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}}'''''Exai''''' is the eleventh studio album by [[Autechre]] released on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records]. It was originally released on February 7th, 2013.<!-- There's some nuances to this, note the different releases dates depending on format, and also the fact that the order for L-event and Exai was reversed (see also the theory that the album cover encodes the release date) --> | }}'''''Exai''''' is the eleventh studio album by [[Autechre]] released on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records]. It was originally released on February 7th, 2013.<!-- There's some nuances to this, note the different releases dates depending on format, and also the fact that the order for L-event and Exai was reversed (see also the theory that the album cover encodes the release date) --> | ||
''Exai'' was made using much of the same setup and process that were used for ''[[Oversteps]] --'' mostly Max-made with edited live jams and some planned compositions. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D205][https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D248] | == History == | ||
The sessions that spawned both ''Exai'' and ''[[L-event]]'' were initially compiled as a series of 12" records before having one of them split off into ''L-event.'' As mentioned in the [[WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013|WATMM Ask Autechre Anything]], they saw ''Exai'' "as a box of four 12"s" with ''L-event'' being interchangable with any of them.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/Q187,%20WATMM%20Ask%20Autechre%20Anything,%20November%202013]{{Cite AAA doc|118}}</ref> | |||
''Exai'' was made using much of the same setup and process that were used for ''[[Oversteps]] --'' mostly Max-made with edited live jams and some planned compositions. <ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D205]{{Cite AAA doc|205}}</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D248]{{Cite AAA doc|248}}</ref> Many of the tracks on ''Exai'' were from trial runs of The System they were building for live shows. <ref>[[Exploring the parameter space: A conversation with Autechre, October 2023]]</ref><ref>[https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=So%20when%20we%20did%20Exai%2C%20that%20was%20what%20we%20designed%20the%20rig%20for%2C%20but%20we%20kind%20of%2C%20we%20knew%20that%20if%20we%20could%20just%20nail%20our%20transitional%20bits%20and%20make%20it%20work%20properly%2C%20that%20we%27d%20be%20able%20to%20use%20it%20to%20do%2C%20effectively%2C%20live%20albums%20like%20that. https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=So%20when%20we%20did%20Exai%2C%20that%20was%20what%20we%20designed%20the%20rig%20for%2C%20but%20we%20kind%20of%2C%20we%20knew%20that%20if%20we%20could%20just%20nail%20our%20transitional%20bits%20and%20make%20it%20work%20properly%2C%20that%20we%27d%20be%20able%20to%20use%20it%20to%20do%2C%20effectively%2C%20live%20albums%20like%20that.]</ref> | |||
== Tracks == | == Tracks == | ||
=== FLeure=== | === FLeure=== | ||
* The original titling is "FLeure", uppercase L, however via bleep and other streaming services it was incorrectly changed to Fleure, lowercase l. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D1162] | * The original titling is "FLeure", uppercase L, however via bleep and other streaming services it was incorrectly changed to Fleure, lowercase l. <ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D1162]{{Cite AAA doc|1162}}</ref> | ||
=== irlite (get 0) === | === irlite (get 0) === | ||
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=== T ess xi === | === T ess xi === | ||
* The sequencing in "T ess xi" was mostly done in Logic as opposed to Max. [ | * The sequencing in "T ess xi" was mostly done in Logic as opposed to Max. <ref>[[Hanalgig AMA, July 2022]]</ref> | ||
* The first track on [[Hanalgig]] is an extended outro version of "T ess xi". | * The first track on [[Hanalgig]] is an extended outro version of "T ess xi". | ||
* Despite the title similarities to "r ess" from ''[[Oversteps]]'', Rob noted in the [[WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013|WATMM Ask Autechre Anything]] that they don't share meaning.[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D601]<!-- im suspicious of this, it feels like a red herring by Rob to say that it doesn't share meaning IN THE WAY people are describing it, not that they don't have any connections --> | * Despite the title similarities to "r ess" from ''[[Oversteps]]'', Rob noted in the [[WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013|WATMM Ask Autechre Anything]] that they don't share meaning.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D601]{{Cite AAA doc|601}}</ref><!-- im suspicious of this, it feels like a red herring by Rob to say that it doesn't share meaning IN THE WAY people are describing it, not that they don't have any connections --> | ||
