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~ Autechre
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  • Audio CD (30 April 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Warp
  • ASIN: B00005AQB9
  • Other Editions: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
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Confield, the sixth album from Warp duo Autechre, takes a step sideways from their usual techno with the contents closer to the fusion of shattered synthetic elements with organic melodic constructs that dominated their early work than the robotic clangs and clinks, which defined much of LP5. As such, while the opening "VI Scose Poise" prevents delicate orchestration from straying into orbit by way of sheer percussive filaments, "Pen Expers" is obtuse in its contrast--the soundtrack for a 23rd Century retro b-boy, making shapes on a lino of titanium. And so it goes on, Brown and Booth unrelenting in their desire to twist something beautiful from shattered arrangements--non-noises and static colliding in the ether to form rich melodies or subtle changes in beat dynamics before the CD skips and drag these elements back into crunching electronics. Emotional yet hard to handle, lush while still abrasive--an album of contrasts which is certain to satisfy Ae veterans as well as those new to the sound. --Kingsley Marshall


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Long-awaited sixth album from one of the most revered groups in modern electronica. Autechre have played an integral part in the history of the Warp label. Artists such as Radiohead have cited them as an infuence.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The High Point of Western Culture, 25 Feb 2003
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Let's not get pretentious, let's not talk about micro-whatever and the hidden complexities - ignore all that, just know that this album is, perhaps, one of the greatest ever released.

Confield represents the most varied, while still cohesive, collection of tracks that Autechre have put out. I'll admit that, like a lot of the best music, it takes a while to get in to but it's certainly worth it. From the exquisitely minimalist opener, VI Scoise Poise, with its ball-bearing beats and soft synth strains to the progressively more frantic closer, Lentic Catachresis, this record is amazing.

Admittedly, it's not as overtly tuneful as their previous albums (maybe EP7 excepted) but there is nothing more beautiful than hearing the distorted synth sounds slowly break through on Pen Expers or the bell-like sounds on Parhelic Triangle gradually coalesce into a recognisable melody.

Another thing, this album sounds fantastic production-wise - pristine yet still rough where it needs to be, beautiful synths and satisfying beats (at least, where those percussive sounds can actually be called beats).

I'm treading well-worn ground when I say that this isn't the best place to start if you want to get into Autechre but, hell, it's a great place to finish.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh my., 16 Nov 2006
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It's a commonly stated fact that after a fairly lengthy period of absorbing and digesting Autechre's music you will just "get it", and it is absolutely true.

I've been dipping in and out of their albums for a while now, and it is here on arguably their most harsh, cold and difficult album that i have found that so called Autechre nirvana.

The tracks are long and at first repetetive and noisy, but unlike any other artist out there once you understand the structure of the sounds you're hearing you will revel in the length of the tracks and the sustained pleasure you get from feeling the buried melodies and rythms. At first you won't believe that 2 men can put together this kind of fabled new angle of musicianship that manipulates your mind in such ways, and you'll believe people like me are hearing what we want to hear and don't know what we're talking about, but give it a chance.

There is nothing in the music world that compares to the sense of elation that washes over you as you suddenly grasp each and every thread of this seemingly 'white' noise. It can literally take your breath away and make you gasp on the spot. You'll believe the mind, and Autechre, are wonderful things.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars when music at last found a new way of expressing feelings, 15 Feb 2002
dont let yourself guide by your first listen... this is a new way of comunication and it needs to be learnt before rating it.
i am a big autechre fan... so you may think o well as he is a fan he wont say anything bad about it... ok you are right... but this album is just incredible... not easy listening thats true... but give it a try... after a few weeks it will come one of your favourites, this happened to me, i never thought any album will beat chiastic slide or lp5 but this one does...much more radical than ep7... even. music will never stop progressing if there are people like autechre
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1.0 out of 5 stars Formication for the mind
Having heard Autechre on previous ambient compilations albums, I thought I knew what I was buying. However, with Confield I was sorely disappointed. Read more
Published 9 months ago by K-Pax

5.0 out of 5 stars Sentient Electronic Music
Confield is unique not only in the wider world of music but also in the world of Autechre, not only in the sense that it is their most challenging work but also that it sounds... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Janet Whitehead

2.0 out of 5 stars unlistenable
This album is so much up its own arse that i cant even give a track by track review. Since 1997 Autechre have gone down this sparse avenue leaving all the fans of tri repetae,... Read more
Published 18 months ago by P. Hogg

5.0 out of 5 stars hahahayeahiknowiloveyoutoo
On Confield, every negative comment aimed towards Autechre's music comes together beautifully; yes, it's cold, inhuman & robotic, yet all of these aspects are inverted to create... Read more
Published 22 months ago by 77

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Autechre
Well what can you say to those who believe this to be just noise music?

You can call them ignorant but I would prefer to call them unpatient, I don't recall any... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Quemeelsol

2.0 out of 5 stars Owch
Having peaked with the gorgeous math'n'bass of LP5, Autechre started their slow, sorry slide into irrelevance with this turgid headache of an album. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2006 by Joseph Madden

5.0 out of 5 stars Confield
There is no denying that this album is not for everyone. Infact most people will listen to this and hate it. However, I am one of the lucky people who happens to love it. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2005 by A. Winfield

5.0 out of 5 stars Visual music
Just like everyone else here, I think it would be imprudent not to start by saying that you need to have open ears, a very open mind, and probably have to have gone looking for... Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2005 by mastermiller

1.0 out of 5 stars devoid
... of melody, devoid of warmth,
in fact, this isnt even music, just an hour of noise. why not sit and listen to a building site instead? Read more
Published on 28 Jul 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars The Zen of music
Some recurring verdicts about Autechre in general and Confield inparticular seems to be "abstract", "challenging", "not for theuninitiated". Read more
Published on 22 April 2004 by Peter Lindqvist

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