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― Post-Manpat Music (dog latin), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 14:36 (thirteen years ago) link
A Journey To Reedham (7am Mix)
this is fucking brilliant, probably the best thing he ever did
yup. slow harmony and fast beats is what's up.
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 15:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Hello Everything is terrific I think.
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, it's really good. Just a shame it didn't come out 5 years earlier.
― Post-Manpat Music (dog latin), Wednesday, 3 August 2011 10:52 (thirteen years ago) link
I've decided this track may be his masterpiece:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6GYCrEoTPQ
So dense and complex, and very emotionally rich I think.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Thursday, 19 April 2012 13:24 (twelve years ago) link
personally I lean more towards "Iambic 9 Poetry" and "A Journey To Reedham" but that track is great
― an independent online phenomenon (DJP), Thursday, 19 April 2012 13:32 (twelve years ago) link
No talk about his new work? With albums my favourite track will often change depending on my mood and my deepening relationship with that workk. It doesn't often happen with single tracks. I suspect this one will fit that category. Such a dense mix with dozens of wonderful little bits in it. Current favourite, the warped siren at about 6'30. More importantly it works as a whole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvLAKrVbCBM&ob=av3e
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Monday, 30 April 2012 09:26 (twelve years ago) link
Wow, that's really good. Stoked for the album now.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Monday, 30 April 2012 10:40 (twelve years ago) link
Until he makes an absolutely AMAZING album, I'm really starting to lose interest in the man I must admit. So much of what he does just falls short of the mark. Still, I could pick maybe one to two blinding tracks from each release. If I were to put these into one compilation, it would be the greatest electronica album ever, possibly.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Monday, 30 April 2012 11:06 (twelve years ago) link
Hard Normal Daddy is pretty amazing
― you can expect punches, kicks and even worse (frogbs), Monday, 30 April 2012 13:33 (twelve years ago) link
yes it is. it's also about 15 years old or something.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Monday, 30 April 2012 13:46 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah I guess I was just being pedantic there, I know what you mean. Though I would definitely make a case for Ultravisitor as his 2nd best album, nearly a really great one, but again low on self-editing. I'm not really sure I understand what he's been up to lately. I will defend Just a Souvenir some (it really is a pretty fun little album) but this guy has such an insane amount of talent and a weird inability to put it together any more. That said, I do have hopes for this new album...
― you can expect punches, kicks and even worse (frogbs), Monday, 30 April 2012 13:53 (twelve years ago) link
My three favourites are Hard Normal Daddy, Go Plastic and Hello Everything. A few skippable tracks on each, but all pretty consistent (and very different!).
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Monday, 30 April 2012 13:59 (twelve years ago) link
Of the ones I've heard, I'd rate em:
Hard Normal DaddyMusic Is Rotted One NoteBig LoadaHello EverythingBudakhan MindphoneGo PlasticJust a SouvenirUltravisitorMaximum PriestDo You Know SquarepusherSelection SixteenSolo Electric Bass 1 Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator
The guy's just not got any quality control whatsoever, and other than on Just A Souvenir, never really broke out of either of the two dimensions originally sketched out on Hard Normal Daddy and Music Is Rotted - one being his best dance record, the other being his best jazz record.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Monday, 30 April 2012 14:35 (twelve years ago) link
wait you've heard all those but not Feed Me Weird Things!?
― some dude, Monday, 30 April 2012 14:36 (twelve years ago) link
I forgot that one for some reason. Yeah I've heard it. It's quite good - similar to HND but not quite up to the same standard.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Monday, 30 April 2012 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
so has anyone heard the new one yet?
― That's a pretty funky dance, Garfield. Show me how you do it. (frogbs), Monday, 30 April 2012 15:02 (twelve years ago) link
New one is good on first listen, the first half surprisingly extroverted/trancey, with a lot of bombastic airy synths and melodies. Not much guitar/jazz at all. I agree with the above that he's never made a perfect album, but I always end up consistently enjoying half to three-fourths of each full-length he puts out, which is worth something in my book.
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 03:44 (twelve years ago) link
I like it
― suidavyvan eht nioj (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 04:34 (twelve years ago) link
a lot of bombastic airy synths and melodies. Not much guitar/jazz at all.
Well this sounds just dandy to me.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 10:58 (twelve years ago) link
honestly, the guy reminds me of Todd Rundgren, he's got insane talent across the board but really no idea how to put everything together nor establish a direction besides "whatever will confuse my audience"
― That's a pretty funky dance, Garfield. Show me how you do it. (frogbs), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 14:40 (twelve years ago) link
otm
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 15:44 (twelve years ago) link
yeah. tech wizard, musical bore.
