Autechre - Oversteps
(Warp) CD & 2LP
Sean Booth & Rob Brown are an inscrutable pair; 2008’s Quaristice glanced to the group’s past, connecting with ambient passages, 4/4 rhythms & a sense of cohesion that had eluded Ae fans for a couple of releases. Oversteps gives everyone an even bigger hug, reigning in the textural experiments & abstract structures for chordings & melodic themes that span a wide range of emotions & states. From the opening fade in of “r ess” to the loping, disintegrating arpeggios of “Yuop”, Oversteps is another fine notch on Autechre’s spiffy belt. After emotionally effective dance records from the likes of Four Tet & the great bass music experiments of from the Hyperdub camp, Autechre still resonate within their own idiom. Masters.