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'''''elseq 1-5''''' is the twelfth album by [[Autechre]]. It was originally released on May 19th, 2016 on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records].
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|next=[[JNSN CODE GL16 / spl47]]
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'''''elseq 1-5''''', often shortened to just '''''elseq''''', is the twelfth studio album by [[Autechre]] released on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records]. It was originally released on May 19th, 2016 as both five seperate parts as well as one compilation.
== History ==
''elseq'' was all recorded directly to stereo<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20241107183922/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/113442509470527990</ref>''.'' The tracks are all solo tracks, split evenly between Sean and Rob.<ref>{{Cite interview|page=Hanalgig AMA, July 2022|quote='''Phoenix: can you tell us one track that was yours from elseq?''' XH HX: we try not to do that so i'm not gonna. just pick one at random and there's about a 50% chance}}</ref> Many of the tracks that appeared on ''elseq'' were made on the same rig used for ''[[AE_LIVE]].''<ref>{{Cite interview|page=RŠ INTERVJU Autechre, Radio Student FM89.3, November 2016|quote='''GK: Was it somehow inspired with the last album that, I don't know how is it pronounced, is it elseq?''' SB: Yeah a little maybe. I mean, elseq was kind of made around the same time as the last live set, so those tracks were tracks we didn't use in the live set that we just recorded in the studio. But they were made using the same setup system as the (?) AE_LIVE sets. It's kinda related to that more than it is to the new stuff.}}</ref>


[paragraph about how its in parts, and maybe about the debate over whether it counts as one album, given how its split up on streaming services. Mention how the cat numbers are sequentially WARP512.1/.2/.3/etc… ]
In [[Autechre: elseq et al, June 2016]], Autechre explained much of the background for the record. The store-front was initially set up in collaboration with Warp to just release live shows, before Autechre realised they could also use it for putting out long tracks that were otherwise ill-suited for any proper release, similar to ''[[Quaristice.Quadrange.ep.ae]]''. The initial plan was that for any track, they would do a session on Friday, get it approved by Warp, have designs made by [[The Designers Republic]] and then put them out by Monday morning. However, Warp instead wanted to package the material into something promotable, which coalesced the tracks into groupings. Sean noted that due to the bizarre format, they didn't know if "it's an album, or a collection of EPs or albums or just... things. We have no idea what this actually is."<ref name=":1">{{Cite interview|page=Autechre: elseq et al, June 2016}}</ref>


[paragraph about sonic textures]
Initially Autechre planned to just throw it onto the store, but Warp wanted to first give a promotional cycle before releasing it.<ref name=":1" /> This included debuting "feed1" and "c16 deep tread" as singles before release. ''elseq 1-5'' was released on May 19th, 2016 as a digital-only release, with no plans for a physical release.<ref>https://ghostarchive.org/archive/7HMs9</ref> <!-- elaborate on groupings -->


[paragraph about how they originally just wanted to trickle tracks onto their site when they finished them but warp made them do an “album”. Could we also maybe look into why its divided the way it is, if its only digital it shouldnt matter how long it is. Wtf is it split up? I've literally never questioned this before… Energy here, they divided it up to make it easier for people who aren't autechre-crazy to listen to it lol]
== Tracks ==
== Tracks ==
=== elseq 1 ===
[[File:elseq1.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 1]]
[[File:elseq1.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 1]]


