https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqV5FO46o4c
you know it's gonna be corn starch after about 10 seconds in to the video.
and then it's corn starch.
..
i guess what's next for tom jenkinson is to go and do this:
http://nigelstanford.com/Cymatics/
except hopefully with better music. but will it rank amongst his most
influential and most inspired work?
it's hard to conceive that squarepusher wouldn't do a better job of it than
nigel stanford. euyckh
On 24 March 2015 at 20:26, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 144 lines i dunno i havent MINDED most of his stuff since do you know, ultravisitor
> i dunno i havent MINDED most of his stuff since do you know, ultravisitor
> in particular is great but then hello everything, souvenir, modern bass,
> etc, im not going to call crap but they just ... whatever chaotic naughty
> arrogant narcissistic spark was in the first few albums and EPs just seemed
> to not be there, i think that esa is onto something there
>
>
> Clint Anderson
> Systems Engineer
>
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 1:24 PM, Esa Ruoho <esaruoho@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Just scrollin' back, 2012 Ufabulum 2010 Shobaleader one, 2008 Just A
>> Souvenir 2006 Hello Everything 2004 Ultravisitor 2002 Do You Know
>> Squarepusher.. should someone force him to wait 3-4 years between albums or
>> wot
>>
>>
>> On 24 March 2015 at 17:47, CRAIG SIMPSON <craignorms@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I completely agree, undercooked is a great word for how I feel about
>>> his output at the moment. It seems very basic(on the surface,) and somewhat
>>> timid. Ufabulum live is so much better because he adds more complexity to
>>> the tracks. The album on its own doesn't match up and I'd imagine that's
>>> how it will be with damogen furies.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> From: eric.p.fairbanks@gmail.com
>>> Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:12:12 +0000
>>> Subject: Re: New Squarepusher track
>>> To: danstowell+idm@gmail.com; idm@hyperreal.org
>>>
>>>
>>> For whatever reason, Jenkinson seems to be moving his percussive
>>> elements out of the spotlight in his recordings. I've noticed fewer layers
>>> where his drums are concerned. They've been noticeably cleaner, the samples
>>> less varied, and the glitch FX less present.
>>>
>>> When I first heard Ufabulum, I was a bit disappointed. The compositions
>>> sounded almost like what I wanted/expected, but there was something missing.
>>>
>>> Then I saw Squarepusher perform that album live, and everything came
>>> together. It was the perfect cavalcade of glitched-out, blissful craziness
>>> that I expected. What was different? What did he add to the equation that
>>> was missing on the album itself?
>>>
>>> Turns out, it was Jenkinson, sweeping filters, retriggering samples,
>>> crushing bits, and just generally fucking shit up. (in a good way) What is
>>> missing, I think, from his recent tracks, is this element of live-ness. To
>>> quote Wikipedia quoting him discussing Ufabulum:
>>>
>>> *"It's music which is generated purely from programming...there's
>>> nothing in it which is live, really at all."*
>>>
>>> Perhaps the Daft-Punk-looking welding helmet was an omen. In the same
>>> way that I find their music most palatable on albums like "Alive," perhaps
>>> Jenkinson's recent work is designed to be performed. Until there's Tom
>>> smashing away on his FSU programs, disassembling and reassembling the music
>>> according to his whims, it's slightly undercooked.
>>>
>>> This weird, floppy, slightly moist IDM pizza is okay; certainly
>>> enjoyable, but I miss the old, crispy, thin crust version.
>>>
>>> Or maybe drill 'n' bass is just dead. Who knows?
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 9:45 AM Dan S <danstowell+idm@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> lovely bit of europop imho
>>>
>>> 2015-03-24 13:35 GMT+00:00 CRAIG SIMPSON <craignorms@hotmail.com>:
>>> > you honestly think thats up to his standards? he's making music that
>>> > compliments his pyrotechnic liveshows in the same way movies have
>>> explosions
>>> > that compliment the 3d. Its fine in that context but for me he has
>>> been on a
>>> > rapid decline since ultravisior.
>>> >
>>> > ________________________________
>>> > From: alucas@gmail.com
>>> > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:21:08 -0400
>>> > Subject: Re: New Squarepusher track
>>> > To: c.byersbrown@gmail.com
>>> > CC: craignorms@hotmail.com; idm@hyperreal.org
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I'm guessing he means this one:
>>> >
>>> > https://soundcloud.com/warp-records/squarepusher-stor-eiglass
>>> >
>>> > I quite like it.
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 9:19 AM, Charles Byers-Brown
>>> > <c.byersbrown@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Link?
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 12:21 PM, CRAIG SIMPSON <
>>> craignorms@hotmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> > This is pis* weak. Hes making music that sounds like its all been
>>> sampled
>>> > from an arcade or funfair. Hes given up on the amen break. It's a
>>> tragedy.
>>> >
>>> > Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 22:06:04 -0700
>>> > From: gwrenchxx@sbcglobal.net
>>> > To: idm@hyperreal.org
>>> > Subject: Fwd: Re: Jlin album out.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --Forwarded Message Attachment--
>>> > Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 21:58:47 -0700
>>> > From: gwrenchxx@sbcglobal.net
>>> > To: 313@hyperreal.org
>>> > Subject: Re: Jlin album out.
>>> >
>>> > I've had to review a 12" or two for the radio station where I DJ, and
>>> > I've never heard anything that appealed to me in the least.
>>> >
>>> > kent williams wrote:
>>> >> I'm surprised footwork/juke hasn't been a bigger thing on the IDM
>>> >> list. This new record on Planet Mu is revelatory.
>>> >>
>>> >> http://www.planet.mu/discography/ZIQ356
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
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