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ross g · Post by **ross g** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:09 am

I just saw they are playing fri (to)night at the metro in chicago. it would be hard to set it up for me to go , but it might be possible... i've heard the name,not sure if it's that big of a deal, heard some stuff a while back... is this a "must see" or is it a "don't bother", any opinions?

rg

Totolitoto · Post by **Totolitoto** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:25 am

Hi Ross,

A friend of mine saw them live a couple of weeks ago. He was completely blown away by their live performance. A very smooth live going from clean electronica to pure industrial madness, he told me... I think if you are in electronica you shouldn't miss it

But, try to listen to it before you go, anyway

elv · Post by **elv** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:48 am

I saw them a couple og years ago(when the white cd came out, totally forgot the name of it)
The show was in a small hall, and the only lighting that the have came from the computer monitor,they concert where ok,maybe a litle arty for my taste.

ahja · Post by **ahja** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:59 am

I'm going to the metro show with my girlfriend. You should go, its will simple blow your mind hearing their music live on the metro's sound system. See ya there.

btw.. where are you located in the burbs?

Vibro Larynx · Post by **Vibro Larynx** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:00 am

I saw them 2 years ago in Berlin: very loud, rough and harsh show, though...

I miss the days they made music like in the 'Amber' album,
which I think was their most impressive and innovative.
And I guess also the most inspiring for other musicians in that genre.

Panda · Post by **Panda** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:03 am

I saw them live a few weeks ago, and i was so disappointed i started a thread about it here. IMO, they just lost their special touch- all i heard was breakbeats and, as mentioned, noise. And it's not that i can't stand noise, it's just that everybody there was like "waaw autechre noise, sounds great doesn't it?" just because it was them while i was really not impressed.
But they do have a style of their own, that's for sure.

dystonia_ek · Post by **dystonia_ek** » Fri May 13, 2005 1:33 pm

If you like cold electronica, check it out. Their recent music is pretty cool and miles from the sappy easy-listening stuff they did in their early years.

Mr. Tunes · Post by **Mr. Tunes** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:10 pm

i find with a lot of these producer/dj shows it's all about how busy they can make themselves look on stage which i find hilarious.
it's an art unto itself, and all the while amon tobin is sitting there smoking 12 cigarettes an hour and he plays it cool. he doesnt want to pretend like he's recreating his studio music he just mixes the tunes based on crowd atmosphere like a good dj should.
i really enjoyed seeing bonobo live of all the dj/producer shows ive been to.

i'm considering going to the autechre vancouver show which is coming up soon.

DWb · Post by **DWb** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:10 pm

I went to one of the UK gigs, and it was awesome. The sound's a slightly stripped down but still incredibly detailed and mind expanding take on the style of the last couple of albums. It's probably not for people who're only interested in hearing a selection of the hits from Amber and Incunabula, though.

ahja · Post by **ahja** » Sun May 15, 2005 1:06 am

Ross G... Did you end up going? The show was really good, in my opinion. They played a lot of dance friendly stuff, so you could atleast find the beat, and move around a bit. Only problem is they didn't play long enough (1:30), it went by like 'that'. ...but then again I had a bit too much to drink. SND was nothing special, but rob hall played some decent electro kinda stuff between sets so it atleast non stop music. Autechre was just smoking one hitters all night up on a completely dark stage. Very humerous.

Was a good time, hope ya made it out!

John-Paul · Post by **John-Paul** » Sun May 15, 2005 1:37 am

Mr. Tunes wrote:all the while amon tobin is sitting there smoking 12 cigarettes an hour and he plays it cool. he doesnt want to pretend like he's recreating his studio music he just mixes the tunes based on crowd atmosphere like a good dj should.

hahahaaha! When we caught his Auckland show last year that's about what he did. He also had a sly little grin in his face the whole time. I think he enjoyed the show as much as the crowd. He sure blew everyone away with a pummeling of bass that's for sure.

As for autechre... technically their stuff is pretty amazing (though I find it's rare that I'm in the mood to listen to a whole album). I'd consider going if they had dope visuals -- as mixing prerecorded material isn't that difficult really.

Most of the people I know in Auckland that listen to the harder, more industrial types of electronica tend to be addicted to ether and party pills - tis a shame really. hahaha!

JP

The Chase · Post by **The Chase** » Sun May 15, 2005 5:47 am

thats funny cuz im seeing them the 25th

DWb · Post by **DWb** » Mon May 16, 2005 1:55 pm

John-Paul wrote: As for autechre... technically their stuff is pretty amazing (though I find it's rare that I'm in the mood to listen to a whole album). I'd consider going if they had dope visuals -- as mixing prerecorded material isn't that difficult really.

ISTR that they do a bit more than that - more triggering, looping and reworking than just mixing.

As for visuals, I dunno - flashy graphics wouldn't have added much since the sounds are already enough to overload your senses pretty effectively, but some rave type lighting might have been nice given their more dance[1] oriented live show.

[1] fsvo 'dance'

Autechre-Are they worth seeing live?