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'''''elseq 1-5''''', often shortened to just '''''elseq''''', is the twelfth studio album by [[Autechre]] released on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records]. It was originally released on May 19th, 2016.<!-- discussion about parts, controversy of "album", cat numbers --><!-- [paragraph about how they originally just wanted to trickle tracks onto their site when they finished them but warp made them do an “album”. Could we also maybe look into why its divided the way it is, if its only digital it shouldnt matter how long it is. Wtf is it split up? I've literally never questioned this before… Energy here, they divided it up to make it easier for people who aren't autechre-crazy to listen to it lol] -->
'''''elseq 1-5''''', often shortened to just '''''elseq''''', is the twelfth studio album by [[Autechre]] released on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records]. It was originally released on May 19th, 2016.<!-- discussion about parts, controversy of "album", cat numbers --><!-- [paragraph about how they originally just wanted to trickle tracks onto their site when they finished them but warp made them do an “album”. Could we also maybe look into why its divided the way it is, if its only digital it shouldnt matter how long it is. Wtf is it split up? I've literally never questioned this before… Energy here, they divided it up to make it easier for people who aren't autechre-crazy to listen to it lol] -->
== Tracks ==
== Tracks ==
[[File:elseq1.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 1]]
[[File:elseq1.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 1]]
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=== feed1 ===
=== feed1 ===
* BPM: 112
* BPM: 112
* In a leadup to the release of ''elseq'', "feed1" was debuted on the 13th of May, 2016 on BBC Radio 6 at 9PM<!-- too dead to clarify timezone, check tweet -->. [https://www.factmag.com/2016/05/14/hear-a-new-autechre-track-feed-1/] [https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/731183045575905284]<!-- The singles rollout i left for each track, but these can very easily be moved to the main description since it is part of the elseq rollout. -->
* In a leadup to the release of ''elseq'', "feed1" was debuted on May 13th, 2016 on BBC Radio 6 at 9PM.<ref>https://www.factmag.com/2016/05/14/hear-a-new-autechre-track-feed-1/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/731183045575905284</ref><ref name=":0">https://cdm.link/2016/05/hours-and-hours-and-hours-of-autechre/</ref><!-- The singles rollout i left for each track, but these can very easily be moved to the main description since it is part of the elseq rollout. -->
* One analysis of "feed1" put forth by IOS from WATMM is that the bass drums are a basic 2 bar loop (shown below), with probability to retrigger any amount of the main kicks again after 3 sixteenths notes. [https://forum.watmm.com/topic/93475-feed1s-kicks/?do=findComment&comment=2557279]
* One analysis of "feed1" put forth by IOS from WATMM is that the bass drums are a basic 2 bar loop (shown below), with probability to retrigger any amount of the main kicks again after 3 sixteenths notes. <ref>https://forum.watmm.com/topic/93475-feed1s-kicks/?do=findComment&comment=2557279</ref>
  |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
  |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
  |B . . B . . B . |. B . . B . . . |  
  |B . . B . . B . |. B . . B . . . |  
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=== c16 deep tread ===
=== c16 deep tread ===
* BPM: 157, 160
* BPM: 157, 160
* After the debut of "feed1", "c16 deep tread" was debutted as the second single on the 18th of May, 2016, at 12PM Alaskan time<!-- 4PM Eastern Time or 9PM in the UK -->;  on KSUA, a small Alaskan college radio channel. A now-dead SoundCloud upload of it was also provided. [https://www.factmag.com/2016/05/18/autechre-alaskan-radio-appearance/]<!-- weird, they say it's a 15 minute version of c16 deep tread that was uploaded to SoundCloud? given it was 1 day before the release of elseq, i doubt it was an extended version and maybe just radio talking that got micced -->
* "c16 deep tread" was debutted as the second single on KSUA, a small Alaskan college radio channel on May 18th, 2016, at 12PM Alaskan time.<ref>https://www.factmag.com/2016/05/18/autechre-alaskan-radio-appearance/</ref> <!-- 4PM Eastern Time or 9PM in the UK -->A now-dead SoundCloud upload of it was also provided.<ref name=":0" />
* The track appeared on [[AE_LIVE|the 2014/2015 live sets]] in a mostly final, albeit abridged form. ([https://youtu.be/c3GxvP_U_jc?si=tm2MqrWeJ8wQFIlo&t=2063 example])
* The track appeared on [[AE_LIVE|the 2014/2015 live sets]] in a mostly final, albeit abridged form. ([https://youtu.be/c3GxvP_U_jc?si=tm2MqrWeJ8wQFIlo&t=2063 example])
* The main snare sound on "c16 deep tread" was made using subtractive synthesis of oscillator and noise plus frequency shifting with feedback, among other things. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230726161856/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/110771366258863281#:~:text=that%20snare%20is%20a%20combination%20of%20things%20but%20mainly%20subtractive%20(oscillator%2Bnoise)%20and%20frequency%20shifting%20w/feedback]
* The main snare sound on "c16 deep tread" was made using subtractive synthesis of oscillator and noise plus frequency shifting with feedback, among other things. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230726161856/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/110771366258863281#:~:text=that%20snare%20is%20a%20combination%20of%20things%20but%20mainly%20subtractive%20(oscillator%2Bnoise)%20and%20frequency%20shifting%20w/feedback</ref>


