Beaumont Hannant “Psi-Onyx (Autechre Mix)”

Is there anything better than stumbling onto new-to-you tracks from a favorite period in a favorite artist’s discography?  I just heard this song on Autechre’s Oversteps Radio stream (they’re mixing it live right this minute, and it’s very much worth listening to) and someone in the chat box there (which is maybe not as worth listening to) identified it for me.  It sounds straight off Tri Repetae or Anvil Vapre, which is far and away my favorite Autechre musical period, and probably always will be (can’t say I’m super impressed with anything after the still-stunning LP5).  Here’s a five (!) year old post I wrote featuring a couple gorgeous tracks from this era.  The sense of infinite atmospheric space, crystalline precision and future-nostalgic yearning they had going back then still gives me chills.  Since then they’ve gotten murkier and way, way less melodic.  It’s (mostly) all texture, and sloppy texture at that.  I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for a return to form, but in the meantime, this will do.  And maybe *cough* this too.