re: [microsound] autechre

[nobo jackson <iamnobojackson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

'pen expers' really grabbed me the first time i heard it.  I was reading and 
wasn't giving the album any active thought when I noticed there is this 
subdued, almost hidden melody that is sort of drowning in the chop.  i guess 
what makes this track sound so nice to me is the "almost" in "almost 
hidden."  very smart (subconsciously at least) on autechre's part.  kid606 
did something similar recently at the kelp&circuits anticon soundclash in 
oakland, except with a new order sample in the water.  the song was very 
similar in quality, but it had a lifejacket on.  mind you, it was a pretty 
cracked-out jacket with a couple lead weights attached, but the result still 
wasn't as subtle as autechre's piece.   i just put 'pen expers' on as i was 
typing the first sentence. In the time it took me to write this and switch 
windows to spikereport.com to find out the source of that nice birdsongcell 
story, I've been reconvinced that this is my favorite song by the adults in 
autechre.

ps.  any info on the aforementioned kid606 song as a formal release would be 
sincerely appreciated

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