Gescom

Gescom is a musical collective that is associated with Autechre. The earliest mention of the group was under the thanks credits for Incunabula. During their 2013 AMA, Rob mentioned that Gescom is a separate project from work as Autechre.[1] Sean confirms that at least 15-20 people have been part of the group, including him and Rob.[2] Sean also mentions that it means other people can release material without their involvement.[3]

Discography[4]

Album

• Minidisc (1998)
  • Written by Sean Booth, Rob Brown and Russell Haswell.[5]
• A1-D1 (2007)

EPs / Singles

• Gescom E.P. (1994)
  • Written by Sean Booth, Rob Brown, Rob Hall, Darrell Fitton and Daniel 72.[6]
• C & D (1995) (also known as Gescom 2)
  • Written by Rob Brown, Sean Booth, and Andy Maddocks.[7]
• The Sounds of Machines Our Parents Used (1995)
• Key Nell (1995)
• Motor (1996)
• Keynell (Autechre remixes) (1996)
• Ad Vanz Vs Gescom / Foehn - Split Series #2 (1998)
  • Written by Rob Brown and Rob Hall.[8]
• This (1998)
• That (1998)
• ISS:SA (2003)
• Skull Snap (2011)

DJ Mixes

• Disengage (1994-1996)
• AMKS_1 (2021)

Rarities[9]

• Bronchusix
• Snorkel
  • Copyrighted 1994, written by Sean Booth and Rob Brown.[10]
• Tony LeMesmer
• Sklf2
• Two Of
• Peel Xyzdub
• Stoop
• Leritue (Gibber Mix)
  • Written by Sean Booth and Rob Brown. [11]
• Untitled (Mask 400)
• Around Absolute Zero
• 9Û5©03^.¶·5K70¸12i--) ..1`2`|||
• PN-1.3.15
• YXJ440M

Screenshot of the program used to generate Horizon.

• Horizon[12]
  • Horizon is a generative piece made using the BBC BASIC programming language for the BBC Micro series of microcomputers. It was originally created by Sean in 2004 for the rand()% generative radio station by the BBC.[13]
  • It was supposed to be reused for the Composing with Process radio series from Radio Web MACBA in 2010, but was mistakenly credited to Sean instead of Gescom.[14][15][16] It was subsequently replaced with a piece by Ryoji Ikeda due to Warp Record's exclusivity policies.[17]
  • The full BBC BASIC code used to create the track is featured on the artwork of its ID3 metadata – an emulator screenshot of the program after being loaded. It only uses 6 lines.
  • The track is named after the emulator that was used in its creation, Horizon. The program's filename is actually "EL25", as shown on the screenshot.

• Hanalgig

Remixes

• Push Button Objects - Non-Existant (Keyed In by Gescom)
• Man Parrish - Boogie Down Bronx (Remix)
• Hecker - Itiso161/ae (Remix - Gescom)
• Passarani - Phonok (Vacuum Party Mix)
• Kid Acne - Eddy Fresh (Gescom Remix)
• Kid Acne - Eddy Fresh (Gescom Dub Mix)

Collaborations

• Mira Calix – Ilanga (Production Assisted by Gescom[18] )
• LSD Dream Emulator (Art Credited to Gescom and Sean Booth[19] )

Live Shows

See [20], also Live DJ recording at Cay Aoyama Tokyo 2000-07-01