Tri Repetae

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Tri Repetae
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Studio album by
Released6 November 1995 (1995-11-06)
Genre Electronic, IDM, ambient
Length72:29
Label Warp
WARP38
Producer Autechre
Autechre chronology
Anvil Vapre
(1995)
Tri Repetae
(1995)
We R Are Why
(1996)

Tri Repetae (stylised as tri repetae.) is the third studio album by English electronic music duo Autechre, released on 6 November 1995 by Warp in the United Kingdom. In contrast to the duo's previous albums, Incunabula (1993) and Amber (1994), Tri Repetae features a distinct style that incorporates more minimal rhythms and spacious melodies.

Contents

Background

In contrast to previous albums by Autechre, Incunabula (1993) and Amber (1994), Tri Repetae features a distinct style that incorporates more minimal, repetitive rhythmic patterns and intricate, spacious arrays of melodies; the aesthetical shift was intentionally echoed by its album cover designed by the duo's visual collaborators The Designers Republic, consisting of only a single shade of beige. Stemming from Autechre's increasing preoccupation with unique electronic musical textures and glitches, the liner notes of the album mention a preference to listen to the album on vinyl for surface noise; the CD version states that the album is "incomplete without surface noise", whereas the vinyl version satisfactorily states that it is "complete with surface noise".

Release

In preparation for the 1997 release of the duo's fourth studio album Chiastic Slide , Tri Repetae was rereleased on 16 March 1996 by Wax Trax! Records and TVT Records in the United States as a two-disc set named Tri Repetae++, which included the Garbage and Anvil Vapre EPs constituting the second CD. In Japan, it was released with the bonus track "Medrey". [1] On 11 November 2016, Tri Repetae was re-released on vinyl by Warp, [2] along with their two previous albums, Incunabula and Amber.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Muzik Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 9.0/10 [6]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Select 4/5 [9]
Spin 7/10 [10]

Tri Repetae received critical acclaim upon release. In 2017, Pitchfork ranked it at number three on its list of "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time". [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sean Booth and Rob Brown

Tri Repetae
No.TitleLength
1."Dael"6:39
2."Clipper"8:33
3."Leterel"7:08
4."Rotar"8:04
5."Stud"9:40
6."Eutow"4:16
7."C/Pach"4:39
8."Gnit"5:49
9."Overand"7:33
10."Rsdio"10:08
Total length:72:29
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Medrey"4:12
Total length:76:41
Tri Repetae++ US bonus disc
No.TitleTaken fromLength
1."Second Bad Vilbel" Anvil Vapre 9:45
2."Second Scepe"Anvil Vapre7:44
3."Second Scout"Anvil Vapre7:21
4."Second Peng"Anvil Vapre10:53
5."Garbagemx36" Garbage 14:11
6."PIOBmx19"Garbage7:37
7."Bronchusevenmx24"Garbage9:44
8."VLetrmx21"Garbage8:27
Total length:75:42

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [12] 86

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