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9.0
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9.0 |
Clash
If you give it enough time it will own, you and you will feel better for it. Autechre have returned and the wait was definitely worth it
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8.1
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8.1 |
Pitchfork
After a decade of composing increasingly difficult music, the experimental duo offers a reprieve. SIGN is an exceptionally engaging listen: lean, intermittently sedate, even quite pretty
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
For seasoned fans looking for their next fix of boundary-pushing explorations, this will likely seem a tad pedestrian, but SIGN is still an incredible piece of work, even if it's not bending the rules of music production into infinity.
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8.0
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XS Noize
Autechre have throughout their discography created some of the most complicated music you will ever envelop yourself within, but in the end, it is enormously pleasurable and a must-listen for experimental/techno fans
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8.0
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8.0 |
musicOMH
Simply put, no one does electronic music quite like
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7.9
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7.9 |
Beats Per Minute
On SIGN, the duo continue to beguile and confound, still frequently eliciting thoughts of ‘How did they even make this?’ That it’s also their most flat-out gorgeous album in ages is a satisfying bonus
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7.0
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Under The Radar
With SIGN, Autechre continue to create paradoxical soundscapes that can be simultaneously chaotic and ethereal, harsh and euphoric, mechanical and biological
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
SIGN is one of the more approachable Autechre releases in quite some time, and an easier starting (or reentry) point for listeners who aren't committed enough to plunge into their headier works
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7.0
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7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Though transitions are often harsh and standoffish, the intricate programming is rich and tangible behind the music’s constantly revolving backdrop. Something of a mental bear trap, it’s easy to get stuck in its vice-like grasp
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
A surprisingly melodic proper album is welcome from the electronic pioneers, but its dystopian soundworld is now in a crowded market
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6.0
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6.0 |
A.V. Club
There’s a welcome melody, texture and warmth here that shows the duo are way more than just the space boffins it’s previously been so easy to paint them as
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