Is that something at the beginning of “d-sho qub” trying to be playful? Suddenly it ignores you, and follows its way, uncaring. At others, like “see on see”, it is evocative, with a slight touch of sweet melancholy and then comes “os veix3” feeling like pure anguish and uncertainty. For brief moments it sounds warm, and the very next moment is empty, very sad. The album feels cold, obscure, always in dying state, pallid, extremely isolated, but paradoxically, in a strange way you got this feeling that a childish artificial intelligence lurks in there. There is no instant rejecting: “r ess” quietly opens the doors and you are welcome to stay and walk through the sonic chambers at will nothing is hostile, but you will do the promenade alone. There are not jarring experimentations shocking your senses, but you will be likely turned off by the slow evolutions and lack of vitality. In this slumberous atmosphere, through pullulating noises and a deceiving calm, there are echoes and flashes of something familiar but unrecognizable. Everything floats slowly, hardly undisturbed on a silent voyage in space. Untilted and Draft 7.30, for instance, had some life on them: something was happening, if tough to describe.īut what happens on Oversteps? Apparently, nothing. Those who disliked their music for being lifeless should be warned that this is no different, and is probably worse. Confield’s ideas seem filtrated through Amber’s, and somehow this decade Autechre’s output is erased to give way to an alternate timeline where the starting point is Chiastic Slide. The band took those elements, worked and expanded upon them, to create what could be called an enticing, dark ambient album. The music was repetitive, minimalistic, slower and more spaced, but at least it signaled a new possible direction. The Quadrange EP (1)*, was possibly their most excruciating output, which tested fans' patience (and loyalty) to the extreme. They rarely make things easy for the listener, and people generally turn their back on them, no without justification. Autechre create bizarre pieces of music of a strange, rare beauty. While they do make music - not just random noise pretending to pass as it -, their music is at the opposite extreme of what can be regarded as “enjoyable” in the usual sense. It is hard to explain Autechre's appeal, even for someone who likes them. Review Summary: Autechre returns with yet another enigmatic opus.
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