AE_LIVE 2016/2018 (also known as onesix) is a series of live recordings by British electronic music duo Autechre, released on 7 April 2020 by Warp Records. It consists of 7 soundboard recordings made during their live tours in 2016 and 2018.[1][2][3] The 2016 dates were recorded during Autechre's European "onesix" tour, and the 2018 dates were recorded during a short tour of Australia, Japan and Ireland.[4][5] Autechre has said some dates from these tours were not recorded due to technical difficulties.[6] Both tours feature variations of the same set. AE_LIVE 2016/2018 follows the previous series AE_LIVE, which features a different set performed during 2014 and 2015.[7]

AE_LIVE 2016/2018
Live album by
Released7 April 2020
RecordedNovember 2016–July 2018
Length477:49
LabelWarp Records
WARP361
ProducerAutechre
Autechre chronology
NTS Sessions 1–4
(2018)
AE_LIVE 2016/2018
(2020)
Sign
(2020)

Autechre has described the sound of the 2016/2018 set as "quite different" from the 2014/2015 set, saying that the newer set is "a little bit slower, and a little bit more focused on the sound than the beat ... a lot of the sequencing is still very complex, but it's a lot of curves rather than discrete events ... it's quite difficult to categorize ... we just think of it as Autechre."[6] The set was intentionally designed so that it could be performed in both traditional music venues/clubs and seated concert halls.[6] The Ireland date was held in Dublin's National Concert Hall.[8] The recordings are accompanied by individualized artwork produced by The Designers Republic.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Sean Booth and Rob Brown

AE LIVE 2016/2018 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."AE_LIVE_ZAGREB_061116"66:36
2."AE_LIVE_TALLINN_131116"64:46
3."AE_LIVE_HELSINKI_141116"62:21
4."AE_LIVE_OSLO_171116"65:19
5."AE_LIVE_NIJMEGEN_221116"59:04
6."AE_LIVE_MELBOURNE_210618"77:28
7."AE_LIVE_DUBLIN_150718"82:15
Total length:477:49

References

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  1. ^ Minsker, Evan. "Autechre Share 7 New AE_LIVE Albums: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ McDermott, Matt. "Autechre release seven unheard live sets". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ Eede, Christian. "Autechre Share Unheard Live Recordings". The Quietus. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Autechre Live Europe—onesix (Archival 2016 tour site)". live.autechre.ws (Warp Records). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Autechre: Past Events (2018)". ra.co (Resident Advisor). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Goran Kompoš (4 November 2016). "RŠ INTERVJU: Autechre (Radio Interview)". Radiostudent.si (Podcast). Radio Študent FM89.3 (Ljubljana, Slovenia). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ Frere-Jones, Sasha (8 October 2020). "Autechre + Sign (Interview and Album Review)". substack.sashafrerejones.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ^ Sweeney, Eamon (14 July 2018). "Autechre: 'Something happens when you listen to music in the dark'". Irish Times. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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