Incunabula (album)

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Incunabula
Studio album by Autechre
Released	29 November 1993
Genre	Electronica, IDM
Length	78:04
Label	Warp Records WARP 17
Producer	Autechre
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Autechre chronology
Cavity Job (1991) Incunabula (1993) Basscadet Mixes (1994)
Artificial Intelligence series chronology
Ginger (1993) Incunabula (1993) Artificial Intelligence II (1994)

Incunabula, released by Warp Records in 1993, is the debut album by the electronic music group Autechre, and the seventh album in the Artificial Intelligence series. The album's title is a Latin word, the plural of incunabulum, the term used for printed books published prior to 1501, or more generally for something in its infancy or early stages or development.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Notes 3 Cultural references 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Kalpol Introl" – 3:18
2. "Bike" – 7:57
3. "Autriche" – 6:53
4. "Bronchus 2" – 3:33
5. "Basscadet"¹ – 5:23
6. "Eggshell"² – 9:01
7. "Doctrine" – 7:48
8. "Maetl" – 6:32
9. "Windwind" – 11:15
10. "Lowride" – 7:15
11. "444" – 8:55

¹ "Basscadet" was released in a more basic form as a 12" on Mighty Force records.
² "Eggshell" was featured in a more basic, dancefloor-friendly form on the compilation Artificial Intelligence as "The Egg".

[edit] Notes

• The liner notes thank Autechre affiliates Gescom and Darrell Fitton (who assisted in mastering the album).
• Sean Booth and Rob Brown have claimed that Incunabula, rather than a deliberate attempt at an album, is actually a compilation made by Warp right after they were signed^{[citation needed]}.
• A video was produced to accompany "Basscadet" by Jess Scott Hunter.
• Incunabula was also released on a special edition metallic grey vinyl, which was limited to 1000 copies.
• Like most Autechre releases, the sleeve was designed by Sheffield based design agency The Designers Republic (TDR).
• The track "Lowride" samples "The Doo Bop Song" by Miles Davis.

[edit] Cultural references

• "Kalpol Introl" was used in Pi, a movie by Darren Aronofsky.

[edit] External links

• Incunabula at the official Warp discography (features audio clips).

v • d • e Autechre Sean Booth | Rob Brown Albums Incunabula (1993) – Amber (1994) – Tri Repetae (1995) – Chiastic Slide (1997) – LP5 (1998) – Confield (2001) – Draft 7.30 (2003) – Untilted (2005) – Quaristice (2008) EPs Lego Feet (1991) – Anti EP (1994) – Garbage (1995) – Anvil Vapre (1995) – Envane (1997) – Cichlisuite (1997) – Peel Session (1999) – EP7 (1999) – Peel Session 2 (2001) – Gantz Graf (2002) – Quaristice.Quadrange.ep.ae (2008) Singles, promos and remixes "Cavity Job" (1991) – Basscadet (1994) – "We R Are Why" (1996) – Radio Mix (1997) – "Splitrmx12" (1999) Related articles Warp Records | IDM | Gescom | Skam Records