=== feed1 ===
==== feed1 ====
* In a leadup to the release of ''elseq'', "feed1" was debuted on the 13th of May, 2016 on BBC Radio 6 at 9PM<!-- too dead to clarify timezone, check tweet -->. [https://www.factmag.com/2016/05/14/hear-a-new-autechre-track-feed-1/] [https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/731183045575905284] <!-- The singles rollout i left for each track, but these can very easily be moved to the main description since it is part of the elseq rollout. -->
* BPM: 112
* "feed1" was debuted as the first single on BBC Radio 6 on May 13th, 2016 at 9PM<!-- timezone? -->.<ref>https://www.factmag.com/2016/05/14/hear-a-new-autechre-track-feed-1/</ref><ref>https://ghostarchive.org/archive/r4MxG</ref><ref name=":0">https://cdm.link/2016/05/hours-and-hours-and-hours-of-autechre/</ref>
* The name comes from the main synth on the track "going into a delay effect which put the studio monitors and laptop mic in the feedback path."<ref name=":2">{{Cite AAA2 doc|629}}</ref>
* The track was made by Sean.<ref name=":2" />
* One analysis of "feed1" put forth by IOS from WATMM is that the bass drums are a basic 2 bar loop (shown below), with probability to retrigger any amount of the main kicks again after 3 sixteenths notes.<ref>https://watmm-archive.com/t/93475/1</ref>
==== c16 deep tread ====
* BPM: 157, 160
* "c16 deep tread" was debutted as the second single on KSUA, a small Alaskan college radio channel on May 18th, 2016, at 12PM Alaskan time.<ref>https://www.factmag.com/2016/05/18/autechre-alaskan-radio-appearance/</ref> <!-- 4PM Eastern Time or 9PM in the UK -->A now-deleted SoundCloud reupload of it was also linked by Warp.<ref name=":0" />
* The track appeared on [[AE_LIVE|the 2014/2015 live sets]] in a mostly final, albeit abridged form. ([https://youtu.be/c3GxvP_U_jc?si=tm2MqrWeJ8wQFIlo&t=2063 example])
* The main snare sound on "c16 deep tread" was made using subtractive synthesis of oscillator and noise plus frequency shifting with feedback, among other things. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230726161856/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/110771366258863281#:~:text=that%20snare%20is%20a%20combination%20of%20things%20but%20mainly%20subtractive%20(oscillator%2Bnoise)%20and%20frequency%20shifting%20w/feedback</ref>
 
==== 13x0 step ====


=== c16 deep tread ===
* BPM: 130
* After the debut of "feed1", "c16 deep tread" was debutted as the second single on the 18th of May, 2016, at 12PM Alaskan time<!-- 4PM Eastern Time or 9PM in the UK -->;  on KSUA, a small Alaskan college radio channel. A now-dead SoundCloud upload of it was also provided. [https://www.factmag.com/2016/05/18/autechre-alaskan-radio-appearance/]<!-- weird, they say it's a 15 minute version of c16 deep tread that was uploaded to SoundCloud? given it was 1 day before the release of elseq, i doubt it was an extended version and maybe just radio talking that got micced -->
* The first apperance of the track was during [[AE_LIVE]] in a mostly final, albeit abridged form.


=== 13x0 step ===
==== pendulu hv moda ====


=== pendulu hv moda ===
* BPM: ?, 74
* "pendulu" is one letter short of "pendulum". <!-- I want to add that pendulum probably refers to the actual swinging/reversing effect on the snares in the track. -->A possible theory for "hv' is that it stands for "heavy", as Rob mentioned that amongst their archives they had a few tracks categorised as "heavies".<ref>{{Cite interview|page=Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018|quote=There’s a few “idles,” a few “casuals,” a few “heavies.”}}</ref>
* An early version of the track sometimes appeared at the end of [[AE LIVE|2015 NA live sets]]. ([https://youtu.be/TSH81CdJGFU?si=j33P1LVjp_OrUhlm&t=3370 example])


* A possible theory is that the hv stands for "heavy", as Rob mentioned that amongst their archives they had a few tracks categorised as "heavies".[https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/autechre-interview-nts-sessions-david-lynch-where-code-meets-music/#:~:text=RB%3A%20Some%20of%20them%20have%20got%20nine%20of%20those%20types%20of%20things.%20There%E2%80%99s%20a%20few%20%E2%80%9Cidles%2C%E2%80%9D%20a%20few%20%E2%80%9Ccasuals%2C%E2%80%9D%20a%20few%20%E2%80%9Cheavies.%E2%80%9D]
==== curvcaten ====
* "pendulu" is one letter short of "pendulum". <!-- I want to add that pendulum probably refers to the actual swinging/reversing effect on the snares in the track. -->


=== curvcaten ===
* BPM: 162 (?)
 
