Oversteps

WARP210

Oversteps is the tenth album by Autechre. It was originally released on April 30th, 2010 on Warp Records. It surprised many listeners and critics with it's focus on melody and ambiance and is often even thought to be a return to form for Rob and Sean. Pitchfork called it "almost organic compared to something like Confield".

Much of the record was done using Nord[1], G2, and Max using Markov chains with "conditional forcing scales and harmonies," [2] with much of the software developed for the sessions later being expand on in their 2013 record Exai.

Tracks

r ess

The track title “r ess” could be in reference to the first initials of Rob and Sean.

ilanders

known(1)

pt2ph8

qplay

The title likely references the free console-based audio player of the same name.[3]

see on see

Treale

os veix3

O=0

d-sho qub

The precussion used on "d-sho qub" was also used in "nth Dafuseder.b" on Move of Ten. nth Dafuseder.b was started before "d-sho" but the latter was finished before the other. [4]

st epreo

redfall

The end of "redfall" features the reverb-heavy hit of "paralel Suns" from Quaristice.

krYlon

The title shares its name with Krylon, a brand of spray paint.[5]

Yuop

Xektses sql

Tracklist


#	Title	Length
1	r ess	5:13
2	ilanders	5:32
3	known(1)	4:43
4	pt2ph8	4:10
5	qplay	4:39
6	see on see	4:37
7	Treale	6:05
8	os veix3	4:38
9	O=0	4:53
10	d-sho qub	6:26
11	st epreo	4:08
12	redfall	3:49
13	krYlon	6:09
14	Yuop	6:22
		1:11:22

15	Xektses sql (Japanese CD exclusive)	3:02
Total		1:14:25

Trivia

The cover art's rotated text, in conjunction with the prominent black circle, may be intentionally stylized to resemble the number 10, as Oversteps is Autechre’s tenth album.
The main FM synths used on Oversteps were FM8. [6]
The CAT number, WARP210, was likely specifically requested by Autechre, as it was the next available number with a “10” in it.
Sean answered in passing that a theme in Oversteps was of "memory". [7]
An unfinished demo from the Oversteps sessions from 2009 is on Hanalgig.