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offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-16 17:57 [#00653870]
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Ok, after a lot of listening, I've decided Draft 7.30 is
Ae's worst album. Sorry for another Draft thread, btw..:)

I think it's fairly complicated (beat-wise) and has some
nice screwed up noises, but seems less focused and WAY less
atmospheric than Confield, or any of Ae album...I mean, the
very last two tracks are powerful, but the middle (bar
Surripere) is painfully anal imho...just them showing off
with their weird knob-twiddling and squirts/fart
noises...where's a beautiful melody like the one from track
1 of Confield? Or one with a shocking climax like the last
Confield track? etc...sure, they're not obeying the laws of
music (fair enough) but imho, you need to do SOME things
people can relate too. In Confield, it was the powerful,
dark, and EMMOTIONAL atmosphere, in LP5 the driving rythms,
in Tri-Repetae, a combination of things... In most Draft
tracks, it's nothing (but I'll admit the last two tracks,
and Surripere are stunning.)


 

offline Morgoth from Stella-town (Belgium) on 2003-04-16 18:06 [#00653877]
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It's different, has its own qualities, tastes differ,enough
said.

Those who like it: good, you have an extra album to enjoy.
Those who don't: pity, better luck next time.


 

offline pachi from yo momma (United States) on 2003-04-16 18:07 [#00653878]
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yeah, Confield is an asymptote to Draft 7.30 (and vice
versa)


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-16 18:09 [#00653879]
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What are it's qualities? I simply find it less interesting
and it doesn't have an atmosphere in most of the tracks.
Seems like an excerise in programming to me.


 

offline uviol from United States on 2003-04-16 18:12 [#00653883]
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I think it's a bit less realized .. or less varied. I
donno, I've said before, Draft sounds like one big piece to
me. An electropera. :). I love it though. However, it's
almost less accessible than Confield in that respect, in
that Confield's tracks were more easily recognizable.


 

offline Morgoth from Stella-town (Belgium) on 2003-04-16 18:14 [#00653885]
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I'm kind of tired right now (it's after 2 over here): just
check out all the other draft related discussions, it's all
been said.

It is indeed different, maybe less atmosferic and all that,
but it's bad for you, and others just like it. Tasted
differ.


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-16 18:24 [#00653900]
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I can agree with the fact the tracks are less
individual....

Also, I was impressed with the drumbeats, till I got myself
a Grandular effect plug-in....it fucks up my beats to make
them sounds complicated, and a lot of Draft's beats seem to
have been done thid way-it's so easy. Still, I am getting
REALY anal now...hehe. That's how I listen to my music
though :D


 

offline jupitah from Minneapolis (United States) on 2003-04-16 18:27 [#00653906]
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how about, rather than autechre's worst album, it's just
your least favorite? personally, i find incunabula to be
quite boring. draft 7.30 might not be any confield (i
haven't formed a clear opion yet, as it feels different
every time i listen so far) but it's not the worst in my
book.


 

offline X-tomatic from ze war room on 2003-04-16 18:31 [#00653909]
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neither does it touch my cd player


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-16 18:38 [#00653924]
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Ok, sorry. I like it the least, and in MY opinion, it's
their least cohesive and nowhere near as
emmotional/atmospheric as the other stuff (apart from the
tracks I've already said)...

Incunabula is ok. Fine for it's time, but a little too
simple imho.


 

offline jupitah from Minneapolis (United States) on 2003-04-16 18:41 [#00653927]
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i'd like to say that it lacks the atmosphere and emotional
impact that i like to get out of an album, but i thought
confield was downright cold and masturbatory when i first
started listening to it. yet it had something that made me
curious, made me want to feel it out more. then it grew on
me and i love it. i'm saying that i know that draft will
grow on me and become precious, but it's certainly a
possibility. it is, in fact, calling me right now.
something about it won't let me form an opinion yet.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-16 18:41 [#00653928]
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I had an opportunity to hear peel session 2 AND draft for
the first time (since somehow I never heard of peel 2). So
not being biased by having heard an older album already, I
think that the first track on peel 2 is better than anything
on draft.


 

offline jupitah from Minneapolis (United States) on 2003-04-16 18:41 [#00653929]
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"i'm not saying that i know draft..."


