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Probably the most eagerly anticipated 'IDM' album since Boards Of Canada's 'Geogaddi', Draft 7.30 could so easily have disappointed. And in a way it has - but only because their previous album, 'Confield', was so great.
I regard Confield as one of the greatest albums ever. I'd never heard anything like before, and I've never heard anything like it since. Whereas Confield broke new ground, Draft 7.30 builds upon it. As with all the best Autechre, this release made me tired listening to it the first time. But with every listen it improves - you find a new little sound crept away in there; you become familiar with the brief glimpses of melody; you may even actually start tapping your feet! And sure enough, I'm now throroughly addicted to lots of these tracks. My particular favourite at the moment is 'Theme Of Sudden Roundabout'. It is one of possibly about three Autechre track titles that actually make any sense to anybody else speaking the English language, yet the music contained still manages to be as obscure and fascinating as any Autechre track. The thing is, upon my first listen to this track, I found it possibly the most lifeless, stale thing I'd ever heard. Now I find it energetic and happy. I've heard this track being described as an inferior version of 'Cfern'. In many ways, it is. And that kind of sums up this album. But who's to know? I've only been listening to this for a few hours; it took me weeks to like Confield. And that's the great thing about Autechre. It WILL improve over repeated listens. But you've got to give it a chance, because it can be very difficult at first. If you like Confield, buy it. It must be made clear, however, that Autechre are an acquired taste. You either love them or you hate them. If you're after something a bit challenging and different, pounce on this. If you've heard Autechre before and weren't particularly impressed, this probably isn't the album that's going to convert you. And if the music doesn't grab you, at least you can have hours of fun finding shapes in the [fantastic] artwork, as you do with clouds.
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