=== 13x0 step ===
=== 13x0 step ===
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* BPM: ?, 74
* BPM: ?, 74
* "pendulu" is one letter short of "pendulum". <!-- I want to add that pendulum probably refers to the actual swinging/reversing effect on the snares in the track. -->A possible theory for "hv' is that it stands for "heavy", as Rob mentioned that amongst their archives they had a few tracks categorised as "heavies".[https://aepages.org/wiki/Autechre_on_Their_Epic_NTS_Sessions,_David_Lynch,_and_Where_Code_Meets_Music,_August_2018#:~:text=a%20few%20%E2%80%9Ccasuals%2C%E2%80%9D-,a%20few%20%E2%80%9Cheavies.%E2%80%9D,-Like%20tags%2C%20almost]
* "pendulu" is one letter short of "pendulum". <!-- I want to add that pendulum probably refers to the actual swinging/reversing effect on the snares in the track. -->A possible theory for "hv' is that it stands for "heavy", as Rob mentioned that amongst their archives they had a few tracks categorised as "heavies".<ref>https://aepages.org/wiki/Autechre_on_Their_Epic_NTS_Sessions,_David_Lynch,_and_Where_Code_Meets_Music,_August_2018#:~:text=a%20few%20%E2%80%9Ccasuals%2C%E2%80%9D-,a%20few%20%E2%80%9Cheavies.%E2%80%9D,-Like%20tags%2C%20almost</ref>
* An early version of the track appeared at the end of most of the [[AE LIVE|2015 US live sets]]. ([https://youtu.be/TSH81CdJGFU?si=j33P1LVjp_OrUhlm&t=3370 example])
* An early version of the track appeared at the end of most of the [[AE LIVE|2015 US live sets]]. ([https://youtu.be/TSH81CdJGFU?si=j33P1LVjp_OrUhlm&t=3370 example])


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* BPM: 160
* BPM: 160
* In the [[Hanalgig AMA, July 2022]], Sean corrected someone by saying that the elyc sounds were only made around 2014/2015.
* In the [[Hanalgig AMA, July 2022]], Sean corrected someone by saying that the elyc sounds were only made around 2014/2015.
* Sean confirmed that he recorded "elyc6 0nset" in a day. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_June_2022#:~:text=%E2%80%9CHow%20did%20you%20make%20elyc6%200nset%2C%20and%20is%20it%20true%20you%20made%20it%20in%20one%20day%3F%E2%80%9D]
* Sean confirmed that he recorded "elyc6 0nset" in a day. <ref>https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_June_2022#:~:text=%E2%80%9CHow%20did%20you%20make%20elyc6%200nset%2C%20and%20is%20it%20true%20you%20made%20it%20in%20one%20day%3F%E2%80%9D</ref>
* Certain elements of this track were later reused on [[NTS Sessions 1-4#elyc9 7hres|"elyc9 7hres"]]
* Certain elements of this track were later reused on [[NTS Sessions 1-4#elyc9 7hres|"elyc9 7hres"]]


