Squarepusher - "Hello Everything"

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Squarepusher, aka Tom Jenkinson, is a one-man electronics veteran, at once composer, bass player and producer. “Hello Everything” is his tenth album to date.

The great variety of moods, sounds and textures explored by Jenkinson is a prominent feature of the album. Beginnning with ‘Hello Meow’, a burning up-tempo track which instantly brings the listener into the blurry world of an arcade racing game. He drops the tempo down and then shifts into the mellow, sleazy blues of ‘Theme From Sprite’, swapping the electronic bleeps for a drum kit, acoustic guitar and his beloved 6-string bass.

He shows a tender, soulful side in ‘Bubble Life’, which contrasts with the experimental, rising-pitch weirdness of ‘Vacuum Garden’. ‘Planetarium’ is dream-like, layered with all manner of synth sounds and Jenkinson’s customary drum n bass pulse. ‘Circlewave 2’ is mostly an acoustic guitar piece, with echoes of Radiohead in its arrangement and harmony.

In an essay from 2004, Jenkinson mentions the influence of the drum machines and samplers he uses in creating music. It is this empathy for his gadgets which produces wonderfully crafted pieces like ‘The Modern Bass Guitar’, a frantic, smile-inducing 5 minutes of chaotic beats, or ‘Rotate Electrolyte’, another intense track exploring a textured conversation between different beats and clicks.

With pieces like these, Jenkinson has created another album of music which will appealing to the entire spectrum of electronic music fans, from the raving pill-heads to the chin-stroking intellectuals.

To hear the album for free, check out:
www.squarepusher.net
www.warprecords.com