - 2002|''EPs 1991 - 2002'']], however a pitchshifted and reversed repetition of the sample, remains at the end of the track.


=== Accelera 1 & 2 ===
=== Accelera 1 & 2 ===
* "Accelera 1 & 2" initially started out as a 1989 track by Rob called "Ripping Circuits" (which was later released on ''[[Warp Tapes 89-93]]'') before being reworked into "Accelera 1 & 2". <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114430/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111635157753588040#:~:text=There%E2%80%99s%20also%20a%20way%20older%20original%20original%20of%20Accelera%20(from%20%E2%80%9889)%20called%20Rippin%20Circuits%20that%E2%80%99s%20on%20the%20Warp%20Tapes%20thing%20(I%20think%20the%20oldest%20track%20on%20there)%20but%20it%27s%20a%20different%20vibe%20really%2C%20just%20the%20riff%20is%20the%20same. https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114430/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111635157753588040#:~:text=There%E2%80%99s%20also%20a%20way%20older%20original%20original%20of%20Accelera%20(from%20%E2%80%9889)%20called%20Rippin%20Circuits%20that%E2%80%99s%20on%20the%20Warp%20Tapes%20thing%20(I%20think%20the%20oldest%20track%20on%20there)%20but%20it%27s%20a%20different%20vibe%20really%2C%20just%20the%20riff%20is%20the%20same.]</ref><ref>https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=which%20was%20originally%20it%20was%20called%20Ripping%20Circuits</ref> The woman sample also appeared on Gescom's ''[[Minidisc]]'' on the track "PT/AE". There also exist another version called "2 Accelerippin R8 Edit".<ref name=":0" />
* While the equipment was not listed, it's likely they used the same old setup for the original version as the original version of "Cavity Job", with the only noteworthy change being the ease of reworking due to the drums being all R8. Some other differences on the reworked version for the EP version included a dropped chord sample "that we were never gonna get away with" and some smaller sounds differing due to them being unable to reproduce it on Daz's gear. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114430/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111635157753588040#:~:text=We%20remade%20the%20b%2Dside%20track%20Accelera%201%262%20at%20the%20same%20time%20but%20that%20was%20a%20bit%20easier%20cos%20the%20drums%20were%20all%20R8%20IIRC. https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114430/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111635157753588040#:~:text=We%20remade%20the%20b%2Dside%20track%20Accelera%201%262%20at%20the%20same%20time%20but%20that%20was%20a%20bit%20easier%20cos%20the%20drums%20were%20all%20R8%20IIRC.]</ref>
* The original EP version opened with a sample of  [https://youtu.be/ajhSklf9Oy8?feature=shared&t=197 "Equinoxe Part 5" Live in Houston by Jean Michel-Jarre], which was removed when it was re-released on [[EPs 1991 - 2002|''EPs 1991 - 2002'']]. The sample of the woman yelling "yeah" comes from a sex scene between Thomas and Mary-Lou in the 1976 film ''The Man Who Fell To Earth''.<!-- +3 semitones. should be around 30-31 minutes in the film -->


== Tracklist ==
== Tracklist ==
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*''Cavity Job'' is one of only two Autechre releases to have a title track, with the other being ''[[Gantz Graf]]''.
*''Cavity Job'' is one of only two Autechre releases to have a title track, with the other being ''[[Gantz Graf]]''.
* The cover of Cavity Job features a man wearing sunglasses and holding a drill, and was drawn by Dave Hanal.
*The Casio SK-1 was used on ''Cavity Job''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020816104848/http://www.autechre.nu/cgi-bin/newspro/news.cgi?newsid1018136565,21609,#:~:text=cavity%20job%2C%20incunabula%2C%20chiastic%20slide</ref>
* [OPINION, NEEDS SECOND PASS] There are some controversy regarding the position of ''Cavity Job'' in the discography, given that if this is taken as the first EP Autechre released, it would invalidate some of the naming conventions of other EPs, such as making ''[[EP7]]'' the 8th EP.<!-- see also, Peel Sessions -->There are some arguments to consider it an single, however its inclusion on ''[[EPs 1991 - 2002]]'' indicates that it is officially seen as an EP. Another argument rephrases that ''[[Basscad,EP]]'' is the first EP released on Warp Records, and thus all proceeding EPs "numbering" is based on the fact that it is released on Warp Records.
* In [[URB Magazine Issue 42, May 1995]], Hardcore Records was described as a con that immediately filed for bankruptcy and fled soon after the release of ''Cavity Job'', meaning they earned nothing from the record. In the same interview Sean mentioned that it was "the worst record we ever did!".<!-- i want to add nuance to say "this probably isn't despised by them anymore." -->
 
== Credits ==
 
* [[Rob Brown]] (producer, writer)
* [[Sean Booth]] (producer, writer)
* [[Autechre]] (design)
* [[Dave Hanal]] (artwork)
* [[Darrel Fitton]] (engineer, co-producer)
* [[Paul Solomons]] (lacquer cut) <ref>https://www.discogs.com/master/235196-Autechre-Cavity-Job</ref>
 
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:EP]]
[[Category:EP]]

Latest revision as of 15:13, 13 July 2024

Cavity Job

Cavity Job.jpg

Artist Autechre
Released 1991
Label Hardcore Records (HARD003)
Lego Feet
(1991) 		Cavity Job Incunabula
(1993)

Cavity Job is an EP by Autechre released around 1991. It is both the only Autechre release and the 3rd of only 4 records to be released on Hardcore Records.

