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I'm sure I read (somewhere) that the ratings are added after by editorial staff and are independent of the actual review. I admit I still check out pitchfork cos often the reviews will throw up good/interesting stuff that I wouldn't hear about otherwise, for example this: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/noemi-buchi-matter/

Going to have to check out Alex Smoke now, cheers.

It's almost absurdly good, it makes me laugh at how good it is. Honestly feel like Blawan is in a field of one right now. I felt like Woke Up Right Handed was next level but this seems like a further progression.

Can confirm. First set sounded terrible for me, sat somewhere sort of mid-front-left - as described by others, everything swallowed up by bass/kicks. Second set, sat right at the back near the centre sounded in-cred-i-ble. I know where I'm sitting next time I see music at the Barbican.

I bet they'll be back. Hopefully something is afoot...

...into Holiday As Brutality. Great 1 - 2 punch.

It's all still up on their bandcamp page.

I reckon (pure conjecture here) that they will release some European tour sets similar to Helsinki before any more touring, and use the 2nd London set material as the basis for a future (North America/Japan/elsewhere?) tour. Although I think some sections from near the start of that set popped up on some bootlegs, the bulk did not, and I get the impression that most of the European tour was based around the same material as Helsinki. Which leads me to believe they are saving the material from the 2nd London set for something else. If I'm right I won't get to relive the 2nd London set anytime soon 😢. I really hope I do get to hear that soundboard someday though, it was a real treat.

My immediate response to Chiastic circa ~2001 (when I was first getting into autechre) was "oh this is great" and my opinion never changed much from there. My response to Confield was "Yeee too much", followed by a 20 year route to being one of my favourite albums ever. I was going to say that Chiastic is more a shower than a grower, but realised under this metaphor Confield is less the other way round than "Jeez, I'm not sure if that thing is ever going to fit in there". Watch this in the dark:

I mean for a random stranger to have any response other than "never heard of them" is pretty unusual on its own tbf

Have been messaging with the artist, friendly solid seeming dude. Sent me a link for a free EP of some alternate album cuts: https://deepglens.com/alternatesEP

I've been messaging with the guy, sent me a link to a free EP of a couple of alternate takes of album tracks: https://deepglens.com/alternatesEP

To use a Sean term, it's fresh. Between this, the NOXIN album and the last Topdown Dialectic reissue it's been a great year end for new music.

No me either. Algo working overtime clearly. Serious talent, it's very lush stuff.

I heard this as a targeted ad on my Instagram feed, best ad targeting I've witnessed. Maybe not "like" autechre, closer I think in vibe and presumably method to Topdown Dialectic, but some algorithmic composition that is very very nice.