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Notable releases include Incunabula ( 1993), Tri Repetae ( 1995), Chiastic Slide ( 1997), Confield ( 2001) and Draft 7.30 ( 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U), all on the Warp RecordsWarp Records is a pioneering independent UK record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music. Most of the releases seem to fall into the Intelligent Dance Music genre. The label has label.

Although their music maintains a strong rhythmic element, the complexity of the beats and the digital textures makes the music more suited towards home listening than dance technoTechno is a form of electronic music that emerged in the mid- 1980s and primarily refers to a particular style developed in and around Detroit and subsequently adopted by European producers. History Techno was primarily developed in basement studios by "T. Later work has been explicitly experimentalExperimental music is any music that challenges the commonly accepted notions of what music is. There is an overlap with avant-garde music. John Cage was a pioneer in experimental music and defined and gave credibility to the form. As with other edge form and abstract. Reactions to their music vary; newcomers may find it random or chaotic, but repeated listens reveal it to be highly structured. Even fans disagree in their interpretations - there are those who would describe their music as cold and austere, whereas others perceive a warmth and sentimentality in their tunes.

In response to inevitable comments about their unique sound, Autechre themselves argue that given the incredible range of tools available to modern composers, especially in the electronic field, it is incomprehensible that any band should "sound like" any other band. Although this may seem like a ridiculous statement to make as well as an unrealistic expectation, Autechre have themselves proven that it's entirely possible to forge a completely unique sound that at the same time can bring forth incredible meaning and spirit for many people, rather than being perceived as merely experimental.

With the release of their sixth album, Confield, there were some who suggested they had moved into the territory of generative musicComputer-generated music is music composed by, or with the extensive aid of, a computer. Although any music which uses computers in its composition or realisation is computer-generated to some extent, the use of computers is now so widespread (in the edit, but they strongly denied these allegations - see e.g. [1]. For their seventh album, Draft 7.30, they have definitively stated that every single note on it was sequenced.

They have also been known to record under pseudonyms, possibly as a way of escaping from the attentions of the media and the obsessive Autechre fanbase. Likely contenders are Lego Feet and Dual Purpose, Two 12" released in 1991 and 2001 on Skam records and 30Mil records respectively. They are also strongly involved in the GescomGescom are an electronic music project working in the IDM style based in England. They are closely linked to Autechre, although the exact nature or membership of the project is a matter for some debate. Autechre themselves describe Gescom as an umbrella p project. Autechre also helped initiate the music festival All Tomorrow's Parties in 2000 and were responsible for curating the 2003 festival which resulted in the double-CD release Autechre curated All Tomorrow's Parties 3.0.