''Tri Repetae'' (stylised as ''tri repetae.'') is the third studio album by English

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duo

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, released on 6 November 1995 by

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in the United Kingdom. In contrast to the duo's previous albums, ''

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'' (1993) and ''

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'' (1994), ''Tri Repetae'' features a distinct style that incorporates more minimal rhythms and spacious melodies.

Background

In the year leading up to the production of ''Tri Repetae'', Booth and Brown had both been

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residents, with Sean moving both house and studio to Jez Potter, a friend and fellow

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producer based in Brighton who introduced the duo to his collaborator Mat Steel, and additionally the English experimental artist Mark Fell. Potter had been performing

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s across the United Kingdom at clubs with dedicated "

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rooms", such as the London venue Megatripolis; Booth and Brown had also been appearing regularly and anonymously alongside Fell on weekly radio broadcasts by Potter on the Sheffield

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station Foulmouth FM. Subsequently, ''Tri Repetae'' marked a significant change in both the duo's musical style and their approach to music production, heavily inspired by the

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of Potter and Fell. In contrast to previous albums by Autechre, ''

'' (1993) and ''

'' (1994), ''Tri Repetae'' features a distinct style that incorporates more minimal, repetitive rhythmic patterns and intricate, spacious arrays of melodies; the aesthetical shift was intentionally echoed by its album cover designed by the duo's visual collaborators The Designers Republic, consisting of only a single shade of

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. Stemming from Autechre's increasing preoccupation with unique electronic musical textures and glitches, the liner notes of the album mention a preference to listen to the album on vinyl for

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; the CD version states that the album is "incomplete without surface noise", whereas the vinyl version satisfactorily states that it is "complete with surface noise".

Release

In preparation for the 1997 release of the duo's fourth studio album ''

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'', ''Tri Repetae'' was rereleased on 16 March 1996 by

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and

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in the United States as a two-disc set named ''Tri Repetae++'', which included the ''

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'' and '' Anvil Vapre'' EPs constituting the second CD. In Japan, it was released with the bonus track "Medrey".

Critical reception

''Tri Repetae'' received critical acclaim upon release. In 2017, ''

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'' ranked it at number three on its list of "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time".

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

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