Autechre – Chiastic Slide

yet another phenomenal cassette recording from Warp.
an actual CrO2 layer recorded with type I EQ curve (120 us) hence type I notch of the mechanism.
crystal clear sound with excellent S/N ratio of the high frequencies.

if you want to know the cassette's limits - try any of the Autechre LPs from the mid 90s.
good luck replicating the sound with your NAKs at home (: possible, but unlikely.

Picked it up today and had only time to listen to side A (which apparently supposed to be the problematic one) and it sounds awesome. Happy to report that I had no skips whatsoever. Also the packaging is very nicely done and for some reason I got two codes. If you have a good turntable, not those cheap and crappy suitcase ones then you won't have any problems, so go for it!

Update: Sounds good all the way through, lovely pressing

If you have this for sale, please me. Thank you.

For me, the moment AE became their own thing - truly developing their own sound. A big leap from Tri. Their earlier work was great - but nothing to distinguish it from many other artists at the time. Chiastic still sounds very interesting and timeless whereas everything prior sounds of it's time.

They say Autechre isn't warm or human, and that it started with this album. But as soon as "Cipater" kicks in, I'm enveloped in its embrace with it dropping boulders on my chest.

And no problem with a repress here, it sounds great, and it's actually an upgrade on the original as with many Warp releases in the 90s, those records were razor thin and felt really brittle, like they would break when you took them out of the sleeve.

This an early insectoid masterpiece from Autechre, which paved the way for many great LPs and EPs to come.

Just discovered the strange world of Autechre, so much to discover! Bought and listened to 12 albums and EPs so far and can already tell that Chiastic Slide is a highlight and will be amongst my all time favourites in electronic music.

One of Autechre's best albums. Unfortunately, the A1 side is very problematic. The tracks probably weren't cut deep enough. The first order I had to send back - not audible. The needle jumped endlessly - adjusting the tonearm didn't help. Vinyl, from the second order, was better but still had problems. After about 2-3 hours of adjusting the tonearm, it finally worked to hear the A1 side without any skips. Be careful when buying.

Sadly Cipater constantly skips well over 20 times in the song. The rest of the songs seem mostly normal..

Really, really great sound. The transients really shine on this pressing. A real massage for the ol eardrums. And quite possibly the most beautifully packaged record in my collection.

cassette label: "(See inlay card for details)"
inlay card: "AE!"