In message <33996E45.247E@purescript.com.au>, April O'Neal
<giv@purescript.com.au> writes
quoted 17 lines Mark Bowen wrote:
>Mark Bowen wrote:
>>
>> I must agree with the idea that squarepusher, while making good to excellent
>> music, is not really doing things that haven't been done. He may cut up
>breaks
>> but so does source direct. SP certainly does cut them to a greater degree but
>> at times it really does turn into noise (some may like this). SP is one point
>> on a continuum. He is not outside the realm of jungle. He is only standing
>> on the shoulders of those who came before him.
>
>That is true to a point, T-Power was doing experimental Drum and Bass
>when Jenkins was still hanging out with his raver friends in the early
>90s, BUT.... Squarepusher has taken Jungle and taken it to the edge,
>even Aphex can't top that, but there is only so much you can do with
>jungle and thats why 'Hard Normal Daddy' has taken a sudden turn towards
>cheesy 70s disco funk and Tom knows that!
>
But it's not just about the music....with Squarepusher a lot of it
is about his personality too! I learnt this when I saw his gig in
Brighton a couple of weeks ago...his music took on a totally different
perspective when it was evident that he knew exactly to the minutest
detail what was going on in his tracks....excellent sense of humour,
definitely.
--
Ben Coffer
Hybrid Productions
http://www.hybridgame.demon.co.uk/