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* "c7b2" appears on the [[AE LIVE|2015 US live sets]]. ([https://youtu.be/pmlbwJ5LXbY?si=VoDb_983KJyaO7b7&t=3185 example])
* "c7b2" appears on the [[AE LIVE|2015 US live sets]]. ([https://youtu.be/pmlbwJ5LXbY?si=VoDb_983KJyaO7b7&t=3185 example])
* Sean was unable to explain what exactly was going on behind the scenes for "c7b2", however notes that "a lot of the sort of screamy stuff is sort of delays and something that's a bit like a phaser, but it's getting webbed around quite a lot." [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_June_2022#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAnything%20you%20say%20about%20c7b2%20sequencing%20sound%20engineering%3F%20It%20seems%20to%20have%20a%20lot%20of%20interesting%20reoccurring%20themes%20like%20the%20rumbling%20low%20end%3F%E2%80%9D]
* Sean was unable to explain what exactly was going on behind the scenes for "c7b2", however notes that "a lot of the sort of screamy stuff is sort of delays and something that's a bit like a phaser, but it's getting webbed around quite a lot." <ref>https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_June_2022#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAnything%20you%20say%20about%20c7b2%20sequencing%20sound%20engineering%3F%20It%20seems%20to%20have%20a%20lot%20of%20interesting%20reoccurring%20themes%20like%20the%20rumbling%20low%20end%3F%E2%80%9D</ref>


[[File:elseq3.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 3]]
[[File:elseq3.jpeg|thumb|150x150px|elseq 3]]
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=== eastre ===
=== eastre ===
* BPM: 153 (?)
* BPM: 153 (?)
* [[ae mixlr 300320|In a Mixlr stream on 30 March 2020]], Sean remarked that he had a 52 minute long version of "eastre" as he was skimming through jam folder snippets. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g52y2e2rnqVhQJdkw0Qk1YYJoen1uhVvn2Fd-tABywA/edit#gid=1580406988&range=E16]
* [[ae mixlr 300320|In a Mixlr stream on 30 March 2020]], Sean remarked that he had a 52 minute long version of "eastre" as he was skimming through jam folder snippets. <ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g52y2e2rnqVhQJdkw0Qk1YYJoen1uhVvn2Fd-tABywA/edit#gid=1580406988&range=E16</ref>


=== TBM2 ===
=== TBM2 ===
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* "artov chain" is a play on [[wikipedia:Markov_chain|Markov Chains]].
* "artov chain" is a play on [[wikipedia:Markov_chain|Markov Chains]].
* Early versions of "artov chain" appeared in the 2015 US live sets. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_SnP2px8to&t=3097s example])
* Early versions of "artov chain" appeared in the 2015 US live sets. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_SnP2px8to&t=3097s example])
* The main "ah" sample in the track is from the [https://archive.org/details/cmi-sound-library-rev-1.3 Fairlight CMI sound library], [https://web.archive.org/web/20240119174137/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111783830699925880] likely HUMANS1's AAHHL2.wav being stacked harmonically.
* The main "ah" sample in the track is from the [https://archive.org/details/cmi-sound-library-rev-1.3 Fairlight CMI sound library],<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240119174137/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111783830699925880</ref>  specifically HUMANS1/AAHHL2.wav being stacked harmonically.


=== 7th slip ===
=== 7th slip ===
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* BPM: 162
* BPM: 162
* In the July 2022 Twitch AMA, Sean confirmed that "spaces how V" was made by Rob. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=spaces%20how%20V%20was%20Rob]
* In the July 2022 Twitch AMA, Sean confirmed that "spaces how V" was made by Rob. <ref>https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=spaces%20how%20V%20was%20Rob</ref>
* The track had early apperances in both the [[Oversteps Tour|2010 live shows]] [https://youtu.be/dEtauI9aN1E?t=1108 (example)] as well as appearing in Atoms Vectors Pixels Ghosts™ [https://vimeo.com/41905073 (see 0:46)]
* The track had early apperances in both the [[Oversteps Tour|2010 live shows]] [https://youtu.be/dEtauI9aN1E?t=1108 (example)] as well as appearing in [[List of Rarities#Atoms Vectors Pixels Ghosts™|Atoms Vectors Pixels Ghosts™]].


=== freulaeux ===
=== freulaeux ===
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* BPM: 137
* BPM: 137


* In the [[Hanalgig AMA, July 2022]], Sean confirmed that the track title is a reference to [[wikipedia:Franz_Reuleaux|Franz Realeaux]] that was chosen by Rob. [https://aepages.org/wiki/Hanalgig_AMA#:~:text=thoughts%20on%20Franz%20Reuleaux]<!-- this is confirmed, however i THINK a uncertainty stemmed that rob MADE the track. makes sense to have rob make and name the track but if someone can link to a more concrete confirmation that'd be nice!  -->
* In the [[Hanalgig AMA, July 2022]], Sean confirmed that the track title is a reference to [[wikipedia:Franz_Reuleaux|Franz Realeaux]] that was chosen by Rob. <ref>[https://aepages.org/wiki/Hanalgig_AMA#:~:text=thoughts%20on%20Franz%20Reuleaux]</ref><!-- this is confirmed, however i THINK a uncertainty stemmed that rob MADE the track. makes sense to have rob make and name the track but if someone can link to a more concrete confirmation that'd be nice!  -->


