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The name "Autechre" was created by first typing "au" and then keysmashing the rest until the Atari's 8-character limit was hit. It initially came about as a track title ([[Autechre / Saw You#Autechre|"Autechre"]]) before being adopted as their stage name six months later.<ref name=":0">''What's In Those Names?'', [[Sound On Sound Interview, April 2004]]</ref><ref>[https://aepages.org/wiki/SECONDS_Magazine_Issue_31,_1994#:~:text=SECONDS%3A%20What%20does%20%22Autechre%22%20mean%3F SECONDS Magazine Issue 31, 1994]</ref> Rob explained that the initial "au" came from a sample on the FZ10, which itself was part of a list of samples Autechre labelled as "au[insert descriptive]" for "vocal choir voices sustaining a single note" like oou.<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1201}}</ref> However, in a 2024 interview, they clarified that it wasn't fully random, but rather part of their naming conventions abbreviations, meaning that it was more akin to "oou-take-three"<ref>{{Cite interview|page=Autechre. Chi è il gruppo più misterioso della musica contemporanea, February 2024|quote=Rob: Non ha un senso preciso ma credo che nasca da questo: dovevamo salvare molti file perché stavamo realizzando un demo e dovevamo dargli un nome e qualcuno disse letteralmente ‘‘questo è un suono ‘oou’’ e, siccome non c’era spazio per parole lunghe è stato catalogato come ‘oou’ ‘take one’, “take two’,’take three’: ‘oou-take-three’ suonava bene ed è diventato Autechre così lo abbiamo usato per il demo. E poi quando guardavamo la scritta ci piaceva, era una buona parola [ed: to be translated on the page]}}<!-- google translate R. B.: "It doesn't make precise sense but I think it comes from this: we had to save a lot of files because we were making a demo and we had to give it a name and someone literally said ‘this is an ‘oou ‘sound and because there was no room for long words it was cataloged as 'oou' 'take one', 'take two', 'take three': 'oou-take-three' sounded good and it became Autechre so we used it for the demo. And then when we looked at the writing we liked it, it was a good word".
 
--><!-- see also Rarities: Techthree --></ref>, which would align with tracks like [[List of Rarities#Techthree|"Techthree"]]. The current accepted pronounciation of Autechre, as the band itself uses, is "awe-teh-ker" (/ɔːˈtɛkər/)<!-- rochdale pronounication, source this -->, however they accept any pronounciation.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">[https://aepages.org/wiki/We_are_the_music_makers,_November_1997#:~:text=you%20pronounce%20Autechre%3F-,Booth%3A%20awe%2Dteh%2Dker.,-Weidenbaum%3A%20A%20million We are the music makers, November 1997]</ref><!-- yoinked straight from wikipedia, need to learn IPA pronunciations. also might rephrase to say they don't care if you pronounce it "wrong" but find source for that -->


