''Anvil Vapre'' is the fourth EP by British

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duo

Autechre Autechre () is an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both from Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are among the best known acts signed to UK electronic label Warp Records, through which all of Au ...

, released by Warp Records on 2 October 1995. It is a companion to their album ''

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'', being based on material from the same sessions, which were left out for space reasons. Unlike previous EPs, ''Anvil Vapre''s tracks were split across two vinyl discs that were released separately. All four tracks are included on the CD pressing. ''Anvil Vapre'' was also released alongside ''

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'' as part of the US version of ''Tri Repetae''. The song names are inspired by scenery associated with

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;

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is a German spa town which is twinned with

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. A promotional video for "Second Bad Vilbel" was created by

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. A re-edited version of the video can be found on

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' 2004 DVD compilation '' WarpVision'', as well as on the ''

Gantz Graf ''Gantz Graf'' is a three-track EP released by Autechre in 2002 on CD and 12". A special DVD release was made available featuring the "Gantz Graf" video created by Alex Rutterford, as well as the videos for "Basscadet" (directed by Jess Scott ...

'' DVD EP. Of note is that the names of "Second Scepe" and "Second Scout" are flipped on the vinyl release. Whether this was accidental or a deliberate choice is unknown. "Second Scepe" is featured in the soundtrack of the video game '' Sleeping Dogs''.

Track listing

References

1995 EPs Autechre EPs Warp (record label) EPs {{1990s-electronic-album-stub