=== oneum ===
=== oneum ===
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* ''elseq 1-5'' is the only Autechre album to have a title stylized in lowercase.
* ''elseq 1-5'' is the only Autechre album to have a title stylized in lowercase.
* ''elseq 1-5'' is the only Autechre album to not have a physical release. Although, in interviews, Autechre have mentioned that ''[[Quaristice]]'' is technically a digital-only release, and that the physical versions were extra.
* ''elseq 1-5'' is the only Autechre album to not have a physical release.
* A popular theory is that “elseq” is an abbreviation of “edited live sequences”, meaning it would be pronounced "ell seek". During the Twitch AMAs Sean did, in fact, pronounce "elseq" as "ell seek", lending credence to that theory.
* One theory argue that “elseq” is an abbreviation of “'''e'''dited '''l'''ive '''seq'''uences”, meaning it would be pronounced "ell seek". During the Twitch AMAs Sean did, in fact, pronounce "elseq" as "ell seek", lending credence to that theory.
* The CAT number, WARP512, was likely specifically requested by Autechre. A popular theory is that the “5” represents the 5 parts of elseq, whereas the 12 represents it being the twelfth Autechre album.
* The CAT number, WARP512, was likely specifically requested by Autechre. Another theory is that the “5” represents the 5 parts of elseq, whereas the 12 represents it being the twelfth Autechre album.
* With a runtime of over 4 hours, ''elseq 1-5''  was by far the longest Autechre album at the time of release. It was quickly beaten by their next album, ''[[NTS Sessions 1-4]]'', which was almost double the length of ''elseq 1-5''.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Credits==
== Credits==
*[[The Designers Republic]] (design) [https://www.discogs.com/master/1003066-Autechre-elseq-15]<!-- yep that's the only official credit, the fuck? check against streaming uploads probably -->
*[[The Designers Republic]] (design) <ref>https://www.discogs.com/master/1003066-Autechre-elseq-15</ref><!-- yep that's the only official credit, the fuck? check against streaming uploads probably -->
 
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Album]]
[[Category:Album]]

Revision as of 10:23, 5 March 2024

elseq 1-5

elseq 1-5.jpg

Artist Autechre
Released 19 May 2016
Label Warp Records (WARP512)
AE_LIVE
(2015)
elseq 1-5 JNSN CODE GL16 / spl47
(2017)

elseq 1-5, often shortened to just elseq, is the twelfth studio album by Autechre released on Warp Records. It was originally released on May 19th, 2016.

Tracks

elseq 1

feed1

  • BPM: 112
  • In a leadup to the release of elseq, "feed1" was debuted on May 13th, 2016 on BBC Radio 6 at 9PM.[1][2][3]
  • One analysis of "feed1" put forth by IOS from WATMM is that the bass drums are a basic 2 bar loop (shown below), with probability to retrigger any amount of the main kicks again after 3 sixteenths notes. [4]
|1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
|B . . B . . B . |. B . . B . . . | 

c16 deep tread

  • BPM: 157, 160
  • "c16 deep tread" was debutted as the second single on KSUA, a small Alaskan college radio channel on May 18th, 2016, at 12PM Alaskan time.[5] A now-dead SoundCloud upload of it was also provided.[3]
  • The track appeared on the 2014/2015 live sets in a mostly final, albeit abridged form. (example)
  • The main snare sound on "c16 deep tread" was made using subtractive synthesis of oscillator and noise plus frequency shifting with feedback, among other things. [6]

13x0 step

  • BPM: 130

pendulu hv moda

  • BPM: ?, 74
  • "pendulu" is one letter short of "pendulum". A possible theory for "hv' is that it stands for "heavy", as Rob mentioned that amongst their archives they had a few tracks categorised as "heavies".[7]
  • An early version of the track appeared at the end of most of the 2015 US live sets. (example)

curvcaten

  • BPM: 162 (?)
elseq 2

elyc6 0nset

  • BPM: 160
  • In the Hanalgig AMA, July 2022, Sean corrected someone by saying that the elyc sounds were only made around 2014/2015.
  • Sean confirmed that he recorded "elyc6 0nset" in a day. [8]
  • Certain elements of this track were later reused on "elyc9 7hres"

