Untilted
by Autechre
  • Record Label: Warp
  • Release Date: Apr 19, 2005
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. Q Magazine
    40
    Most is all too predictable and finds Autechre stuck in an experimental rut. [May 2005, p.121]
    All this publication's reviews
  2. Junkmedia
    60
    The results are not for the faint of heart – beats stutter uncomfortably, disappear without warning, and practically scratch out the walls of your speakers from the inside.
  3. The Guardian
    50
    It's likely to alienate all but their most ardent fans.
  5. The A.V. Club
    60
    As a strategy, Untilted's severe deconstruction plays like a non-starter; as a working method settled on by an act from whom fans would expect nothing less, it sounds like Autechre reshuffling terms that are very much its own.

Awards & Rankings

96
#96 Most Shared Album of 2005

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. TerryS
    Sep 27, 2006
    9
    From beginning to end, just the sort of album to blow away any doubts that the nonbelievers would have about autechre. Alot of people seem From beginning to end, just the sort of album to blow away any doubts that the nonbelievers would have about autechre. Alot of people seem keen on bringing up Confield as comparison to anything that ae have done, when really Confield is only comparable to itself. Everything is ALWAYS new. Even when old ideas are reinterpreted, they can only come out more twisted than the original concept. This album just kicks an insane amount of ass without an apology.… Full Review »
  2. zami
    Jul 23, 2005
    8
    A wall of sound that ricochets off the insides of your mind leaving crater marks to marvel over. Untilted is unforgettable, unbelievable and A wall of sound that ricochets off the insides of your mind leaving crater marks to marvel over. Untilted is unforgettable, unbelievable and simply unreal!!!… Full Review »
  3. TodD
    May 2, 2005
    10
    As good as anything else they've done. It sounds good, its exciting, its funny, its sad. Music!
See all user reviews »