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GONKCAST: An Autechre Podcast

Gabe and Dan

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

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#48
September 7 · 1 hr 42 min
Move of Ten Revisited
We're wrapping up our extended revisit of the Oversteps era with a deep dive into Autechre's 2010 EP, Move of Ten. Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read more about Move of Ten on aepages. Check out the screenshot of rew(1)'s Max patches that Sean shared recently here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Rhythm & Sound - See Mi Yah Gabe's new music rec: Mike D - Thank You
August 31 · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Enjoy this subscriber-selected bonus episode on Massive Attack's 1991 classic, Blue Lines. Hear more of this bonus episode for free on YouTube. Subscribe on Patreon for more bonus episodes and the chance to choose our next topic: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Check out an anti-war ad featuring both Autechre and Massive Attack here. Order the Simon Reynolds book we keep referencing, Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture, here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: DOVS - Psychic Geography Gabe's new music rec: Bitchin Bajas - Isle Peaks
#47
August 24 · 1 hr 47 min
Oversteps Revisited
We're getting back to our "AE Revisited" series with a deep dive into Autechre's 2010 LP, Oversteps. Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Patrons! Order free Gonkcast stickers here! Read more about Oversteps on aepages. Check out a visualization of the Oversteps Tour here. Read what The Designers Republic had to say about the Oversteps artwork here. Listen to Oversteps outtakes here and here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: The B-52's - Ancient Culture: Mesopotamia Revisited Gabe's new music rec: Auscultation - IV
August 17 · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: The Orb - Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
Enjoy this subscriber-selected bonus episode on The Orb's 1991 landmark double LP, The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld. Hear more of this bonus episode for free on YouTube. Subscribe on Patreon for more bonus episodes and the chance to choose our next topic: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Check out the cover of a 1994 issue of B Side Magazine, depicting Autechre and The Orb as faces of "new progressive electro" here. Order the Simon Reynolds book we keep referencing, Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture, here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Tomo Katsurada and Jonny Nash - At the Emerald Pool Gabe's new music rec: Steve Rachmad - Light and Time
#46
August 11 · 1 hr 38 min
The Oversteps Tour (2010)
We're making our long-awaited return to the world of AE bootlegs with a deep dive into the 2010 Oversteps Tour. Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Listen to all the Oversteps Tour bootlegs here and following along on aepages. Read an illuminating interview about Autechre's live experimentation here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Twisted Teens - Florida Water Blues Gabe's new music rec: Arca - XXXXX
August 4 · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: Fennesz - Endless Summer
Enjoy this subscribers-only bonus episode on Fennesz's 2001 glitch classic, Endless Summer. Hear more of this bonus episode for free on YouTube. Subscribe on Patreon for more bonus episodes and the chance to choose our next topic: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read an interesting 2008 interview with Fennesz here. Read about/see pics from Autechre's 1999 show with Fennesz and Roedelius here. Pre-order the Aphex Twin - Drukqs reissue here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Ween - 12 Golden Country Greats Gabe's new music rec: Picture - Uuuuuuuu
#45
July 28 · 1 hr 49 min
PLUS Revisited
We're starting a new chapter of our "AE Revisited" series with a deep dive into Autechre's second LP from the cursed year of 2020, PLUS. Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Prepare for our next main episode by listening to Oversteps Tour bootlegs here and following along on aepages. Read more about PLUS on aepages. Check out the 1990 live recording recently shared by Sean Booth here. Read about the 1995 multimedia event we mention here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Yoko Ono - Season of Glass Gabe's new music rec: Charli XCX - Music, Fashion, Film
July 21 · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: Oval - Systemisch
Enjoy this subscribers-only bonus episode on Oval's 1994 glitch classic, Systemisch. Hear more of this bonus episode for free on YouTube. Subscribe on Patreon for more bonus episodes and the chance to choose our next topic: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Hear "Textuell" in a 1997 Armani ad here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Pixies - Complete B Sides: 1988–97 Gabe's new music rec: Kelela - new avatar
#44
July 14 · 1 hr 42 min
elseq 5 Revisited
At long last, we're bringing our epic "elseq Revisited" series to a close with a deep dive into elseq 5. Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read a wide-ranging interview with Jim O'Rourke in which elseq 5 gets a shout out here. Learn about kinematics here. Read a great blog post on "Elseq @ 10" here. Read the aepages entry on elseq here. Read a fantastically in-depth interview with Autechre all about elseq here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Sun Ra - Somewhere Over the Rainbow Gabe's new music rec: Topdown Dialectic - False LP A
July 6 · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: Our Favorite Albums of 2026 So Far
We're halfway through the year, so it's time to count down our favorite albums of 2026 so far. Hear more of this bonus episode for free over on YouTube. Subscribe on Patreon for more bonus episodes and the chance to choose our next topic: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Dan's list: Boards of Canada - Inferno Sunn O))) - Sunn O))) [Ahmed] - Play Monk Speedy J - Walkman Shane Parish - Autechre Guitar Honorable mention: Gregory Uhlmann - Extra Stars Archival: The Beach Boys - We Gotta Groove Gabe's list: Speedy J - Walkman Boards of Canada - Inferno Tara Clerkin Trio - Somewhere Good Sunn O))) - Sunn O))) Ibrahim Alfa Jnr. - Infinite Black Inside Honorable mention: Squarepusher - Kammerkonzert Archival: Oren Ambarchi - Hubris
#43
June 29 · 1 hr 35 min
elseq 4 Revisited