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[Gear List|''Autechre Gear List'']]  
[[Gear List|''Autechre Gear List'']]  
*Autechre's record deal with Warp Records supposedly states that both Sean and [[Rob Brown|Rob]] are forbidden to release material under any name other than Autechre (or [[Gescom]] in select circumstances).
*Autechre's record deal with Warp Records supposedly states that both Sean and [[Rob Brown|Rob]] are forbidden to release material under any name other than Autechre (or [[Gescom]] in select circumstances). The only exception to this is Sean Booth on ''[[3. Telepathics Meh In-Sect Connection]]'' due to miscommunication, however Gescom's Horizon was almost also premiered under Sean Booth.
*The name "Autechre" was created by first typing "au" and then keysmashing the rest until the Atari's 8-character limit was hit. It initially came about as a track title ([[Autechre / Saw You]]) before being adopted as their stage name six months later.<ref name=":0">''What's In Those Names?'', [[Sound On Sound Interview, April 2004]]</ref><ref>[https://aepages.org/wiki/SECONDS_Magazine_Issue_31,_1994#:~:text=SECONDS%3A%20What%20does%20%22Autechre%22%20mean%3F SECONDS Magazine Issue 31, 1994]</ref> <!-- see also the 2024 italian interview whcih mentions "ouu take three" as origin -->
**Rob explained that the initial "au" came from a sample on the FZ10, which itself was part of a list of samples Autechre labelled as "au[insert descriptive]" for "vocal choir voices sustaining a single note" like oou.<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1201}}</ref><!-- might need to be rephrased -->
**The current accepted pronounciation of Autechre, as the band itself uses, is "awe-teh-ker" (/ɔːˈtɛkər/).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">[https://aepages.org/wiki/We_are_the_music_makers,_November_1997#:~:text=you%20pronounce%20Autechre%3F-,Booth%3A%20awe%2Dteh%2Dker.,-Weidenbaum%3A%20A%20million We are the music makers, November 1997]</ref><!-- yoinked straight from wikipedia, need to learn IPA pronunciations. also might rephrase to say they don't care if you pronounce it "wrong" but find source for that -->
*Autechre used "MYSLB" multiple times, including an old MySpace page<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080724140236/http://myspace.com/myslb</ref> and a website.<ref>http://www.myslb.com/</ref> The name comes from one of their first tracks [[List of Rarities#Myslb|"Myslb"]] which is an acronym of its sample going "Make Your Self Look Bad".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240114152614/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111754768777276869#:~:text=title%20is%20MYSLB%2C%20maybe%20you%20can%20fig%20out%20the%20sample%20from%20that%20%3B) https://web.archive.org/web/20240114152614/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111754768777276869#:~:text=title%20is%20MYSLB%2C%20maybe%20you%20can%20fig%20out%20the%20sample%20from%20that%20%3B)]</ref>
*Autechre used "MYSLB" multiple times, including an old MySpace page<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080724140236/http://myspace.com/myslb</ref> and a website.<ref>http://www.myslb.com/</ref> The name comes from one of their first tracks [[List of Rarities#Myslb|"Myslb"]] which is an acronym of its sample going "Make Your Self Look Bad".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240114152614/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111754768777276869#:~:text=title%20is%20MYSLB%2C%20maybe%20you%20can%20fig%20out%20the%20sample%20from%20that%20%3B) https://web.archive.org/web/20240114152614/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111754768777276869#:~:text=title%20is%20MYSLB%2C%20maybe%20you%20can%20fig%20out%20the%20sample%20from%20that%20%3B)]</ref>
*Autechre mentioned two major arguments they've had in a Clash Magazine interview. The first was in 1989 where Ged's tape deck got ruined due to one of their tapes, leading them to blame each other before settling the damages between each other. The other was during some live show in Japan, miscommunication by Rob caused Sean to abruptly lash out at him.<ref>https://www.clashmusic.com/features/autechre-interview/</ref>
*Autechre mentioned two major arguments they've had in a Clash Magazine interview. The first was in 1989 where Ged's tape deck got ruined due to one of their tapes, leading them to blame each other before settling the damages between each other. The other was during some live show in Japan, miscommunication by Rob caused Sean to abruptly lash out at him.<ref>https://www.clashmusic.com/features/autechre-interview/</ref>
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*During the early 90s "at a show by warp/mushroom records in AU", Rob became sick from the smart drinks given to him, leading to a situation where at the start of the performance he tried to vomit discretely into a nearby water bottle that he emptied. <!-- sooo badly phrased GOD -->Unfortunately, due to it being a tiny 25cl bottle, it flew back out, hitting both the roof and his face - although the speed of it meant none stuck to his face.<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|853}}</ref>
*During the early 90s "at a show by warp/mushroom records in AU", Rob became sick from the smart drinks given to him, leading to a situation where at the start of the performance he tried to vomit discretely into a nearby water bottle that he emptied. <!-- sooo badly phrased GOD -->Unfortunately, due to it being a tiny 25cl bottle, it flew back out, hitting both the roof and his face - although the speed of it meant none stuck to his face.<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|853}}</ref>
* In the credits for Metroid Prime, both Sean Booth and Rob Brown are listed under Special Thanks.<ref>[https://youtu.be/gIMLe_51OH0?t=171 Metroid Prime - End Credits]</ref> In the [[Sean Twitch AMA, July 2022]], he explained that they initially had contacts at Retro Studio branch that were keen on letting them compose the soundtrack for the game, but it fell through after Nintendo got their own music person to compose it.<ref>[https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=demo%20sphere%3A%20%E2%80%9CCould%20you%20please%20explain%20your%20mention%20in%20the%20Metroid%20Prime%20credits%3F%E2%80%9D Sean Twitch AMA, July 2022]</ref> Sean later confirmed on Mastodon that it was only talks and that no demos were made. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240114174123/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111749064152560779#:~:text=nah%20we%20never%20made%20anything%20for%20it%2C%20it%20didn%E2%80%99t%20go%20beyond%20talks @sean_ae Mastodon post, January 2024]</ref>
* In the credits for Metroid Prime, both Sean Booth and Rob Brown are listed under Special Thanks.<ref>[https://youtu.be/gIMLe_51OH0?t=171 Metroid Prime - End Credits]</ref> In the [[Sean Twitch AMA, July 2022]], he explained that they initially had contacts at Retro Studio branch that were keen on letting them compose the soundtrack for the game, but it fell through after Nintendo got their own music person to compose it.<ref>[https://aepages.org/wiki/Sean_Twitch_AMA,_July_2022#:~:text=demo%20sphere%3A%20%E2%80%9CCould%20you%20please%20explain%20your%20mention%20in%20the%20Metroid%20Prime%20credits%3F%E2%80%9D Sean Twitch AMA, July 2022]</ref> Sean later confirmed on Mastodon that it was only talks and that no demos were made. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240114174123/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111749064152560779#:~:text=nah%20we%20never%20made%20anything%20for%20it%2C%20it%20didn%E2%80%99t%20go%20beyond%20talks @sean_ae Mastodon post, January 2024]</ref>
* For 808 State's ''Prebuild LP'', it gives big thanks to "Sean and Rob who got the tapes out of the cupboard and set the project running."<ref>https://www.808state.com/discogs/808pages/albpages/albprebuild/prebuild2.htm#:~:text=808%20State%20%2D%20Prebuild%20%2D%20UK%202xLP%20%2D%20Message</ref> Sean elaborated later that they were bugging Graham Massey over possible unreleased material which started the project.<ref>{{Cite AAA doc|1300}}</ref>


