Exai

Exai
Studio album by Autechre
Released 7 February 2013
Recorded 2012
Genre IDM, Electronic, Glitch
Length 120:32
Label Warp
WARP234
Producer Autechre
Autechre chronology
Move of Ten
(2010)
Exai
(2013)
L-Event
(2013)

Exai is the eleventh album by electronic music duo Autechre, released on Warp Records. The album was released in digital form on 7 February 2013,[1] with the double CD and quadruple vinyl versions released on 5 March.[2] Like other Autechre albums, Exai features album artwork by The Designers Republic.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [4]
BBC MusicFavourable[5]
Clash(8/10) [6]
Drowned in Sound(7/10) [7]
FACT(3.5/5) [8]
musicOMH [9]
Pitchfork Media(5.9/10)[10]
Pop Matters [11]
Resident Advisor(3.5/5) [12]
The Skinny [13]
Slant Magazine [14]

Exai has received positive reviews, with a Metacritic average rating of 80% based on twenty-three reviews.[3] Grayson Currin of Pitchfork Media thought the album had some good moments, but was too long at two hours, and would have been improved by more editing and trimming.[10] Chris Power of BBC Music was more enthusiastic, calling the album Autechre's best in fifteen years.[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sean Booth and Rob Brown. 

No. Title Length
1. "FLeure"   4:51
2. "irlite (get 0)"   10:01
3. "prac-f"   4:20
4. "jatevee C"   4:14
5. "T ess xi"   6:43
6. "vekoS"   6:42
7. "Flep"   6:43
8. "tuinorizn"   3:40
9. "bladelores"   12:20
10. "1 1 is"   7:18
11. "nodezsh"   8:40
12. "runrepik"   4:35
13. "spl9"   7:06
14. "cloudline"   10:13
15. "deco Loc"   5:27
16. "recks on"   9:22
17. "YJY UX"   8:24
18. "18 (keyosc)" (Japanese bonus track) 8:57
Total length:
129:29

Release history

Country/Region Date Label Format Catalogue number
Japan 27 February 2013 Beat Records CD BRC-365LTD
Europe 5 March 2013 Warp Records 2×CD WARPCD234
LP WARPLP234

References

  1. "Download 'Exai' now. Pre-orders of 2XCD + 4XLP receive instant digital". Warp Records. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. McGovern, Kyle (13 December 2012). "Autechre Ready Two-Hour, Double-Disc Album 'Exai'". Spin. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Exai". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. "Allmusic review".
  5. 1 2 Power, Chris (15 February 2013). "Autechre Exai Review". Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  6. Matthew Bennett (2013-03-04). "Autechre – Exai". Clash. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  7. "Autechre – Exai". Drowned in Sound. 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  8. Angus Finlayson (2013-02-18). "Exai". FACT. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  9. Steven Johnson (2013-03-01). "Autechre – Exai". musicOMH. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  10. 1 2 Currin, Grayson (19 February 2013). "Autechre: Exai". Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  11. Tom Fenwick (2013-03-06). "Autechre – Exai". Pop Matters. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  12. Andrew Ryce (2013-03-07). "Autechre - Exai". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  13. Mark Shukla (2013-02-13). "Autechre – Exai Album Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  14. "Slant review".

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