Plus (Autechre album)
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| Released | 28 October 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2020[1] | |||
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| Length | 63:53 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Rob Brown and Sean Booth | |||
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Plus (often stylized as PLUS) is the fifteenth full-length studio album by British electronic music duo Autechre. It was released digitally, without any prior announcement, on 28 October 2020, twelve days after the release of Sign, the band's preceding album.[2] Plus was released on physical formats on 20 November 2020. The cover and packaging artwork was created by The Designers Republic, and pairs with the artwork for Sign.
Though released by Warp as an album, Sean Booth has said that Plus should really be an EP, because like many other Autechre EPs, it is composed primarily of tracks that didn’t quite fit onto its companion full-length album.[3]
Sign and Plus were both teased prior to release in a series of Autechre live mix sessions that aired on streaming service Mixlr during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Beats Per Minute | 74%[7] |
| Clash | 8/10[8] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[9] |
Like its companion album Sign, Plus has been met with critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 82, based on 5 reviews.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Sean Booth and Rob Brown[10]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "DekDre Scap B" | 2:46 |
| 2. | "7FM ic" | 5:56 |
| 3. | "marhide" | 3:43 |
| 4. | "ecol4" | 14:51 |
| 5. | "lux 106 mod" | 5:06 |
| 6. | "X4" | 12:21 |
| 7. | "ii.pre esc" | 4:47 |
| 8. | "esle 0" | 3:13 |
| 9. | "TM1 open" | 11:07 |
| Total length: | 63:53 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "p1p2" | 3:44 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 46 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 163 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] | 96 |
References
[edit]- ^ Frere-Jones, Sasha. "Autechre + Sign". S/FJ. Internet Archive: Substack. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Wren Graves (28 October 2020). "Autechre Drop Surprise Album PLUS: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Autechre - Full Twitch AMA [with Sean Booth]. 5 June 2022. Event occurs at 1042s. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Marissa Cetin (29 October 2020). "Autechre surprise with another new album, PLUS". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ a b "PLUS by Autechre". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "PLUS – Autechre". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Sand, Josh (19 November 2020). "Album Review: Autechre – PLUS". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Roseblade, Nick (19 November 2020). "Autechre - PLUS". Clash. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Boulos, Paul (5 November 2020). "Autechre Return to Their Abstract Tendencies on 'PLUS'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ autechre.ws (28 October 2020). "AUTECHRE - PLUS. AE_STORE". AE_STORE. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "BEATINK.COM / PLUS". beat. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Autechre – Plus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Autechre – Plus" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- Plus at Discogs (list of releases)
- Plus at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