chimer 1-5-1

  • BPM: 188.75 (?) 5/4

c7b2

  • BPM: 120
  • "c7b2" appears on the 2015 US live sets. (example)
  • Sean was unable to explain what exactly was going on behind the scenes for "c7b2", however notes that "a lot of the sort of screamy stuff is sort of delays and something that's a bit like a phaser, but it's getting webbed around quite a lot." [9]
elseq 3

eastre

TBM2

  • BPM: 85.91

mesh cinereaL

  • BPM: 83 (?)
elseq 4

acdwn2

foldfree casual

  • BPM: 160

latentcall

  • BPM: 148
  • Elements of "latentcall" appeared in the 2015 live sets. (example)

artov chain

  • BPM: 148
  • "artov chain" is a play on Markov Chains.
  • Early versions of "artov chain" appeared in the 2015 US live sets. (example)
  • The main "ah" sample in the track is from the Fairlight CMI sound library,[11] specifically HUMANS1/AAHHL2.wav being stacked harmonically.

7th slip

elseq 5

pendulu casual

spTh

  • BPM: 186

spaces how V

freulaeux

  • BPM: 137

oneum

Tracklist

# Title Length
elseq 1
1 feed1 11:38
2 c16 deep tread 12:31
3 13x0 step 8:57
4 pendulu hv moda 12:15
5 curvcaten 6:59
52:21
elseq 2
6 elyc6 0nset 27:09
7 chimer 1-5-1 5:03
8 c7b2 13:22
45:35
elseq 3
9 eastre 22:15
10 TBM2 6:44
11 mesh cinereaL 24:28
53:29
elseq 4
12 acdwn2 11:52
13 foldfree casual 9:49
14 latentcall 14:31
15 artov chain 4:04
16 7th slip 6:36
46:54
elseq 5
17 pendulu casual 9:01
18 spTh 8:21
19 spaces how V 9:57
20 freulaeux 11:06
21 oneum 11:01
49:28
Total 4:07:49

Trivia

  • elseq 1-5 is the only Autechre album to have a title stylized in lowercase.
  • elseq 1-5 is the only Autechre album to not have a physical release.
  • One theory argue that “elseq” is an abbreviation of “edited live sequences”, meaning it would be pronounced "ell seek". During the Twitch AMAs Sean did, in fact, pronounce "elseq" as "ell seek", lending credence to that theory.
  • The CAT number, WARP512, was likely specifically requested by Autechre. Another theory is that the “5” represents the 5 parts of elseq, whereas the 12 represents it being the twelfth Autechre album.

Gallery

Links

Credits

References

  1. https://www.factmag.com/2016/05/14/hear-a-new-autechre-track-feed-1/
  2. https://twitter.com/WarpRecords/status/731183045575905284
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://cdm.link/2016/05/hours-and-hours-and-hours-of-autechre/
  4. https://forum.watmm.com/topic/93475-feed1s-kicks/?do=findComment&comment=2557279
  5. https://www.factmag.com/2016/05/18/autechre-alaskan-radio-appearance/
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20230726161856/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/110771366258863281#:~:text=that%20snare%20is%20a%20combination%20of%20things%20but%20mainly%20subtractive%20(oscillator%2Bnoise)%20and%20frequency%20shifting%20w/feedback
  7. https://aepages.org/wiki/Autechre_on_Their_Epic_NTS_Sessions,_David_Lynch,_and_Where_Code_Meets_Music,_August_2018#:~:text=a%20few%20%E2%80%9Ccasuals%2C%E2%80%9D-,a%20few%20%E2%80%9Cheavies.%E2%80%9D,-Like%20tags%2C%20almost
  8. https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_June_2022#:~:text=%E2%80%9CHow%20did%20you%20make%20elyc6%200nset%2C%20and%20is%20it%20true%20you%20made%20it%20in%20one%20day%3F%E2%80%9D
  9. https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_June_2022#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAnything%20you%20say%20about%20c7b2%20sequencing%20sound%20engineering%3F%20It%20seems%20to%20have%20a%20lot%20of%20interesting%20reoccurring%20themes%20like%20the%20rumbling%20low%20end%3F%E2%80%9D
  10. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g52y2e2rnqVhQJdkw0Qk1YYJoen1uhVvn2Fd-tABywA/edit#gid=1580406988&range=E16
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20240119174137/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111783830699925880
  12. https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=spaces%20how%20V%20was%20Rob
  13. [1]
  14. https://www.discogs.com/master/1003066-Autechre-elseq-15