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| 5.0 classic | aneagleinyourmind1 | January 20th 07 |
Incunabula may be more accessible, and Tri Repetae++ might be a more complete overlook at Autechre's unique sound (and has gained more critical acclaim), but Amber is my favorite Autechre album. It is probably their accessible and consistent album of Autechre's early years (every album after Tri Repetae++ would prove to be much more challenging), Amber is Autechre's most evocative album. It mixes ambient, IDM, and even some industrial and glitch all into one blissful package. Consistency is an issue here, especially when compared to Incunabula and Tri Repetae++, but this only adds to the overall darker atmosphere of the album. Amber is certainly an experience to behold, and will remain near the top of my electronica albums list.
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | December 1st 15 |
I'm really not sure what to make of Amber at this point. It's definitely Autechre at their most minimal and subtle, and I can appreciate that, but the way it expresses its subtlety is weird. By that I mean that Amber doesn't really try to suck you into it or grab you, as it's remarkably distant and smothered with cold and rigid textures. It seems like it's just "there", but for some reason it's perfectly aware of that notion and is completely content with it. It almost works better if you're not paying full attention to it. It works its way into your head, not with visceral melodies, but with an entirely synthetic repetition and sparseness. It's unstructured, undoubtedly on purpose, with the only thing really holding it together being repetitive synth lines and subtle rhythms. It honestly sounds alien, like it doesn't know how to communicate what it wishes to. That being said, it's likely that was the intent in the first place. It really does show that even in their most subdued and minimal days, Autechre made some pretty challenging and rewarding albums.
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| 4.0 excellent | Enotron | November 14th 09 |
Although this album at times can be harshly boring, most of the time this record supplies interesting, ambient electronica tunes.
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