Re: 2008 review for Autechre :: Quaristice (Warp, Ltd. 2CD) —

On Wed, 24 Sep 2025, Rjyan Kidwell wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM Brian Behlendorf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>       Can anyone make some recommendations in this "Haphazard Sounds" genre? It
>       sounds pretty cool actually. Aside from say field recordings at NYC Grand
>       Central Station.
> 
> 
> Network Glass is pretty solidly in this sphere.. 
> https://norentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/laugh-now-laugh-later-norent003
> https://reservematinee.bandcamp.com/album/tired-stupid

Wow, the No Rent label is a nice deep rabbit hole for a rainy afternoon!

> The promo for his first couple cassettes expressed very explicit intentions to disregard as much compositional convention/narrative interpretation as
> possible. 
> I think the method changes from release to release, but I'm pretty sure some of his stuff has been mostly assembled from the sounds made by external hard
> drives, other stuff from code he wrote to trigger audiofiles randomly from giant directories full of disparate recordings, or pulling from livestreams on
> Twitch or online game lobby chatter. 

The digital equivalent of a walk through Times Square or a flea market. 
Love it.

Brian