==References==
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Revision as of 14:27, 24 March 2024

(for now, dump all non-release related trivia, i.e. events, anecdotes from interviews, history notes, etc.)

The name "Autechre" was created by first typing "au" and then keysmashing the rest until the Atari's 8-character limit was hit. It initially came about as a track title ("Autechre") before being adopted as their stage name six months later.[1][2] Rob explained that the initial "au" came from a sample on the FZ10, which itself was part of a list of samples Autechre labelled as "au[insert descriptive]" for "vocal choir voices sustaining a single note" like oou.[3] However, in a 2024 interview, they clarified that it wasn't fully random, but rather part of their naming conventions abbreviations, meaning that it was more akin to "oou-take-three"[4], which would align with tracks like "Techthree". The current accepted pronounciation of Autechre, as the band itself uses, is "awe-teh-ker" (/ɔːˈtɛkər/), however they accept any pronounciation.[1][5]

Biography

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Sean Booth and Robert Brown both met each other in Rochdale's graffiti scene in 1987.[6][7] Rob notes that a mutual friend of theirs, Ged, first met Sean on a bus tagging and later Rob and Sean formally met each other to exchange graffiti files.[8][9] After the inital meeting, Sean ended up going to Rob's house and getting access to Rob's tape equipment, leading to them both creating mixes. Both already had background experience in making tapes: Rob having made multiple mixtapes (Rob Brown's Ultra Rare Mixtapes) and Sean having done tapes since being 11-12 at his granddad's.[5]

