Autechre are an English electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, England. The group is one of the most prominent acts signed with Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music artists.
Some journalists consider Autechre to be a paragon of IDM and one of the driving forces behind its development, though Booth and Brown are ambivalent in relating their sound to established genres. Reactions to their music have varied. Many of their tracks contain complex or chaotic rhythms and close harmonies which some hear as random and noisy. Fans of their recent work tend to find the value of their music to lie in its unique fusion of rhythmic and melodic elements, percussive noises being tweaked to sound like they have pitches, and clustered, often enharmonic synthesizer patches implying numerous melodic lines and chord structures simultaneously. A recurring element in Autechre's work is the use of extremely short snippets of sound to create a fragmented, grainy effect.
Albums
* 1993: Incunabula
* 1994: Amber UK #81
* 1995: Tri Repetae UK #86
* 1997: Chiastic Slide UK #130
* 1998: LP5 UK #135
* 2001: Confield UK #153
* 2003: Draft 7.30 UK #149
* 2005: Untilted UK #199
* 2008: Quaristice UK #148
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