Its called Oversteps

Or were you trying to be funny?

what happened to the Berghain date april 1st?

Sorry about that. It should be fixed now!

Oh thank god for this. Love me some Autechre.

will they play in Zagreb - Croatia ?

Can't wait for the manchester performance - but not sure about the venue. Guessing it's purely down to size, the apollo would have been a better choice for a similarly sized venue.

What no Dublin date. Cmon guys, come on over and pleasure my ears

One date in Germany???
Hopefully the album will be better than the last,
which is their worst by far.

a really weak review for an amazing album. i think this is the best they've done in a while. the review doesn't actually say much about the album, despite the fact that it is too long supposedly (something i disagree). because it is exhausting does that automatically make it not as good? why can't an album challenge you a bit? and this album is definitely easier to take than their last few efforts. for a release as important as this, i'd expect a more considered review.

I agree with Chrisdisco that the review is not a great one but at the same time I agree with the reviewer, that it is too long and there is a good 40 so so minutes CD waiting to jump out. I also agree with the reviewer that it is exhaustive listening to the CD in its entirety, and I simply run out of steam with it and move to the actual tracks I really like.

But I sorry Chrisdisco I do disagree with you in regards to this being such an important release. What merits that thought, as honestly there is nothing groundbreaking in this CD that has not really already been done before.

i need to listen to it more to work out whether it is groundbreaking or not. but in my books, every autechre release is an important one. i cant think of many artists that have had a more significant impact on the development of electronic music.

interesting about running out of steam, i've not had this problem, even with the japan version that has an extra track.

Each to their own as I say Chrisdisco and yep what is ones man bread is not another mans butter (silly Swedish expression literally translated to English) or put another way, in a more musical context and more in fitting the theme of this wee discussion "What is one mans idea of groundbreaking is not necessarily another mans idea of groundbreaking" but on saying that, it is good reading your opinions anyway Chrisdisco.

Its always interesting to read Autechre reviews simply because they always invariably end up saying more about the critic's limits in comprehension than the actual music, which isn't really their fault. I personally think it takes months to contextualize a new Autechre within not only the trajectory of their own body of work, but contemporary music in general. I do like the fact that the review mentions free jazz, because I find that Autechre's capacity for reinvention reminds me of the quest of a jazz musician from back in the day more than anything in pop culture. I say this in reference to their thorough, almost exhausting inquiry into abstraction. And yes, their musical vocabulary is starting to feel fatigued, but they are almost twenty years now into their project and there are moments on Oversteps that are absolutely magical. That, for me, is insane.

Actually, Scott, I don't think their vocabulary has gotten tired. As I said in the review, Autechre work in one of the relatively few genres that tends to treat anything other than, well, exhausting inquiries into abstraction with a sort of contempt. I think it's both good and interesting that for the first time (ever? or at least in years) Autechre have made a record that's more about refinement than innovation.

chrisdisco, while we agree that this is the best album they've done in a while (since Confield, or maybe Draft 7.30 in my opinion), its is easily the least challenging album Autechre have made. When length is a problem it isn't challenging, it's boring. And yes, when Autechre make yet another record that is admirable, intermittantly great but doesn't justify its excessive length, that does automatically make it not as good. It's a 3.5, not a 2 or something. I'm sorry you didn't like the review, but I think you may be confusing "a more considered review" with one that's just closer to your own opinion.

probably fair point re 'more considered review' with my opinion, but still, i found the review didnt say enough about the album itself, and the main flaw you identify is its length. saying that, autechre certainly isn't easy to review.

Very special record indeed... amazing to see the difference in hype on social networks between, say, a new Joy Orbison release (loads) and this (very little)... age thing maybe?

A couple of factors I think:

- age as you mention, I just read Weatherall's interview for RBMA's 'The Note' where he says his early work was praised massively because he was new, whereas later (and better) work got less attention because he wasn't a new face;
- Joy Orbison makes dancefloor bombs, Autechre make challenging electronica (even if slightly less challenging on this release as discussed above) - no surprise the dancefloor material gets more hype, to me at least.

True enough, but then replace Joy Orbison with Hudson Mohawke in the comparison... Hud Mo writes pretty challenging music, but the insane social network hype is still there...

