Untilted

For untitled works, see Untitled.

Untilted
Studio album by
Autechre
Released18 April 2005
GenreElectronic, IDM, glitch, experimental
Length69:50
LabelWarp
WARP180
ProducerAutechre
Autechre chronology
Draft 7.30
(2003) 		Untilted
(2005) 		Quaristice
(2008)

Untilted is the eighth studio album by the British IDM duo Autechre. The record was released 18 April 2005 in Europe and 19 April 2005 in North America by Warp Records, while Beat Records released it in Japan on 9 April 2005. The album charted at #199 in the UK. The cover art for the album was created by Alex Rutterford.[1][2]

The album was recorded over nine months, with Sean Booth noting in an interview that it had more of a "social vibe," stating: "We did a lot of the tracks for this album during the day, in the afternoon. We usually work late at night." A phony version of the album was leaked on file-sharing networks simultaneously with the actual album's promotional leak. It became so widespread that Booth commented in an interview: "The more fakes the merrier, we’ve released fakes ourselves, but not this time."[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Drowned in Sound8/10[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Independent[8]
Pitchfork7.4/10[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
StylusB−[11]
Tiny Mix Tapes[12]
Uncut[13]
URB[14]

Untilted received generally positive reviews from critics. John Burgess of The Guardian stated it was most likely to "alienate all but their most ardent fans," saying that "fractured, seemingly random beats are [its] cornerstones, with precious melodies hidden under many layers of noise." John Bush of AllMusic criticised the album's lack of innovation, but noted that Autechre had "[returned] to the green fields of their youth after a few years sowing their wild oats." Scott McKeating of Stylus Magazine praised the composition of the tracks, remarking that "there is flesh, bone, and brain beneath the near industrial barrage of beats." Andy Gill of The Independent gave a more negative review, calling the album "just a clutter of clicks and bleeps, the electronic equivalent of Tourette's."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sean Booth and Rob Brown

No.TitleLength
1."LCC"7:46
2."Ipacial Section"9:57
3."Pro Radii"8:42
4."Augmatic Disport"9:27
5."Iera"4:55
6."Fermium"5:45
7."The Trees"7:26
8."Sublimit"15:52
9."Zurich 2001" (Japanese bonus track)1:52
Total length:71:42

References

  1. ^ Colin Buttimer. "Autechre Untilted Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ^ Alex Rutterford. "Autechre Untilted Cover Design Graphic". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. ^ Williams, Lauren (3 May 2005). "Autechre: Sounds like..?". InTheMix. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Untilted – Autechre". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  5. ^ Allmusic review
  6. ^ McLean, Euan (18 April 2005). "Autechre Untilted". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. ^ Burgess, John (15 April 2005). "Autechre, Untilted". The Guardian.
  8. ^ Gill, Andy (15 April 2005). "Album: Autechre". The Independent.
  9. ^ Leone, Dominique (20 April 2005). "Autechre: Untilted Album Review". Pitchfork.
  10. ^ O'Neil, Tim (2 June 2005). "Autechre: Untilted". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 15 December 2005.
  11. ^ McKeating, Scott (19 April 2005). "Autechre - Untilted - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 November 2006.
  12. ^ "Autechre – Untilted". Tiny Mix Tapes. 18 April 2005. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2005.
  13. ^ Unlike their many imitators, Autechre's music refuses to relax, ensuring them a longer radioactive half-life. [May 2005, p.106]
  14. ^ They still manage to inject their manic bursts of beats with gentle, even sweet melodies immersed deep in the cacophony. [May 2005, p.84]
  • Untilted at the official Warp discography (features audio clips).