Plus (Autechre album)
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| Released | 28 October 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2020[1] | |||
| Length | 63:53 | |||
| Label | Warp WARP338 | |||
| Producer | Rob Brown and Sean Booth | |||
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Plus (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,[2] 12 days after the release of their prior album SIGN. It was released on physical formats on 20 November 2020. The cover and packaging artwork was created by The Designer's Republic to pair with the artwork of SIGN. It is the second of two albums that Autechre had teased during a live mix session on streaming service Mixlr.[3]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Beats Per Minute | 74%[6] |
| Clash |   [7] |
| Exclaim! | [8] |
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 10 reviews.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sean Booth and Rob Brown[9]
| 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
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 46 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 163 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 96 |
References
- ^ Frere-Jones, Sasha. "Autechre + Sign". S/FJ. Internet Archive: Substack. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Wren Graves (2020-10-28). "Autechre Drop Surprise Album PLUS: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ Marissa Cetin (2020-10-29). "Autechre surprise with another new album, PLUS". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ a b "PLUS by Autechre". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "PLUS – Autechre". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ Sand, Josh (19 November 2020). "Album Review: Autechre – PLUS". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ Roseblade, Nick (19 November 2020). "Autechre - PLUS". Clash. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ Boulos, Paul (5 November 2020). "Autechre Return to Their Abstract Tendencies on 'PLUS'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ autechre.ws (2020-10-28). "AUTECHRE - PLUS. AE_STORE". AE_STORE. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ "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
- Plus on Autechre Store
- Plus at Discogs (list of releases)
- Plus at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
