Autechre Can we talk about Amber?

[baph]

Slip-Glitch-Piezo-Nine is a nice early Ae sequence.  I can’t be mad at Slip for being in such a good mood. I’m a miserable person but I’m not a goddamn monster (maybe).

The opening three tracks don’t quite have the same unabashed Camembert that Slip and all of Incunabula possess, and so they kind of paradoxically have aged a bit worse, like an old kraft single found under the fridge, a bit off putting but not punching your nose holes with any interesting ammonia notes. What?

Anti and Garbage are better on either side of Amber, but Amber isn’t bad at all.    
 

 

[Scaramouche]

I haven't played Amber for a while, and this break has been a good one. Really hit the spot today. There's a lot of tracks from this album that I'd find hard pressed not to included in a favourites list; though that would always be time and mood dependent. 

Great pacing, the indisputable Ae DNA, slowly evolving tracks, breakdowns, the reverb, the lush... Not too far off from the three decades marker. 

 

[Satans Little Helper]

Piezo randomly came up on my playlist yesterday. Got nostalgic and decided to listen to the whole album next. Lovely album. Still gives warm feelings.

[Alcofribas]

guys check this out: AMBER

A - autechre

M - [have not figured this out yet]

B - Booth/Brown (the autechre brothers)

E - idk man, like, "electronic music" or smth

R - Rob

[beerwolf]

M - machines?

C’mon Alcofribas! Sharpen up 

Edited September 22, 2021 by beerwolf

[Alcofribas]

2 minutes ago, beerwolf said:

M - machines?

C’mon Alcofribas! Sharpen up 

i didn't even think it could be "music" even

[Satans Little Helper]

please rename site to WATMMBER

[Scaramouche]

29 minutes ago, Alcofribas said:

guys check this out: AMBER

A - autechre

M - [have not figured this out yet]

B - Booth/Brown (the autechre brothers)

E - idk man, like, "electronic music" or smth

R - Rob

 

[beerwolf]

Less of this tomfoolery! 
On a serious note Amber is still in my top 5 Autechre LPs. Which is remarkable. It was also the first time I ever heard a note by them. A totally blind purchase on the back of recently discovering Aphex Twin. I was blown away. A very wise purchase.

 

[chenGOD]

48 minutes ago, Alcofribas said:

guys check this out: AMBER

A - autechre

M - music

B - best

E - ever

R - rite

I want to believe.

 

Also, lying on the sofa listening to Amber on decent headphones after a nice joint is a wonderful experience.

[Alcofribas]

i've never heard this one. just haven't checked it out yet

[Silent Member]

No need, just write the review.

[dcom]

Always upvote Amber.

[Extralife]

My top Autechre album. Still.

[J3FF3R00]

Same. By a mile. 
Picked this one up back in the day after hearing their stuff on the Artificial Intelligence comp and (despite continually trying… aside from Tri Repetae) I’ve yet to get similar feels from much else of any of their later work. The album has that post-afterparty, sunrise magic baked in. Quite the special record. 

[Scaramouche]

2 hours ago, chenGOD said:

Also, lying on the sofa listening to Amber on decent headphones after a nice joint is a wonderful experience.

I think the first time I heard Amber I was stoned, it certainly used to be my go to smoking album. If I still smoked I'd put this on. 

[beerwolf]

Bet most of us who are reading this thread will play Amber within the next 24 hours. Excellent bump  Shimon_Shimon 

[cobra]

24 minutes ago, beerwolf said:

Bet most of us who are reading this thread will play Amber within the next 24 hours. Excellent bump  Shimon_Shimon 

Ha yeah playing it now! Amber is the one album I don’t think about that often but when I play it I always think shit this is brilliant 

[Himelstein]

48 minutes ago, beerwolf said:

Bet most of us who are reading this thread will play Amber within the next 24 hours. Excellent bump  Shimon_Shimon 

Yeah, I didn’t even need to read the thread, I just thought- “oh yeah next time I’m driving, that will be what I play”. Like, the second I saw the thread.

[phudoshin]

On 9/15/2020 at 11:57 PM, Boxus said:

Piezo is the fucking best track, I love the whole album (except maybe Silverside) but goddamn PIEZO. It breaks me.

Every god-damn time

[auxien]

OP’s username checks out. he ventured too far in and was never seen again

[sweepstakes]

There is something a bit September about Amber, isn't there?

[Alcofribas]

watmm officially recognizes this months as Septamber

[Amen Lare]

55 minutes ago, sweepstakes said:

There is something a bit September about Amber, isn't there?

There is, except Amber

[ooqpoo]

do the boys unanimously think it's cheesy? Or is it mainly Sean. Cause I could picture Rob basking in some Amber while doin the dishes.