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[idm] Ebay Auction: Squarepusher - Burningn'n Tree 2xLP (Warp)

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2002-10-30 05:02Dean-O-Matic . [idm] Ebay Auction: Squarepusher - Burningn'n Tree 2xLP (Warp)
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2002-10-30 05:02Dean-O-Matic .The following has been listed at Ebay: Squarepusher Burningn?n Tree 2LP Warp Rephlex http:
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[idm] Ebay Auction: Squarepusher - Burningn'n Tree 2xLP (Warp)
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The following has been listed at Ebay: Squarepusher Burningn?n Tree 2LP Warp Rephlex http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=917147277 This auction is for a SQUAREPUSHER ? BURNINGN?N TREE original 2xLP from Warp Records dated 1997. The record is in mint condition and the jacket is in excellent shape as well. I do not believe you will find another copy in as excellent of shape as this has been in storage for all these years. A collection of some of Tom Jenkinsons earliest released tracks on Spymania. Includes the excellent and legendary Conumber and Alroy Road Trax EP's. Burning n Tree is twelve tracks of fat, danceable drum and bass with the magic Squarepusher edge. The selection here on Burningn'n Tree are crunchy and uneven, but certainly rewarding for collectors losing faith in the hunt for original limited vinyl pressings. As a bonus, Jenkinson throws in three previously unreleased selections. The real treats are Spymania's early gems. The disc sprints forward with the 1996 track "Central Line," which seems atypically straightforward with its 4/4 drum lines -- lean and underdeveloped by jungle standards (as well as Jenkinson's), but a perfectly energizing opener. It is tracks like this and "Sarcacid" (also known as "The Duke of Harringay") where he leans on his fantastic bass playing and jazz background, rather than his dizzying programming skills that would bloom on future endeavors. One could argue that here was a time when, perhaps due to equipment limitations, he was more on the musician side of the fence; a man who could play live bass at 240 bpm alongside his hyperactive drum machine, as opposed to the disjointed computer-generated brain chop of Go Plastic or the hazy bong water slosh of Budakhan Mindphone. The compilation here shows Squarepusher in his early days of flight, especially the tracks resurrected from his Conumber EP -- the epic 11-minute title track, plus two barely related versions of "Eviscerate," a wonderful balance of organic sounding jazz, atonal machine loops, and fluid bass playing. Jaco would be proud. The album's second to last track is the sloppy dub abandon of "Toast for Hardy," where Squarepusher's echo chamber effects and distorted mumblings add up to something like a bootleg of Peter Tosh babbling in his sleep. "Sarcacid, Pt. 2" brings the LP to a close, and in quite a satisfying way. Shuffling, open-ended hi-hats do leapfrogs over snare rushes and chromium alloy keyboards -- certainly an example of icy electronica that grooves. Highly recommended. (Twelve untitled tracks). Warp Records 1997 (WARPLP 53) 2xLP. Be sure to check out my complete listing of items for auction as well. Thank you for reading. _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org