=== elseq 2 ===
[[File:elseq2.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 2]]
[[File:elseq2.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 2]]


=== elyc6 0nset ===
==== elyc6 0nset ====


* In the [[Hanalgig AMA]], Sean corrected someone by saying that the elyc sounds were only made around 2014/2015.
* BPM: 160
* In one of the twitch ama's, Sean confirmed that he recorded "elyc6 0nset" in a day.
* Sean confirmed that he recorded "elyc6 0nset" in a day. <ref>{{Cite interview|page=Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022|quote='''How did you make elyc6 0nset, and is it true you made it in one day?''' Yeah, but I don't know where, I don't think I ever said that to anyone. But yeah, it's true that I made it in a day, yeah.}}</ref>
* Certain elements of this track were later reused on [[NTS Sessions 1-4#elyc9 7hres|"elyc9 7hres"]]. The elyc sounds themselves were done around 2014/2015.<ref>{{Cite interview|page=Hanalgig AMA, July 2022|quote=the elyc stuff was 2014/15 iirc}}</ref>


=== chimer 1-5-1 ===
==== chimer 1-5-1 ====


=== c7b2 ===
* BPM: 151
 
==== c7b2 ====
 
* BPM: 120
 
* "c7b2" appears on the [[AE LIVE|2015 NA live sets]]. ([https://youtu.be/pmlbwJ5LXbY?si=VoDb_983KJyaO7b7&t=3185 example])
* Sean was unable to explain what exactly was going on behind the scenes for "c7b2" in the [[Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022]], however was able to recall that "a lot of the sort of screamy stuff is sort of delays and something that's a bit like a phaser, but it's getting webbed around quite a lot." <ref>{{Cite interview|page=Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022|quote='''Anything you say about c7b2 sequencing sound engineering? It seems to have a lot of interesting reoccurring themes like the rumbling low end?''' Yeah, I mean, I don't know what to tell you about it. It's quite, it was quite a few different patches working together, that track. So, a lot of the sort of screamy stuff is sort of delays and something that's a bit like a phaser, but it's getting webbed around quite a lot. So there's a lot of, kind of, I don't know. I don't even know what it was doing to be honest. I'd have to open it all up again and have a look because, you know, once it's set up and saved, I don't really look at it so. But I know roughly which modules were getting used and I know roughly what they would have been doing, so yeah. “I don't know” is the short answer.}}</ref>
 
=== elseq 3 ===
[[File:elseq3.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 3]]
[[File:elseq3.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 3]]


=== eastre ===
==== eastre ====
* In a Mixlr stream on 30 March 2020, Sean dryly remarked that he had a 52 minute long version of "eastre" as he was skimming through jam folder snippets. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g52y2e2rnqVhQJdkw0Qk1YYJoen1uhVvn2Fd-tABywA/edit#gid=1580406988&range=E16]<!-- the mixlr is a goldmine, i feel like a page just for it might be a good idea -->
* BPM: 153 (?)
* [[ae mixlr 300320|In a Mixlr stream on 30 March 2020]], Sean remarked that he had a 52 minute long version of "eastre" as he was skimming through jam folder snippets. <ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g52y2e2rnqVhQJdkw0Qk1YYJoen1uhVvn2Fd-tABywA/edit#gid=1580406988&range=E16</ref>
 
==== TBM2 ====
 
* BPM: 85.91
 
==== mesh cinereaL ====


=== TBM2 ===
* BPM: 83 (?)


=== mesh cinereaL ===
=== elseq 4 ===
[[File:elseq4.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 4]]
[[File:elseq4.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 4]]


=== acdwn2 ===
==== acdwn2 ====


=== foldfree casual ===
* BPM: 124
* Elements of "acdwn2" appears on the [[AE LIVE|2014/2015 live sets]]. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdvWpAS-dVk&t=336s example]) They were also later reused on [[NTS Sessions 1-4#xflood|"xflood"]].
* The horns on "acdwn2" were sampled from an unreleased track of theirs.<ref>{{Cite AAA2 doc|364}}</ref>


=== latentcall ===
==== foldfree casual ====


=== artov chain ===
* BPM: 160
* The track shares elements with both "pendulu hv moda" and [[NTS Sessions 1-4#carefree counter dronal|"carefree counter dronal"]]


* "artov chain" is likely a play on [[wikipedia:Markov_chain|Markov Chains]].
==== latentcall ====


=== 7th slip ===
* BPM: 148
* Elements of "latentcall" appeared in the [[AE LIVE|2014/2015 live sets]]. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_SnP2px8to&t=2600s example])
 
==== artov chain ====
 
* BPM: 148
* "artov chain" is a play on [[wikipedia:Markov_chain|Markov Chains]].
* Elements of "artov chain" appeared in the [[AE LIVE|2015 NA live sets]]. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_SnP2px8to&t=3097s example])
* The main "ah" sample in the track is from the [https://archive.org/details/cmi-sound-library-rev-1.3 Fairlight CMI sound library],<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240119174137/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111783830699925880</ref>  specifically HUMANS1/AAHHL2.wav being stacked harmonically.
 
