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Draft 7.30 
Studio album by Autechre Released 7 April 2003 Genre IDM Length 62:51 Label Warp WARP111 Producer Rob Brown and Sean Booth Autechre chronology Gantz Graf
(2002)Draft 7.30
(2003)Untilted
(2005)Draft 7.30 is the seventh album by the electronic music group Autechre. It was released by Warp Records in 2003. The name Draft 7.30 supposedly derives from the album being the 30th edited version of the album. The artwork for this album was created by Alex Rutterford. "Theme of Sudden Roundabout" refers to Sudden, which is in Rochdale, the duo's hometown. "Reniform Puls" was used in a television advertisement for the LG U880 mobile phone.
Around the time of the album's release, Sean Booth stated in an interview that "[rhythm] doesn't seem to limit us in the way it did when we first started".[1]
Contents
Track listing
Draft 7.30 No. Title Length 1. "Xylin Room" 6:09 2. "IV VV IV VV VIII" 4:50 3. "6IE.CR" 5:38 4. "Tapr" 3:14 5. "Surripere" 11:23 6. "Theme of Sudden Roundabout" 4:51 7. "VL AL 5" 4:56 8. "P.:NTIL" 7:07 9. "V-Proc" 6:00 10. "Reniform Puls" 8:38 Total length:62:51 Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
linkThe Guardian 4 April 2003Pitchfork Media (6.2/10) 24 April 2003 Stylus (B) 1 September 2003 The album received mixed reviews from critics, most notably a review by Dominique Leone for Pitchfork Media; "Of course, as with most Autechre releases, there will probably be considerable differences in reception for Draft 7.30. Since it doesn't break much new ground, there will be many who dismiss it quickly (perhaps without giving it a fair shake); others will be only too glad to see Booth and Brown return to more straightforward grounds, even if they don't quite reach their mid-90s peak as melodic technicians; still others may hear a logical progression from Confield, pointing to the group's use of a similar sound palette to make a very different journey." [2]
References
- ^ Laurence Phelan (6 April 2003). "The bleeping noise in your head? That'll be Autechre...". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-bleeping-noise-in-your-head-thatll-be-autechre-593705.html. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
- ^ Dominique leon (23 April 2003). "Draft 7.30". Pitchfork. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/364-draft-730/. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
External links
- Draft 7.30 at the official Warp discography (features audio clips).
Autechre Sean Booth | Rob Brown Studio albums Incunabula · Amber · Tri Repetae · Chiastic Slide · LP5 · Confield · Draft 7.30 · Untilted · Quaristice · OverstepsEPs Lego Feet · Anti EP · Garbage · Anvil Vapre · Envane · Cichlisuite · Peel Session · EP7 · Peel Session 2 · Gantz Graf · Quaristice.Quadrange.ep.ae · Move of TenSongs Related articles Categories:- 2003 albums
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