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* The cover of ''EP7'' was made using a circuit board designer<!-- Sean says "in Freehand", dont know if that's the software or the mode or something else entirely -->. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Soundproof_interviews_Sean_%26_Rob#:~:text=that%20shape%20created%3F-,The%20artwork%20on%20EP7.,-Sean%3A%20We%20drew] On the minisite for the release, a fractal generator was | * The cover of ''EP7'' was made using a circuit board designer<!-- Sean says "in Freehand", dont know if that's the software or the mode or something else entirely -->. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Soundproof_interviews_Sean_%26_Rob#:~:text=that%20shape%20created%3F-,The%20artwork%20on%20EP7.,-Sean%3A%20We%20drew] | ||
* On the [https://web.archive.org/web/20010430120118/http://www.warprecords.com/ography/WAPEP7/ old minisite] for the release, a fractal generator coded by Kleber Digital was at one point available for fans to make similar artwork.<!-- Energy here. | |||
For anyone wanting to pick the torch up after me, check the source code for the minisite archive i linked there's two important lines: in the header: | |||
<meta name="instructions" content="ep7.5 Java Code Written by d@kleber.net (C) 1999 : Click on the applet to activate controls :Use the numbers 1 through 5 to select a magnification : When zoomed use the arrow keys to move around the image"> | |||
and in the body: | |||
<applet width="90%" height="90%" codebase="/web/20010430120118oe_/http://www.warprecords.com/ography/WAPEP7/" code="ep7.class" vspace="0"></applet> | |||
So ep7.class was a java applet that was able to run the code. the applet HTML tags which should have the code was empty, so when i tried using a java applet emulator in browser, it just resized it to a 90% x 90% canvas but did nothing else. Either the file was server-side so it is lost, or it might be preserved somewhere else. | |||
Also, the "Kleber Digital" part is a guess, but d@kleber.net doing web development in 1999 matches well with Kleber Digital https://kleber.net/, A Sheffield based award-winning web development firm who've worked in music and credit Warp Records as one of their clients. I think they are likely not only behind the code from the factual generator, but also the entire minisite. | |||
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* In an offhand comment Sean mentioned that part of the reason EP7 is an EP despite its length was that so they could "do things that weren't album-like." [https://aepages.org/wiki/Autechre:_elseq_et_al,_June_2016#:~:text=Like%20when%20we%20did%20EP7%2C%20we%20deliberately%20called%20it%20an%20EP%20so%20we%20could%20do%20things%20that%20weren%27t%20album%2Dlike.] <!-- included it as a trivia note, but this begs the question whether to what extent we need other people assessment. Like we can solely rely on Rob Booth and Brown Sean and other close collaborators, but referring to other people mentioning the more "lo fi mixtape" feel of EP7 would be useful for this, ya know? --> | * In an offhand comment Sean mentioned that part of the reason EP7 is an EP despite its length was that so they could "do things that weren't album-like." [https://aepages.org/wiki/Autechre:_elseq_et_al,_June_2016#:~:text=Like%20when%20we%20did%20EP7%2C%20we%20deliberately%20called%20it%20an%20EP%20so%20we%20could%20do%20things%20that%20weren%27t%20album%2Dlike.] <!-- included it as a trivia note, but this begs the question whether to what extent we need other people assessment. Like we can solely rely on Rob Booth and Brown Sean and other close collaborators, but referring to other people mentioning the more "lo fi mixtape" feel of EP7 would be useful for this, ya know? --> | ||
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Revision as of 17:47, 17 December 2023
EP7 is the seventh EP by Autechre released on Warp Records It was originally released on June 7th, 1999.
Tracks
[untitled]
- The untitled hidden track at the beginning of the album is only present on some CD releases of the album, and is only accessible by navigating to the previous song while playing "Rpeg".
Rpeg
Ccec
- The title is likely a play on "seasick."
Squeller
Left Blank
- The second half of "Left Blank" uses the Kyma Capybara for the "fft sounding stuff". That same patch using the Kyma went on to be reused on Sal Batardes (Autechre Purple Mix). [1][2]
Outpt
Dropp
- The main synth for "Dropp" uses a Nord sequenced in Logic.[3]
Liccflii
- "Liccflii" was the first track Sean did in Max.[4]
Maphive 6.1
- The track "Maphive 6.1" was created entirely on a Roland PMA-5, a small, portable music work station with a built in sequencer. The title "Maphive" likely plays on the piece of equipment, shuffling "PMA-5" to "MAP-5".
Zeiss Contarex
- The tracks shares its name with the Contarex camera made by Zeiss Ikon. [5]
Netlon Sentinel
- The track shares its name with the garden fence mesh product from Netlon of the same name.
Pir
Tracklist
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| -1 | untitled | 9:47 |
| 1 | Rpeg | 6:01 |
| 2 | Ccec | 4:59 |
| 3 | Squeller | 4:38 |
| 4 | Left Blank | 6:40 |
| 5 | Outpt | 7:12 |
| 6 | Dropp | 3:16 |
| 7 | Liccflii | 4:58 |
| 8 | Maphive 6.1 | 8:18 |
| 9 | Zeiss Contarex | 6:33 |
| 10 | Netlon Sentinel | 4:06 |
| 11 | Pir | 3:32 |
| Total | 1:09:54 | |
Trivia
- The cover of EP7 was made using a circuit board designer. [6]
- On the old minisite for the release, a fractal generator coded by Kleber Digital was at one point available for fans to make similar artwork.
- In an offhand comment Sean mentioned that part of the reason EP7 is an EP despite its length was that so they could "do things that weren't album-like." [7]