==== 7th slip ====
 
* BPM: 160
* The synths were previously used in the [[AE LIVE|2014/2015 live sets]]. ([https://youtu.be/38Cmbmupb3M?si=u8gNxs59jn0Foxtc&t=3027 example])
* "7th slip" was done by Rob. The track was constructed out of "70s prog samples and an off cut of a beat sean made".<ref>{{Cite AAA2 doc|132}}</ref>
* The name has no connection to [[Amber#Slip|"Slip"]] from Amber, instead just referring to how slippery it sounded "compared to their other '7th' works."<ref>{{Cite AAA2 doc|511}}</ref>
 
=== elseq 5 ===
[[File:elseq5.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 5]]
[[File:elseq5.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 5]]


=== pendulu casual ===
==== pendulu casual <!-- this does share similarities with frane casual -->====
 
* BPM: 80
* "pendulu casual" shares a few elements with [[NTS Sessions 1-4#frane%20casual|"frane casual"]].
 
==== spTh ====
 
* BPM: 186
 
==== spaces how V ====


=== spTh ===
* BPM: 162
* "spaces how V" was done by Rob.<ref>{{Cite interview|page=Sean Twitch AMA, July 2022|quote=spaces how V was Rob, so I can't talk about how he did it. You're gonna have to ask him. Rob knows some mean tricks for stereo manipulation, and he doesn't even share him with me, so.}}</ref>
* The track reused "liveset outtakes practises and proof tests" for material that was performed at the [[Oversteps Tour|2010 live shows]] [https://youtu.be/dEtauI9aN1E?t=1108 (example)], using both the Nord V2 Rack Engine for the vocal patch and the NMv2e for beats. The longform outtakes ended up in [[List of Rarities#Atoms Vectors Pixels Ghosts™|Atoms Vectors Pixels Ghosts™]] as well as a project "for a particular municipal historical science and astronomical facility in NYC" which fell through, all of which contributed to the final track.<ref>{{Cite AAA2 doc|62}}</ref><!-- this was the source that spaces how V wasn't done In 2010, but sean didn't make the track and the source there now is from rob. https://web.archive.org/web/20241217152311/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/113663738919715601 -->


=== spaces how V ===
==== freulaeux ====


=== freulaeux ===
* BPM: 137


* In the [[Hanalgig AMA]], Sean confirmed that the track title is a reference to [[wikipedia:Franz_Reuleaux|Franz Realeaux]] that was chosen by Rob. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Hanalgig_AMA#:~:text=thoughts%20on%20Franz%20Reuleaux] <!-- this is confirmed, however i THINK a uncertainty stemmed that rob MADE the track. makes sense to have rob make and name the track but if someone can link to a more concrete confirmation that'd be nice!  -->
* The track title is a reference to [[wikipedia:Franz_Reuleaux|Franz Reuleaux]] that was chosen by Rob because of Reuleaux's work in kinematics.<ref>{{Cite AAA2 doc|129}}</ref><ref>{{Cite interview|page=Hanalgig AMA, July 2022|quote='''Anuel: thoughts on Franz Reuleaux?''' XH HX: that was rob's reference so i guess ask him}}</ref>


=== oneum ===
==== oneum ====
 
* BPM: 95 (?)
* "oneum" shares a few elements with [[NTS Sessions 1-4#turbile epic casual, stpl idle|"turbile epic casual, stpl idle"]].


