When Boards of Canada started achieving prominence, it was common for people to post on the Internet about how much they were like Autechre. Even today, they’re often spoken of in the same breath. Yet I’ve come to see Boards of Canada as the opposite of Autechre.
Autechre’s driving force—and crippling problem—has always been their perpetual [...]
We went to see Autechre live last week. They sucked.
Well, OK, maybe that’s a little unfair. Musically I think they were fine; the problem was that they were WAY TOO FUCKING LOUD.
I’ve encountered this problem before, when Wire played Boston. They were so loud that they were painfully loud even if you [...]