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10-14-2006, 03:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brixton, South London | | | Full streams of new Squarepusher LP here!
Well I was sat home this Saturday and was totally shocked when i turned on BBC2's The Culture Show to see Tom Jenkinson a.k.a. Squarepusher being interviewed but then even more pleasantly surprised to see and hear him play a three minute, entirely solo bass piece at the end that was a kind of slap flamenco / classical jazz thing - it was pretty wicked - and bear in mind this was on at prime time Saturday night TV time - all I can say is "more solo bass on BBC tv please..."
Anyway - here's a page on the BBc2 website with good quality full-length streams of his new album for you to sample: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A16095170
Cheers
Mike |
10-14-2006, 10:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA | | | i wanted to thank you mike. i have read a bunch of threads you have posted on good funky music. most of its from the UK (im from the US) so ive never heard it before. i love it, it gives me new jams to buy.
keep em coming. |
10-15-2006, 03:28 AM
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Originally Posted by markjazzbassist i wanted to thank you mike. i have read a bunch of threads you have posted on good funky music. most of its from the UK (im from the US) so ive never heard it before. i love it, it gives me new jams to buy.
keep em coming. | No problem - I'm just doing my job - I'll keep you posted on anything else that makes the funky-grade - if you like Squarepusher I suggest you by Feed Me Weird Things and Hard Normal Daddy for some serious jazzy-drum-and-bass - his last album (can't remember the name) is also really good.
Keep listening.
M |
10-15-2006, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Flynn No problem - I'm just doing my job - I'll keep you posted on anything else that makes the funky-grade - if you like Squarepusher I suggest you by Feed Me Weird Things and Hard Normal Daddy for some serious jazzy-drum-and-bass - his last album (can't remember the name) is also really good.
Keep listening.
M |
Ultravisitor... check out the song tetra-sync- it is magnificent. |
10-17-2006, 08:01 PM
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You're pretty cool too Mike.
What were you saying? 
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10-18-2006, 02:32 AM
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10-18-2006, 02:40 AM
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THANK YOU!
We all need to be pushin' Squarepusher! A much unknown artist that needs to be more known! |
10-18-2006, 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by hateater Ultravisitor... check out the song tetra-sync- it is magnificent. | Don't worry - I have it - also I saw him live at Koko in Camden last year and it was pretty amazing - and guess what? It looks like they are releasing it on DVD - there's a sample here uploaded by Warp records - the bass playing on this gig was amazing - mainly on his 6-string bass - he's on his Fender-style Jazz here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLcxve603-4
There was a very interesting start to the gig that I really hope makes the DVD too - it was basically a 20 minute set of free jazz with a sax player and drummer - really wild stuff - in fornt of 2000 people, then he went all drum and bass! He double thumbs like a badaassss - Squarepusher rocks!
Last edited by Mike Flynn : 10-18-2006 at 03:05 AM.
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10-19-2006, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Flynn Well I was sat home this Saturday and was totally shocked when i turned on BBC2's The Culture Show to see Tom Jenkinson a.k.a. Squarepusher being interviewed but then even more pleasantly surprised to see and hear him play a three minute, entirely solo bass piece at the end that was a kind of slap flamenco / classical jazz thing - it was pretty wicked - and bear in mind this was on at prime time Saturday night TV time - all I can say is "more solo bass on BBC tv please..."
Anyway - here's a page on the BBc2 website with good quality full-length streams of his new album for you to sample: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A16095170
Cheers
Mike |
Hi Mike,
I normally need to have my attention grabbed within the first 30 seconds of a passage of music,whatever it is and with this selection of samples I got bored.Perhaps the bass playing came in very much later? |
10-20-2006, 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Big nebula Hi Mike,
I normally need to have my attention grabbed within the first 30 seconds of a passage of music,whatever it is and with this selection of samples I got bored.Perhaps the bass playing came in very much later? | Hi Neb - basically Squarepusher is one of those kinds of acts/artists where you really need to check out a lot of his stuff to 'get it' - please don't take that as 'you don't get it' because I'm sure you will if you check out some of his earlier albums - but as I know what your average Squarepusher fan is like (because I am one myself) his whole thing began about 15 years ago and over that period he's developed his own style and way of doing things. This usually involves some tracks that are extremely bass-heavy - as in they feature some very intricate bass parts right through the track - but on other tunes it could be out and out electronica, ambient soundscapes, dirty drum and bass or even some classical guitar and six string bass on a delicate ballad - it's all about contrasts with SP - but there's also some very f***ed up stuff as well that even I don't really like. If you give it a chance and you might find yourself really digging it.
The two albums everyone recommends for a starting point ar Hard Normal Daddy and Feed Me Weird Things, his one from a year ago Ultravisitor is also very good. Give it a try - I think you'll get into it - but like all 'good' music - it sometimes takes a couple of plays to really get into it.
Cheers
Mike
Last edited by Mike Flynn : 10-20-2006 at 02:32 AM.
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