A Seasonal Problem...
2009-10-15 by The Double K
Lego Feet (Autechre) – Leaves On The Line
Continuing Hal’s Autumnal theme, here is a track taken from the very first release (in 1991) on the Manchester-based SKAM Records label from Lego Feet, an early alias of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, AKA Autechre.
The stuff on SKAM I have heard (which is admittedly not that much) is interesting and experimental, but generally a bit too challenging for my tastes for everyday listening. Think of the later impenetrable Autechre stuff and you’re about there.
However, back in 1991 when this came out not even these guys had decided that 70 minutes of purely clicks and drones made for good listening, and the Lego Feet LP provides some really good techno in places (this track being one of them), along with the occasional prototype click-and-drone track along the way. It’s certainly way ahead of it’s time and I have trouble believing that it’s as old as it is.
I really like the SKAM Records lavel review on Discogs, which pretty much says it all:
Wicked label that always produces quality music, but marred by the fact that most of it is released in limited amounts that are near impossible to track down and these are bought and traded by absolute geeks for stupid sums of money who then never listen to them and just store them away to sell the next time they need money for computer components.
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