Tracks

Cavity Job

  • An demo version of "Cavity Job"[1] appeared in live shows like Sweatbox 1991[2] and on IBC Radio.[3] There is also "Cavity Job Original 244 Mix" with changes from the other demo.[4]
  • Sean explained much of the background for "Cavity Job / Accelera 1 & 2" in Mastodon posts, [5] starting with the equipment used for that early rough version being their old setup: RSD-10, SK-1, SK-5 for samplers and 202, SH-2 for synths, all on Tascam 244 mixer "with at least one bounce IIRC." He further elaborated in the same post on specific parts: "The kick and snare were played live on the SK-5 to tape, and then a bar of that was looped on the RSD-10 so it had a really dirty feel. The hats were 606. We’d just got the R8 at that point but it’s only doing the claps." The cleaner version of the track for the official Cavity Job was rebuilt using an Atari, FZ-10 and 202 mixed to quarter-inch cartridge tape at Daz's studio. Sean's estimate is that the original version took probably a few nights across 1-2 weeks, and the EP remake took a few days.
  • The original EP version opened with a sample of "Valium Ten" by Hawkwind, which was removed when it was re-released on EPs 1991 - 2002, however a pitchshifted and reversed repetition of the sample, remains at the end of the track.

Accelera 1 & 2

  • "Accelera 1 & 2" initially started out as a 1989 track by Rob called "Ripping Circuits" (which was later released on Warp Tapes 89-93) before being reworked into "Accelera 1 & 2". [6][7] The woman sample also appeared on Gescom's Minidisc on the track "PT/AE". There also exist another version called "2 Accelerippin R8 Edit".[4]
  • While the equipment was not listed, it's likely they used the same old setup for the original version as the original version of "Cavity Job", with the only noteworthy change being the ease of reworking due to the drums being all R8. Some other differences on the reworked version for the EP version included a dropped chord sample "that we were never gonna get away with" and some smaller sounds differing due to them being unable to reproduce it on Daz's gear. [8]
  • The original EP version opened with a sample of "Equinoxe Part 5" Live in Houston by Jean Michel-Jarre, which was removed when it was re-released on EPs 1991 - 2002. The sample of the woman yelling "yeah" comes from a sex scene between Thomas and Mary-Lou in the 1976 film The Man Who Fell To Earth.

Tracklist

# Title Length
1 Cavity Job 6:10
2 Accelera 1 & 2 6:39
Total 12:49

Trivia

  • Cavity Job is one of only two Autechre releases to have a title track, with the other being Gantz Graf.
  • The Casio SK-1 was used on Cavity Job.[9]
  • In URB Magazine Issue 42, May 1995, Hardcore Records was described as a con that immediately filed for bankruptcy and fled soon after the release of Cavity Job, meaning they earned nothing from the record. In the same interview Sean mentioned that it was "the worst record we ever did!".

Credits

References

  1. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=B1347:B1348
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC7LGzCZ-q0
  3. ↑ https://youtu.be/E_7ttPWn1bU
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/1bbc89f/old_lego_feetae_leak_of_early_material/
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114430/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111635157753588040
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114430/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111635157753588040#:~:text=There%E2%80%99s%20also%20a%20way%20older%20original%20original%20of%20Accelera%20(from%20%E2%80%9889)%20called%20Rippin%20Circuits%20that%E2%80%99s%20on%20the%20Warp%20Tapes%20thing%20(I%20think%20the%20oldest%20track%20on%20there)%20but%20it%27s%20a%20different%20vibe%20really%2C%20just%20the%20riff%20is%20the%20same.
  7. ↑ https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=which%20was%20originally%20it%20was%20called%20Ripping%20Circuits
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114430/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111635157753588040#:~:text=We%20remade%20the%20b%2Dside%20track%20Accelera%201%262%20at%20the%20same%20time%20but%20that%20was%20a%20bit%20easier%20cos%20the%20drums%20were%20all%20R8%20IIRC.
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020816104848/http://www.autechre.nu/cgi-bin/newspro/news.cgi?newsid1018136565,21609,#:~:text=cavity%20job%2C%20incunabula%2C%20chiastic%20slide
  10. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/235196-Autechre-Cavity-Job
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