I think Autechre have been criticised for being too much like machines of recent, Oversteps is a step back towards sounds that are more pleasing to hear, like their catalogue from LP5 backwards.

In that case refer to point 1!

No matter what the review was, you would never get more than 30% of people happy with it, such is the divisionalism of so-called 'Autechre fans'.

I think the review is fair, but pads out around the edges too much. Not enough analysis/info on the music itself. Personally, I love the album already. It is more classic electronica than I thought it'd be, but they had to release something more melodic and beautiful now to avoid being widely considered as 'just mad experimentalists'.

That's just my view - not saying that that is what others should believe. Hope you all enjoy it for what it is, not worrying about any other factor

enjoy the video:

http://www.youtube.com/user/meinlehnsherr#p/u/5/GGDNO2jYyEY

Normally I avoid the forums like the plague, as I simply got very tired of statements like "whoah I so need this in my life" "Bring it onnnnnnn" etc etc etc, but I have to say my faith has been returned here, as there are some very insightful and balanced opinions here about the music and Autechre. Just wanna say that.

I have gone back to listening to the CD and still say that at times I zone out but then a track comes along that knocks the socks of me and wakes me from my slumber.

Love this album, just what I've been wanting to hear out of them for years, but that's just me :-) It might not be perfect, but worthy of at least a 4 I'd say...

In my opinion a solid and very enjoyable album. Worthy of many many repeat listens - as most of the albums in their back catalogue are. The general feel of the album is one of soothing metal edged melodies, with less abrasive sounds than I am used to from Ae albums - which - when considering the ferocity of their previous few releases - is - for me a welcome change... Still its Not one of their best albums but it is very very good.

Once again RA can't rate for shit. Oversteps is Autechre writing melodies again, and it's their best in years. After the last few years of drum masturbation, and ambient collage nonsense, they're back to writing 'songs'. And they've never been better at it than they are on Oversteps.

3.5 is completely unreasonable and wrong, for this album. Most people are obviously happy just to listen to 70 minutes of drum wank and hand out 5/5s, Ae bother to compose music for a change (as opposed to letting their machines shit out whatever), and you clearly can't understand that this is superior music.

Disclaimer: I'm not a fan, I cannot bring myself to listen to the elitist-pandering hookless wank of Confield, Draft or Untilted.

I think its fair to say at this point in time that Confield is one of the most influential albums in electronic music of the last 20 years and a genre defining moment in the history of electronica. Even Thom Yorke of Radiohead has cited it as one of his key influences. The fact that some people respond so negatively to it is a testament to its power. Besides, who says that you can't dig both high level-abstraction AND down to earth dirty beats? I don't see why one should exclude the other.

Most of tracks pretty looks like Coil remixes. It is sad.

yea dunno about that rating. i think this album is superb. their best album since confield. although, i did like Untilted a lot, just not as much as this. i think it's one of their lighter and more endearing albums to date. lovely,

Ok, this 3.5 rating is a joke.
Initially I downloaded this release, probably a month ago. I can't say that it knocked my socks off. Whatever- wrong place, wrong time.
I now have the vinyl.
Maybe it was just the act of putting the records on the platter, maybe it was the additional silent intervals dictated by the need to eventually flip the thing over- not sure. Point is, after several more sessions of extremely active listening, I came around.
This is a grand achievement. Truly, a wonderful record.
It is not their best work (personally, I think that goes to EP7). It is not their most innovative work (again, EP7). It is, however, an absolutely brilliant album by any normal measure. Pretend it isn't Autechre- pretend they aren't the giants that they are, that they haven't been releasing music of this quality for two decades- as a free standing work of art, it is brilliant, exciting, entertaining, compelling, wonderful.
In light of that, I think it's a pretty great release for a group that's been going for over 20 years.
4.5/5

3.5? don't get it?! why? it's such a brilliant album!

The thing with Autechre is that this music grows with time. It took me years to love Confield, I never hated it. But the length of their albums makes their unique music hard to digest. Especially the more abstract stuff on Confield and Draft. Oversteps is a bit easier on the ear, and after a month I am already there. I LOVE IT!

Big up Autechre, one of the true pioneers of downtempo electronic beats. These guys never dissapoint.

Great !