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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
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
Despite their efforts to not be taken seriously, it’s obvious Viagra Boys are a deeply thoughtful and creative band. And they're intent on skewering everything and everyone in our bewildering topsy-turvy world, including most of all it seems, themselves. Continue Reading
For Melancholy Brunettes is a more downbeat and reflective affair than its jubilant predecessor. But if anything, it’s an even more impressive accomplishment; an artful and complex record of interlocking layers and references that only reveals its rewards gradually.
A true labyrinth of an album, Drukqs is a journey that might take you into the depths of your own psyche.
Despite its throwback nature, a predilection for 80s synth pop is not a requirement for enjoying ‘A Way Forward’. The song-writing is so assured and the production so meticulous production, that anyone who takes pleasure in unashamed, life-affirming pop music will find much to savour here.
Immersing yourself in Colourgrade for the entirety of its forty-minute duration is an experience akin to being cocooned in a soft, warm duvet, in a state somewhere between sleep and wakefulness, as reality melts into daydreams and your limbs melt into the bed.
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