* The main harmonic progression of the track consists of a 16 bar progression which is repeated twice, after which every repeated version moves one semitone down from the previous loop. | * The main harmonic progression of the track consists of a 16 bar progression which is repeated twice, after which every repeated version moves one semitone down from the previous loop. <ref>{{Cite web|author=IOS|title=T ess xi harmony|website=We Are The Music Makers|date=16 March 2019|link=https://forum.watmm.com/topic/96713-t-ess-xi-harmony/|accessdate=2 March 2024}}</ref><!-- purposefully left it incomplete because i dont know music theory. someone more component can dissect the pattern as shown by IOS in the post. | ||
also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHqRqCD_cMg is a demonstration of the rhythm in the track --> | also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHqRqCD_cMg is a demonstration of the rhythm in the track --> | ||
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=== tuinorizn === | === tuinorizn === | ||
* An earlier version of "tuinorizn" appeared in the [[Oversteps Tour|Oversteps tour shows]] [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=B1505:B1506] ([https://youtu.be/dEtauI9aN1E?si=zGXHnenH1NNO5Gfx&t=4320 example]) | * An earlier version of "tuinorizn" appeared in the [[Oversteps Tour|Oversteps tour shows]] <ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=B1505:B1506]{{Cite AAA doc|1505}}</ref> ([https://youtu.be/dEtauI9aN1E?si=zGXHnenH1NNO5Gfx&t=4320 example]) | ||
* A common interpretation of the title is that it is phonetically pronounced like "twin horizons". | * A common interpretation of the title is that it is phonetically pronounced like "twin horizons". | ||
* Rob mentioned that there's "glottal shit on the bas[s]line". [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D1120] | * Rob mentioned that there's "glottal shit on the bas[s]line". <ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D1120]{{Cite AAA doc|1120}}</ref> | ||
=== bladelores === | === bladelores === | ||
* In a [[Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018|Pitchfork Interview in August 2018]], Autechre noted that they had a 2011 jam that later became "bladelores" [ | * In a [[Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018|Pitchfork Interview in August 2018]], Autechre noted that they had a 2011 jam that later became "bladelores" <ref>[[Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018]]</ref> | ||
* The reverb wash that appears at the end reappeared later on "splesh" and "all end" from ''[[NTS Sessions 1-4]].'' | * The reverb wash that appears at the end reappeared later on "splesh" and "all end" from ''[[NTS Sessions 1-4]].'' | ||
* Part of the name likely comes from [https://docs.cycling74.com/max7/refpages/lores~ lores~, a resonant lowpass filter max module]. | * Part of the name likely comes from [https://docs.cycling74.com/max7/refpages/lores~ lores~, a resonant lowpass filter max module]. | ||
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=== 1 1 is === | === 1 1 is === | ||
* "1 1 is" was done by Sean. | * "1 1 is" was done by Sean. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240131161422/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111850811524269315</ref> | ||
=== nodezsh === | === nodezsh === | ||
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=== runrepik === | === runrepik === | ||
* Alongside "tuinorizn", "runrepik" also appeared in the [[Oversteps Tour|Oversteps tour material]].[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D460] <!-- get example --> | * Alongside "tuinorizn", "runrepik" also appeared in the [[Oversteps Tour|Oversteps tour material]].<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D460]{{Cite AAA doc|1=460}}</ref><!-- get example --> | ||
=== spl9 === | === spl9 === | ||
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=== deco Loc === | === deco Loc === | ||
* One of the samples for "deco Loc" was found to be from a [https://vimeo.com/610474568 Bols liqueurs ad], which was uncovered via one of the 4utechre's streams.[https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/ropmcq/deco_loc_source/?rdt=40229]. The other sample is still unknown. | * One of the samples for "deco Loc" was found to be from a [https://vimeo.com/610474568 Bols liqueurs ad], which was uncovered via one of the 4utechre's streams.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/ropmcq/deco_loc_source/?rdt=40229 {{Cite web|author=TiltIfGibbersEbb|title=deco Loc source|website=Reddit|date=26 December 2021|link=https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/ropmcq/deco_loc_source/?rdt=40229|accessdate=2 March 2024}}]</ref>. The other sample is still unknown. | ||
