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  1. spptrl alt del
    humans have a natural soothing response to any steady, rhythmic pulse, due to the association from the mothers' heartbeat while in the womb. one can express the soothing effect by rocking or moving to it. obviously teenagers don't want to look like babies, so we had to add the peer pressure thing where dancing to music is cool and enjoying the rhythm makes you trendy. if we wern't told to dance, would we still do it? we'd probably still find it soothing to hear heartbeat/pulse sounds. maybe we'd all be masturbating excessively to them instead, who knows. sometimes 'dancing', or shifting your weight around, shuffling a bit eases the tedium of standing still in one spot, for an hour or more. also, it's not impossible to have synesthetic sorts of reactions to really visceral, percussive sounds.. something that might cause you to wince, or recoil. or you can sort of 'roll with the punches', as James "Lights Out" Toney.
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    first half of Krakow has a satisfying 'edge'/aggressive vibe that's kinda lacking on the other three nights. the music is super visual, too. four versions of one album, with bonus endings on Utrecht and Dublin.. too fucking good.
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    draft 7.30

    spptrl alt del replied to YEK's topic in Autechre

    the kick sound on Xylin room is the butt-end of an oar, firmly knocking a plank of sturdy Douglas Fir
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    can we turn this into a pissing match? Finally got to the Krakow set... a welcome aggressiveness/edge going on in the first half, something that's lacking on the other nights (compensated for with elegance and clarity). heavy until the wet, farty bass track at 34 minutes in.. there it sort of lacks the impact, or meatiness, of the other sets.
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    by finale i mean the final 11 minutes of the Dublin recording... it's the best. otherwise the sets are all fairly similar. somebody remarked earlier that Utrecht is great because it's lean, it contains the fully-developed 'guitar'/chimes part in the latter third (as well as an insanely packed finale), and the first half of it is more concise than that of the Dublin night (imo) the farting bass (BLOC bit) beat of Utrecht is shorter, not so fleshed out (wrung out) as the Dublin version.
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    you can sample each set by pulling the cursor to any point on the stream, indefinitely. i could only purchase one at first, and I figured Dublin offers the most (73 minutes), and it's also the most recent - so you figure they may have honed the set, somewhat, by December.. the finale is fantastic, and the mid-section (BLOC bit + power drone) hits real hard. ultimately, each set has its own attributes.
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    the music is so lively and raw, it's abstract but then it's often straightforward and hard-hitting.. snare hits like popcorn, short burst, rapid-fire artillery. they really delivered. considering the sheer volume of their output, and then they drop these super-rich recordings.. it's like, fuckin ae.. i can't get over it -- how good it is. a constant, living/breathing bounty
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    I've got on Utrecht. One copy playing through the desktop speakers, then one more on the stereo in the other room, with a split-second delay. it sounds fucking ULTRA
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    so I got Dublin and Utrecht.. is Brussels worth it? is it much different from Utrecht?
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    i could be way off, but there are a lot of similar events going on in the latter thirds of both the Dublin and Utrecht sets.. the extra 13 minutes or so of the Dublin set allows those sounds to unfold more naturally, where the Utrecht finale feels a bit more hasty. this might be after the part you're referring to, though.. still getting familiar with Utrecht. everything comes together so nicely for the last 13 minutes of the Dublin recording. it really 'gels'
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    a note on the Dublin recording, primarily the first half of it.. it's remarkable how much restraint there is on the tonal/color/melodic/neon-gaseous elements, there's a strobe-like tremolo effect, as the sounds are constantly sort of flickering on/off. it creates a lot of space, and you can really turn up the volume without being overwhelmed by constant wall of sound, but it's also sort of a tease, like i kinda wish they'd let the sounds ring out more. anybody have a similar impression?
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    obviously they're meant to be listened to simultaneously... parts interlock, holes are filled. there are some striking combinations, it makes sense. A four-part puzzle, like Zaireeka. A single timeline, multi-layered -- The past is the present, and vice versa. As the concept of Zebra
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    the Dublin set is out of this world... possibly the most rich/satisfying recording of theirs i've ever heard. the latter two thirds are utterly fantastic.
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    too much Linkin Park, not enough SDFK-mutant standard-child of rage
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    Autechre 2015-09-29 at Metro, Chicago.aif (datastream) shits on this new opn album.
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    But the style is so overused.. It recalls Holly Herndon's recent full-length album, the abundance of those high-pitched vocals. It's so cluttered and insubstantial-sounding. My favorite elements are the more densely-layered bits, pummeling tracks like "Mutant Standard," and the parts where the prettier elements become more muddled and dissonant. "Child of Rage" is a successful track, though
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    Can't stand the looping sample-style that characterises parts of Ezra. The style he introduced on Replica. The high-pitched vocal samples are still flimsy sounding, and the music, as on R Plus Seven, is so utterly concise that it doesn't take long to wear thin. But it's novel stuff. The flimsiness of the samples still mars the experience for me. Sure, parts of it are real lush.. I wish there were more tracks in the vein of "Mutant Standard"
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    the intro recalls Rubber Johnny.. has anybody remarked on this similarity?
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    I'll stoop to 16-bit wav, but that's where I draw the line. Sadly, I won't be listening to this, or much of the SC dump, for that matter. mp3 simply doesn't register properly with my ears anymore, all I hear are the glaring compression artefacts.. it really ruins the experience.
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    this is SO 2004.. Been there DONE that.. y'all living under a rock?? I was at Rephlex headquarters when they posted this, right in the center of it ALL shit is passé
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    skip 4 bit? that's a shame
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    lack of new tracks? there's a healthy abundance last i checked.. unless you're just listening to them over and over. go listen to cylob's Quantum Loonyverse, or something
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    i don't know, it's not often you hear electro/IDM/techno music so plastic and pliant like earth portal. it's really fluid, and yeah, it has a looseness about it. dunno if i'd call it sloppy, though
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    all of the elements in the mix are so dry and distinctive.. those elements are muddled somewhat in the live recording, i think that bit of muddling improves the track. it's as if the individual ingredients are better blending/interacting, producing more interesting results.
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    the original Metz track has a heavier, darker vibe.. probably due to the reverb/venue recording. the studio version (XMAS_EVET10) feels lighter, more elegant. i almost prefer the live recording to the album version, as it's less airy, sterile
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