Anti

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Anti is the second EP by Autechre released on Warp Records. It was originally released on September 3rd, 1994.

History

After the success of the 1992 Castlemorton Common Festival, the biggest illegal rave in the UK, the UK parliament responded with the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 c. 33 which in part was targetting the rise of illegal rave culture. [1][2] In Chapter V, sections 63-66 "Powers in relation to raves", the main aim of the sections was to set out how raves should be broken up. At the start of section 63, it provided a definition for what consituted a rave.

(1)This section applies to a gathering on land in the open air of 20 or more persons (whether or not trespassers) at which amplified music is played during the night (with or without intermissions) and is such as, by reason of its loudness and duration and the time at which it is played, is likely to cause serious distress to the inhabitants of the locality; and for this purpose—

(a) such a gathering continues during intermissions in the music and, where the gathering extends over several days, throughout the period during which amplified music is played at night (with or without intermissions); and

(b) “music” includes sounds wholly or predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats. [3]

In Ae in conversation with ON magazine's Pete Lawrence, 1994, they discussed their reactions to how ridiculous the bill was, with Sean noting specifically that "The clause that irritated me was the one about repetitive beats...it's the single most idiotic legislative move I've ever seen, but impossible to enforce. It's easy to get around - you simply don't quantize your bass drum, you play it in live."

When Anti was released, it came with a warning label:

Warning. Lost and Djarum contain repetitive beats.

We advise you not to play these tracks if the Criminal Justice Bill becomes law. Flutter has been programmed in such a way that no bars contain identical beats and can therefore be played under the proposed new law. However, we advice DJs to have a lawyer and a musicologist present at all times to confirm the non-repetitive nature of the music in the event of police harassment.

Important.

By breaking the seal, you accept full responsibility for any consequential action resulting from product's use, as playing the music contained within these recordings may be interpreted as opposition to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill

The back cover had another sticker with extra information explaining that all profits would go to Liberty.[4][5]

AeP Agitate. educate. Protest.

All profits from this release will be donated to Liberty.

Liberty (The National Council for Civil Liberties) was founded in 1934 to extend and defend the civil and political rights of people in Britain. It has a membership of around 7,000 individuals/affiliated organisations. Liberity believes in a society built on the democratic participation of all its members and based on the principles of justice, openness, the right to dissent and respect for diversity. We oppose any abuse of excesive use of power by the state against its people and recognise that the erosion of civil liberties begins with attacks on the rights of those who are marginalised within society - such attacks undermine the rights of us all.

The Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill seeks to outlaw diversity and dissent and targets specific groups of people in a unjust and discriminatory way. Along with a range of other groups, Liberty is campaigning vigorously against the proposed legislation. Lend your voice to the growing opposition to this unjust bill - join Liberty.

For information write to Liberty 21 Tabard Street, Freepost, London SE1 6BP or phone 071 403 3868.

Autechre is politically non-aligned. This is about personal freedom.

Tracks

Flutter

• "Flutter" was previewed on July 24th, 1996 at a Socialist Worker's Party-run march. [6]
• The two speed "Flutter" can be played on vinyl, 33 1/3 and 45 rpm, are considered two unique tracks, however the CD and digital version stuck to the 45 rpm version.
• The track consists of an Roland R8 for both drums sounds and sequencing for both precussion and melody, QuadraVerb for delay and reverb, and an unspecificed sampler for the melody sounds. [7][8] The sequencing on the R8 was played in and completed within a day. [9]
• In URB Magazine Issue 42, May 1995, the writer mentioned that Anti contains "a string of 65 distinct drum patterns."
• A "slow burnt out version of Flutter" was performed in Manchester. [10]

Tracklist

#	Title	Length
1	Lost	7:24
2	Djarum	7:20
3	Flutter	10:00
Total		24:44

Trivia

• As shown on the backcover, the AeP acronym doesn't only stand for "Anti EP" but also for "Agitate. educate. Protest."[11]

Credits [12]

• Rob Brown (writer)
• Sean Booth (writer)
• Autechre (production)
• The Designers Republic (design)
• Maxwell Anandappa (plated)