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review of the new squarepusher on warp by Anders Knapstad :
quoted 1 line I just received a taped copy of the new Squarepusher album 'Music Is Rotted>I just received a taped copy of the new Squarepusher album 'Music Is Rotted
One
quoted 3 lines Note' today.>Note' today.
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>Squarepusher fans bewarned: This is NOT a Squarepusher album. Or shall I
say,
quoted 3 lines this is not the sound we've familiarized with Squarepusher.>this is not the sound we've familiarized with Squarepusher.
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>Gone are the drill n bass rapied drum machines. Gone are the bleepy
electronic
quoted 3 lines pieces. This is easily Tom's most diverse album to date.>pieces. This is easily Tom's most diverse album to date.
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>The first few tracks are very loose funk and jazz pieces. None of which
sound
quoted 1 line electronic at all. After these he throws in a quirky little electronic>electronic at all. After these he throws in a quirky little electronic
piece
quoted 1 line and then comes the real shocker. The centerpiece is sort of a>and then comes the real shocker. The centerpiece is sort of a
psych/prog/space
quoted 1 line rock/jazz jam. Quite a long piece. I could have sworn I accidentally put in>rock/jazz jam. Quite a long piece. I could have sworn I accidentally put in
one
quoted 1 line of my more spacy German kraut CD's. After this comes a really hard to>of my more spacy German kraut CD's. After this comes a really hard to
describe
quoted 1 line track. Very nice on the ears. There is a few other small bizarre tracks and>track. Very nice on the ears. There is a few other small bizarre tracks and
a
quoted 2 lines really bizarre almost trip-hop track which sounds like Add N To X being>really bizarre almost trip-hop track which sounds like Add N To X being
>remixed by DJ Shadow. The album ends on a really spacy ambient piece.
Really
quoted 1 line mindblowing stuff. I almost cried when it ended because I wanted it to go>mindblowing stuff. I almost cried when it ended because I wanted it to go
on
quoted 4 lines all night.>all night.
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>I'm not sure how longtime Squarepusher fans who have grown to love Tom's
>frenetic drill n bass style will react to this, but an open mind is
definitely
quoted 1 line needed to enjoy this record. Yes, there is lots of funky bass and drumming,>needed to enjoy this record. Yes, there is lots of funky bass and drumming,
but
quoted 3 lines there is so much more to this record.>there is so much more to this record.
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>I'm still caught in the 'What the hell did I just listen to?' mindset, but
at
quoted 1 line the same time feel like I felt when I first heard 'Feed Me Weird Things'.>the same time feel like I felt when I first heard 'Feed Me Weird Things'.
WOW!
quoted 1 line Notch this one up as one of Tom's best works.>Notch this one up as one of Tom's best works.
Sounds very interesting. If anyone has promo, I'd really love to do a tape
trade.
please get in touch if you have advance copy...
thanks
bye
rob