== Tracklist ==
== Tracklist ==
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* ''elseq 1-5'' is the only Autechre album to have a title stylized in lowercase.
* ''elseq 1-5'' is the only Autechre album to have a title stylized in lowercase.
* ''elseq 1-5'' is the only Autechre album to not have a physical release. Although, in interviews, Autechre have mentioned that ''[[Quaristice]]'' is technically a digital-only release, and that the physical versions were extra.
* One theory argues that “elseq” is an abbreviation of “'''e'''dited '''l'''ive '''seq'''uences” (or "extended live sequences"), due to the overlap with the material taken from [[AE LIVE|''AE_LIVE'']], meaning it would be pronounced "ell seek". During interviews Sean did pronounce it as "ell seek", lending credence to that theory. (who?)
* A popular theory is that “elseq” is an abbreviation of “edited live sequences”, meaning it would be pronounced "ell seek"
* The CAT number, WARP512, was likely specifically requested by Autechre. 512 is a power of 2, as are WARP128 ([[Confield|''Confield'']]) and WAP256 ([[Gantz Graf|''Gantz Graf'']]). Another theory is that the “5” represents the 5 parts of elseq, whereas the 12 represents it being the twelfth Autechre album.
* The CAT number, WARP512, was likely specifically requested by Autechre. A popular theory is that the “5” represents the 5 parts of elseq, whereas the 12 represents it being the twelfth Autechre album.
* With a runtime of over 4 hours, ''elseq 1-5''  was by far the longest Autechre album at the time of release. It was quickly beaten by their next album, ''[[NTS Sessions 1-4]]'', which was almost double the length of ''elseq 1-5''.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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File:oneum.jpg|oneum
File:oneum.jpg|oneum
</gallery>
</gallery>
== Links ==
* [https://autechre.warp.net/release/73330-autechre-elseq-15 AE_STORE]
* [https://www.discogs.com/master/1003066-Autechre-elseq-15 Discogs]
* [https://open.spotify.com/album/7raDh1kdExEdaPyOJAtl9E Spotify]
== Credits==
== Credits==
*[[The Designers Republic]] (design) [https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/autechre/elseq-1%E2%80%935/] [https://www.discogs.com/master/1003066-Autechre-elseq-15]<!-- yep that's the only official credit, the fuck? check against streaming uploads probably -->
*[[The Designers Republic]] (design) <ref>https://www.discogs.com/master/1003066-Autechre-elseq-15</ref><!-- yep that's the only official credit, the fuck? check against streaming uploads probably -->
 
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Album]]
[[Category:Album]]

Latest revision as of 13:45, 5 November 2025

elseq 1-5

elseq 1-5.jpg

Artist Autechre
Released 19 May 2016
Label Warp Records (WARP512)
AE_LIVE
(2015) 		elseq 1-5 JNSN CODE GL16 / spl47
(2017)

elseq 1-5, often shortened to just elseq, is the twelfth studio album by Autechre released on Warp Records. It was originally released on May 19th, 2016 as both five seperate parts as well as one compilation.

History

elseq was all recorded directly to stereo[1]. The tracks are all solo tracks, split evenly between Sean and Rob.[2] Many of the tracks that appeared on elseq were made on the same rig used for AE_LIVE.[3]

In Autechre: elseq et al, June 2016, Autechre explained much of the background for the record. The store-front was initially set up in collaboration with Warp to just release live shows, before Autechre realised they could also use it for putting out long tracks that were otherwise ill-suited for any proper release, similar to Quaristice.Quadrange.ep.ae. The initial plan was that for any track, they would do a session on Friday, get it approved by Warp, have designs made by The Designers Republic and then put them out by Monday morning. However, Warp instead wanted to package the material into something promotable, which coalesced the tracks into groupings. Sean noted that due to the bizarre format, they didn't know if "it's an album, or a collection of EPs or albums or just... things. We have no idea what this actually is."[4]

Initially Autechre planned to just throw it onto the store, but Warp wanted to first give a promotional cycle before releasing it.[4] This included debuting "feed1" and "c16 deep tread" as singles before release. elseq 1-5 was released on May 19th, 2016 as a digital-only release, with no plans for a physical release.[5]