 

offline Q4Z2X on 2003-04-16 18:47 [#00653936]
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"Draft..doesn't touch Confield"
i agree with that,
but i also agree that confield doesn't touch draft. it seems
to me to be made with an entirely different intention than
confield, so other than the fact that they are by the same
artists, it doesn't make much sense to compare.


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-16 18:48 [#00653937]
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I don't like this whole "getting" thing. Sure, you need to
let an album grow on you. But when I first heard Confield,
even though I wasn't too keen on it, I knew it had a deep,
cold atmosphere and that it would grow on me.

Draft is growing OFF me though...it lacks anything to lach
onto imho...it's...nothing.


 

offline Q4Z2X on 2003-04-16 18:49 [#00653939]
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"but i also agree that confield doesn't touch draft." i
meant to put "but i also believe that confield doesn't
touch draft."


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-16 18:51 [#00653943]
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"confield doesn't touch draft"

I have to disagree. They are very similar sounding, like
Incunbula and Amber in a way. But Draft does every
differently to Confield too (in all the wrong ways, imo)...I
agree and disagree with you. The sounds/rythms are very
close, but they fucked the structures up, and it has less
"backround atmosphere" (or something) compared to Confield.


 

offline jupitah from Minneapolis (United States) on 2003-04-16 18:51 [#00653944]
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i would never think that an album that turns me off just
needs me to get it. the case with draft is simply the case
with confield for me... it has an alure that i can't resist.
eventually i'll get bored with it or i'll love it i
imagine. so apparently we just have different experiences
when listening to the album.


 

offline Q4Z2X on 2003-04-16 18:54 [#00653948]
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i like them both, but confield is definately more instantly
gratifying.


 

offline Clic on 2003-04-16 18:56 [#00653951]
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you need to do SOME things people can relate too.

I don't think they really care if other people can relate to
it or not. Why should they?


 

offline jupitah from Minneapolis (United States) on 2003-04-16 18:57 [#00653954]
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i have faith that they enjoy the music they make.


 

offline Clic on 2003-04-16 19:01 [#00653961]
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Absolutely.


 

offline DeadEight from vancouver (Canada) on 2003-04-16 19:12 [#00653970]
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i have a feeling that in the end i'll prefer Confield... but
i still really enjoy quite a bit of Draft... i think one of
the greatest things about autechre is their ability to
create the most messed up textures... tracks like 6ie.cr
make this release more than worth my while


 

offline CORTEX from Canada on 2003-04-17 13:38 [#00655271]
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i'd probably win my bet if i said that, a year from now, 80%
of what people have said in this thread wil have changed.

it's inevitable. it's like this everytime.


 

offline Pigfarmer from Ipswich (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-17 13:47 [#00655281]
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draft is da shit. Not like confield...really da shit..


 

offline rockenjohnny from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2003-04-17 13:59 [#00655295]
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draft is gorgeous!

to me :)

it didnt hit me at first sure, but i was rolling around to
it earlier



 

offline Cheffe1979 from fuck (Austria) on 2003-04-17 14:07 [#00655302]
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yeah, gelk is the most underrated ae track i think


 

offline CORTEX from Canada on 2003-04-17 14:20 [#00655320]
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it's one of their catchiest melodies ever written imo.
whenever i hear the track, i cant get it out of my head for
the rest of the day, it's addictive.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-04-17 14:49 [#00655348]
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On the flipside, I bought Draft a few days ago, and it
welcomed me into listening through it all day for the last
few days. I have had Confield since it came out, and I've
had so such invitation yet. It usually kicks me out at
track 3 or 4. One of these days.

I personally like Draft. I'm new to this board. Is that
the general concensus? Don't like Draft?


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2003-04-17 14:56 [#00655357]
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I'm loving it at the moment, nothing like what I've heard
before ( I'm new to abstract Autechre). I just can't get
enough, and I'll never tire of Theme Of Sudden Roundabout...
that little melody that comes in and the flicker of vocals
make my day.

Confield is 2nd on my 'to get' list.


 

offline Morgoth from Stella-town (Belgium) on 2003-04-17 15:06 [#00655373]
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Nah,

it's just some who like it and some who don't. People just
keep on repeating what's they like or don't like about it,
and also it's often compared to other albums. comparing any
album to any other is not really good for Autechre, as all
their albums are different from each other.


