Anti EP

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."{{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}} 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."

The packaging bore a sticker with a disclaimer about the repetitive nature of the rhythmic elements of "Lost" and "Djarum". "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." The sticker acted as a seal, which was required to be broken in order to access the media enclosed in the packaging.

The profits from this release went to the political pressure group Liberty. The sticker ended with this last statement: "Autechre is politically non-aligned. This is about personal freedom."{{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}}

Despite "Flutter"'s ability to be played at 33 1/3 RPM and 45 RPM on vinyl, the CD version contains the song as played at 45 RPM.{{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}}

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| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/anti--mw0000892029|title=Anti- – Autechre|publisher=AllMusic|first=Ken|last=Tataki|accessdate=25 February 2018}}

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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 that signed them." Writing for Fact in 2013, Maya Kalev called the EP "a continued reminder of dance music's extra-linguistic and innate potential for subversion." In 2014, Fact placed "Flutter" at number 1 on their list of the "100 greatest IDM tracks".{{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}}

{{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

}}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20050908125411/http://www.warprecords.com/ography/release.php?cat=WAP54 Anti EP] at the official Warp discography (features audio clips)
• {{Discogs master|1315|Anti EP}}

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