We're getting back to work on our installment-by-installment revisit of Autechre's 2016 album, elseq 1–5, this time with a deep dive into elseq 4. Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Check out a possible clip of new AE music here. Read a great blog post on "Elseq @ 10" here. Read the aepages entry on elseq here. Read a fantastically in-depth interview with Autechre all about elseq here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Horse Lords - Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive! Gabe's new music rec: dgoHn - Tessares
June 22 · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: Sophie - Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
Enjoy this bonus episode, for premium subscribers, on Sophie's 2018 classic, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides. Subscribe on Patreon for more bonus episodes and the chance to choose our next topic: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read Resident Advisor's great review here. Watch the iconic video for "It's Okay to Cry" here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: This Heat - This Heat Gabe's new music rec: Tara Clerkin Trio - Somewhere Good
June 15 · 1 hr 45 min
UNLOCKED: Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
We're off this week, so enjoy this unlocked bonus episode on Boards of Canada's 2013 LP, Tomorrow's Harvest—originally released on March 16th, 2026. Subscribe on Patreon for more bonus episodes like this and the chance to choose our next topic: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read a great interview with BoC about Tomorrow's Harvest here. Read a little about the ARG marketing campaign for Tomorrow's Harvest here. Dive deep into fan theories about Tomorrow's Harvest over at BOCPages. Watch Deadly Harvest (1977), the film that's thought to have inspired Tomorrow's Harvest here. Check out a possible early version of "New Seeds" here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Caterina Barbieri & Bendik Giske - At Source Gabe's new music rec: Bonnie "Prince" Billy - We Are Together Again
June 6 · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: Boards of Canada - Inferno
Enjoy this monster-sized bonus episode, for premium subscribers, on Boards of Canada's triumphant return, Inferno (2026). Subscribe on Patreon for more bonus episodes and the chance to choose our next topic: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Dive deep into all the Inferno theories on BoC Pages. Read the Guardian's pan of Inferno here. Read one of many Reddit threads discussing Inferno's strange writing credits here. Read about the weird Inferno White House video here. See the source of the "Father and Son" sample here. Listen to the bonus flexi disc track here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Iceage - For Love of Grace & the Hereafter Gabe's new music rec: Ibrahim Alfa Jnr. - Infinite Black Inside
#42
June 2 · 1 hr 30 min
elseq 3 Revisited
We're pressing on with our installment-by-installment revisit of Autechre's 2016 album, elseq 1–5, this time with a deep dive into elseq 3 Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Preorder the new elseq CD box set here. Read a great blog post on "Elseq @ 10" here. Check out an art piece by Arthur Ganson that reminds one listener of "eastre" here. Read the aepages entry on elseq here. Read a fantastically in-depth interview with Autechre all about elseq here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Miles Davis - The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 Gabe's new music rec: Speedy J - Walkman
May 26 · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: Seefeel - Sol.Hz
Enjoy this bonus episode for premium subscribers, on another topic chosen by those same subscribers: Seefeel's brand new LP, Sol.Hz (2026). Subscribe on Patreon for more bonus episodes and the chance to choose our next topic: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read the very good Pitchfork review of Sol.Hz, written by Philip Sherburne, here. Check out an AMA Seefeel just did about this album here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: [Ahmed] - Play Monk Gabe's new music rec: Vladislav Delay Quintet - vd5
#41
May 18 · 1 hr 34 min
elseq 2 Revisited
We're continuing our installment-by-installment revisit of Autechre's 2016 album, elseq 1–5, with a deep dive into elseq 2. Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read the aepages entry on elseq here. Read a fantastically in-depth interview with Autechre all about elseq here. Read about the new Boards of Canada singles here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Les Rallizes Dénudés - Disque 4 -'76 Studio et Live- Gabe's new music rec: Martyn - Music for Existing
May 11 · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: Aphex Twin - Drukqs (Disc 2)
Enjoy this bonus episode for premium subscribers, finishing the job we started last bonus episode, discussing Aphex Twin's 2001 LP, Drukqs, one disc at a time. Subscribe on Patreon for more bonus episodes and the chance to choose our next topic: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read The Wire's surprising original review of Drukqs here. Read the debate about track title meanings on this Reddit thread and decide for yourself. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Ohkami No Jikan - Black Tape II Gabe's new music rec: Ichiko Aoba - 15th Anniversary Concert
#40
May 4 · 1 hr 32 min
elseq 1 Revisited
We're kicking off our installment-by-installment revisit of Autechre's 2016 album, elseq 1–5, with a deep dive into elseq 1. Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read the aepages entry on elseq here. Read a fantastically in-depth interview with Autechre all about elseq here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: OOIOO / Lightning Bolt - THE HORIZON SPIRALS / THE HORIZON VIRAL Gabe's new music rec: Cass McCombs - Interior Live Oak
April 28 · 5 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: Aphex Twin - Drukqs (Disc 1)
Enjoy this bonus episode for premium subscribers, on a topic chosen by those same subscribers: the first disc of Aphex Twin's divisive 2001 LP, Drukqs. We'll cover disc 2 on our next bonus episode. Subscribe on Patreon for more bonus episodes and the chance to choose our next topic: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read Stereogum's 20th anniversary retrospective on Drukqs here. Read the debate about track title meanings on this Reddit thread and decide for yourself. Watch a strange VHS clips with music that sure sounds a lot like "Kladfvgbung Micshk" here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Polygonia - Ceaseless Motion Gabe's new music rec: Sun Electric - Episodes

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