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Incunabula [Import]

~ Autechre
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (1 Feb 1994)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Tvt
  • ASIN: B000003RG9
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 779,388 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Kalpol Introl
2. Bike
3. Autriche
4. Bronchus 2
5. Basscadet
6. Eggshell
7. Doctrine
8. Maetl
9. Windwind
10. Lowride
11. 444

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
In the early 90s, Warp Records released a series of albums under their now classic Artificial Intelligence banner. Autechre--comprising northerners Sean Booth and Rob Brown--came up with Incunabula for the label, a debut album which went on to be one of the best examples of the AI ethic and which helped spawn the whole IDM (Intelligence Dance Music) movement. Less abrasive and experimental than much of the work that would follow it, this album is nonetheless Autechre's most solid benchmark, representing both the grounding point and jumping off point for their later excursions. Rather than wowing us with bleeps and muscular electro, the duo here seduce us with the delicate ebb and flow of elegant electronica, conjuring up a crepuscular moodscape underpinned by gently bubbling electro. Opening with the moody, textured Kalpol Intro, the album fluidly merges together to create an unbroken, mellifluous soundtrack, warming the soul whilst simultaneously stimulating the synapses. Each track offers something unique, yet fits smoothly into the overall jigsaw. Full of gorgeous, yawning expanses of synth-sound and fathoms-deep pools of minimal bass and intricate beats, Incunabula is a work of outstanding pulchritude.--Paul Sullivan

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Chilled and melodic debut from Autechre., 7 Oct 2003
By Mr. R. Baker (Leeds, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Incunabula (Audio CD)
I'm not sure why some people insist on seperating the two eras of Autechre so much. Yes, the difference is obvious. But so many times I've seen people insist if you like the early stuff, you'll hate the later work, and vice versa. Personally I really like this album, as much as Draft 7.30.
The two downsides of the album are thus:
1. Yes, as other people have mentioned, some of the sounds are quite cheap. No, not Casio-cheap, but lots of the clap percussion and layers of hi-hats sound suspiciously like General MIDI. The synths squelch all over the place, too, like Rob and Sean have just found the resonance knob.
2. It drags a bit. With over half of the tracks being more than six and a half minutes, most of them could do with shortening. It's just a small thing, but I rarely find myself getting all the way through Doctrine or Lowride.
Now they're the things you need to bear in mind. However, the up-sides of the album include:
1. Atmosphere. Think Aphex's Selected Ambient Works 85-92, FSOL's early radio broadcasts, or even their Lifeforms album in places. It's music that sucks you in and leaves your brain elsewhere, to spew a cliché. Whether it's the reverb all over the synths, the soft sounds of them or the melodies themselves, I don't really know, but the whole album is very moody and atmospheric.
2. Easy going. You can put it on, chill to it, even hum along with some of the melodies. Something possible with few other AE releases, or indeed few other releases on Warp (especially with some of the stuff the label's putting out at the moment).
3. Kalpol Introl, Bike, Eggshell, 444. These four track are truly sublime. Some of the band's most ambient work (especially the first), and certainly some of the most beautiful melodies they've created.
If you like complex, ever changing IDM-me-do hard hitting stuff, stay away from this and go with anything the band's done since Tri Repetae. If you're a completist of the band, or fancy an introduction, or just want some easy going electronica that has more substance than the latest chill-out compilation, then you could do a lot worse than Incunabula.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars At their most elegant and melodic, 18 Jan 2004
By Jay M "jay_mc" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Incunabula (Audio CD)
One of their first releases, this was released as part of Warp's wonderful 'Artifical Intelligence' series.

It's the sound of Autechre before they got harsh and too robotic. What most people call 'classic Warp', this would sum it up. People say electronic music sounds too cold and distant. Sure, this album is defintely cold and distant, but conversely it's also one of the most beautiful ambient electronic albums available. Though it sounds machine-driven, it sounds beautiful. It's proof that machines make sweet music too.

On here the exquisite 'Bike' is just beautiful to listen to, and 'Basscadet' with it's clashing, stuttering beats and manic handclaps is easily proof that Autechre could make both challenging and beautiful songs in one.

My favourite Autechre album.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars perfect, 8 May 2003
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This review is from: Incunabula (Audio CD)
This is one of the best albums by any Warp label artist. It doesn't require you to lock yourself away and play the album numerous times before a verdict can be made, like much Warp label material. It is an album that is easy on the ear, yet demonstrates a moody and intensely intricate quality that a lot of other electronica can only dream of, so it cannot be described as background music, unlike newer artists such as Mum and Royksopp. Much better than later albums such as Confield.
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1.0 out of 5 stars bad
autechre's first and worst album. cheesy and 'accessable'. nothing of their later inventiveness is present on this boring cd. casio keyboard is an apt phrase. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Go with later stuff
I bought this because I liked the bits of Autechre I'd heard and wanted something chilled (which I heard this was). Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2001 by E. PARRY

3.0 out of 5 stars Some great textures, but that's not always enough
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