1997-10-27
Not For Threes
Plaid
By Maeve C.
Björk sings on “Lilith”, one of several guest spots on Not For Threes, the second Plaid album by Ed Handley and Andy Turner. Mara Carlyle’s voice runs through “Myopia”, “Ladyburst” and “Rakimou”, Nicolette sings on “Extork”, and Turner adds his own vocal to “Ladyburst”.
Live instruments sit among the electronics as well. Benet plays guitar and violin, while Coba brings accordion to “Rakimou” and “Lilith”. Warp issued the album in Britain, where it reached number 40 on the independent albums chart, and Nothing Records released a US edition the following April that left out “Ol”. In 2017 Pitchfork placed it 36th on a list of the 50 best IDM albums.
Sources
Label-run Plaid Bandcamp page (links “more from Warp Records” and the duo’s plaidmusic.co.uk site): “released October 27, 1997”; “1997, Warp Records”. Fetched 2026-10-09.Corroborates release on 27 October 1997 by Warp (citing Warp’s own release page warp.net/releases/115908-plaid-not-for-threes, which returns 403 to automated fetches); US release 28 April 1998 on Nothing Records, omitting “Ol”; guests Björk (“Lilith”), Mara Carlyle (“Myopia”, “Ladyburst”, “Rakimou”), Nicolette (“Extork”), Benet (guitar, violin), Coba (accordion on “Rakimou”, “Lilith”); Turner vocals on “Ladyburst”; UK Independent Albums No. 40; Pitchfork 2017 list No. 36. No source seen gives a different first-issue day; the later US date is a separate territory.