Tracks

elseq 1

elseq 1

feed1

  • BPM: 112
  • "feed1" was debuted as the first single on BBC Radio 6 on May 13th, 2016 at 9PM.[6][7][8]
  • The name comes from the main synth on the track "going into a delay effect which put the studio monitors and laptop mic in the feedback path."[9]
  • The track was made by Sean.[9]
  • One analysis of "feed1" put forth by IOS from WATMM is that the bass drums are a basic 2 bar loop (shown below), with probability to retrigger any amount of the main kicks again after 3 sixteenths notes.[10]

c16 deep tread

  • BPM: 157, 160
  • "c16 deep tread" was debutted as the second single on KSUA, a small Alaskan college radio channel on May 18th, 2016, at 12PM Alaskan time.[11] A now-deleted SoundCloud reupload of it was also linked by Warp.[8]
  • The track appeared on the 2014/2015 live sets in a mostly final, albeit abridged form. (example)
  • The main snare sound on "c16 deep tread" was made using subtractive synthesis of oscillator and noise plus frequency shifting with feedback, among other things. [12]

13x0 step

  • BPM: 130

pendulu hv moda

  • BPM: ?, 74
  • "pendulu" is one letter short of "pendulum". A possible theory for "hv' is that it stands for "heavy", as Rob mentioned that amongst their archives they had a few tracks categorised as "heavies".[13]
  • An early version of the track sometimes appeared at the end of 2015 NA live sets. (example)

curvcaten

  • BPM: 162 (?)

elseq 2

elseq 2

elyc6 0nset

  • BPM: 160
  • Sean confirmed that he recorded "elyc6 0nset" in a day. [14]
  • Certain elements of this track were later reused on "elyc9 7hres". The elyc sounds themselves were done around 2014/2015.[15]

chimer 1-5-1

  • BPM: 151

c7b2

  • BPM: 120
  • "c7b2" appears on the 2015 NA live sets. (example)
  • Sean was unable to explain what exactly was going on behind the scenes for "c7b2" in the Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022, however was able to recall that "a lot of the sort of screamy stuff is sort of delays and something that's a bit like a phaser, but it's getting webbed around quite a lot." [16]

elseq 3

elseq 3

eastre

TBM2

  • BPM: 85.91

mesh cinereaL

  • BPM: 83 (?)

elseq 4

elseq 4

acdwn2

  • BPM: 124
  • Elements of "acdwn2" appears on the 2014/2015 live sets. (example) They were also later reused on "xflood".
  • The horns on "acdwn2" were sampled from an unreleased track of theirs.[18]

foldfree casual

latentcall

artov chain

7th slip

  • BPM: 160
  • The synths were previously used in the 2014/2015 live sets. (example)
  • "7th slip" was done by Rob. The track was constructed out of "70s prog samples and an off cut of a beat sean made".[20]
  • The name has no connection to "Slip" from Amber, instead just referring to how slippery it sounded "compared to their other '7th' works."[21]

elseq 5

elseq 5

pendulu casual

spTh

  • BPM: 186

spaces how V

  • BPM: 162
  • "spaces how V" was done by Rob.[22]
  • The track reused "liveset outtakes practises and proof tests" for material that was performed at the 2010 live shows (example), using both the Nord V2 Rack Engine for the vocal patch and the NMv2e for beats. The longform outtakes ended up in Atoms Vectors Pixels Ghosts™ as well as a project "for a particular municipal historical science and astronomical facility in NYC" which fell through, all of which contributed to the final track.[23]

freulaeux

  • BPM: 137
  • The track title is a reference to Franz Reuleaux that was chosen by Rob because of Reuleaux's work in kinematics.[24][25]

oneum

Tracklist

# Title Length
elseq 1
1 feed1 11:38
2 c16 deep tread 12:31
3 13x0 step 8:57
4 pendulu hv moda 12:15
5 curvcaten 6:59
52:21
elseq 2
6 elyc6 0nset 27:09
7 chimer 1-5-1 5:03
8 c7b2 13:22
45:35
elseq 3
9 eastre 22:15
10 TBM2 6:44
11 mesh cinereaL 24:28
53:29
elseq 4
12 acdwn2 11:52
13 foldfree casual 9:49
14 latentcall 14:31
15 artov chain 4:04
16 7th slip 6:36
46:54
elseq 5
17 pendulu casual 9:01
18 spTh 8:21
19 spaces how V 9:57
20 freulaeux 11:06
21 oneum 11:01
49:28
Total 4:07:49

Trivia

  • elseq 1-5 is the only Autechre album to have a title stylized in lowercase.
  • One theory argues that “elseq” is an abbreviation of “edited live sequences” (or "extended live sequences"), due to the overlap with the material taken from AE_LIVE, meaning it would be pronounced "ell seek". During interviews Sean did pronounce it as "ell seek", lending credence to that theory. (who?)
  • The CAT number, WARP512, was likely specifically requested by Autechre. 512 is a power of 2, as are WARP128 (Confield) and WAP256 (Gantz Graf). Another theory is that the “5” represents the 5 parts of elseq, whereas the 12 represents it being the twelfth Autechre album.

