While I still find much of Mr. Jenkinson's work
classic or great, parts of each of his albums have
always struck me as mediocre filler, and I'm just
wondering if I'm the only one who just finds his, um,
schtick getting a bit boring lately.
Specifically, "Selection Sixteen" had a couple of nice
moments but was mostly disappointing, and now that
I've heard "Go Plastic" a couple of times, I have to
say it's an even bigger yawn fest. I mean, What I
liked about Squarepusher (and Aphex, tho he hasn't
done anything lately) were the ability to make poppy,
really enjoyable stuff, and yet infect it with
insanely amazing beats and wacked out craziness. It
was out there, but it was also poppy and enjoyable at
the same time. I mean, that's just the definition of
Squarepusher - even his Rotted/Mindphone stuff is
somewhat poppy. This latest stuff is just fucked up
for the sake of being fucked up. Some nice breaks,
but boring. Puts me to sleep and gives me a headache
at the same time. So unnecessary.
I guess Warp in 2001 is just getting a little too
cerebral for my tastes. Oh well, it doesn't matter.
Now I *know* I'm gonna sell my August 25 Sqpshr/Plaid
tickets to someone on this list.
-Adam
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