''EP7'' is the seventh EP by the

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group

Autechre Autechre ( ) are an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both from Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are among the best known acts signed to UK electronic label Warp Records, through which all o ...

, released by

Warp Records Warp Records is a British independent record label that specialises in Electronic music, electronic, indie rock and experimental music. It was founded in Sheffield in 1989 by Steve Beckett, Robert Mitchell and Robert Gordon. It has released recor ...

on 7 June 1999. It is classified as an EP by the band despite being long enough to qualify as an album. The record was released in two parts on vinyl, named ''EP7.1'' and ''EP7.2''. The name of this EP prompted Warp Records to give the name ''LP5'' to the previously released untitled album by the band.

Reception

''EP7'' received mixed to positive reviews. Ryan Screiber of

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said the album's primary problem was a "lack of diversity" and that the tracks " ffervery little in the way of originality".

Track listing

The original UK CD pressing includes a

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in the

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. The track, which can be accessed by rewinding from the beginning of "Rpeg", is 6:44 in duration and is followed by 3:01 of silence. Some CD players do not handle the trick, and may skip "Rpeg" because of it. The hidden track was not included on the US release nor on vinyl. The hidden track is included on Autechre's ''

EPs 1991–2002 ''EPs 1991–2002'' is a 5-CD box set which contains material from all 11 EPs released by British electronic music duo Autechre between 1991 and 2002 including Autechre's first EP, Cavity Job, presented for the first time on CD. The "Basscadet" r ...

'' box set, with the CD version retaining the track's pregap placement. In 2010,

included the ''EP7'' hidden track in their list of "ten unusual CD-era gimmicks."

References

1999 EPs Autechre EPs Warp Records EPs {{1990s-electronic-album-stub