From robert.merlak Sent Wed, Sep 2nd 1998, 19:47
From robert.merlak Sent Wed, Sep 2nd 1998, 19:47
this is forwarded mail from the alt.music.techno>>>>>> review of the new squarepusher on warp by Anders Knapstad : >I just received a taped copy of the new Squarepusher album 'Music Is Rotted One >Note' today. > >Squarepusher fans bewarned: This is NOT a Squarepusher album. Or shall I say, >this is not the sound we've familiarized with Squarepusher. > >Gone are the drill n bass rapied drum machines. Gone are the bleepy electronic >pieces. This is easily Tom's most diverse album to date. > >The first few tracks are very loose funk and jazz pieces. None of which sound >electronic at all. After these he throws in a quirky little electronic piece >and then comes the real shocker. The centerpiece is sort of a psych/prog/space >rock/jazz jam. Quite a long piece. I could have sworn I accidentally put in one >of my more spacy German kraut CD's. After this comes a really hard to describe >track. Very nice on the ears. There is a few other small bizarre tracks and a >really bizarre almost trip-hop track which sounds like Add N To X being >remixed by DJ Shadow. The album ends on a really spacy ambient piece. Really >mindblowing stuff. I almost cried when it ended because I wanted it to go on >all night. > >I'm not sure how longtime Squarepusher fans who have grown to love Tom's >frenetic drill n bass style will react to this, but an open mind is definitely >needed to enjoy this record. Yes, there is lots of funky bass and drumming, but >there is so much more to this record. > >I'm still caught in the 'What the hell did I just listen to?' mindset, but at >the same time feel like I felt when I first heard 'Feed Me Weird Things'. WOW! >Notch this one up as one of Tom's best works. Sounds very interesting. If anyone has promo, I'd really love to do a tape trade. please get in touch if you have advance copy... thanks bye rob