Quaristice
Quaristice is the ninth album by Autechre. It was originally released on March 3rd, 2008 on Warp Records.
Unlike many previous Autechre releases, Quaristice features shorter track lengths, most of which fall under the 5 minute mark, creating a faster pace.
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Alongside the release of Quaristice was the limited edition Quaristice (Versions), followed a few months later by Digital Exclusives EP and Quaristice.Quadrange.ep.ae
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Tracklist
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altibzz | 2:52 |
| 2 | The Plc | 4:17 |
| 3 | IO | 3:08 |
| 4 | plyPhon | 2:33 |
| 5 | Perlence | 3:25 |
| 6 | SonDEremawe | 1:21 |
| 7 | Simmm | 5:00 |
| 8 | paralel Suns | 3:03 |
| 9 | Steels | 2:56 |
| 10 | Tankakern | 3:39 |
| 11 | rale | 3:43 |
| 12 | Fol3 | 3:47 |
| 13 | fwzE | 2:39 |
| 14 | 90101-I-I | 3:11 |
| 15 | bnc Castl | 2:52 |
| 16 | Theswere | 2:12 |
| 17 | WNSN | 4:57 |
| 18 | chenc9 | 4:57 |
| 19 | Notwo | 5:34 |
| 20 | Outh9X | 7:15 |
| Total | 1:13:22 | |
| Bonus Track(s) | ||
| 21 | nu-Nr6d (Japanese CD exclusive) | 3:51 |
| Grand Total | 1:17:14 | |
Quaristice (Versions)
Coinciding with the March 3rd release, a steel case edition of the Quaristice CD was released. It was limited to 1,000 copies and was sold out within a day after the announcement. In the limited edition CD set, a second disc is included, titled Quaristice (Versions), which consists of alternate and extended versions of certain tracks.
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altichyre | 1:43 |
| 2 | The PlclCpC | 9:18 |
| 3 | IO (mons) | 7:52 |
| 4 | Phylopn | 2:40 |
| 5 | Perlence range3 | 7:37 |
| 6 | SonDEre-ix | 3:27 |
| 7 | Tankraken | 5:28 |
| 8 | fol4 | 11:41 |
| 9 | 90101-61-01 | 5:10 |
| 10 | chenc9-x | 8:29 |
| 11 | nofour | 4:24 |
| Total | 1:07:55 | |
Trivia
- The CAT number, WARP333, was likely specifically requested by Autechre.
- At the time of release, Quaristice had the longest tracklist of any Autechre album, at 20 tracks (excluding the bonus track on the Japanese CD). It would eventually be beaten by elseq 1-5, which had 21 tracks with no bonus track.
- the Quaristice era has the most total songs of any Autechre album. Including the unfinished 2007 demo in Hanalgig, the Quaristice era consists of 49 songs.