Sign (Autechre album)
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| Released | 8 October 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2020[1] | |||
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| Length | 65:33 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Rob Brown and Sean Booth | |||
| Autechre chronology | ||||
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Sign (often stylized as SIGN) is the fourteenth studio album by British electronic music duo Autechre. It was announced by Warp Records on 2 September 2020 via their Twitter page, and was released on 16 October 2020.[2][3] The album was broadcast for the first time on 8 October on the Autechre website.[4] Shortly after, it was made available as a digital download to those who pre-ordered. The cover and packaging artwork was created by The Designers Republic.[5]
Sign's companion album, Plus, was released without announcement twelve days later.
Sign and Plus were both teased prior to release in a series of Autechre live mix sessions that aired on streaming service Mixlr during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [8] |
| Clash | 9/10[9] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[10] |
| The Guardian | [11] |
| Mojo | [12] |
| musicOMH | [13] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[14] |
| Record Collector | [15] |
| Uncut | 8/10[16] |
| Under the Radar | 7/10[17] |
Sign was 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 12 reviews.[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Sean Booth and Rob Brown
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "M4 Lema" | 8:49 |
| 2. | "F7" | 5:56 |
| 3. | "si00" | 5:51 |
| 4. | "esc desc" | 4:55 |
| 5. | "au14" | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Metaz form8" | 6:00 |
| 7. | "sch.mefd 2" | 5:25 |
| 8. | "gr4" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "th red a" | 6:35 |
| 10. | "psin AM" | 6:20 |
| 11. | "r cazt" | 7:12 |
| Total length: | 65:33 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "n Cur" | 6:14 |
| Total length: | 71:47 | |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] | 10 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] | 56 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21] | 51 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] | 53 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] | 16 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 41 |
References
[edit]- ^ Frere-Jones, Sasha. "Autechre + Sign". S/FJ. Internet Archive: Substack. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Warp Records (2 September 2020). "AUTECHRE 'SIGN' WARP329 01:05:33 16 OCT 2020". Warp Records. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Marissa Cetin (2 September 2020). "Autechre announce new album, SIGN, on Warp". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "SIGN". AE_STORE. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Bleep.com (2 September 2020). "Autechre - SIGN". Bleep.com. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Marissa Cetin (29 October 2020). "Autechre surprise with another new album, PLUS". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ a b "SIGN by Autechre". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "SIGN – Autechre". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Roseblade, Nick (15 October 2020). "Autechre - SIGN". Clash. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Keating, Daryl (20 October 2020). "Autechre Are as Accessible as They Can Possibly Get on 'SIGN'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Amin, Tayyab (16 October 2020). "Autechre: Sign review – electronic masters soar and fall in negative space". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Highlights a voracious creative appetite and their relationship's enduring strength. [Dec 2020, p.87]
- ^ Devlin, Ben (16 October 2020). "Autechre – Sign". musicOMH. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (16 October 2020). "Autechre SIGN". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Goldsmith, Mike (1 December 2020). "SIGN - Autechre". Record Collector. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ An album of their most beautiful tracks. [Dec 2020, p.27]
- ^ Arnone, Joey (2 December 2020). "Autechre – Sign". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Tower Records Online (2 September 2020). "Autechre/SIGN＜通常盤＞". AE_STORE. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Autechre – Sign" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Autechre – Sign" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Autechre – Sign" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Autechre – Sign" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Sign at Discogs (list of releases)
- Sign at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
