elseq 1-5
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elseq 1-5, often shorted to just elseq, is the twelfth studio album by Autechre released on Warp Records. It was originally released on May 19th, 2016.
Tracks
feed1
- In a leadup to the release of elseq, "feed1" was debuted on the 13th of May, 2016 on BBC Radio 6 at 9PM. [1] [2]
c16 deep tread
- After the debut of "feed1", "c16 deep tread" was debutted as the second single on the 18th of May, 2016, at 12PM Alaskan time; on KSUA, a small Alaskan college radio channel. 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)
13x0 step
pendulu hv moda
- A possible theory is that the hv stands for "heavy", as Rob mentioned that amongst their archives they had a few tracks categorised as "heavies".[4]
- "pendulu" is one letter short of "pendulum".
- An early version of the track appeared on near the end of the 2015 US live sets. (example)
curvcaten
elyc6 0nset
- In the Hanalgig AMA, Sean corrected someone by saying that the elyc sounds were only made around 2014/2015.
- In one of the Twitch AMA's, Sean confirmed that he recorded "elyc6 0nset" in a day.
- Certain elements of this track were later reused on "elyc9 7hres" from NTS Sessions 1-4.
chimer 1-5-1
c7b2
- "c7b2" appears on the 2015 US live sets. (example)
eastre
- In a Mixlr stream on 30 March 2020, Sean dryly remarked that he had a 52 minute long version of "eastre" as he was skimming through jam folder snippets. [5]
TBM2
mesh cinereaL
acdwn2
foldfree casual
latentcall
artov chain
- "artov chain" is likely a play on Markov Chains.
7th slip
- The synths were previously used in the 2014/2015 live sets. (example)
pendulu casual
spTh
spaces how V
freulaeux
- In the Hanalgig AMA, Sean confirmed that the track title is a reference to Franz Realeaux that was chosen by Rob. [6]
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. Although, in interviews, Autechre have mentioned that Quaristice is technically a digital-only release, and that the physical versions were extra.
- A popular theory is that “elseq” is an abbreviation of “edited live sequences”, meaning it would be pronounced "ell seek"
- 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.
- 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
Credits
- The Designers Republic (design) [7] [8]