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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
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
Britpop was one of those scenes where virtually none of the acts associated with it particularly relished the label, and in most cases actively rejected it. And of all the bands who rose to fame around that time, Pulp probably sat most uncomfortably of all under that banner. A band of misfits, fronted by the … Continue reading Pulp – More (2025) – Album 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
A true labyrinth of an album, Drukqs is a journey that might take you into the depths of your own psyche.
Unusually for Aphex Twin remixes, these bear some resemblance to the originals, albeit taking them in unexpected directions. Both cuts are peak Aphex for me, demanding your full attention with their insatiable energy as soon as they come on.
The Windowlicker track and video are so entwined it's difficult to separate the two. Landing in that confluence between analogue warmth and rubberised digital weirdness; the r'n'b cadences and human moans and groans always at the mercy of being overpowered by atonal walls of static and undanceable programmed rhythms.
The Come to Daddy mini album unites the disparate strands running through James' music as the time, with a deeply odd sense of urban decay.
The four tracks on the GAK EP are reportedly demos that Richard D James had sent to Warp Records before he was signed; which were then put out as an EP following the release of his second album on the label. Listening to these tracks, which I may have heard only once before, I can … Continue reading GAK – GAK EP
The album's beauty lies in the counterpoint between the hard and soft edges, jagged percussion and soothing melodies, screeching clamour and woozy respite.
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