* The sample manipulations are archived via a video-cut up patch made around 2005-2006 by Rob. Sean took the patch and "did some hip hop type stuff with it." | * The sample manipulations are archived via a video-cut up patch made around 2005-2006 by Rob. Sean took the patch and "did some hip hop type stuff with it."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20231126120035/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111475792280312902</ref> Sean noted the percussion he added was "wood and rubber." <ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D203]{{Cite AAA doc|1=203}}</ref> | ||
* "deco" may refer to the assembly command of the same name for "decimal output". | * "deco" may refer to the assembly command of the same name for "decimal output". | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* | * | ||
* At just over 2 hours, ''Exai'' was by far the longest Autechre album upon release. It was quickly beaten by their next album, ''[[elseq 1-5]]'', which was more than double the length of ''Exai''. | * At just over 2 hours, ''Exai'' was by far the longest Autechre album upon release. It was quickly beaten by their next album, ''[[elseq 1-5]]'', which was more than double the length of ''Exai''. | ||
* The album artwork is a heavily stylized/pixelated rendering of the text “''Exai''”. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D682] | * The album artwork is a heavily stylized/pixelated rendering of the text “''Exai''”. <ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D682]{{Cite AAA doc|1=682}}</ref> | ||
* The album name itself is a phonetic spelling of “XI”, the roman numeral for eleven, as well as being an anagram of “AE XI”, meaning “Autechre eleven”, or “Autechre’s eleventh album” | * The album name itself is a phonetic spelling of “XI”, the roman numeral for eleven, as well as being an anagram of “AE XI”, meaning “Autechre eleven”, or “Autechre’s eleventh album” | ||
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*[[Sean Booth]] (writer) | *[[Sean Booth]] (writer) | ||
*[[Noel Summerville]] (mastering engineer) | *[[Noel Summerville]] (mastering engineer) | ||
*[[The Designers Republic]] (design) | *[[The Designers Republic]] (design) <ref>https://www.discogs.com/master/519732-Autechre-Exai</ref> | ||
== ReferencesReferences == | |||
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[[Category:Album]] | [[Category:Album]] | ||
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Exai is the eleventh studio album by Autechre released on Warp Records. It was originally released on February 7th, 2013.
History
The sessions that spawned both Exai and L-event were initially compiled as a series of 12" records before having one of them split off into L-event. As mentioned in the WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, they saw Exai "as a box of four 12"s" with L-event being interchangable with any of them.[1]
Exai was made using much of the same setup and process that were used for Oversteps -- mostly Max-made with edited live jams and some planned compositions. [2][3] Many of the tracks on Exai were from trial runs of The System they were building for live shows. [4][5]
Tracks
FLeure
- The original titling is "FLeure", uppercase L, however via bleep and other streaming services it was incorrectly changed to Fleure, lowercase l. [6]
irlite (get 0)
prac-f
jatevee C
T ess xi
- The sequencing in "T ess xi" was mostly done in Logic as opposed to Max. [7]
- The first track on Hanalgig is an extended outro version of "T ess xi".
- Despite the title similarities to "r ess" from Oversteps, Rob noted in the WATMM Ask Autechre Anything that they don't share meaning.[8]
- The main harmonic progression of the track consists of a 16 bar progression which is repeated twice, after which every repeated version moves one semitone down from the previous loop. [9]
vekoS
Flep
tuinorizn
- An earlier version of "tuinorizn" appeared in the Oversteps tour shows [10] (example)
- A common interpretation of the title is that it is phonetically pronounced like "twin horizons".
- Rob mentioned that there's "glottal shit on the bas[s]line". [11]
bladelores
- In a Pitchfork Interview in August 2018, Autechre noted that they had a 2011 jam that later became "bladelores" [12]
- The reverb wash that appears at the end reappeared later on "splesh" and "all end" from NTS Sessions 1-4.
- Part of the name likely comes from lores~, a resonant lowpass filter max module.
