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Last time I was on Warpnet, there was a two minute excerpt from the new Squarepusher album in RA format. Pretty strange Mahavishnu/Mwandishi style stuff. I'm looking forward to more.

quoted 59 lines this is forwarded mail from the alt.music.techno>>>>>>

>this is forwarded mail from the alt.music.techno>>>>>> >review of the new squarepusher on warp by Anders Knapstad : > > >>I just received a taped copy of the new Squarepusher album 'Music Is Rotted >One >>Note' today. >> >>Squarepusher fans bewarned: This is NOT a Squarepusher album. Or shall I >say, >>this is not the sound we've familiarized with Squarepusher. >> >>Gone are the drill n bass rapied drum machines. Gone are the bleepy >electronic >>pieces. This is easily Tom's most diverse album to date. >> >>The first few tracks are very loose funk and jazz pieces. None of which >sound >>electronic at all. After these he throws in a quirky little electronic >piece >>and then comes the real shocker. The centerpiece is sort of a >psych/prog/space >>rock/jazz jam. Quite a long piece. I could have sworn I accidentally put in >one >>of my more spacy German kraut CD's. After this comes a really hard to >describe >>track. Very nice on the ears. There is a few other small bizarre tracks and >a >>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 >>mindblowing stuff. I almost cried when it ended because I wanted it to go >on >>all night. >> >>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 >>needed to enjoy this record. Yes, there is lots of funky bass and drumming, >but >>there is so much more to this record. >> >>I'm still caught in the 'What the hell did I just listen to?' mindset, but >at >>the same time feel like I felt when I first heard 'Feed Me Weird Things'. >WOW! >>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 > >

this is forwarded mail from the alt.music.techno>>>>>> 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. > >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. > >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. > >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. > >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. > >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

On 2 Sep 98, robert.merlak@ri.tel.hr wrote re: (idm) new squarepusher:

quoted 2 lines Sounds very interesting. If anyone has promo, I'd really love to do a tape

> 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...

I'd like to echo Rob's words (hey, welcome back!) "me too" !!!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSE I *

Yes, it is very good and the description "masterpiece" on the Warp site is not unjustified. adam

In message <000001bdd6a1$e37de7c0$48e81dc3@qwerty>, robert.merlak@ri.tel.hr writes

quoted 2 lines this is forwarded mail from the alt.music.techno>>>>>>

>this is forwarded mail from the alt.music.techno>>>>>> >review of the new squarepusher on warp by Anders Knapstad :

this review's actually by Persi.

thanks for the review posted to the list ... we heard a promo last night, and it completely blew me away as well ... and while i can see a few of the references to Can, Add N To X, and Shadow on it, the music it is really indebted to is early 70s electric jazz: Miles (Agharta, Dark Magus, Live/Evil, Big Fun etc.), Herbie Hancock (Mwandishi stuff like Sextant, Crossings, more than Headhunters) and Zawinul/Weather Report (say, Sweetnighter) ... in places it's a carbon copy, but in a creative way - he's taken the sounds, textures, and feel of the music ... and the fundamental darkness of it ... but avoided most of the interminable solos ... and expanded it with some more contemporary inventions ... but there's no doubt what he's drawing from ... he also seems to be 'playing' a lot of 'live' stuff on it too - fantastic keyboards and drumming as well as the bass of course ... it is completely brilliant (imho) - best thing he's done ... cheers, dan. ---+ dan hill [state51] ---+ new reviews on motion [03.9.98]: < dowe/thaemlitz | new phunk theory | darkroom | mason jones | lambchop > http://www.state51.co.uk/motion/ +---

quoted 3 lines thank you dear. here's some good idm material id be into discussing:

> thank you dear. here's some good idm material id be into discussing: > > to rococo rot

Mostly crap to my ears.

quoted 1 line two lone swordsmen

> two lone swordsmen

Stay Down bored me into severe clinical depression. How are the two new Warp singles? Anyone?

quoted 1 line ryoji ikeda

> ryoji ikeda

Mostly good to my ears.

quoted 1 line nightmares on wax

> nightmares on wax

One track does not an album make.

quoted 1 line squarepusher's latest

> squarepusher's latest

quoted 1 line Still not quite back up to his lofty standards, but a hell of a lot

>>>>>>>Still not quite back up to his lofty standards, but a hell of a lot

better

quoted 1 line than those last few jazzy piles of steaming monkey shit that he put out.

>>>>>than those last few jazzy piles of steaming monkey shit that he put out.

quoted 1 line I'm convinced at this point that nothing will top Big Loada. Ever.

>>>>>>I'm convinced at this point that nothing will top Big Loada. Ever.

alright. does anyone have anything positive to say about the above? im really into to rococo rot's the amateur view. it has a chilled out earthy feel and i love the way they use the bass... fuk why am i bothering... i cant relate to you people. let me guess. you're all like 15 and you think it's really cool to be cynnical? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

quoted 5 lines squarepusher's latest

> > > squarepusher's latest > > Its got some really GREAT moments on it. It also > has a few tracks that sound like he's just dicking > with rebirth on them.

As far as I know he uses real 303s, 808s, 909s, etc.. Drusca --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org