"Autechre has never aimed for lovely or translucent. These songs, all drawn from the duo's '90s albums, have a tectonic complexity, with harmonic, melodic and rhythmic layers sliding over, under and beside each other, surface tension at war with the movements of a subterranean system. Though not as abstract as Autechre's work would become in the 21st century, it's still plenty demanding stuff."
"Parish deals with it sensibly: by teasing out the primary melodies and presenting them in a straightforward fashion. Tracks like "Eggshell" (from 1993's Incunabula) and "Slip" (from 1994's Amber), make the shift easily, as their synth lines prove extremely durable, and translate well to Parish's needling yet burly guitar tone."
"Parish chooses notes like a spider climbing a rock wall, with an air of delicate, single-minded determination, and he captures the toughness of Autechre's approach while also unearthing previously hidden facets."
Shane Parish's album Autechre Guitar translates ten tracks from the electronic duo's 1990s work into solo acoustic guitar arrangements. Following his previous album Repertoire, which adapted jazz and electronic composers, Parish tackles Autechre's intricate compositions characterized by layered harmonics, melodies, and rhythms. Rather than attempting abstract complexity, Parish identifies primary melodic lines and presents them straightforwardly through fingerstyle guitar. Tracks like "Eggshell" and "Slip" transition effectively to guitar, as their synth lines prove adaptable to Parish's distinctive tone. His approach demonstrates how electronic music's structural complexity can be reinterpreted through acoustic instrumentation while maintaining artistic integrity.
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