# Autechre — Flutter

Autechre’s Flutter (1994) appears on 3 of our lists — IDM, 1994, and Warp, highest at No. 2 in IDM. Every verdict, in full.

- **Released:** 1994
- **Label:** Warp
- **On:** IDM, 1994, and Warp
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Autechre](https://waxonia.com/artist/autechre/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/autechre--flutter/

## What 3 lists say

### No. 2 in [IDM](https://waxonia.com/genre/idm/)

Written so that no two bars repeat, in order to be legal under a British law that had just banned gatherings around repetitive beats. A protest record whose method became the duo's entire career.

### Picked by [1994](https://waxonia.com/theme/nineteen-ninety-four/)

Written so that no two bars share a tempo, specifically to be legal under the Criminal Justice Bill's definition of repetitive beats. A protest record whose protest is encoded in the rhythm programming, and it opened a door the genre went through.

### Picked by [Warp](https://waxonia.com/theme/warp/)

No two bars at the same tempo, written that way to be legal under the Criminal Justice Bill. A label with a hit single putting out a piece of legislative protest, which is the clearest evidence here that the A&R was not commercial.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Autechre%20Flutter) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=mdhtm6qjmhU)

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