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'''''We R Are Why / Are Y Are We?''''' is a split single by [[Autechre]]. It was originally released on April 14th, 1996 on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records] and was purchasable through a mail-in slip<!-- rewrite -->.
'''''We R Are Why / Are Y Are We?''''' is a split single by [[Autechre]]. It was originally released on April 14th, 1996 on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records] and was purchasable through a mail-in slip<!-- rewrite -->.
== History ==
The track titles are plays on the Yamaha RY30 drum machine, which is the only instrument used on the EP with bits of FX in different channels.<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|85}}</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20251026180558/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/115429669436660536</ref>  These were also the first tracks to use the RY30.
The record sleeve doesn't specify whether it needs to be played at 33⅓ or 45 rpm. It is accepted that it was meant to be 45 rpm since the song durations at that speed match up with the durations listed in the mail order letter<ref name=":0">https://www.discogs.com/release/2503-Autechre-We-R-Are-Why-Are-Y-Are-We</ref>, however Sean noted that their original intention to not clarify it "should be honoured".<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|674}}</ref>


== Tracks==
== Tracks==
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*The font used on the cover is Helvetica Neue
*The font used on the cover is Helvetica Neue
*The track titles are plays on the Yamaha RY30 drum machine, which is the only instrument used on the EP with bits of FX in different channels. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D85] These were also the first tracks to use the RY30.
*The title is a play on Lennie De Ice's "We Are I.E."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20241216001810/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/113658854758133842</ref>
*Due to an oversight, the record sleeve doesn't specify whether it needs to be played at 33⅓ or 45 rpm. It is accepted that it was meant to be 45 rpm since the song durations at that speed match up with the durations listed in the mail order letter[https://www.discogs.com/release/2503-Autechre-We-R-Are-Why-Are-Y-Are-We#:~:text=The%20mail%20order%20letter%20from%20Warp%20advertising%20this%20release%2C%20which%20can%20be%20seen%20in%20one%20of%20the%20images%20here%2C%20lists%20the%20track%20durations%2C%20which%20confirm%20that%20the%20record%20should%20be%20played%20at%2045RPM.], however Sean joked that the original intentional to not clarify it "should be honoured" [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D674].


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
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* [[Sean Booth]] (writer)
* [[Sean Booth]] (writer)
* [[Autechre]] (production)
* [[Autechre]] (production)
* [[The Designers Republic]] (design) [https://www.discogs.com/release/2503-Autechre-We-R-Are-Why-Are-Y-Are-We]
* [[The Designers Republic]] (design) <ref name=":0" />


== References ==
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[[Category:Single]]
[[Category:Single]]

Latest revision as of 05:09, 8 November 2025

We R Are Why / Are Y Are We?

We R Are Why - Are Y Are We?.jpg

Artist Autechre
Released 14 April 1996
Label Warp Records (WAP72)
Tri Repetae
(1995)
We R Are Why / Are Y Are We? Envane
(1997)

We R Are Why / Are Y Are We? is a split single by Autechre. It was originally released on April 14th, 1996 on Warp Records and was purchasable through a mail-in slip.

History

The track titles are plays on the Yamaha RY30 drum machine, which is the only instrument used on the EP with bits of FX in different channels.[1][2] These were also the first tracks to use the RY30.

The record sleeve doesn't specify whether it needs to be played at 33⅓ or 45 rpm. It is accepted that it was meant to be 45 rpm since the song durations at that speed match up with the durations listed in the mail order letter[3], however Sean noted that their original intention to not clarify it "should be honoured".[4]

Tracks

We R Are Why

Are Y Are We?

Tracklist

# Title Length
1 We R Are Why 8:30
2 Are Y Are We? 6:10
Total 14:40

Trivia

  • The font used on the cover is Helvetica Neue
  • The title is a play on Lennie De Ice's "We Are I.E."[5]

Credits

References