GONKCAST: An Autechre Podcast

Join us as we work our way through the music of English electronic duo, Autechre—album by album, EP by EP.

BONUS: Catching Up and Listener Emails

We're finally back with bonus episode about what we've been up to lately and, most importantly, your emails!  Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

02-04
46:18

BOOTLEGS PT 1: Glasgow Art School (15/04/05)

This episode, we're diving into the world of Autechre bootlegs by discussing the most popular one by far, a remarkably fun 2005 set recorded at the Glasgow Art School. Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

12-09
01:03:47

Autechre & The Hafler Trio

We're back after a little break and ready to dive into all of Autechre's collaborations with The Hafler Trio, including 2003's æ³o & h³æ (2:13), 2005's æo³ & ³hæ (38:31), and 2011's ah³eo & ha³oe (ae3o3) (59:05). Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com 

11-05
01:24:50

More Autechre Remixes (Listeners’ Choice!)

We've done our own lists, but now it's time to discuss even more Autechre remixes by diving into some of our listeners' all time favorites. Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

10-05
01:37:43

Autechre’s 10 Greatest Remixes

We've listened to just about every Autechre remix we could find, so it's finally time to discuss Sean and Rob's remix work by counting down our personal top 10s. Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod Laxir info page

09-21
01:59:59

BONUS: Gescom’s This / That and Listener Emails

Enjoy this bonus episode breaking down every track from Gescom's 1998 remix EPs, This and That (1:09), plus a handful of great listener emails (39:52). Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

09-03
01:01:17

GESCOM PT 2: Minidisc, ISS:SA, A1–D1, and Skull Snap

We're continuing our multi-part series on Autechre's mysterious side project, Gescom, with the groups last few releases: Minidisc (1:35), ISS:SA (33:39), A1–D1 (1:05:45), and Skull Snap (1:20:44). Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

08-25
01:44:13

BONUS: Keynell (AE mixes) and Listener Emails

Enjoy this bonus episode about Autechre's Keynell remixes (1:14) and a bunch of great listener emails (17:39). Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

08-11
46:09

GESCOM PT 1: Gescom EP 1 & 2, The Sounds of Machines Our Parents Used, Key Nell, and Motor

We're starting our multi-part series on Autechre's mysterious side project, Gescom, with the group's first few releases: EP1 (1:33), EP2 (39:36), The Sounds of Machines Our Parents Used (46:19), Key Nell (1:06:12), and Motor (1:31:15). Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

07-27
01:49:33

BONUS: The Artificial Intelligence Series and Listener Emails

Enjoy this bonus episode on all of the studio LPs in Warp's Artificial Intelligence series (including albums by Richard D. James, The Black Dog, B12, and more), as well as a bunch of great listener emails. Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod Warp's Artificial Intelligence Video Album

07-16
51:46

Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence II

This week, we're looking at more Autechre odds & ends but also expanding a little outside our wheelhouse by going in-depth on both of Warp's Artificial Intelligence compilations—the first, from 1992 (1:32), and the second, from 1994 (1:11:57)—in their entirety. Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

07-08
02:04:00

BONUS: Lanx 3 and Listener Emails

Enjoy this bonus episode about a hidden Autechre gem from 1993 called "Lanx 3" (0:50), and a bunch of great listener emails (10:19). Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod Lanx 3 Mysterious 2018 videos

06-25
48:33

Warp Tapes 89–93

We're continuing to work our way through all of Autechre's odds & ends with the pair of archival mixes released as Warp Tapes 89–93, from 2019. Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

06-18
01:23:58

BONUS: Oval Moon (IBC mx) and Listener Emails

Enjoy this bonus episode about "Oval Moon (IBC mx)"—an obscure Autechre track from 1991 that first appeared on the Warp20 box set (1:27)—and a bunch of great listener emails (9:12). Also, sorry about the poor audio quality here—we had some technical difficulties that made this episode sound a little like marhide.  Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod The Anatomy of Garbagemx36 Autechre on Twitch

06-10
46:24

Ranking the Japanese Bonus Tracks

For our first post-discography episode, we're discussing (and ranking!) all of Autechre's Japanese bonus tracks. Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

06-04
58:28

SIGN and PLUS

We've still got plenty of Autechre odds and ends to cover, but we've finally reached the end of the main discography with 2020's SIGN (2:17) and PLUS (1:24:01). Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

05-27
02:17:15

BONUS: SOPHIE - BIPP (Autechre Mx) and Listener Emails

Enjoy this bonus episode about Autechre's 2021 remix of SOPHIE's BIPP (0:59), and a bunch of great listener emails (15:10). Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

05-14
48:15

AE_LIVE 2016/2018 (AKA onesix)

We've finally reached 2020, so it's time to return to the topic of live Autechre with the batch of soundboard recordings released as AE_LIVE 2016/2018—also known as "onesix." Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

05-07
01:51:04

BONUS: sinistrail sentinel and Listener Emails

Enjoy this bonus episode about Autechre's 2018 single, "sinistrail sentinel" (1:08), and more great listener emails (13:31). Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod Barnett Newman's Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue Blifil/Microphone Fiend at Coachella 1999 Sam Byers's An Album Can Last a Day

04-30
46:57

NTS Sessions 3–4

We're concluding our deep dive into Autechre's 2018 magnum opus, the NTS Sessions, by discussing NTS 3 and 4 and reflecting back on the entire 4-part, 8-hour-long journey. Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter: @GonkcastPod

04-23
02:11:11

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