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On Tall Tales, Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard paint nightmarish and hallucinatory landscapes populated by monstrous entities, which are brought to eye-popping life by visual artist Jonathan Zawada.
Presenting a much more accessible packaging of Squarepusher product, I'd hesitate to describe Hello Everything as "Squarepusher goes pop". But it could be seen as an attempt to go back to basics and is the perfect introduction to his music. Check out my video review
At 78 minutes, Ultravisitor is Squarepusher's longest album, bringing together live instrumentation as well as the micro-edited breakbeats and experimental synthesis that had characterised his sound up to that point. The cover photo really invites us to regard this as his most personal album to date. Check out my video review
A curious side-step between two of his greatest works poses an intriguing question, Do you know Squarepusher? To find out, Check out my video review
Dropping in a peak year for so called intelligent dance music, Go Plastic is my favourite release by Tom Jenkinson which saw him abandon live instruments, hardware and jazz influences, in favour of pure digital manipulation of breakbeats in homage to genres such as drum’n’bass, jungle and UK Garage. Check out my video review
Something of an oddity in the Squarepusher discography, Selection Sixteen features live instruments, jazz influences as well as heavy use of the Roland 303 bass synth, most typically known for its use in acid house. Check out my video review
An overview of Tom Jenkinson’s take on jazz fusion, and his 3rd album on Warp Records, Music is Rotted One Note marked a step change from the IDM, drill’n’bass, jungle breakbeats of his earlier work. Music is Rotted One Note is an experimental and avant-garde album, and although I can’t say it’s a record I truly enjoy, in this album review I try to give it more than a fair hearing. Check out my video review
Big Loada was one of the first releases by Squarepusher that I got my hands on when I was around 17 or 18, and I'll say upfront it's one of my favourite releases by him and one of my favourite releases of all time - absolutely killer. Check out my video review
Hard Normal Daddy was Squarepusher's first album to come out on Warp Records, the label that would remain his home until the present day. Released in 1997, it’s a far more consistent and comprehensive artistic statement than his debut. Check out my video review
Take a deep dive into Feed Me Weird Things, the debut album from Squarepusher (aka Tom Jenkinson), released in 1996 on Aphex Twin’s Rephlex label. Check out my video review
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