''EP7'' is the seventh EP by the
electronic music group
Autechre, released by
Warp Records on 7 June 1999. It is classified as an EP by the band despite being long enough to qualify as an album. The record was released in two parts on vinyl, named ''EP7.1'' and ''EP7.2''. The name of this EP prompted Warp Records to give the name ''LP5'' to the
previously released untitled album by the band.
The
fractal
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on the cover was designed with a circuit board designer. The minisite created by Warp also featured a fractal generator that would create new artwork similar to that featured throughout the liner notes.
Reception
''EP7'' received mixed to positive reviews. Ryan Screiber of
Pitchfork Media said the album's primary problem was a "lack of diversity" and that the tracks "
ffervery little in the way of originality".
Track listing
The original UK CD pressing includes a
hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes called a ghost track, secret track or unlisted track) is a song or a piece of audio that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, LP record, or other recorded medium, in such a way as t ...
in the
pregap. The track, which can be accessed by rewinding from the beginning of "Rpeg", is 6:44 in duration and is followed by 3:01 of silence. Some CD players do not handle the trick, and may skip "Rpeg" because of it. The hidden track was not included on the US release nor on vinyl. The hidden track is included on Autechre's ''
EPs 1991–2002'' box set, with the CD version retaining the track's pregap placement. In 2010,
Pitchfork Media included the ''EP7'' hidden track in their list of "ten unusual CD-era gimmicks."
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References
1999 EPs
Autechre EPs
Warp (record label) EPs
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