Autechre - Untilted

Ever since I bought this album a couple of weeks ago, I can't stop listening to it! Untilted is like the electro-dance alternative to Trout Mask Replica. And like Beefheart's masterpiece, Autechre craft the album with chaos at first listen. Initially, I wasn't a huge fan of either Captain Beefheart or Autechre, simply because I did not get to the depth of both difficult albums. Yet once you get it, the albums captivate you and become slow burning favourites.

Though I never expected Untilted to indulge me as much as Trout Mask..., and I didn't even notice the similarities until yesterday! Yes, Beefheart mixes blues, jazz and r'n'b, and Autechre are completely different with IDM, but it's not the genres of music that are blended, it's how both albums are constructed! Almost inhuman sounds that expand your mind into a whole new level of music, leaving you wondering what's going to happen next. Untilted launches you to a completely different universe, inspiring and trancing a dance that leads nowhere. Thought that's exactly what's amazing about the album, you have no idea how it's going to pan out, you forget where to dance. It's like a huge experiment, testing you memory and almost brainwashing you to the beat. So by all means, widen your sound ranges, but beware, you may not get it first time around!

Autechre are certainly an under-rated dance duo, while Untilted should be praised as much as Trout Mask Replica for importance to music, without a doubt.

Autechre - Untilted