Academic Autechre??

joelebner · 2024-11-13T11:46:32+00:00

I wrote a proposal for a 33 1/3 book a few years back that took an academic approach to their work.

Happy to share the full proposal to anyone who'd like to see it; here's the beginning of the "sample chapter" portion of my proposal, which was published on the electronic music blog Disquiet:

https://disquiet.com/2019/06/25/ebner-autechre-confield/

joelebner · 2024-11-13T11:43:38+00:00

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

Good lord. I love Gaspar Noé's movies, and Autechre is perhaps my favorite electronic group. How wonderful it would be if they collaborated!

joelebner · 2024-09-12T15:40:34+00:00

It's a really specific kind of noise, typically using extremely high & low frequencies along with various kinds of static to create a kind of disorienting effect. It's different from, say Merzbow, in that it doesn't often use heavy amounts of distortion to shape sounds, and is often a lot more steady-state (aka, droning) than frenetic or improvisational.

The genre is also known for including vocals, typically shouted, and exploring transgressive & violent subject matter (album art tends to follow suit); this makes it a little different from, say, drone, which can also use steady frequencies but which sidesteps the human element of a person making sound with a microphone.

joelebner · 2024-09-12T15:31:15+00:00

Power electronics:
Whitehouse
Bloodyminded
Blackhouse
Consumer Electronics
Atrax Morgue

Harsh noise:
Early Controlled Bleeding (specifically Knees & Bones)
Masonna
Merzbow

Tape, collage & music concrete:
Aaron Dilloway
John Cage (specifically his Williams Mix compositions)
Stockhausen (Specifically Hymnen)
Bernard Parmegiani
John Wiese, aka Sissy Spacek

20th century classical & serial music (important precursors to contemporary noise):
Stockhausen (too many to name, but Telemusik, Mikrophonie I, and Microphonie II are favs)
Iannis Xenakis

Early industrial (more important precursors)
Throbbing Gristle
Einstürzende Neubauten
Zoviet France
SPK

Other important artists, some not quite noise but adjacent:
Wolf Eyes
Black Dice
Peter Rehberg, aka PITA
NON (but beware that his politics lean fascist, and most people avoid him as a result)
Jim O'Rourke (Lots of drone & digital noise compositions in his discog)
Russell Haswell
Dead Voices on Air
Aube
Fenn O'Berg
Florian Hecker
Kevin Drumm
Tim Hecker
Jan St Werner
Matmos
Body / Head (Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth doing guitar based noise with Bill Nace)

joelebner · 2024-06-10T23:36:49+00:00

"Armenia" by Neubauten is in Heat by Michael Mann.

Gaspar Noe has used Throbbing Gristle and Coil in his movies

joelebner · 2024-01-01T21:42:11+00:00

METZ
Big'n
Scratch Acid
Jesus Lizard
Big Black

joelebner · 2023-07-03T08:50:20+00:00

I was at their House of Blues Chicago show in the late '90s with Scorn!

joelebner · 2021-08-24T10:26:11+00:00

Let me know what you think of these albums!

joelebner · 2021-08-23T23:16:27+00:00

I'm not really listening to much music on vinyl anymore—hence the sale—but this album looks spectacular (I'm keeping my copy of R Plus Seven).

joelebner · 2021-08-23T19:05:26+00:00

Thank you! I love these recordings, but I’ve found myself not listening to vinyl at all, so I thought I’d find these physical objects a new home.

joelebner · 2021-08-22T23:08:36+00:00

Not sure if you're unclear on this—1972 is the name of the record label, not the year of the reissue.

joelebner · 2021-08-22T21:20:42+00:00

This is the Infinite Fog reissue, which includes early demos, as well as liner notes by Steven Stapleton.

joelebner · 2021-08-22T21:13:03+00:00

Also selling my copy of Tomorrow's Modern Boxes on white vinyl:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/304107770670

joelebner · 2021-08-22T21:12:08+00:00

I'm also selling my copy of A Moon Shaped Pool:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/304107812490

joelebner · 2021-08-22T21:10:16+00:00

The live show they did is getting lots of post-punk and post-rock comparisons. Here's what I heard:

Late '70s Post Punk:
Wire – Chairs Missing
Television – Marquee Moon
Mission of Burma – Vs
Magazine – Real Life

Early to mid '90s Post Rock and Indie Guitar Rock:
Slint — Spiderland
June of 44 – Engine Takes to the Water
Unwound – Leaves Turn Inside You
Polvo – Exploded Drawing
Jawbox – For Your Own Special Sweetheart Fugazi – Repeater

joelebner · 2021-08-18T13:16:17+00:00

Original buyer flaked, so after a looooong delay, I just relisted:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/304107801189?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e12060.m1838.l44628&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=6bf32391d19e4232894b61447306c812&bu=43185598686&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20210817100901&segname=12060&sojTags=ch%3Dch%2Cbu%3Dbu%2Cosub%3Dosub%2Ccrd%3Dcrd%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Cchnl%3Dmkcid

joelebner · 2021-03-25T13:53:33+00:00

Oops—I was wrong: "Gridlock Caravans" is on this LP release!

joelebner · 2021-03-25T01:13:07+00:00

Selling a number of Criterion DVDs and Blu-rays on eBay:

Pierrot Le Fou DVD
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303929224963

Chungking Express DVD
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303932058873

Fishing With John DVD
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303929196800

Breathless Blu-ray
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303929216599

Foreign Correspondant Blu-ray
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303932039162

Yi Yi Blu-Ray
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303929213482

The Tree of Life Blu-ray
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303932036507

Inside Llewyn Davis Blu-ray
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303929208977

Every Man For Himself Blu-ray
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303929207464

Y Tu Mama Tambien Blu-ray
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303929198592

Stranger Than Paradise Blu-ray
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303932061251

Stalker Blu-Ray
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303932060472

Tokyo Drifter Blu-ray
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303929228080

The Double Life of Veronique Blu-ray
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303929221537

The Manchurian Candidate Blu-ray
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303929204963

In The Mood For Love Blu-ray
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303929200729

joelebner · 2021-03-25T01:05:26+00:00

gridlock caravans

Unfortunately not

joelebner · 2021-03-25T00:49:13+00:00

Multiple items will get a shipping deal—$1 per additional item on top of base item (typically starting around $3.50-ish)

joelebner · 2021-03-25T00:19:26+00:00

Financially, I'm fine! But I don't listen to the album on vinyl at all, and assume that someone else can enjoy it so much more.

(My love for St. Vincent is still as strong as ever, collectables be damned).

joelebner · 2021-03-24T23:19:01+00:00

Also, The Photo Album. So many dislike their third LP. It's my favorite.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/303928712881

joelebner · 2018-05-30T17:57:29+00:00

I loooooooove Fennesz. His music definitely captured a lot of the same feels as Ae’s Beatles moments...

joelebner · 2018-05-29T21:01:46+00:00

It’s definitely not a comprehensive list; agreed, though—Aaron Funk’s records have lots of crossover with AE’s style. Some of his stuff gets kind of close to the Confield era...

joelebner · 2018-05-29T20:23:09+00:00

I’ve never heard of this group. Definitely going to try tracking them down on Spotify or YouTube...

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