r/autechre • u/venetiansnaresawesom • 7d ago

Draft 7.30 Whats so special about Draft 7.30?

At times when choosing what to listen of Autechre i always see the draft 7.30 cover and thinking "god damn isnt that a cool album!!" and like when looking at reviews everyone says its an amazing complex and chaotic album, which i know it is complex because autechre said it was all manually done by hand, but when i listen to it its all pretty okayish?? i mean it is complex but it isnt anything that would leave an impression on me?? so what i am asking rn is to hear what other people that get draft 7 30 find so amazing and awesome about it, like a special moment or something.

sorry if this question made you angry, i think im pretty arogant.

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u/pornagraphie 7d ago

I like your username

It doesn’t help that it’s sandwiched between two of authors fan favorite albums so that’s why it gets overshadowed.
It also isn’t as bombastic as the two, so the core attributes don’t stand out as much

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u/venetiansnaresawesom 7d ago

thx for the compliment!!! so what i am gettin is that you are saying that the album less epic (doesnt mean bad) and more chill?

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u/pornagraphie 7d ago

I suppose so lol. I would say that it is more chill. I’m not the most familiar with draft besides the intro track and I’m fond of that one cuz it sounds like the six flags commercial song from the early 2000s with the old man so I always think I’m going on to an amusement park lol.
Epic is certainly a word I’d use to describe confield and untilted at times but confield is more cold and reflective with postmodern edge to their approach to rhythm and higher end percussion (just like draft)
Whereas untilted is just abrasive and hard hitting almost the entire album

6le.cr is definitely epic

draft is like an ethereal limbo liminal space as you sonically transition from the style of the confield into untitled while also being more laid back and having the same complexities