Incunabula - Autechre

Advantages: High running time, and very mind expanding.
Disadvantages: Can sound rather dated compared to newer releases.

Warp cd17-Incunabula further artist information is available on the extensive label site www.warprecords.com as well as samples from this album so if you cant make a decision on purchase from this review, you can take time out to listen to a few tracks and at least get a taster of the sound. Autechre (aweteker) are- Sean Booth and Rob Brown, two Manchester lads who through a dislike of mainstream pop culture, decided rather than being forced into ...
...own. This was done under the name Autechre, as well as Gescom. Gescom being the more hip hop beat based electro side to the pair of musicians. This album takes you on a journey from start to finish and in my opinion is only fully appreciated when listened to in its entirety. The sleeve art is gorgeous, making heavy use of metallic inks and designed by The Designers republic, also responsible for the Wipeout Playstation game covers and team logo ... Read review

Advantages: Unique, elegant, dreamlike
Disadvantages: Tracks 2 and 10 are flawed

Incunabula was the first album released by Autechre in 1993. As an interesting side note, Incunabula means "swaddling clothes" in Latin. Sean Booth and Robert Brown, a.k.a Autechre, are true masters of electronica. Much like Richard Devine, Mira Calix, Datach'i, Venetian Snares and Squarepusher, these guys expand the clichéd genres of I.D.M (Intelligent Dance Music) and electronica in general. Incunabula is the first of 15 others works by Autechre. ...
...the same musical vision. Incunabula is like a swaying drum in a Jazz suite; it is vital. This album is composed of 11 tracks, which amount to a staggering 78 minutes. The cover art was put together by the Designers Republic. Kalpol Introl is a 3-minute dreamlike foreword to Autechre's creative concept. It is typically progressive; big steamy piston-like sounds hissing in the background with thickset drones humming throughout; unadorned... but ... Read review

Advantages: great old techno
Disadvantages: not as experimental as other ae releases

...or labelmate Aphex Twin, but Incunabula still stands out as being both good dancefloor material and equally pleasant listening, and not simply new-age hash with a backbeat. "Kalpol Introl" sets the overall mood for the rest of the record, with a sharp blend of minimal but effective beats and bass combined with a variety of keyboard textures and understated melodies. "Bike" ratchets the pace even more, reliant on crisp drum-machine patterns and careful ...
...on the autobahn. From there Incunabula follows the same general tone; tracks often experiment with ghostly keyboard backing and mostly clinical beats combined with odd, individual touches. Notable examples of this are the quirky organ sounds and vocal fragments on "Autriche" and the warning siren keyboards matched with notably more slamming percussion on "Doctrine." "Basscadet" is the album's undisputed winner at combining avant-garde touches with ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful and original electronic and ambience!
Disadvantages: NONE

I bought this album recently and I really really REALLY enjoyed listening to it. Previously I had heard it at one of my friends house and didnt really get into it. Couldn't concentrate with all the chat going on. Later that week my friend played me one track from the album and that just convinced me to run out and get it from HMV. If you want to experience him for what he does best listen to it on your own or with really quiet people :P The songs ...
...Electronic and ambient mix very well and you'll understand after you've purchased this baby! You need to space out to this and it will take you to another world!.. Their musical ability really shows off in this album [His first if im correct] and continues through the other albums produced to this day. Music that takes you away - Autechre!! ... Read review

Advantages: Original. Intelligent. A specific sound.
Disadvantages: Track 10 is a bit dissapointing.

...Autechre's textural album. Amber is Autechre's 4th work; 2nd album. Sean Booth and Robert Brown released Incunabula back in 1993, a roaring success. This album would attract quite a following. They would then concentrate their sounds and release 2 very singular Eps. The first of these, Basscadet, featured 5 completely different remixes of their ground-breaking track by the same name. These were so plural in their construction that the whole concept of remixing the same material never got boring. Once again, the duo illustrate their sheer genius. The second Ep would be a tiny 3-titled oeuvre, acting as a protest against the "British Criminal Justice and Public order act 1994". This particular law had prohibited gatherings of people listening to repetitive music. Autechre would then release two techno-based tracks and a third... Read review

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Advantages: Extremely good quality elecrronica
Disadvantages: May not appeal to all

...Autechre, consist of just 2 artists, whom also work under the alternative alias Gescom on the skam record label, this release under the highly successful Warp label is in my opinion the best of Autechre's long playing releases. I own the whole undeleted Autechre discography and out of them all i find this release the most varied and satisfying, when compared to incunabula which is more synth based and less aggressive, this album may be more appealing to a broader base of music fans. This is by no means mainstream music but shows Autechre's full range of talent. The sleeve design created by by the highly successful Chris Cunningham, responsible for the aphex twin come to daddy video, along with Bjork's 'all is full of love' music video. This in an electronic classic, and though some tracks are quite noisy and glitchy, this isnt too... Read review

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