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== | == Tracks== | ||
== | ===We R Are Why=== | ||
===Are Y Are We? === | |||
== Tracklist== | |||
{{Tracklist|list= | |||
{{tl track|number=1|title=We R Are Why|length=8:30}} | |||
{{tl track|number=2|title=Are Y Are We?|length=6:10}} | |||
{{tl finaltime|time=14:40}} | |||
}} | |||
=== | ==Trivia== | ||
*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. | |||
*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]. | |||
* 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. | |||
* 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]. | |||
Revision as of 16:40, 26 October 2023
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 (rewrite)
[paragraph about sonic textures]
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 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] These were also the first tracks to use the RY30.
- 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[2], however Sean joked that the original intentional to not clarify it "should be honoured" [3].