Quaristice

Infobox Album
Name = Quaristice
Type = studio
Artist = Autechre


Released = January 29, 2008 FLAC/MP3
March 3, 2008 CD/LP
Recorded =
Genre = IDM
Length = 73:15
Label = Warp Records
Producer = Rob Brown and Sean Booth
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.0|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fyxzwjld0e~T00 link]
* "The Guardian" Rating|3|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2260747,00.html link]
*No Ripcord (6/10) [http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/autechre/quaristice link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.5/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/49086-quaristice link]
*The Stranger Rating|3|5 [http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=546276 link]
* "The Sunday Times" Rating|4|5 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3411309.ece link]
*Twisted Ear Rating|4|5 [http://www.twistedear.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1631&Itemid=31 link]
Last album = "Untilted"
(2005)
This album = "Quaristice"
(2008)
Next album = "Quaristice.Quadrange.ep.ae (2008)

"Quaristice" is Autechre's ninth album on Warp Records. It was made available for download via bleep.com in FLAC and MP3 format on January 29, 2008. It received a physical release on March 3, 2008. [ [http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=27802_0_2_0_C Autechre goes for March release of new album 'Quaristice'] ] In an interview, Sean Booth said "the actual product is the FLAC file – but I don't object to those who want to own something that they can hold." [ [http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/autechre-quaristice Clash Music interview] ]

It was also released as a 2-CD set with alternate versions of 11 tracks on a second 68-minute CD. The casing is a photo-etched, steel case and the release was limited to 1000 copies. [cite web | date = 30 January 2008 | title="Autechre - Quaristice" | publisher=Autechre.ws| url= http://www.autechre.ws/quaristice/mail/ | accessdate=30 January | accessyear=2008] [ [http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=28843_0_2_0_C Autechre launches new album 'Quaristice' as download 1 month before CD-release] ] The limited edition sold out within 12 hours of being announced. [ [http://warpmart.com/item/Autechre/Quaristice%20Special%20Edition/3189] ] The online shopping site Amazon claimed to have copies after they were sold out, but did not obtain any, as none were dispatched to customers.

The album is accompanied with track-by-track artwork from The Designers Republic.

Track listing

"Quaristice" features songs which are mostly shorter than the average 7 to 8 minute Autechre song length. The track listing is as follows: [cite web | date = 7 January 2008 | title="Autechre: New album - Quaristice & Euro tour" | publisher=Warp Records| url= http://warprecords.com/news/?ti_id=1369 | accessdate=28 January | accessyear=2008]

#"Altibzz" – 2:52
#"The Plc" – 4:16
#"IO" – 3:08
#"plyPhon" – 2:33
#"Perlence" – 3:25
#"SonDEremawe" – 1:21
#"Simmm" – 5:00
#"paralel Suns" – 3:03
#"Steels" – 2:56
#"Tankakern" – 3:39
#"rale" – 3:42
#"Fol3" – 3:47
#"fwzE" – 2:38
#"90101-5l-l" – 3:11
#"bnc Castl" – 2:52
#"Theswere" – 2:12
#"WNSN" – 4:56
#"chenc9" – 4:57
#"Notwo" – 5:34
#"Outh9X" – 7:14
#"nu-Nr6d" - 3:51 (Japanese release only)

Disc II (special edition only)

#"Altichyre" - 1:43
#"The PlclCpC" - 9:18
#"IO (mons)" - 7:52
#"Phylopn" - 2:40
#"Perlence range3" - 7:37
#"SonDEre-ix" - 3:27
#"Tankraken" - 5:28
#"fol4" - 11:41
#"90101-61-01" - 5:10
#"chenc9-x" - 8:28
#"nofour" - 4:24

References

External links

* [http://warprecords.com/news/?offset=0&ti_id=1369 Official release announcement]
* [http://www.bleep.com/?bleep=WARPCDD333 Listen to Quaristice at Bleep.com]
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