Editing Nothing Records (section)

=== Autechre ===
[[Autechre]] arrived at Nothing via a licensing deal with their UK label, [[Warp (record label)|Warp Records]], as part of a package which also included Warp acts [[Squarepusher]] and [[Plaid (band)|Plaid]] being picked up by the label.  Autechre is the duo of Rob Brown and Sean Booth of [[Greater Manchester]], [[England]].  Their sound was considered pioneering within the electronic music scene, with their early work rooted in [[techno]], [[house music|house]], [[electro music|electro]] and [[hip hop music|hip hop]], while their later efforts ventured into more experimental soundscapes.  At the time, Warp was emerging as one of the premier labels for electronic music, with many of their acts being licensed to esteemed labels in the US, such as [[Sire Records|Sire]] ([[Aphex Twin]], [[Jimi Tenor]]), [[Matador Records|Matador]] ([[Red Snapper (band)|Red Snapper]], [[Two Lone Swordsmen]]) and [[Wax Trax|Wax Trax!]] ([[Nightmares On Wax]], [[Autechre]]).  These licensing deals, in addition to Warp's highly acclaimed [[Artificial Intelligence (series)|Artificial Intelligence]] series, in which Autechre participated, would help cement both Warp Records and their rosters' global presence and influence. Nothing Records became the next in this revered line of labels to collaborate with Warp, after Nothing label-mate [[Jack Dangers]] of [[Meat Beat Manifesto]] claimed to have introduced many of the Warp acts' music to [[Trent Reznor]].<ref name="Madden, Dave"/>

Prior to their arrival at Nothing, much of Autechre's back-catalog had seen release through [[Wax Trax|Wax Trax!]] / [[TVT Records|TVT]], in a similar licensing deal with Warp, which saw the US release of their EP, ''Basscad.EP'', as well as their albums ''[[Incunabula (album)|Incunabula]]'', ''[[Amber (Autechre album)|Amber]]'' and ''[[Tri Repetae|Tri Repetae++]]'', the latter of which was packaged as a double-disc set to include their ''Anvil Vapre'' and ''Garbage'' EPs. After the licensing deal with Wax Trax! lapsed, Autechre released their ''[[Chiastic Slide]]'' album, which did not receive US release at the time.

By 1998, Autechre had completed their fifth album, ''[[LP5]]''.  Upon being picked up by Nothing Records, Autechre's Sean Brown commented on the advantages of being on a major label, stating "It's really interesting working with him (Trent Reznor). It's a learning exercise as much as anything.  I don't know what's going to happen with it (being on Nothing Records).  It's a long time going and it's like after that, whatever, if someone comes along and offers you a ridiculous amount of money.  It's much more than we needed, but it's like it's turned out really useful, because we've managed to get everything going."<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.autechre.info/press/famzine-99.html| title = Autechre Interview Famzine 1999| author = Warren, Tamera| work = Famzine| date = 1999| access-date = January 7, 2017| archive-date = October 24, 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151024141913/http://www.autechre.info/press/famzine-99.html| url-status = dead}}</ref>

''[[LP5]]'' was released on October 26, 1998 on Nothing Records in the US, with the label releasing [[Plaid (band)|Plaid's]] ''Not For Threes'' and [[Squarepusher|Squarepusher's]] ''Big Loada'' the same day.  Two tracks from the album, "Vose In" and "Corc," also appeared on the Nothing Records compilation ''Nothing Changes'', which was included with a 1998 issue of [[XLR8R|XLR8R Magazine]].  Autechre would continue to be licensed by Nothing Records until 2000, with Nothing working in tandem with Warp to release nearly all of the duo's new material in the US during this period.  In 1999, Nothing released Autechre's ''Peel Session'' (a live recording from [[John Peel|John Peel's]] legendary radio show - a second session of which was released by Warp in 2000) and ''EP7''.  The Warp CD edition of ''EP7'' included a hidden track 00, which could be heard by starting track one of the CD, then rewinding backwards. Manufacturing issues prevented the hidden track 00 from inclusion on the Nothing Records edition.  Also in 1999, Autechre released the ''SplitRmx12'' promo-only 12", which featured an Autechre cover of [[Neu!]].  While ''SplitRmx12'' never received any official release through Nothing Records, Warp pressed 3,000 copies, with 500 assigned to the UK.  A portion were assigned to the US, for which Nothing Records assisted in North American distribution to US record stores, on behalf of Warp.

Autechre's time at Nothing Records would conclude when Warp Records established their own US distribution, though a deal with [[Caroline Distribution]] (which has since ended), effectively ending all of Warp's licensing to Nothing.  Autechre's licensing through [[Wax Trax|Wax Trax!]] and Nothing Records helped establish a US following for the act and by the time they began receiving direct US release via Warp, the duo had risen in stature to being one of the premier acts in electronic music.  All three of their Nothing Records releases were eventually reissued in the US under the Warp umbrella, after the Nothing deal ended.  Autechre remain going strong to this day, where they continue to call Warp Records their home, having released numerous albums to critical acclaim in the years to follow, such as ''[[Confield]]'', ''[[Draft 7.30]]'', ''[[Untilted]]'', ''[[Quaristice]]'', ''[[Oversteps (album)|Oversteps]]'', ''[[Exai (album)|Exai]]'' and ''[[elseq 1–5]]''.