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EAN: 0016581721029 Label: Tvt Manufacturer: Tvt Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Tvt Release Date: February 01, 1994 Studio: Tvt Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Although Autechre's Sean Booth and Rob Brown are firmly rooted in the British hip-hop and electro scenes of the early 1980s, their music is experimental, mathematical, and precise; electro is used merely as a starting point for further exploration of synthetic sounds. On Incunabula, their contribution to Warp's Artificial Intelligence series, the roots of their sound are laid bare. Electro beats are tranquilized and obscured, shifted into alternate time signatures, and used as anchors for repetitive synth hooks and dense layers of effects, resulting in a sound that is exquisitely cold and mechanical. The title, which means "beginning," couldn't be more appropriate: as the years passed, Autechre's music became more dense and oblique; hence, a quick listen to "Incunabula" is essential to decoding the plot. --Matthew Corwine Average Rating:
 Rating:  - InterestingA lot of people are saying its their best disc, and im going to assume thats becasue its the easiest to listen to. Though at first listen I thought, whos the guy on the synth, get him some alcohol.. I did after some time begin to really appreciate the album. Its an interesting look at the beginning of Autechre, very inspiring for someone pursuing music to see that yes indeed.. you will improve... :) Rating:  - StretchedAutechre's debut "Incunabula", by comparison to later work, is a slow moving, liquid and flat out beautiful soundscape, composed mostly of understated, looping percussion and flowing synth lines. The rhythms are not yet the focus, the mix is dominated by melancholic melodies. This is the only Autechre album that you could call "minimalist". All the ingredients to these songs are wonderful, but essentially, what prevents "Incunabula" from being a great album in my eyes is how the songs ... Read More Rating: - It's only right that you start with this albumAutechre has become something more to me than just an alternative to listening to music. Listening to Autechre, especially alone, has become an addictive way of life for me. It has changed me over the years. When I'm working the mail at my post office in the evenings, I like to work it while I'm listening to Autechre. The sounds of Autechre (in all its varying effects) truly compells me to just keep throwing that mail. It motivates me to work very fast as well as keeping my memory sharp ... Read More Rating: - Darn near perfectI don't have much complaints about this album. It Autechre's humble beginnings... but even being their beginnings, the still made a masterful album. 11 tracks of gloomy ambience await you here. Sure some tracks stand above others, but as a whole this is a really impressive album that will grow on you the more you listen. Autechre only went on to make bigger and better production from here. Rating: - IncunabulaAn Autechre classic. First international release, the follow-up to the hard to find EP, "Cavity Job". A must have for fan's of any of Autechre's stages. Enough said. |