― KitevsPill, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:33 (twelve years ago) link
clearly there's pretty different expectations for how to use your skill set between a singer/songwriter on the pop charts and a crazy beat music guy
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:36 (twelve years ago) link
well, I'm certainly not trying to imply that they *sound* alike, just their mindsets seem similar to me.
been listening to the early stuff lately, particularly Feed Me Weird Things - is it just me or does he artifically speed up his bass playing here? Some good stuff on the album but it's all pushed to the mid-level; not much of a low-end, which is a killer.
― That's a pretty funky dance, Garfield. Show me how you do it. (frogbs), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
aw boo no one like burning'n'tree other than me i guess
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
i mean yes i know it is a comp + new stuff but w/e i like it
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:47 (twelve years ago) link
plus i never would have gotten my hands on those singles anyway.
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
is it just me or does he artifically speed up his bass playing here?
probably, a lot of his acoustic drums sound sped up to me.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Thursday, 3 May 2012 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
that too - either his chops just improved to the point where he could actually play the way he sounds on record or he learned a better way to pull this off. because on Feed Me it literally just sounds like the tape is sped up.
― That's a pretty funky dance, Garfield. Show me how you do it. (frogbs), Thursday, 3 May 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
there are great moments on the new one, though the tracks frequently build to the point of excess, w/showy displays of editing prowess/haste. First half of DRAX 2 (on youtube) is pretty nice. wish he built tracks more spare, or exercised more restraint on this. welcome release though
― Lowell N. Behold'n, Friday, 4 May 2012 23:16 (twelve years ago) link
There are at least four killer tracks on this (4001, Unreal Square, Drax 2, Dark Steering), and the rest are listenable and may grow on me. Pretty good hit rate for a Squarepusher album.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Thursday, 17 May 2012 13:49 (twelve years ago) link
nice interview here
http://www.spin.com/blogs/squarepusher-qa-chat-electronic-musics-own-david-foster-wallace
― Crackle Box, Thursday, 17 May 2012 14:51 (twelve years ago) link
basically agreed with most of what he's saying but I find it a little hard to believe he wants us to take everything he's done so seriously
― frogbs, Friday, 18 May 2012 13:29 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2012/05/high-five-squarepusher
― Lowell N. Behold'n, Monday, 21 May 2012 04:34 (twelve years ago) link
just listened to Music is One Rotted Note for the first time in years. I remember not liking it much before - expected something more like Hard Normal Daddy - but holy cow this album is brilliant. It's amazing how good he can be when he just tries to sit down and play instead of seeing how fast he can loop an Amen break. Naturally, he didn't make another album like it.
― frogbs, Thursday, 24 May 2012 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
I remember the reaction when it came out, "now he's gone too far" etc.
― hot slag (lukas), Thursday, 24 May 2012 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
I listened to it twice and found it really boring, but I don't really like free form jazz.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Thursday, 24 May 2012 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
I dunno, give it more of a chance. It's really great.
― frogbs, Friday, 25 May 2012 15:16 (twelve years ago) link
Music is Rotted... has been my favourite for *years*. Thanks to this thread though getting into other stuff.
― Philsatawny Punx (S-), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 06:39 (twelve years ago) link
I dunno if this was posted elsewhere but whoa
http://www.youtube.com/lQnORVoz1yI
― flamboyant goon tie included, Sunday, 24 March 2013 20:07 (eleven years ago) link
Whoops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQnORVoz1yI
― flamboyant goon tie included, Sunday, 24 March 2013 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
Just stumbled upon a cool cover of "Journey to Reedham" by a Montreal jazz trio:https://open.spotify.com/track/2wHIuTg9zXtuSZBRRAQs5V
― jaymc, Sunday, 8 March 2015 20:32 (nine years ago) link
Awesome. Thanks.
Squarepusher is underrated in 2015.
― Allen (etaeoe), Sunday, 8 March 2015 20:40 (nine years ago) link
New album soonhttp://www.squarepusher.net/
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Monday, 9 March 2015 02:34 (nine years ago) link
oh hey, new single is actually really good. i could see it going over with EDM kids but it's not pandering at all.https://soundcloud.com/warp-records/squarepusher-stor-eiglass
― lil urbane (Jordan), Friday, 20 March 2015 14:06 (nine years ago) link
wondering if he reads his youtube comments, and has since become familiar w/The Cure
― Dominique, Friday, 20 March 2015 14:35 (nine years ago) link
???
― lil urbane (Jordan), Friday, 20 March 2015 19:01 (nine years ago) link
The main descending synth line is heavily reminiscent of "Inbetween Days"
― DJP, Friday, 20 March 2015 19:39 (nine years ago) link
er I meant "Just Like Heaven" oops
Cure card revoked
― DJP, Friday, 20 March 2015 19:41 (nine years ago) link