# Anti EP

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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Anti EP
| type       = EP
| artist     = [Autechre](/source/Autechre)
| cover      = AntiEP.png
| alt        =
| released   = 3 September 1994<ref name=warp>{{cite web|url=http://warp.net/releases/anti/|title=Anti|work=[Warp](/source/Warp_(record_label))|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref>
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [IDM](/source/Intelligent_dance_music)<ref name=factmag2014/>
| length     = 24:40
| label      = [Warp](/source/Warp_(record_label))
| producer   = [Autechre](/source/Autechre)
| prev_title = [Basscadet Mixes](/source/Basscadet)
| prev_year  = 1994
| next_title = [Amber](/source/Amber_(Autechre_album))
| next_year  = 1994
}}
'''''Anti EP''''' is the second EP by British [electronic music](/source/electronic_music) duo [Autechre](/source/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](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)|first=Chris|last=Johnston|date=27 July 2012|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref> released by [Warp](/source/Warp_(record_label)) on 3 September 1994.<ref name=warp/> It peaked at number 90 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart),<ref name=singles/> as well as number 39 on the [UK Dance Singles Chart](/source/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](/source/Fact_(UK_magazine))|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](/source/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](/source/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 [bar](/source/bar_(music))s as we could on the [drum machine](/source/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](/source/Revolutions_per_minute) under the proposed law"; but following their disclaimer, it was advised that DJs "have a lawyer and a [musicologist](/source/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](/source/Liberty_(advocacy_group)).<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](/source/Vice_(magazine))|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](/source/Complex_(magazine))|author=Khal|date=13 August 2014|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/anti--mw0000892029|title=Anti- – Autechre|publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|first=Ken|last=Tataki|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref>
}}
Ken Tataki of [AllMusic](/source/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](/source/Warp_Records)<nowiki>]</nowiki> that signed them."<ref name=allmusic/> Writing for ''[Fact](/source/Fact_(UK_magazine))'' 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](/source/Fact_(UK_magazine))|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](/source/Official_Charts_Company))<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](/source/Official_Charts_Company)|accessdate=25 February 2018}}</ref>
| 90
|-
!scope="row"| UK Dance Singles ([OCC](/source/Official_Charts_Company))<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](/source/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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