Oversteps
Encyclopedia
Oversteps is Autechre
's tenth album, released on Warp Records
. The album was made available for official download on bleep.com
and the Japanese iTunes
store on 22 February 2010; the CD and deluxe vinyl editions were released on 22 March 2010. Reaching #124, it was their highest charting album in the UK since Tri Repetae
(1995).
, but are also said to be experimenting more on the ambient side, with Allmusic concluding that "Autechre finds the beauty in technical rigor".
Autechre
Autechre are an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are one of the most prominent acts signed to Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all Autechre albums...
's tenth album, released on Warp Records
Warp Records
Warp, commonly referred to as Warp Records, is a pioneering independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the more enduring artists in electronic music....
. The album was made available for official download on bleep.com
Bleep.com
Bleep is an online music store focusing on the independent music sector. Created by Warp Records and launched in January 2004, Bleep was one of the UK's first legal music download businesses and the only one to originate from within the music industry...
and the Japanese iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
store on 22 February 2010; the CD and deluxe vinyl editions were released on 22 March 2010. Reaching #124, it was their highest charting album in the UK since Tri Repetae
Tri Repetae
-++ :The bonus disc is made up of the EPs Anvil Vapre and Garbage .-External links:* at the official Warp discography.* at Bleep ....
(1995).
Track listing
Reception
Overall critical reception was generally positive. Many critics called Oversteps a "return to form" and compared it with early ambient albums like Amber, while also stating that it goes in a new direction, not returning to an old one. Connections are often drawn to QuaristiceQuaristice
-Quaristice :A second disc, entitled Quaristice , was included in the limited edition.-Release history:-External links:* *...
, but are also said to be experimenting more on the ambient side, with Allmusic concluding that "Autechre finds the beauty in technical rigor".