CyberAlyMan shows off his “pretty sexy” limited edition of Autechre’s Quaristice. The video is a little over the top – but the limited edition does look sextacular. 

This edition was limited to 1000 copies and sold out in 12 hours. Expect a lot more artists to try out limited editions like this. 

You can find packaging porn shots of the Quaristice limited edition here. 

What artist would you like to see offer a limited edition release like this?

If you make it to an Autechre concert, you’re in for an evening that doesn’t conform to typical expectations for a “concert” – in fact there’s nothing to watch, and a lot of people are likely to get pissed off and walk out. 

Ario offers these tips on getting the most out of an Autechre concert:

1. Don’t use earplugs - If you do this, you will severely impede your ability to enjoy the music. 
2. Let go of your need to be visually stimulated - There is so much going on in auditorially that any visual approximation of it would be sure to cause a mental breakdown.
3. STAND BACK - There is absolutely no good reason to stand close to the front to see because there’s nothing to see. Thanks to that, you can move around the venue to find a “sweet spot” where you can comfortably listen to the music without earplugs. I 
4. Get comfortable - Listening to their music takes a lot of mental energy and can be slightly agitating. Find a place where you’ll have room and make sure you’ve had enough sleep or gotten some caffeine in you.
5. Really LISTEN - Almost every bar of music in their set is unlike the one preceding it… so it takes a great deal of concentration to even grasp what’s coming at you. 
6. Be entertained by the haters - Another benefit of standing back is that you can occasionally observe as people leave the show with looks of disgust, overwhelm, and disappointment. By the time Autechre’s set was over, I’d estimate that a 1/3rd of the crowd had left. Whatever the reason, it is a sight to behold.
7. Feel free to move, but please, for the love of god, do not try to full-on dance - There are certainly moments where a beat will form and you can get into the groove, but believe me, it won’t last long. 

This awesomely creep Autechre video is by Stefan Ringelschwandtner, who made the video with an impressively lo-fi rig: an old 1-Chip DV-Camera, a small water tank and After Effects.

Great unofficial video for Autechre’s Dropp by aubolessi, via APC.

In a move guaranteed to annoy people charging crazy money for Autechre goods, their latest 140 minutes of music will arrive as MP3 files only, first exclusively via bleep.com over a course of two weeks from May 19, either by subscribing to a pack or as individual track downloads. The music will then be made available from all major download services as an EP bundle a week later.

The least they could do is offer a $300 deluxe set!

Tracklist:

• The Plc ccc
  Perlence range 7
  Perlence Suns
  90101-51-6
  9013-2
  Tkakanren
  90101-51-19
  Perlence subrange 3
  chenc9-1dub
  9010171-121
  Perlence losid 2
  notwotwo
  Perlence subrange 6-36

via RA

Autechre

Here are the upcoming dates:

April

• 08 Vancouver, British Columbia – Richards on Richards *
• 11 Chicago, IL – The Abbey *
• 12 Toronto, Ontario – Lees Palace *
• 13 Montreal, Quebec – Club Soda *
• 14 Cambridge, MA – Middle East Downstairs *
• 15 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *
• 16 Philadelphia, PA – Transit *
• 17 Washington, DC – Black Cat *

If you’ve caught them live – let me know what you think. It’s hard to imagine how they’d transfer their music effectively to live performance.