- Incunabula (album)
Infobox Album | Name = Incunabula
Type =Album
Artist =Autechre
Released =29 November 1993
Recorded =
Genre =Electronica , IDM
Length = 78:04
Label =Warp Records
WARP 17
Producer =Autechre
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:bx6cmpnf9f8o link]
Last album = "Cavity Job "
(1991)
This album = "Incunabula"
(1993)
Next album = "Basscadet Mixes"
(1994)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = "Artificial Intelligence" series
Type = Studio album
Last album = "Ginger"
(1993)
This album = "Incunabula"
(1993)
Next album = "Artificial Intelligence II "
(1994)"Incunabula", released by
Warp Records in 1993, is the debut album by theelectronic music groupAutechre , and the seventh album in the "Artificial Intelligence" series. The album's title is aLatin word, the plural ofincunabulum , the term used for printed books published prior to 1501, or more generally for something in its infancy or early stages or development.Track listing
#"Kalpol Introl" – 3:18
#"Bike" – 7:57
#"Autriche" – 6:53
#"Bronchus 2" – 3:33
#"Basscadet "1 – 5:23
#"Eggshell"² – 9:01
#"Doctrine" – 7:48
#"Maetl" – 6:32
#"Windwind" – 11:15
#"Lowride" – 7:15
#"444" – 8:551 "Basscadet" was released in a more basic form as a 12" on Mighty Force records.
² "Eggshell" was featured in a more basic, dancefloor-friendly form on the compilation "Artificial Intelligence" as "The Egg".Notes
*The liner notes thank Autechre affiliates
Gescom andDarrell Fitton (who assisted inmastering the album).
*Sean Booth and Rob Brown have claimed that "Incunabula", rather than a deliberate attempt at an album, is actually a compilation made by Warp right after they were signedFact|date=May 2007.
*A video was produced to accompany "Basscadet" by Jess Scott Hunter.
*Incunabula was also released on a special edition metallic grey vinyl, which was limited to 1000 copies.
*Like most Autechre releases, the sleeve was designed bySheffield based design agencyThe Designers Republic (TDR).
*The track "Lowride" samples "The Doo Bop Song" byMiles Davis .Cultural references
*"Kalpol Introl" was used in "Pi", a movie by
Darren Aronofsky .External links
* [http://www.warprecords.com/ography/release.php?cat=WARP17 "Incunabula"] at the official Warp discography (features audio clips).
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