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British electronic duo Autechre have announced the tracklist for their forthcoming LP, Quaristice, and, surprise surprise, it's as oblique as the album title itself (which, after all, is a word they made up). From "Altibzz" to "Outh9X", each of its 20 titles could very well be the name of a prescription drug, a failed search engine, or an early prototype of beloved talking robot Johnny 5. Sounds like Autechre to us!

Quaristice emerges March 3 from Warp on CD and double-LP. And, while they were making with the details, Autechre let us in on another juicy tidbit: a world tour! From the end of February through mid-April, Rob Brown and Sean Booth will bring the 'tech to the UK, Eastern and Western Europe, and North America.

Quaristice:

01 Altibzz
02 The Plc
03 IO
04 Plyphon
05 Perlence
06 SonDEremawe
07 Simmm
08 Paralel Suns
09 Steels
10 Tankakern
11 Rale
12 Fol3
13 fwzE
14 90101-51-1
15 bnc Castl
16 Theswere
17 WNSN
18 chenc9
19 Notwo
20 Outh9X

Autech-tour:

02-29 Manchester, England - Music Box
03-01 Glasgow, Scotland - Arts School
03-02 Newcastle, England - Digital
03-03 Birmingham, England - Med Bar
03-04 London, England - TBC
03-05 Cologne, Germany - Stattgarten
03-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
03-07 Antwerp, Belgium - Petrol
03-08 Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang
03-09 Berlin, Germany - Berghain
03-10 Katowice, Poland - Jazz Club
03-11 Budapest, Hungary - Merlin
03-12 Zagreb, Croatia - Kset
03-13 Graz, Austria - Post Garade
03-14 Turin, Italy - Hiroshima
03-15 Rome, Italy - TBC
03-16 Bologna, Italy - Kindergarten
03-17 Lyon, France - Epicerie Moderne
03-18 Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
03-19 Paris, France - Rex Club
03-20 Geneva, Switzerland - L'Usine (Electron Festival)
04-04 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex *
04-05 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine *
04-06 Portland, OR - Doug Fir *
04-07 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
04-08 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richards on Richards *
04-11 Chicago, IL - The Abbey *
04-12 Toronto, Ontario - Lees Palace *
04-13 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda *
04-14 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs *
04-15 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
04-16 Philadelphia, PA - Transit *
04-17 Washington, DC - Black Cat *

* with Massonix, Rob Hall