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''Exai'' is the eleventh album by [[Autechre]]. It was originally released on February 7th, 2013 on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records].
''Exai'' is the eleventh album by [[Autechre]]. It was originally released on February 7th, 2013 on [https://warp.net/ Warp Records].<!-- 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 that were used for  ''[[Oversteps]]''; mostly made in Max as edited live jams with 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]


== Tracklist ==
== Tracklist ==
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== Tracks ==
== Tracks ==


=== FLeure ===
=== FLeure <!-- is it FLeure or Fleure? i think when it was released it was the former, but most streaming services use Fleure instead -->===
 
* The original titling is "FLeure", uppercase L, however via bleep and other streaming services it was corrected to Fleure, lowercase l. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D1162]


=== irlite (get 0) ===
=== irlite (get 0) ===
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=== tuinorizn ===
=== tuinorizn ===
* An earlier version of "tuinorizn" appeared in the Oversteps tour shows [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=B1505:B1506] <!-- link to a timestamp in Turin probs, same with Runrepik -->
* "There's glottal shit on the bas[s]line"[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D1120]
** im not expanding on this


=== bladelores ===
=== bladelores ===
* The reverb wash that appears at the end reappeared later on "splesh" and "all end" from [[NTS Sessions 1-4]].


=== 1 1 is ===
=== 1 1 is ===
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=== runrepik ===
=== runrepik ===
* Alongside "tuinorizn", "runrepik" also appeared in the Oversteps tour material.[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D460]


=== spl9 ===
=== spl9 ===
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* 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.[https://www.reddit.com/r/autechre/comments/ropmcq/deco_loc_source/?rdt=40229]. The other sample is still unknown.
* The precussion itself is "wood and rubber"[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D203]


=== recks on ===
=== recks on ===
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==


* 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 ama, they saw ''Exai'' "as a box of four 12"s" with L-event being interchangable with any of them.[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAizLmKun4yF6oBVUhIrewYN-ZiY_9ORckmT-hF93Ho/edit#gid=0&range=D118]
* In a recent interview, they mentioned that many of the tracks on ''Exai'' were from trial runs of The System they were building for live shows. [https://nialler9.com/autechre-conversation-about-music-art-funk-and-emotion-interview/#:~:text=So%20we%20ended%20up%20releasing%20Exai%20in%20between%2C%20which%20was%20basically%20trial%20runs%20with%20the%20system%20with%20individual%20tracks%2C%20which%20we%20then%20edited%20up%20into%20the%20tracks%20on%20the%20album.]
* 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”.
* The album artwork is a heavily stylized/pixelated rendering of the text “Exai”.
* 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”
* The track title “18 (keyosc)” is likely in reference to it being the 18th track on the album.
* The track title “18 (keyosc)” is likely in reference to it being the 18th track on the album.

Revision as of 17:19, 18 October 2023

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Exai is the eleventh album by Autechre. It was originally released on February 7th, 2013 on Warp Records.

Exai was made using much of the same setup that were used for Oversteps; mostly made in Max as edited live jams with some planned compositions. [1][2]

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
Total 2:00:39
Bonus Track(s)
18 18 (keyosc) [Japanese CD exclusive] 8:57
Grand Total 2:09:36

Tracks

FLeure

  • The original titling is "FLeure", uppercase L, however via bleep and other streaming services it was corrected to Fleure, lowercase l. [3]

irlite (get 0)

prac-f

jatevee C

T ess xi

vekoS

Flep

tuinorizn

  • An earlier version of "tuinorizn" appeared in the Oversteps tour shows [4]
  • "There's glottal shit on the bas[s]line"[5]
    • im not expanding on this

bladelores

  • The reverb wash that appears at the end reappeared later on "splesh" and "all end" from NTS Sessions 1-4.

1 1 is

nodezsh

runrepik

  • Alongside "tuinorizn", "runrepik" also appeared in the Oversteps tour material.[6]

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.[7]. The other sample is still unknown.
  • The precussion itself is "wood and rubber"[8]

recks on

YJY UX

18 (keyosc)

Trivia

  • 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 ama, they saw Exai "as a box of four 12"s" with L-event being interchangable with any of them.[9]
  • In a recent interview, they mentioned that many of the tracks on Exai were from trial runs of The System they were building for live shows. [10]
  • 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”.
  • 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 track title “18 (keyosc)” is likely in reference to it being the 18th track on the album.
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