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[[Category:Album]]
''PLUS'' is the fifteenth album by [[Autechre]]. It was originally released on November 20th, 2020 on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records]. It was announced on October 28th, 2020.
{{Infobox
|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.


Despite being labeled as an album, [[Sean]] considers ''PLUS'' to be an EP, similar to ''[[Oversteps]]''’ companion release, ''[[Move of Ten]]''.
== 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>


[paragraph about sonic textures]
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>


== Tracklist ==
== Tracks ==
{| class="wikitable"
=== DekDre Scap B===
|+
!#
!Title
!Length
|-
|1
|DekDre Scap B
|2:46
|-
|2
|7FM ic
|5:56
|-
|3
|marhide
|3:43
|-
|4
|ecol4
|14:52
|-
|5
|lux 104 mod
|5:06
|-
|6
|X4
|12:21
|-
|7
|ii.pre esc
|4:47
|-
|8
|esle 0
|3:13
|-
|9
|TM1 open
|11:07
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!1:03:52
|-
| colspan="3" |
|-
! colspan="3" |Bonus Track(s)
|-
|10
|p1p2 <small>(Japanese CD exclusive)</small>
|3:44
|-
! colspan="2" |Grand Total
!1:07:36
|}


== Trivia ==
* 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>


* Excluding ''[[Quaristice.Quadrange.ep.ae]]'', ''PLUS'' is the longest companion release to date, at 1 hour and 4 minutes.
===7FM ic===
 
* BPM: 154.5
 
===marhide===
 
* BPM: 106.15
 
===ecol4===
 
* BPM: 102
* "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===
 
* 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.<ref>{{Cite AAA2 doc|162}}</ref>
 
===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===
 
* BPM: 134
* "esle 0" shares elements with [[SIGN#F7|"F7"]]
 
=== TM1 open===
 
* BPM: 153.75/102.5 (?) <!-- track pulse switches betwen 153.75 and 102.5 (3:2) -->
 
===p1p2===
 
== Tracklist==
{{Tracklist|list=
{{tl track|number=1|title=DekDre Scap B|length=2:46}}
{{tl track|number=2|title=7FM ic|length=5:56}}
{{tl track|number=3|title=marhide|length=3:43}}
{{tl track|number=4|title=ecol4|length=14:52}}
{{tl track|number=5|title=lux 106 mod|length=5:06}}
{{tl track|number=6|title=X4|length=12:21}}
{{tl track|number=7|title=ii.pre esc|length=4:47}}
{{tl track|number=8|title=esle 0|length=3:13}}
{{tl track|number=9|title=TM1 open|length=11:07}}
{{tl total|time=1:03:52}}
{{tl track|number=10|title=p1p2 <small>(Japanese CD exclusive)</small>|length=3:44}}
{{tl finaltime|time=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''<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>
 
== Links ==
 
* [https://autechre.warp.net/release/208935-autechre-plus AE_STORE]
* [https://music.apple.com/us/album/plus/1535821290 Apple Music]
* [https://autechre.bandcamp.com/album/plus Bandcamp]
* [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://open.spotify.com/album/1uFL8idnNTz0CdvLYyCGBC Spotify]
 
==Credits==
*[[Autechre]] (production)
*[[Rob Brown]] (writer)
*[[Sean Booth]] (writer)
*[[Noel Summerville]] (mastering engineer)
*[[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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