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*One theory is that the catalogue numbers were chosen such that each digit adds up to 14 (3+2+9) to match ''SIGN'' being the 14th album. | *One theory is that the catalogue numbers were chosen such that each digit adds up to 14 (3+2+9) to match ''SIGN'' being the 14th album. | ||
*Much of ''SIGN'' was done via a ported version of their rig in Max for Ableton Live. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_June_2022#:~:text=It%27s%2C%20there%27s%20a%20kind%20of%20top%20layer%20of%20control%20information%20and%20then%20everything%20else%20responds%20to%20that%2C%20and%20that%27s%20how%20SIGN%20was%20done] | |||
*In a<nowiki/>n interview with the New York Times<nowiki/>, Rob mentioned that the title ''SIGN'' is "an initialization, but we don't want to tell anybody what it stan<nowiki/>ds for." [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/arts/music/autechre-sign-interview.html] | *In a<nowiki/>n interview with the New York Times<nowiki/>, Rob mentioned that the title ''SIGN'' is "an initialization, but we don't want to tell anybody what it stan<nowiki/>ds for." [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/arts/music/autechre-sign-interview.html] | ||
*It s<nowiki/>hould be noted that, in a first for<nowiki/> Autechre, the CD versions for both SIGN and PLUS use different artworks. In SIGNs case the dark grey bac<nowiki/>kground has been replaced with a solid black one [https://www.discogs.com/release/16065078-Autechre-SIGN/image/SW1hZ2U6NTQ0MTE4ODY=] | *It s<nowiki/>hould be noted that, in a first for<nowiki/> Autechre, the CD versions for both SIGN and PLUS use different artworks. In SIGNs case the dark grey bac<nowiki/>kground has been replaced with a solid black one [https://www.discogs.com/release/16065078-Autechre-SIGN/image/SW1hZ2U6NTQ0MTE4ODY=] | ||
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SIGN is the fourteenth studio album by Autechre released on Warp Records. SIGN was first announced on September 2nd, 2020, then on October 8th, it was livestreamed via Autechre’s website in full, and made available for download shortly afterwards on October 16th. Three weeks later, it would be followed up by their fifteenth album PLUS, which released on October 28th.
Tracks
M4 Lema
- Deckard's Dream was used on "M4 Lema". [1]
F7
- Elements on "F7" appear in the 2022 live sets. (example)
si00
esc desc
au14
- The title could be an abbreviation for "autechre 14", referring to SIGN being their 14th album.
Metaz form8
sch.mefd 2
gr4
th red a
psin AM
- Elements on "psin AM" appear in the 2022 live sets. (example)
- In the 15 December 2022 max demo, the synthesizer in channel 9 is called "psinAMbq.MC", likely indicating that module was the origin for the title of "psin AM".
r cazt
n Cur
Tracklist
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | M4 Lema | 8:50 |
| 2 | F7 | 5:57 |
| 3 | si00 | 5:51 |
| 4 | esc desc | 4:56 |
| 5 | au14 | 5:04 |
| 6 | Metaz form8 | 6:00 |
| 7 | sch.mefd 2 | 5:26 |
| 8 | gr4 | 3:21 |
| 9 | th red a | 6:36 |
| 10 | psin AM | 6:20 |
| 11 | r cazt | 7:12 |
| 1:05:32 | ||
| 12 | n Cur [Japanese CD exclusive] | 6:15 |
| Total | 1:11:47 | |
Trivia
- One theory is that the catalogue numbers were chosen such that each digit adds up to 14 (3+2+9) to match SIGN being the 14th album.
- Much of SIGN was done via a ported version of their rig in Max for Ableton Live. [2]
- In an interview with the New York Times, Rob mentioned that the title SIGN is "an initialization, but we don't want to tell anybody what it stands for." [3]
- It should be noted that, in a first for Autechre, the CD versions for both SIGN and PLUS use different artworks. In SIGNs case the dark grey background has been replaced with a solid black one [4]
Links
Credits
- Autechre (production)
- Rob Brown (writer)
- Sean Booth (writer)
- Noel Summerville (mastering engineer)
- The Designers Republic (design) [5] [6]