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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20241107183922/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/113442509470527990
  2. ↑ Hanalgig AMA, July 2022. "Phoenix: can you tell us one track that was yours from elseq? XH HX: we try not to do that so i'm not gonna. just pick one at random and there's about a 50% chance"
  3. ↑ RŠ INTERVJU Autechre, Radio Student FM89.3, November 2016. "GK: Was it somehow inspired with the last album that, I don't know how is it pronounced, is it elseq? SB: Yeah a little maybe. I mean, elseq was kind of made around the same time as the last live set, so those tracks were tracks we didn't use in the live set that we just recorded in the studio. But they were made using the same setup system as the (?) AE_LIVE sets. It's kinda related to that more than it is to the new stuff."
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Autechre: elseq et al, June 2016. 
  5. ↑ https://ghostarchive.org/archive/7HMs9
  6. ↑ https://www.factmag.com/2016/05/14/hear-a-new-autechre-track-feed-1/
  7. ↑ https://ghostarchive.org/archive/r4MxG
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://cdm.link/2016/05/hours-and-hours-and-hours-of-autechre/
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Q629, Ask Autechre Anything Again, KEYOSC, April 2025
  10. ↑ https://watmm-archive.com/t/93475/1
  11. ↑ https://www.factmag.com/2016/05/18/autechre-alaskan-radio-appearance/
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230726161856/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/110771366258863281#:~:text=that%20snare%20is%20a%20combination%20of%20things%20but%20mainly%20subtractive%20(oscillator%2Bnoise)%20and%20frequency%20shifting%20w/feedback
  13. ↑ Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018. "There’s a few “idles,” a few “casuals,” a few “heavies.”"
  14. ↑ Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022. "How did you make elyc6 0nset, and is it true you made it in one day? Yeah, but I don't know where, I don't think I ever said that to anyone. But yeah, it's true that I made it in a day, yeah."
  15. ↑ Hanalgig AMA, July 2022. "the elyc stuff was 2014/15 iirc"
  16. ↑ Sean Twitch AMA, June 2022. "Anything you say about c7b2 sequencing sound engineering? It seems to have a lot of interesting reoccurring themes like the rumbling low end? Yeah, I mean, I don't know what to tell you about it. It's quite, it was quite a few different patches working together, that track. So, a lot of the sort of screamy stuff is sort of delays and something that's a bit like a phaser, but it's getting webbed around quite a lot. So there's a lot of, kind of, I don't know. I don't even know what it was doing to be honest. I'd have to open it all up again and have a look because, you know, once it's set up and saved, I don't really look at it so. But I know roughly which modules were getting used and I know roughly what they would have been doing, so yeah. “I don't know” is the short answer."
  17. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g52y2e2rnqVhQJdkw0Qk1YYJoen1uhVvn2Fd-tABywA/edit#gid=1580406988&range=E16
  18. ↑ Q364, Ask Autechre Anything Again, KEYOSC, April 2025
  19. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240119174137/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111783830699925880
  20. ↑ Q132, Ask Autechre Anything Again, KEYOSC, April 2025
  21. ↑ Q511, Ask Autechre Anything Again, KEYOSC, April 2025
  22. ↑ Sean Twitch AMA, July 2022. "spaces how V was Rob, so I can't talk about how he did it. You're gonna have to ask him. Rob knows some mean tricks for stereo manipulation, and he doesn't even share him with me, so."
  23. ↑ Q62, Ask Autechre Anything Again, KEYOSC, April 2025
  24. ↑ Q129, Ask Autechre Anything Again, KEYOSC, April 2025
  25. ↑ Hanalgig AMA, July 2022. "Anuel: thoughts on Franz Reuleaux? XH HX: that was rob's reference so i guess ask him"
  26. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/1003066-Autechre-elseq-15
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