"We R Are Why" is an Autechre 12-inch single released by mail-order and available at some concerts, by Warp Records in 1996. It was written and produced by Rob Brown and Sean Booth.
Sean Booth:
"we r are why were the first two tracks we did on the ry30
they're both entirely done in the ry30 – with a bit of fx on the diff channels maybe, can't rem"[1]
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"We R Are Why" | ||||
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Single by Autechre | ||||
B-side | "Are Y Are We?" | |||
Released | 14 April 1996 | |||
Genre | Ambient techno | |||
Length | 14:43 | |||
Label | Warp Records WAP72 | |||
Producer(s) | Autechre | |||
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All tracks are written by Sean Booth and Rob Brown.
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1. | "We R Are Why" | 8:35 |
2. | "Are Y Are We?" | 6:08 |
Total length: | 14:43 |
There is intentionally no speed listed on the release. In an "AAA (Ask Autechre Anything)" on the site WATMM, Sean Booth stated "our original intention [was] to not write it on the record".[2] The durations above were measured when the vinyl was played at 45 rpm.[3]
"We R Are Why / Are Y Are We?" at Discogs
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