The 'how do you pronounce X' thread

[joethelion]

I always say it "aaah-koo-fen"

[lukeyd]

how about autechre?

altho to be fair, the band themselves arent too sure and over 5 or so valid pronunciations

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akufen, for some reason, i see as 'afucken'

autechre i have as 'ortekr'

[thee carp dreamer]

Originally Posted by lukeyd

how about autechre?

altho to be fair, the band themselves arent too sure and over 5 or so valid pronunciations

i have a radio set from them from 1991 and they say "or-teck-er"...

[Kennrr]

Sigur Ros and Xiu Xiu.

i found out how to pronounce xiu xiu once but forgot it now.

i thought it was Awh -tech- chure, its Audio Technology Research right?

[Eikman]

Originally Posted by Kennrr

Sigur Ros and Xiu Xiu.

Sigur Ros has the rolled r, the g is not spoken. (si-ur rose)
you can listen to the pronunciation on the official homepage here

and xiu xiu....hmm.....i'd say something like "chu chu" or "shoe shoe"?

[TheRev]

What about Frou Frou?

And I've always said (and heard many others say) Ack-u-fen

[Eikman]

Originally Posted by TheRev

What about Frou Frou?

Frou Frou is french and should be pronounced that way...something like "Frew Frew"

[Eikman]

Originally Posted by Kennrr

i thought it was Awh -tech- chure, its Audio Technology Research right?

that's one hypothesis, but it is not confirmed. from wikipedia:

Booth and Brown have explained that the name Autechre can be pronounced in any way anyone sees fit. They pronounce it "aw-tek-er" /ɔ ˈtɛk ɚ/. They are also often referred to by the moniker "Ae." It has been claimed by several, but not confirmed, that the name Autechre comes from Audio architecture or Aural technology research.

[groovypanda]

Originally Posted by lukeyd

how about autechre?

it's pronounced 'overated bollocks'