Anti EP

Last updated

Anti EP
AntiEP.png
EP by
Autechre
Released3 September 1994 [1]
Genre IDM [2]
Length24:40
Label Warp
Producer Autechre
Autechre chronology
Basscadet Mixes
(1994)		Anti EP
(1994)		 Amber
(1994)

Anti EP is the second EP by British electronic music duo Autechre, [3] released by Warp on 3 September 1994. [1] It peaked at number 90 on the UK Singles Chart, [4] as well as number 39 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. [5] It is the only explicitly political record Autechre have released. [6]

Contents

Background

Anti EP was a protest against the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, which would prohibit raves (described as gatherings where music is played), with "music" being defined as a "succession of repetitive beats." [7] Sean Booth explained the band's strategy for the song "Flutter" by saying, "We made as many different bars as we could on the drum machine, then strung them all together." [7]

The packaging bore a sticker with a disclaimer about the repetitive nature of the rhythmic elements of "Lost" and "Djarum". [8] "Flutter" was programmed to have non-repetitive beats and therefore "can be played at both forty five and thirty three revolutions under the proposed law"; but following their disclaimer, it was advised that DJs "have a lawyer and a musicologist present at all times to confirm the non repetitive nature of the music in the event of police harassment." [8] The sticker acted as a seal, which was required to be broken in order to access the media enclosed in the packaging. [8]

The profits from this release went to the political pressure group Liberty. [9] The sticker ended with this last statement: "Autechre is politically non-aligned. This is about personal freedom." [9]

Despite "Flutter"'s ability to be played at 33 1/3 RPM and 45 RPM on vinyl, the CD version contains the song as played at 45 RPM. [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Ken Tataki of AllMusic gave the EP 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Beyond a doubt, this is an excellent showcase not only for the band, but also for the label that signed them." [10] Writing for Fact in 2013, Maya Kalev called the EP "a continued reminder of dance music's extra-linguistic and innate potential for subversion." [6] In 2014, Fact placed "Flutter" at number 1 on their list of the "100 greatest IDM tracks". [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sean Booth and Rob Brown

No.TitleLength
1."Lost"7:24
2."Djarum"7:19
3."Flutter"9:57
Total length:24:40

Charts

ChartPeak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 90
UK Dance Singles (OCC) [5] 39

References

  1. 1 2 "Anti". Warp . Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "The 100 greatest IDM tracks". Fact . 22 September 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Johnston, Chris (27 July 2012). "The Crate: Anti EP by Autechre". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Official Singles Chart Top 100: 09 October 1994 – 15 October 1994". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40: 09 October 1994 – 15 October 1994". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. 1 2 Kalev, Maya (2 September 2013). "The genius of Autechre in 13 essential tracks". Fact . Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  7. 1 2 Gallivan, Joseph (19 July 1994). "Joseph Gallivan on pop". The Independent . London, England. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Khal (13 August 2014). "10 Singles You Should Own on Vinyl: Autechre – "Anti" EP". Complex . Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  9. 1 2 Pattison, Louis (21 July 2014). "How the Political Warning of Autechre's Anti EP Made it a Warp Records Classic". Vice . Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  10. 1 2 Tataki, Ken. "Anti- – Autechre". AllMusic . Retrieved 25 February 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.