The unifying factor is the mood that these 4 multi-instrumentalists create, one of longing and lonesome twinges you get when looking through old photos.
The sounds that Autechre conjure out of their computers will probably be the closest audio approximation we’ll ever have of the inner workings of the atom.
Although it has all of the earmarks and sounds of a techno album, it’s often far more subtle, appealing to your mind as much as to your feet and booty.