The simply-named Peel Session is an EP that flies under the radar for a lot of casual listeners of Autechre, myself included. Having just gotten around to hearing this for the first time, though, it's apparent that this EP is much more important than it is given credit for. This is the fault of not only the excellent material here, but of the fact that the material was recorded almost four years prior to it even being released. This puts these tracks in 1995, and when that context is given, it becomes apparent just how forward-thinking the duo were even about their own musical direction. While opener "Milk DX" sounds like something from Tri Repetae, "Inhake 2" sounds like the glitch-hop of Chiastic Slide. "Drane" ends things on a note that reminds one of LP5, sort of running the gamut of Autchre's mid-90's styles. It says a lot about how respected John Peel was in the music world that the duo recorded these tracks for him and let him name them as well.
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