Autechre ‎– Tri Repetae

After an inspired but not-quite-groundbreaking debut (Incunabula), and a spotty second effort (Amber), Tri Repetae is where Autechre finally hit their stride.

The first thing you notice is that they've kicked the sound design up a notch. The familiar 606 percussion of their early years is gone, replaced by the distorted sound of metal on metal. Tempo is kept by minimalist clicks and gut-wobbling bass stabs, like in lugubrious opener "Dael". Synth timbres have been tweaked and filtered into the otherworldly wheezes of exhausted factory equipment.

The album art shows a series of discomfiting, digitally-altered images of sinister machines. The front cover is some pantone shade that looks like a shiny green oil slick. It fits perfectly.

But it's not all doom & gloom: this album also does euphoric ("Eutow"), playful ("C/Pach"), and pensive ("Overand", a quietly pulsating ambient track that bests anything from "Amber"). Finally there's the mysterious "Rsdio", which is like eavesdropping on an alien transmission that finally slides into the subaudible range. All of Tri Repetae is so rhythmically and melodically inventive that even the few points where it drags ("Leterel", "Stud") are still pleasant.

Warp's recent vinyl reissue is brilliant. The audio quality is top notch: I'm not sure if it's been remastered or if my ears are playing tricks on me, but it sounds even better than the original CD release. The price was reasonable too, and I can only hope they'll continue with the rest of Autechre's back catalog.

I could go on like this. To sum up, Tri Repetae is vital 1990s electronica that should appeal even to some listeners who don't typically dip their toes into this style of music.

This is a really great Repress from Warp ! Perfect sound and vinyl quality ! Absolutely clean sound and good dynamics. No surface noise ;-)
If you dont already got this on LP (first pressings are very expensive today, and the RE sound better ! ) this is a must have !
(and...for those who dont know, "comes complete with surface noise" was a little joke sticker info at original released LPs (on cd there was "...without surface noise" ) .
I´m listening to this album since it was releases in 1995, and love to listen to it again and again .

best sounding re-press of anything I've ever heard. warp have not disappointed with this, only faults i can think of is a slight warp in one of the 12" which still plays fine and barely noticeable, anyone else have this? also no surface noise as stated on front sticker which doesn't bother me at all but is slightly misleading. been listening to this over and over again for past two days and just can't believe how good it sounds. don't sleep on this one! 11/10.

one of the best sounding represses I have ever heard. buy with confidence.

Jah bless this incredibly awesome and mega weird album, and all praise to Warp for reissuing an underrated, stone-cold classic that just sounds TOO GOOD.

I honestly can't believe the sound quality on this pressing. My jaw regularly dropped completely open at certain points during songs I've heard a bazillion times: Clipper, Dael and Rsdio in particular take on a whole new life with this pressing.

Just absolutely mindbending stuff from total weirdo geniuses. I give it a solid A+++qqAYzrD3.72bJN

There are going to be a lot of happy people out there this Christmas! If they get all three of the KILLER ae represses...that is! They sound soooooooo good.

Probably my favorite repress by Warp to date, this is an essential buy if you love industrial electronic music and I can't recommend it enough.