Trivia

Autechre Gear List

  • Autechre's record deal with Warp Records supposedly states that both Sean and Rob are forbidden to release material under any name other than Autechre (or Gescom in select circumstances). The only exception to this is Sean Booth on 3. Telepathics Meh In-Sect Connection due to miscommunication, however Gescom's Horizon was almost also premiered under Sean Booth.
  • Autechre used "MYSLB" multiple times, including an old MySpace page[10] and a website.[11] The name comes from one of their first tracks "Myslb" which is an acronym of its sample going "Make Your Self Look Bad".[12]
  • Autechre mentioned two major arguments they've had in a Clash Magazine interview. The first was in 1989 where Ged's tape deck got ruined due to one of their tapes, leading them to blame each other before settling the damages between each other. The other was during some live show in Japan, miscommunication by Rob caused Sean to abruptly lash out at him.[13]
  • After a German festival got cancelled due to bad weather creating muddy grounds and flooding, Autechre alongside Boards of Canada broke into a trailer to steal champagne. After the raiding, Sean got so drunk that he tried to tackle Mike Paradinas, who was otherwise actively avoiding getting any mud on him, into the mud.[14][15][16]
  • During a show, Sean's vodka-covered hands caught on fire from his R8 going alight. His attempt to clap it out caused the audience to start clapping, and also making some set their hands on fire "as some kind of tribute".[17]
  • Sean notes one of his greatest fears is "nothing."[5]
  • During the early 90s "at a show by warp/mushroom records in AU", Rob became sick from the smart drinks given to him, leading to a situation where at the start of the performance he tried to vomit discretely into a nearby water bottle that he emptied. Unfortunately, due to it being a tiny 25cl bottle, it flew back out, hitting both the roof and his face - although the speed of it meant none stuck to his face.[18]
  • In the credits for Metroid Prime, both Sean Booth and Rob Brown are listed under Special Thanks.[19] In the Sean Twitch AMA, July 2022, he explained that they initially had contacts at Retro Studio branch that were keen on letting them compose the soundtrack for the game, but it fell through after Nintendo got their own music person to compose it.[20] Sean later confirmed on Mastodon that it was only talks and that no demos were made. [21]
  • For 808 State's Prebuild LP, it gives big thanks to "Sean and Rob who got the tapes out of the cupboard and set the project running."[22] Sean elaborated later that they were bugging Graham Massey over possible unreleased material which started the project.[23]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 What's In Those Names?, Sound On Sound Interview, April 2004
  2. ↑ SECONDS Magazine Issue 31, 1994
  3. ↑ Q1201, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  4. ↑ Autechre. Chi è il gruppo più misterioso della musica contemporanea, February 2024. "Rob: Non ha un senso preciso ma credo che nasca da questo: dovevamo salvare molti file perché stavamo realizzando un demo e dovevamo dargli un nome e qualcuno disse letteralmente ‘‘questo è un suono ‘oou’’ e, siccome non c’era spazio per parole lunghe è stato catalogato come ‘oou’ ‘take one’, “take two’,’take three’: ‘oou-take-three’ suonava bene ed è diventato Autechre così lo abbiamo usato per il demo. E poi quando guardavamo la scritta ci piaceva, era una buona parola [ed: to be translated on the page]"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 We are the music makers, November 1997
  6. ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes Interview, April 2010
  7. ↑ Barcode Interview, 2008
  8. ↑ The Quietus Interview, November 2013
  9. ↑ Radio Mix Interview, March 1997
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080724140236/http://myspace.com/myslb
  11. ↑ http://www.myslb.com/
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240114152614/https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae/111754768777276869#:~:text=title%20is%20MYSLB%2C%20maybe%20you%20can%20fig%20out%20the%20sample%20from%20that%20%3B)
  13. ↑ https://www.clashmusic.com/features/autechre-interview/
  14. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/interviste-musica/autechre-niente-di-piu-umano-dei-computer/424382/
  15. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D99
  16. ↑ https://bocpages.org/wiki/Warp_Factor_Ten
  17. ↑ Q809, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  18. ↑ Q853, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
  19. ↑ Metroid Prime - End Credits
  20. ↑ Sean Twitch AMA, July 2022
  21. ↑ @sean_ae Mastodon post, January 2024
  22. ↑ https://www.808state.com/discogs/808pages/albpages/albprebuild/prebuild2.htm#:~:text=808%20State%20%2D%20Prebuild%20%2D%20UK%202xLP%20%2D%20Message
  23. ↑ Q1300, WATMM Ask Autechre Anything, November 2013
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