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-04-17 15:13 [#00655382]
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The worst album in a pile of spectacular albums isn't
necessarily crap is it? Even Ae's worst attempt is better
than the finest attempts of most.


 

offline elusive from detroit (United States) on 2003-04-17 15:14 [#00655383]
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yeah no shit
settle down
they both rock
im diggin em both

fucking a, this place turned into a soap opera.

back and forth.

like one person here made CONFIELD adn another made DRAFT
and they are going back n forth

NO, MINE IS BETTER

NO, MINE IS!!!

sigh, wake up, you didnt make the music.

stop
look
listen


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2003-04-17 15:14 [#00655387]
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Hmm....is it me or does the first 3 minutes or so of
Surripere sound like something off og Garbage?


 

offline catharsis from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-04-17 15:15 [#00655389]
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For some reason, this album moves my ass more than LP5,
Chiastic Slide, Confield, or even Tri Repetae. Good things.


 

offline slint on 2003-04-17 16:06 [#00655439]
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draft reminds me a bit of chiastic slide and tri repetae
but i in my opinion the album is not as various and
athmosferic like confield or chiastic and tri but i have to
listen to it better i know it will grow up on me.
at high volume is absolutely amazing.



 

offline hobbes from age on 2003-04-17 16:08 [#00655442]
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*the vinyl sounds soooo good!!!!!!
.....sounds so clear.....


 

offline hobbes from age on 2003-04-17 16:12 [#00655444]
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why compare ?? again.....two different albums..what more
do you need to know....might as well compare it to pp roys
seven up or my cat.


 

offline slint on 2003-04-17 16:20 [#00655458]
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yes why compare?
that's my final definition for draft:ae's party record.
i think there's a lot of houmor and fun in theese songs.


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-17 16:27 [#00655467]
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Hey, I don't want an argument or soap-opera :D

I just love discussing music! And, I go into stupid detail
sometimes, I'm sorry. :)

Draft is technically amazing I've decided, but doesn't have
that backround atmosphere of any other Ae album. My
opinion...


 

offline hobbes from age on 2003-04-17 16:29 [#00655470]
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do you like the new GESCOM?


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-17 16:43 [#00655492]
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i'd like to know more about it, can't find it anywhere. It
is a minidisk only release or something?


 

offline hobbes from age on 2003-04-17 16:47 [#00655494]
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cd single or vinyl 12" .cd has a bonus track.
skam.co.uk.....not sure you ll like it so i wont push you or
anything..:D


 

offline hobbes from age on 2003-04-17 16:48 [#00655498]
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ISS SA doin the trick for me though...


 

offline Morgoth from Stella-town (Belgium) on 2003-04-17 16:49 [#00655499]
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there's some info on the warp site probably
www.warprecords.com, and most likely you'll find something
about it on the site of Skam records (don't know the URL,
sorry).

It's 5 songs, released on CD and vynil. some of the tunes
also appeared on the Ae live @ Coachella bootleg i've read
here somewhere (tomorow I'll be home and it should have been
deliverd by mail then, can 't wait).


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-04-17 17:05 [#00655527]
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I'm very interested. Oh, and I'm no Ae hater or anything, I
normally love anything by them, which is why Draft is such a
dissapointment...:)

So, is Gescom just the same as Autechre, under a different
alias?


 

offline Morgoth from Stella-town (Belgium) on 2003-04-17 17:09 [#00655536]
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It are Rob and Sean of Ae, but in collaboration with others
(don't know them by name). It's some sort of a collective
thing if I'm not mistaken.

A bit of a differnet style, but if you have heard the radio
mix by Ae, there was some remixed gescom on there. On
www.autechre.nu you can still hear some tunes of their older
records.


 

offline wayout from the street of crocodiles on 2003-04-17 22:50 [#00656151]
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i dunno, i really like it.. maybe even more than confield..
and i think its just as atmospheric.. just with a different
atmosphere..

and as cortex said, everyone who hates it now will probably
love it in a year or so, claiming that they finally
'understand it' or whatever it takes to get some people to
appreciate autechre's music

i dont mean to be insulting to anyone by saying that.. but
you know, its only been out a week and peoples' opinions on
autechre's albums seem to change like the seasons


 


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