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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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Yesterday · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: Venetian Snares - Rossz csillag alatt született
Enjoy this bonus episode on Venetian Snares' much loved 2005 LP, Rossz csillag alatt született. Hear more of this bonus episode for free on YouTube. Subscribe on Patreon for more bonus episodes and the right to vote on our next topic: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read the very good Allmusic review of this album here. Listen to the track Autechre and Venetian Snares did together here. Prep for next episode by listening to Autechre's 2024 mixes for BBC 6 here, here, here, and here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Beth Gibbons & The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra - Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) Gabe's new music rec: Alchemical Sisters - Alchemical Sisters
#52
November 2 · 1 hr 27 min
Confield Revisited
We're continuing our "AE Revisited" series with a deep dive into Autechre's 2001 LP, Confield. Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Prep for next episode by listening to Autechre's 2024 mixes for BBC 6 here, here, here, and here. Read about the new Autechre soundboards being registered with ASCAP here. Read Andy Stott's comments about the NTS Sessions here. Read more about Confield on aepages. Watch the promo video that Confield's artwork comes from here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Kali Malone - Burning Song Gabe's new music rec: Loidis - From the Toolkit of Lovers
October 26 · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: The Avalanches - No Bad Memories
Enjoy this bonus episode on the brand new Avalanches record, No Bad Memories. 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 the GOAT Philip Sherburne's review of No Bad Memories for Pitchfork here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: The Olivia Tremor Control - The Same Place Gabe's new music rec: RAP - Navigator
#51
October 20 · 1 hr 10 min
Gantz Graf Revisited
We're continuing our "AE Revisited" series with a deep dive into Autechre's 2002 EP, Gantz Graf. Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read more about Gantz Graf on aepages. Watch the iconic "Gantz Graf" video here. Watch a cool fan-made video for the EP7 track, "Dropp," here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: You Can See Everything Gabe's new music rec: Interpol - This Mirror Weighs a Ton
October 13 · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: AFX - Analord 8–11
We're finally wrapping up our series on Richard D. James's Analord project, this time diving into Analord 8–11. 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 ---------- Download all the tracks from RDJ's legendary SoundCloud dump here. Check out this legendary post organizing RDJ's SoundCloud dump into era-specific albums. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Dewa Alit & Gamelan Salukat - Baur Bentur Gabe's new music rec: Cop Tears - The Rules of the Game
#50
October 5 · 1 hr 39 min
EP7 Revisited
We're continuing our "AE Revisited" series with a deep dive into Autechre's album-length EP from 1999, EP7. Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read more about EP7 on aepages. Check out the separate EP7 vinyl releases here and here. Find bootlegs for the current 2026 tour here, and check out the "Set F" track breakdowns here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Can - Live in Arles 1975 Gabe's new music rec: Jon Hassell - Music Is Invisible (Pentimento Volume Three)
September 28 · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: AFX - Analord 4–7
We're continuing our three-part series on Richard D. James's Analord series, this time with Analord 4–7. 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 ---------- Listen to an episode of the Unsung Podcast on AFX's Chosen Lords here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Ghosts of American Psychonauts Gabe's new music rec: K-LONE - Have a few days off
#49
September 22 · 1 hr 36 min
LP5 Revisited
We're getting back to our "AE Revisited" series with a deep dive into Autechre's 1998 classic, LP5. Subscribe for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/gonkcast Email us: GonkcastPod@gmail.com Follow us on social media: @GonkcastPod ---------- Read more about LP5 on aepages. Read Stereogum's 20th anniversary retrospective on LP5 here. Check out the supporting acts for the new AE tour here. Read about folk artist Howard Finster here. ---------- Dan's new music rec: Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - In A Not C Gabe's new music rec: Carl Stone - Arthur Fischl Conducts the Music of Carl Stone
September 15 · 10 min
[PREVIEW] BONUS: AFX - Analord 1–3
We're kicking off a three-part series on Richard D. James's Analord series, from 2005, starting with Analord 1–3. 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 ---------- Dan's new music rec: Haruomi Hosono - Yours Sincerely Gabe's new music rec: Bitchin Bajas - Isle Peaks
#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

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