| NTS Sessions 1-4
| Artist
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Autechre
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| Released
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9 April 2018
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| Label
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Warp Records (WARP364)
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JNSN CODE GL16 / spl47
((2017))
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NTS Sessions 1-4
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Warp Tapes 89-93
((2019))
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|
NTS Sessions 1-4 is the thirteenth studio album by Autechre released on Warp Records. The parts were first individually broadcasted on NTS Radio throughout April 2018. The first session aired on April 5th, with the digital download made available on April 9th, 2018. The second, third and fourth sessions were aired on the 12th, 19th, and 26th respectively, with their digital downloads made available only a few hours after they aired. Physical versions of the album became available for purchase on August 13th, 2018.
Tracks
t1a1
bqbqbq
debris_funk
- On the vinyl version, the outro ends solely with the note decay rather than the immediate transition into "l3 ctrl".
l3 ctrl
carefree counter dronal
north spiral
- On the CD version, the intro has been altered to just start with the clicks, rather than the transition from "carefree counter dronal" to it.
- "north spiral" appears in the 14/15 live sets. (example)
gonk steady one
four of seven
32a_reflected
- The synths used in "32a_reflected" appear at the end of the 2016 live sets. (example)
- The "reflected" in the title most likely refers to the composition of track, whereby the original recording was duplicated, has its channels flipped, and then played in reversed against the original track, creating a musical palindrome by reflecting it.
elyc9 7hres
- The title shares its name with "elyc6 0nset" from elseq 1-5, which "elyc9 7hres" reuses certain elements from.
six of eight (midst)
xflood
gonk tuf hi
dummy casual pt2
violvoic
sinistrailAB air
wetgelis casual interval
- The synths from "wetgelis casual interval" appeared a few times in their 14/15 live shows. (example)
- "wetgelis" likely references the composer Vangelis.
e0
peal MA
- On the vinyl version, "peal MA" has a much longer intro that got separated from "e0"
9 chr0
turbile epic casual, stpl idle
clustro casual
splesh
- "all end" briefly appears at the end of "splesh".
tt1pd
acid mwan idle
- On the vinyl version, "acid mwan idle" fades in rather than transitioning straight from "tt1pd".
fLh
glos ceramic
g 1 e 1
nineFly
- An early version of "nineFly" appears on the 2015 US live sets (example). The final version of this track uses "basic threshold fft" noise reduction. [2]
shimripl air
- "shimripl" may be a shortened version of "shimmer, ripple"
icari
frane casual
mirrage
column thirteen
- An altered version of "column thirteen" appeared in the middle of the 2018 live sets. (example) [3]
- On the vinyl version, the transition element from "mirrage" is removed.
shimripl casual
- "shimripl casual" appears in the 2016/2018 live sets. (example)
- On both the CD and vinyl version, the track ends with a fadeout.
- On the vinyl version, the track is split into 2 parts, with a few minutes on the side with "column thirteen" and the rest on a different side.
all end
- In an interview with Pitchfork, Sean explained that the material on NTS Sessions 1-4 dates all the way back to 2011 with an early "bladelores" jam. [4] The particular drone sound at the end of "bladelores" is what became "all end". It also appears at the end of "splesh".
- It was confirmed that "all end" was made solely by Rob. [5]
- On the vinyl and CD versions of NTS Sessions, "all end" only has a fade in rather than the short transition from "shimripl casual" at the start.
- Due to the length of "all end", it was additionally split up into 3 parts to fit on the vinyl edition.
sinistrail sentinel
- Exclusive bonus track for people who brought NTS Sessions on AE_STORE and Bleep. Part of the Adult Swim Single Program.
- "sinistrail sentinel" appeared on the 14/15 live sets. (example)
Tracklist
| #
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Title
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Length
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| NTS Session 1
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| 1
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t1a1
|
18:40
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| 2
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bqbqbq
|
11:16
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| 3
|
debris_funk
|
10:25
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| 4
|
l3 ctrl
|
16:52
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| 5
|
carefree counter dronal
|
5:14
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| 6
|
north spiral
|
15:01
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| 7
|
gonk steady one
|
22:25
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| 8
|
four of seven
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13:06
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| 9
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32a_reflected
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7:02
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|
|
2:00:00
|
|
|
| NTS Session 2
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| 10
|
elyc9 7hres
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10:21
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| 11
|
six of eight (midst)
|
8:42
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| 12
|
xflood
|
9:25
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| 13
|
gonk tuf hi
|
7:53
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| 14
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dummy casual pt2
|
5:16
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| 15
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violvoic
|
15:01
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| 16
|
sinistrailAB air
|
2:41
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| 17
|
wetgelis casual interval
|
2:39
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| 18
|
e0
|
15:45
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| 19
|
peal MA
|
5:04
|
| 20
|
9 chr0
|
15:45
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| 21
|
turbile epic casual, stpl idle
|
21:30
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|
|
2:00:00
|
|
|
| NTS Session 3
|
| 22
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clustro casual
|
11:03
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| 23
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splesh
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8:56
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| 24
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tt1pd
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22:12
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| 25
|
acid mwan idle
|
11:57
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| 26
|
fLh
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8:18
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| 27
|
glos ceramic
|
13:26
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| 28
|
g 1 e 1
|
7:00
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| 29
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nineFly
|
10:04
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| 30
|
shimripl air
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7:06
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| 31
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icari
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19:58
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|
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2:00:00
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|
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| NTS Session 4
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| 32
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frane casual
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13:43
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| 33
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mirrage
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6:22
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| 34
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column thirteen
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17:02
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| 35
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shimripl casual
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24:32
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| 36
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all end
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58:22
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2:00:00
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| 37
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sinistrail sentinel (AE_Store & Bleep exclusive bonus track)
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11:42
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| Total
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8:11:42
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Trivia
- NTS Sessions 1-4 is by far the longest Autechre album, with a runtime of exactly 8 hours.
- The vinyl release of NTS Sessions 1-4 spans twelve discs, making it the largest album Warp Records has ever released.
- After the initial debut of the first session, NTS Radio kept it looping for the week between each sessions. After all four sessions were aired, the entire 8 hours were then looped constantly, which you can still tune into to this day.
- The initial 12xLP box set was laden with warping issues and ultimately had to be repressed and replacement copies distributed to buyers.
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