Line #6 YMMV/Autechre


1	* ArchivePanic: Autechre have been active since 1991, and have been releasing albums and [=EPs=] at a respectable rate. This trope kicks in with 2013's ''Exai'', the band's first album to span two discs (and two hours.) Then followed a nine-hour live album and two studio albums, four and eight hours long, respectively.
2	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pretty much any of their songs may count, due to pushing the boundaries of what was considered music at the time, but there are some examples that stand out:
3	** "Piezo" from ''Amber'' starts off as somewhat harsh, but ends with a lovely and rather emotional melody.
4	** "Flutter" is often considered one of their better earlier works by fans, especially due to the structure of the song. [[note]]No two beats are repeated in a row, in response to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, which defined music at raves as a "succession of repetitive beats".[[/note]]
5	** "[=Vletrmx21=]" is a soothing ambient piece that closes off the ''Garbage'' EP.
6	** From ''Anvil Vapre'', we have "Second Bad Vilbel" a dark, booming song filled with static and beeps, and "Second Scepe", a bouncy and fun tune that was so good, it was even used in ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs2012''!
7	** ''Tri Repetae'' contains a lot: "Clipper" with its uplifting synths, "Rotar" with its moody and strange feel, "Dael" with its pounding beats, and "Eutow" with its ethereal bassline.
8	** ''Chiastic Slide'' has "Cipater", which is a rather fun way to start the album, especially due to the tempo change in the middle. On a more melodic note is "Cichli", which features calm and soothing melodies juxtaposed over crunchy beats.
9	** ''[=LP5=]'' features "Rae", which is one of Autechre's most emotional songs despite the heavy beats. And then there's the closer, "[=Drane2=]", which is as melodic and peaceful as an ending to an Autechre album can get.
10	** ''[=EP7=]'' has it fair share of good tunes, especially "Maphive 6.1", which starts out sounding like something from a UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem game. Then the bass strumming kicks in, which is when it starts to get ''really'' good.
11	** While ''Confield'' split the fanbase due to its sound, it arguably features the most advanced sound of any Autechre album up to that point. As for individual songs, "Pen Expers" features some of the duo's most abrasive sounds, yet contains an incredibly uplifting melody throughout, not to mention how the song "evolves" as it goes on.
12	** The TitleTrack of ''Gantz Graf'' is a heck of an accomplishment for the duo even with all the SensoryAbuse. It's made even better when Autechre themselves confirmed that the rhythmically complex song was made around ''[=EP7=]'', meaning that it can date as far back as ''1999''!
13	** ''Draft 7.30'' has "Surripere", an [[EpicRocking 11-minute]] song that starts out wistful, before devolving into something darker and imposing.
14	** From ''Untilted'', there's a lot of tracks that can qualify, but special mention goes to "Sublimit", which can be considered as multiple songs in one due to the number of different sections.
15	** "Altibzz" from ''Quaristice'' is so soothing and relaxing that it borders on SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel.
16	* BrokenBase: ''Confield''. Despite going far beyond that album's sonic palette, it still manages to confound and alienate listeners. There's a sharp divide between pre- and post-''Confield'' Autechre fans, with a small amount of overlap.
17	* FirstInstallmentWins: Some fans look at ''Incunabula'' this way.
18	* GrowingTheBeard: ''Tri Repetae'' is considered by long-time fans (and the duo themselves) to be where they started to come into their own, leaving behind the ambient techno sound of their first two albums (which are nonetheless both highly regarded) and into the more experimental style of later works.
19	* MainstreamObscurity: They're one of, if not ''the'', most important names in the IDM/experimental electronic genre, and have been cited as a major influence by the likes of Music/{{Bjork}}, Music/{{Radiohead}}, and Music/{{Sophie}}, but unlike Music/AphexTwin and Music/BoardsOfCanada, their records have yet to dent the charts and truly crossover from the underground.
20	* MemeticMutation: A very minor example in comparison to many other Memetic Mutations; "Gantz Graf" has led to numerous videos where things are being synced to the song, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO9ZY5V461c a self-destructing washing machine]].
21	* NightmareFuel: They have so much of it in their songs that they have a subpage [[NightmareFuel/{{Autechre}} here]].
22	* OldGuardVersusNewBlood: Pulled off successfully on ''[=LP5=]''. ''Exai'' is also starting to look like this after being acclaimed by critics and fans alike.
23	* SignatureSong:
24	** "Gantz Graf" may qualify due to its iconic SurrealMusicVideo.
25	** As for non-music video songs, "Nil" and "Dropp" have gotten the most views on Website/YouTube, and "Bike" has the most plays on Spotify.
26	* VindicatedByHistory: ''Chiastic Slide'', which upon its release was deemed underwhelming and a disappointment. These days, it's considered an underrated classic.

Context YMMV / Autechre