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Gescom is an electronic music project based in England with close ties to the band Autechre. The name is believed to have at some point meant Gestalt Communications, Global Enterprise Communication Systems, or Global Engineering Systems Components.

Contents 1 Members 2 Overview 3 Discography 4 See also 5 External links

Sean Booth of Autechre describes Gescom as an umbrella project involving 20 or 30 people. However, since most of their releases are anonymous, the exact roster of the project is not widely known.

• The Gescom EP credits its "conspirators" as Sean Booth and Rob Brown (alias Autechre), Darrell Fitton (alias Bola), Rob Hall (from Skam Records), and Daniel 72 (a musician and designer near Manchester [1]).
• The Gescom 2 EP credits its "conspirators" as Sean Booth and Rob Brown (alias Autechre), and Andy Maddocks (from Skam Records).
• The Key Nell EP just says, "Conceived & secreted by Gescom."
• The Keynell remixes EP just says, "Conceived & secreted by Gescom. Additional nurturing & care from Autechre."
• The This EP credits remixes to "Ae" (Autechre), and Velocity Kendall.
• The That EP credits remixes to Tara, Pharoid with Time Chamber, Gescom, and DC Duo's.

Stylistically, the music of Gescom is closer to electronic dance music, electro, and hip-hop than Autechre's, with the exception of a few conceptual remixes (and the minidisc, see below). Notable releases include Key Nell, Minidisc, and ISS:SA.

Minidisc

Minidisc was the world's first ever MiniDisc-only release, and was designed to take advantage of the format's (then exclusive) zero seek time: Minidisc contains 45 pieces split into 88 tracks which are intended to be played in shuffle mode, creating a quasi-unique, aleatoric arrangement every time it is played. (This technique will be used for a regular CD by King Crimson's 1999 album Masque.)

The tracks on this album reveal the influence of DSP techniques. Half of the album can be related to drone music or ambient music, the other half to acousmatic music or electroacoustic music (though many would call it non-music or sound effects).

• (1994) Gescom - EP (sometimes Gescom EP1 or Gescom 1)
• (1994) Gescom 2 - EP (sometimes Gescom EP2)
• (1995) The Sounds of Machines Our Parents Used - EP (erroneously The Sound of Machines Our Parents Used)
• (1995) Key Nell - EP
• (1996) Motor - EP
• (1996) Keynell - remixes EP (Autechre remixes)
• (1998) This - EP
• (1998) That - EP
• (1998) Minidisc - minidisc LP (sometimes Mini Disc)
• (2003) ISS:SA - EP

• Autechre

Note: each of the three discographies provides its own additional or erroneous information.

• Complete Gescom discography at Xltronic
• Complete Gescom discography at Discogs
• Complete Gescom discography at Lycos (fansite)
• Autechre.org.ru - Autechre/Gescom site in Russian
• Minidisc Distinction , Prix ARS Electronica 2000