1 1 is
- "1 1 is" was done by Sean. [13]
nodezsh
runrepik
- Alongside "tuinorizn", "runrepik" also appeared in the Oversteps tour material.[14]
spl9
cloudline
deco Loc
- One of the samples for "deco Loc" was found to be from a Bols liqueurs ad, which was uncovered via one of the 4utechre's streams.[15]. The other sample is still unknown.
- The sample manipulations are archived via a video-cut up patch made around 2005-2006 by Rob. Sean took the patch and "did some hip hop type stuff with it."[16] Sean noted the percussion he added was "wood and rubber." [17]
- "deco" may refer to the assembly command of the same name for "decimal output".
recks on
- "recks on" may be a reference to the slang term "wreck shop."
YJY UX
18 (keyosc)
- The track title “18 (keyosc)” is likely in reference to it being the 18th track on the album.
Tracklist
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLeure | 4:51 |
| 2 | irlite (get 0) | 10:01 |
| 3 | prac-f | 4:20 |
| 4 | jatevee C | 4:14 |
| 5 | T ess xi | 6:43 |
| 6 | vekoS | 6:42 |
| 7 | Flep | 6:43 |
| 8 | tuinorizn | 3:40 |
| 9 | bladelores | 12:19 |
| 10 | 1 1 is | 7:18 |
| 11 | nodezsh | 8:40 |
| 12 | runrepik | 4:35 |
| 13 | spl9 | 7:06 |
| 14 | cloudline | 10:13 |
| 15 | deco Loc | 5:27 |
| 16 | recks on | 9:21 |
| 17 | YJY UX | 8:24 |
| 2:00:39 | ||
| 18 | 18 (keyosc) [Japanese CD exclusive] | 8:57 |
| Total | 2:09:36 | |
Trivia
- At just over 2 hours, Exai was by far the longest Autechre album upon release. It was quickly beaten by their next album, elseq 1-5, which was more than double the length of Exai.
- The album artwork is a heavily stylized/pixelated rendering of the text “Exai”. [18]
- The album name itself is a phonetic spelling of “XI”, the roman numeral for eleven, as well as being an anagram of “AE XI”, meaning “Autechre eleven”, or “Autechre’s eleventh album”
Links
Credits
- Autechre (production)
- Rob Brown (writer)
- Sean Booth (writer)
- Noel Summerville (mastering engineer)
- The Designers Republic (design) [19]
ReferencesReferences
- ↑ [1]Q118, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
- ↑ [2]Q205, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
- ↑ [3]Q248, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
- ↑ Exploring the parameter space: A conversation with Autechre, October 2023
- ↑ https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_AMA_Transcript_220605#:~:text=So%20when%20we%20did%20Exai%2C%20that%20was%20what%20we%20designed%20the%20rig%20for%2C%20but%20we%20kind%20of%2C%20we%20knew%20that%20if%20we%20could%20just%20nail%20our%20transitional%20bits%20and%20make%20it%20work%20properly%2C%20that%20we%27d%20be%20able%20to%20use%20it%20to%20do%2C%20effectively%2C%20live%20albums%20like%20that.
- ↑ [4]Q1162, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
- ↑ Hanalgig AMA, July 2022
- ↑ [5]Q601, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
- ↑ IOS. "T ess xi harmony". We Are The Music Makers, 16 March 2019, https://forum.watmm.com/topic/96713-t-ess-xi-harmony/. Accessed 2 March 2024.
- ↑ [6]Q1505, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
- ↑ [7]Q1120, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
- ↑ Autechre on Their Epic NTS Sessions, David Lynch, and Where Code Meets Music, August 2018
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240131161422/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111850811524269315
- ↑ [8]Q460, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
- ↑ [https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/ropmcq/deco_loc_source/?rdt=40229 TiltIfGibbersEbb. "deco Loc source". Reddit, 26 December 2021, https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/ropmcq/deco_loc_source/?rdt=40229. Accessed 2 March 2024. ]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20231126120035/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111475792280312902
- ↑ [9]Q203, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
- ↑ [10]Q682, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/519732-Autechre-Exai