Squarepusher

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Squarepusher at the Glade Festival 2005
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Go plastic
  UK 100 07/07/2001 (1 week)
Ultravisitor
  UK 90 03/20/2004 (1 week)
Hello everything
  UK 89 10/28/2006 (1 week)
Be Up a Hello
  UK 77 02/13/2020 (1 week)

Squarepusher is the stage name of the British musician and bassist Thomas "Tom" Jenkinson (born January 17, 1975 in Chelmsford , Essex , United Kingdom ), who is best known for his drill 'n' bass music. Jenkinson also released recordings under the names Chaos AD , Alroy Road Tracks , Duke Of Harringay and T Maxx .

Life

Jenkinson is a producer of electronic music , which roughly belongs to the genre IDM or electronica , partly also jazz and acid techno . His musical development was largely shaped by jazz. He is a virtuoso bassist and also plays drums and a number of other musical instruments. The jazz influence can be clearly heard on most of his recordings. He is under contract with Warp Records . He was discovered by Aphex Twin , who initially signed him to his Rephlex Records label . Both have a close friendship. He achieved great recognition with his music in the scene and became one of the most famous representatives of alternative electronic music.

The main influences of Jenkinson's style are acid techno, jazz, IDM and drum and bass . Chopped up, often very fast beats in combination with jazzy basses and synthesizer lines stand out in many pieces. His style has been sometimes referred to in the media as drill 'n' bass , a term invented for the music on some of Aphex Twin's records. His most influential albums are "Hard Normal Daddy" (1997) and "Go Plastic" (2001). The maxi “My Red Hot Car”, which was extracted from “Go Plastic”, reached number 20 in the British charts in 2001 as the greatest commercial success. While on the first he developed a variety of his style that was relatively strongly influenced by jazz , “Go Plastic” was a very homogeneous sounding, purely synthetic work with a technoid sound. On other LPs his music oscillated between acid techno and drill 'n' bass. On the CD "Music Is Rotted One Note", however, he is mainly oriented towards the jazz rock of the early 70s and makes little use of electronic effects and sound generators, but mostly uses conventional instruments such as drums and bass, all of which he plays himself . On his album “Hello Everything” you can hear more catchy melodies and synthesizer sounds that are partly reminiscent of Kraftwerk , with the beats being kept simpler and more subtle. In contrast to the usual electronic pop music , however, more complex musical techniques such as key modulations appear (example: title “Rotate Electrolyte”). The use of the acoustic guitar, which is atypical for electronic music, is also exceptional . This experimental and eclectic approach has developed into a stylistic device of Squarepusher's music over the years. On the CD "Just A Souvenir", released in 2008, you can even hear influences from metal .

During live performances, Squarepusher plays a fretless electric bass and on his laptop .

Jenkinson's brother Andrew "Andy" Jenkinson also produces music under the pseudonym Ceephax Acid Crew .

Discography

Albums

  • 1995: Duke of Harringay - Alroy Road Tracks (Spymania)
  • 1996: Squarepusher - Feed Me Weird Things ( Rephlex Records )
  • 1997: Squarepusher - Hard Normal Daddy ( Warp Records )
  • 1997: Squarepusher - Burningn'n Tree (Warp Records)
  • 1998: Chaos AD - Buzz Caner (Rephlex Records)
  • 1998: Squarepusher - Music Is Rotted One Note (Warp Records)
  • 1999: Squarepusher - Budakhan Mindphone (Warp Records)
  • 1999: Squarepusher - Selection Sixteen (Warp Records)
  • 2001: Squarepusher - Go Plastic (Warp Records)
  • 2002: Squarepusher - Do You Know Squarepusher? (Warp Records)
  • 2004: Squarepusher - Ultravisitor (Warp Records)
  • 2006: Squarepusher - Hello Everything (Warp Records)
  • 2008: Squarepusher - Just A Souvenir (Warp Records)
  • 2009: Squarepusher - Solo Electric Bass 1 (Warp Records)
  • 2010: Squarepusher Presents: Shobaleader One - Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator (Warp Records)
  • 2012: Squarepusher - Ufabulum (Warp Records)
  • 2015: Squarepusher - Damogen Furies (Warp Records)
  • 2020: Squarepusher - Be Up a Hello (Warp Records)

EPs and singles

  • 1994: Tom Jenkinson - Crot (Rumble Tum Jum)
  • 1994: Tom Jenkinson - Stereotype (Nothings Clear)
  • 1995: Squarepusher - Conumber (Spymania)
  • 1996: Squarepusher - Squarepusher Plays ... (Rephlex Records)
  • 1996: Tom Jenkinson - Bubble & Squeak (Worm Interface)
  • 1996: Squarepusher - Port Rhombus (Warp Records)
  • 1997: Squarepusher - Vic Acid (Warp Records)
  • 1997: Squarepusher - Big Loada (Warp Records)
  • 1998: Chaos AD - Remixes 12 " (Rephlex Records)
  • 1999: Squarepusher - Maximum Priest (Warp Records)
  • 2001: Squarepusher - My Red Hot Car (Warp Records)
  • 2001: Squarepusher - Untitled (Warp Records)
  • 2004: Squarepusher - Venus No. 17 (Warp Records)
  • 2006: Squarepusher - Welcome To Europe (Warp Records)
  • 2006: Squarepusher - Hanningfield Window (Warp Records)
  • 2006: Squarepusher - Exciton (Warp Records)
  • 2009: Squarepusher - Numbers Lucent - EP (Warp Records)
  • 2010: Squarepusher Presents: Shobaleader One - Shobaleader One: Cryptic Motion (Warp Records)
  • 2012: Squarepusher - Dark Steering (Warp Records)
  • 2014: Squarepusher / Z-Machines - Music for Robots (Warp Records)
  • 2020: Squarepusher - Lamental EP (Warp Records)

Remixes (selection)

  • 1996: DJ Food - Scratch Yer Hed (Squarepusher Mix) (appeared on "Refried Food" and various compilations, Ninja Tune )
  • 1996: Funki Porcini - Carwreck (Squarepusher Mix) (appeared on the "Carwreck EP", Ninjatune)
  • 1998: East Flatbush Project - Tried By 12 (Squarepusher Mx) (appeared on Tried by 12 Remixes, Ninjatune)
  • 1999: Chaos AD - Psultan (Squarepusher Mix) (released on the Rephlex compilation "Braindance", Rephlex Records)
  • 2012: Charlotte Hatherley - White (Squarepusher Remix)

Web links

Commons : Squarepusher  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Squarepusher in the British charts
  2. ↑ Squarepusher Biography at soundunwound.com ( Memento from March 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Squarepusher
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jenkinson, Thomas (real name); Jenkinson, Tom; Chaos AD (pseudonym); Alroy Road Tracks (pseudonym); Duke Of Harringay (pseudonym); T Maxx (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British drill 'n' bass musician and bass player
DATE OF BIRTH 17th January 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Chelmsford , Essex , United Kingdom