squarepusher...

honeypower · Post by **honeypower** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 4:02 am

sorry if there's already a thread about him. i searched but couldn't find anything really......

i've heard a lot about this guy and i'm interesting in checking out his music. i'm just wondering if there any fans of his on here who could give me good advice on which albums i should start with?

rainier · Post by **rainier** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 4:53 am

I think Go Plastic is the best place to start. My favorite by him is Music Is Rotted One Note, but I think Go Plastic is a better place to start.

7T · Post by 7T » Sun Jun 02, 2013 9:32 am

Absolutely love the Sqaurepusher. Being a bass player I can't help but admire him. Just a brilliant musician but his albums often have some filler on them but there's always some standout tracks.

Hard Normal Daddy is probably my favorite of his and in my opinion a good place to start.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omOcAFxAQJo

His bass playing in that is awesome. Very Weather Report like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o2EPOzW2KQ

So chill. I guess I lean towards his more jazzy tracks.

cubistking1906 · Post by **cubistking1906** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 4:39 pm

I started with Hello Everything (2006) which I think is excellent. His new album Ufabulum is fantastic as well. The new video is definitely worth watching. Hard Normal Daddy is his de facto 90's classic, though I'm sure some would argue that. You really can't go wrong with most of his material, so pick whatever.

Quillian · Post by **Quillian** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:23 pm

Huge fan of his music, pretty much up to "Shobaleader One". Shobaleader One and beyond I've absolutely hated.

Where to start is sorta tough, because is music is varied... I'd say it's more where you come from musically. I remember hearing "Come on My Selector" when I was 13 or 14 and thinking it was terrible, then using Exciton (from the "Welcome to Europe EP") as a starting point, leading to "Hello Everything", then "Feed Me Weird Things" and "Hard Normal Daddy" and beyond in a chronological order.

When in doubt, chronological order!

FernieCanto · Post by **FernieCanto** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 9:26 pm

Personally I recommend Hard Normal Daddy for the more classic breakcore/d'n'b approach, Just a Souvenir for the quirky songwriting and craftsmanship, and Ultravisitor for everything. In no particular order.

But keep in mind that I love Shobaleader One, so I may not be the most neutral and unbiased guy to give recommendations.

rainier · Post by **rainier** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:53 pm

Someone asked me what I was listening to the other day at work and I called him "bass pusher" by accident. His playing is so awesome it made my brain glitch.

Synthestesia · Post by **Synthestesia** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 11:01 pm

my favorite things he has done

mono · Post by **mono** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 11:14 pm

rainier wrote:I think Go Plastic is the best place to start. My favorite by him is Music Is Rotted One Note, but I think Go Plastic is a better place to start.

Yeah, Music Is Rotted One Note is my favourite too. It has this noir sound which is edgier than all these jazz-sampling downtempo albums but not as goofy as Rephlex-style drum and bass.

As for My Red Hot Car, for some reason I like the "Girl" version better - the one in Go Plastic is a bit too choppy I think...

I once dreamt I was in Squarepusher city. There were lone, tall buildings with old ads half-erased from the side walls, some cars parked around and lots of action which was nowhere to be seen. Then there was something about elevators, fixing elevators, jazz music, corrugated steel fences, abandoned cars, visiting someone with someone who was visiting me, being a student and detectives. (i'm daft as a brush)

rainier · Post by **rainier** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:10 am

Haha squarepusher city, I can actually picture that well. That made me remember that a few years ago I had the flu and I had these crazy fever hallucinations and "square rave" was playing on a loop in my head for 2 days.

tiny sparrow · Post by **tiny sparrow** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:45 am

mono wrote:
rainier wrote: As for My Red Hot Car, for some reason I like the "Girl" version better - the one in Go Plastic is a bit too choppy I think...

That's one track from Squarepusher that I love.

7T · Post by 7T » Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:28 am

I have to also mention this song. Tom must have been on some sort of musical steroids when he wrote that piece.

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:19 am

Boy, are you all making me feel dated. Saw my first Squarepusher concert back in 2001 when 'Go Plastic' had just been released, the set at Coachella caught on video where he pounded Vodka the whole time.

For me the peak will always be 'Ultravisitor' before he started scaling back to make things more accessible. But I'd never start someone there, 'Go Plastic' and 'Hard Normal Daddy' probably being the best introductions.

Weekend_Warrior · Post by **Weekend_Warrior** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:43 am

Feed Me Weird Things

FernieCanto · Post by **FernieCanto** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:41 pm

7T wrote:I have to also mention this song. Tom must have been on some sort of musical steroids when he wrote that piece.

Tetra-Sync! To this day I remember the bus trip in which that track made my mind blow up. It's even more amazing when it's paired with Circlewave, in my opinion.

lurkingrecords · Post by **lurkingrecords** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:10 am

Feed Me Weird Things, Hard Normal Daddy then Go Plastic. In that order....they are standout albums and chronologically you can't argue with the improvement over the years.

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:55 am

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chronical · Post by **chronical** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 3:24 pm

EpochSix · Post by **EpochSix** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:33 pm

This Squarepusher project is amazing, that song gets really damn good at the halfway point. Designing music to be performed by a guitarist with 78 fingers and a drummer with 22 arms, shit, welcome to 2014.

Green Pylon · Post by **Green Pylon** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:29 pm

Don't know so much about him, but numbers lucent kicks ass. I admire the somehow jazz-style on it. New squarepusher material its always good news. Any album do you recommend to me?