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'''''Autechre / Saw You''''' is the oldest known release from [[Autechre]], created in 1990 as a two-track demo cassette single which was distributed to friends and labels which allowed them to get signed to Warp Records. [https://www.discogs.com/release/6714178-Autechre-Autechre-Saw-You] | '''''Autechre / Saw You''''' is the oldest known release from [[Autechre]], created in 1990 as a two-track demo cassette single which was distributed to friends and labels which allowed them to get signed to Warp Records. [https://www.discogs.com/release/6714178-Autechre-Autechre-Saw-You] On January 13th, 2024, Sean posted to downloads of tape transfers to both Autechre [https://web.archive.org/web/20240113170311/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111749663624600342] and Saw You. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240113162259/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111749064152560779] | ||
== Tracks == | == Tracks == | ||
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* The track name came from typing "Au" (due to a 'au' type sample appearing in the track) and then keysmashing the rest until the Atari's 8 character limit was hit. The band themselves liked the name so much they later adopted it as their new pseudonym. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sound_On_Sound_Interview,_April_2004#:~:text=Sean%20Booth%20explains%20that%20the%20name%20came%20about%20when%20the%20duo%20were%20working%20on%20an%20Atari.%20%22The%20first%20two%20letters%20were%20intentional%2C%20because%20there%20was%20an%20%27au%27%20sound%20in%20the%20track%2C%20and%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20letters%20were%20bashed%20randomly%20on%20the%20keyboard.][https://aepages.org/wiki/SECONDS_Magazine_Issue_31,_1994#:~:text=SECONDS%3A%20What%20does%20%22Autechre%22%20mean%3F] | * The track name came from typing "Au" (due to a 'au' type sample appearing in the track) and then keysmashing the rest until the Atari's 8 character limit was hit. The band themselves liked the name so much they later adopted it as their new pseudonym. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sound_On_Sound_Interview,_April_2004#:~:text=Sean%20Booth%20explains%20that%20the%20name%20came%20about%20when%20the%20duo%20were%20working%20on%20an%20Atari.%20%22The%20first%20two%20letters%20were%20intentional%2C%20because%20there%20was%20an%20%27au%27%20sound%20in%20the%20track%2C%20and%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20letters%20were%20bashed%20randomly%20on%20the%20keyboard.][https://aepages.org/wiki/SECONDS_Magazine_Issue_31,_1994#:~:text=SECONDS%3A%20What%20does%20%22Autechre%22%20mean%3F] | ||
* The file "LegoFour#01_Autechre.NORM.wav" tagged the track with the date 1989. A | |||
=== Saw You === | === Saw You === | ||
* Sean | * When asked about it in 2022, Sean mentioned that in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC7LGzCZ-q0 Sweatbox 1991 recording], "Saw You" was the house/techno track with long keys and an a TX81Z saxophone sound. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=%E2%80%9CCan%20you%20tell%20us%20something%20about%20the%20Autechre/Saw%20You%20demo%3F%E2%80%9D] The TX81Z sound was an edited [https://web.archive.org/web/20240113162259/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111749064152560779] | ||
* The file "LegoFour#14_SawYou.NORM.wav" tagged the track with the date 1990. | |||
== Tracklist [https://www.discogs.com/release/6714178-Autechre-Autechre-Saw-You] == | == Tracklist [https://www.discogs.com/release/6714178-Autechre-Autechre-Saw-You] == | ||
{{Tracklist|list= | {{Tracklist|list= | ||
{{tl track|number=1|title=Autechre|length=5: | {{tl track|number=1|title=Autechre|length=5:22}} | ||
{{tl track|number=2|title=Saw You|length= | {{tl track|number=2|title=Saw You|length=6:11}} | ||
{{tl finaltime|time=11: | {{tl finaltime|time=11:33}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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* Both tracks were made in Daz Fitton’s studio above Dr Rock around 1989-1990 and recorded straight to cassette. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=So%20both%20of%20them%20are%20tracks%20that%20we%20did%20in%20Dazzy%E2%80%99s%20studio%20in%20%E2%80%9889%2C%20%E2%80%9890.][https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114430/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111635157753588040] | * Both tracks were made in Daz Fitton’s studio above Dr Rock around 1989-1990 and recorded straight to cassette. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=So%20both%20of%20them%20are%20tracks%20that%20we%20did%20in%20Dazzy%E2%80%99s%20studio%20in%20%E2%80%9889%2C%20%E2%80%9890.][https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114430/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111635157753588040] | ||
* The labels on the cassette was made by Sean with ink splatters. | * The labels on the cassette was made by Sean with ink splatters. | ||
* A copy spread around Soulseek | * A early copy spread around Soulseek and later uploaded on YouTube by hsfq, is fake - consisting of the tracks "Many" and "The Brink" from Freeform's Free EP (SKAM, 1995). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6R3fyKSwVM&pp=ygUQQXV0ZWNocmUgU2F3IFl1bw%3D%3D] | ||
[[Category:Single]] | [[Category:Single]] | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 13 January 2024
Autechre / Saw You is the oldest known release from Autechre, created in 1990 as a two-track demo cassette single which was distributed to friends and labels which allowed them to get signed to Warp Records. [1] On January 13th, 2024, Sean posted to downloads of tape transfers to both Autechre [2] and Saw You. [3]
Tracks
Autechre
- The track name came from typing "Au" (due to a 'au' type sample appearing in the track) and then keysmashing the rest until the Atari's 8 character limit was hit. The band themselves liked the name so much they later adopted it as their new pseudonym. [4][5]
- The file "LegoFour#01_Autechre.NORM.wav" tagged the track with the date 1989. A
Saw You
- When asked about it in 2022, Sean mentioned that in the Sweatbox 1991 recording, "Saw You" was the house/techno track with long keys and an a TX81Z saxophone sound. [6] The TX81Z sound was an edited [7]
- The file "LegoFour#14_SawYou.NORM.wav" tagged the track with the date 1990.
Tracklist [8]
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autechre | 5:22 |
| 2 | Saw You | 6:11 |
| Total | 11:33 | |
Trivia
- The Discogs listing created by user awkwardsilence, including the images, was confirmed to be real in the July Twitch AMA [9] however the original poster out of respect stated they aren't copying the tracks.
- Both tracks were made in Daz Fitton’s studio above Dr Rock around 1989-1990 and recorded straight to cassette. [10][11]
- The labels on the cassette was made by Sean with ink splatters.
- A early copy spread around Soulseek and later uploaded on YouTube by hsfq, is fake - consisting of the tracks "Many" and "The Brink" from Freeform's Free EP (SKAM, 1995). [12]