Quaristice (studio album)
by Autechre
Autechre bestography
Quaristice is ranked 16th best out of 38 albums by Autechre on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Autechre is Tri Repetae which is ranked number 2221 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 728.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Quaristice track list
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Quaristice rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2024 | cicadelic | The Milkfactory THE 2008 REVIEW | 3/20 | - |
| 2024 |  Tap | Favorite Autechre Releases | 22/22 | - |
| 2023 | Jamie | Top 16 Music Albums of 2008 | 8/16 | 3 |
| 2021 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2020 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2014 | qwertyrico | Top 8 Greatest Music Albums | 1/8 | - |
| 2014 | traceadkins | Top 9 Greatest Music Albums | 1/9 | - |
| 2008 | Nöjesguiden | Årets Bästa Skivor 2008 | 43/50 | 1 |
| 2008 | No Ripcord | Top 50 Albums of 2008 | 28/50 | 2 |
| 2008 | Boomkat | Top 100 Albums 2008 | 76/98 | 1 |
| 2008 | The Wire | Top Albums of 2008 | 16/50 | 4 |
| 2008 | Cokemachineglow | Top 50 Albums 2008 | 33/50 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
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Quaristice ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/09/2025 22:55 | PapaShiz86 | 10,901 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2025 20:18 | thepardunk | 2,547 | 69/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2024 07:14 | cicadelic | 11,423 | 73/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2023 21:10 |  geologist | 24 | 100/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2023 11:08 | Jamie | 1,939 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
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It's a decent record, but unfortunately this is pretty much rock bottom in their career. It fares particularly worse after their 21st century triumphs "Confield" and "Draft 7.30". Let's call it their wacky pop record due to the shorter track lengths and how it veers from one genre to another and back again. I'd still recommend it to Autechre fans and those that are discography completionists, but for the rest of you, there are much better records out there from the enigmatic duo.
Messy and unfocused, albeit with moments of glory. That may be the point, and indeed, Autechre have acted nobly since they intentionally put out a load of music in 2008 so the fans can pick and choose what they want (to form their own version of "Quaristice", if you will) but this particular LP is still lacking in quality.
The short runtimes don't bother me at all since Autechre pack so much content into a 2-3 minute track, but I'm convinced the tracks on offer don't come close to the ones housed in their best records (tri repetae, confield and draft 7.30), and funnily enough, this record comes across as even less accessible. Yes, it's a welcome change of direction from the abstract percussion-driven "Untilted", and yes, it's impossible for Autechre to make a bad record, but "Quaristice" feels like a grab-bag of vaporous sketches. One for the hardcore fans and completists.
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