{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Use British English|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox album | name = Anti EP | type = EP | artist = Autechre | cover = AntiEP.png | alt = | released = 3 September 1994<ref name=warp>{{cite web|url=http://warp.net/releases/anti/|title=Anti|work=Warp|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref> | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = IDM<ref name=factmag2014/> | length = 24:40 | label = Warp | producer = Autechre | prev_title = Basscadet Mixes | prev_year = 1994 | next_title = Amber | next_year = 1994 }} '''''Anti EP''''' is the second EP by British electronic music duo Autechre,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/the-crate-anti-ep-by-autechre-20120726-22u7v.html|title=The Crate: Anti EP by Autechre|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|first=Chris|last=Johnston|date=27 July 2012|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref> released by Warp on 3 September 1994.<ref name=warp/> It peaked at number 90 on the UK Singles Chart,<ref name=singles/> as well as number 39 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.<ref name=dance/> It is the only explicitly political record Autechre have released.<ref name=factmag2013>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2013/09/02/the-essential-autechre/|title=The genius of Autechre in 13 essential tracks|work=Fact|first=Maya|last=Kalev|date=2 September 2013|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref>
==Background== ''Anti EP'' was a protest against the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, which would prohibit raves (described as gatherings where music is played), with "music" being defined as a "succession of repetitive beats."<ref name=independent>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4664674.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130713023659/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4664674.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2013|last=Gallivan|first=Joseph|title=Joseph Gallivan on pop|work=The Independent|location=London, England|date=19 July 1994|accessdate=11 July 2013}}</ref> Sean Booth explained the band's strategy for the song "Flutter" by saying, "We made as many different bars as we could on the drum machine, then strung them all together."<ref name=independent/>
The packaging bore a sticker with a disclaimer about the repetitive nature of the rhythmic elements of "Lost" and "Djarum".<ref name=complex/> "Flutter" was programmed to have non-repetitive beats and therefore "can be played at both forty five and thirty three revolutions under the proposed law"; but following their disclaimer, it was advised that DJs "have a lawyer and a musicologist present at all times to confirm the non repetitive nature of the music in the event of police harassment."<ref name=complex/> The sticker acted as a seal, which was required to be broken in order to access the media enclosed in the packaging.<ref name=complex/>
The profits from this release went to the political pressure group Liberty.<ref name=vice/> The sticker ended with this last statement: "Autechre is politically non-aligned. This is about personal freedom."<ref name=vice>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/warp-25-autechre-anti-ep/|title=How the Political Warning of Autechre's Anti EP Made it a Warp Records Classic|work=Vice|first=Louis|last=Pattison|date=21 July 2014|access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref>
Despite "Flutter"'s ability to be played at {{frac|33|1|3}} RPM and 45 RPM on vinyl, the CD version contains the song as played at 45 RPM.<ref name=complex>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/08/10-singles-you-should-own-on-vinyl/autechre-anti-ep|title=10 Singles You Should Own on Vinyl: Autechre – "Anti" EP|work=Complex|author=Khal|date=13 August 2014|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/anti--mw0000892029|title=Anti- – Autechre|publisher=AllMusic|first=Ken|last=Tataki|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref> }} Ken Tataki of AllMusic gave the EP 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Beyond a doubt, this is an excellent showcase not only for the band, but also for the label <nowiki>[</nowiki>Warp Records<nowiki>]</nowiki> that signed them."<ref name=allmusic/> Writing for ''Fact'' in 2013, Maya Kalev called the EP "a continued reminder of dance music's extra-linguistic and innate potential for subversion."<ref name=factmag2013/> In 2014, ''Fact'' placed "Flutter" at number 1 on their list of the "100 greatest IDM tracks".<ref name=factmag2014>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2014/09/22/the-100-greatest-idm-tracks-100-51/|title=The 100 greatest IDM tracks|work=Fact|date=22 September 2014|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{track listing | all_writing = Sean Booth and Rob Brown | total_length = 24:40 | title1 = Lost | length1 = 7:24 | title2 = Djarum | length2 = 7:19 | title3 = Flutter | length3 = 9:57 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1" !scope="col"| Chart !scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref name=singles>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19941009/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100: 09 October 1994 – 15 October 1994|work=Official Charts Company|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref> | 90 |- !scope="row"| UK Dance Singles (OCC)<ref name=dance>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/19941009/104/|title=Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40: 09 October 1994 – 15 October 1994|work=Official Charts Company|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref> | 39 |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://warp.net/products/23110-anti/tracklist ''Anti EP''] at Warp Records website * {{Discogs master|1315|Anti EP}}
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