quoted 7 lines Finally some sensible thoughts about Squarepusher. Those>Finally some sensible thoughts about Squarepusher. Those
>trashing his recent work are analogous to the same squares who
>lamented Miles Davis' evolution in the late 60s to the
>more spacious, psychedelic music he produced on _Bitches Brew_ and the
>albums that followed it through 1975's _Pangaea_. To expect
>Jenkinson to keep replicating _Feed Me Weird Things_ or
>_Big Loada_ ad infinitum is ludicrous.
since when are hard-bop fans "squares"? :)
unfortunately miles davis beat mr. jenkinson to the punch by about 30 years.
i preferred jenkinson when he was doing stuff that sounded like nothing else
in the world (okay, except for jaco pastorius in a blender). his newer
material sounds a little too much like miles for my taste. and i believe
that miles is the kind of artist that did it so well that any musical nods,
especially ones as gratuitous as MIRON and after, are dangerously close to
being simple copies.
i understand that any artist as obsessed with music as jenkinson was bound
to get bored with his early sound, but it's also safe to say that nothing
after "big loada" would have made it onto ANY label if it weren't for the
fact that it was the famous Squarepusher making it.
and, for the record, i personally think that the above referenced time in
Miles' career is easily the least interesting, which may have something to
do with my feelings on the newer SP material.
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