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Not since "LP5" has being impressed been so obviously secondary to enjoyment.
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At times it feels like a lot is going on, others not so much. The pieces are all there, but it just doesn't add up to more than the sum of its parts.
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Quaristice--the band’s 9th full length, with about as many EPs--is probably the best album Autechre could have created at this point in their career.
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Delusions of AdequacyQuaristice does an excellent job of mixing the two sides of Autechre into one cohesive running narrative.
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Its layers upon layers of ideas and electronic noise require a level of repeat digestion far, far removed from the instant gratification and heart-on-sleeve emotions dominating the musical landscape. And that’s never a bad thing when done with the innate skill and passion for progression heard here.
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Quaristice seems most comfortable amidst the modern scrum, a soundtrack for mundane urban maneuvers.
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FilterThe album is a suprisingly wonderful effort--perhaps even the duo's best in a decade. [Winter 2008, p.96]
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MojoIt's a fantastic collection, there's still nothing else remotely like it. [Apr 2008, p.104]
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Autechre albums have been famously challenging in the past, but Quaristice is an easier way in, and impresses with its structure, its continued innovation in texture and in the way every sound remains vital, even in the course of a seventy minute album.
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Even while Quaristice is in some ways the most listenable album they've created in a decade, it's ultimately no easier to parse, and can be very rough going indeed if you're not in the mood for their peculiar world.
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Quaristice demonstrates Autechre’s ability to pop in every few years with a firm grasp on the present state of electronic music and a strong sense of the compositional.
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There’s a more tangible sense of calm on Quaristice (Warp), the ninth full-length release by Sean Booth and Rob Brown, electronic programmers who record together as Autechre. But it flickers and fluctuates, often dissolving out of frame.
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After many detailed listens, the record feels like their strongest yet, a bold statement considering the importance of their previous works.
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UncutIt's their best since 1995's "LP5." [Apr 2008, p.83]
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Quaristice demands to be heard, but stubbornly refuses to be the soundtrack of your life. That's art, and perhaps it's only pegged as "difficult" because it won't sing along with you; neither will the Chrysler Building, but that doesn't make it any less beautiful.
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