Squarepusher is the greatest living musician. He is a master of electro, jazz, IDM, dnb and the bass guitar. His music is full of energy, emotion and meaning. I wish Charlie Parker and Squarepusher could've made an album - words can't say how good that could've been.
ive been listening to daft punk and squarepusher for a long time, they are equally great, daft punk and squarepusher are still pumpin out excellent music.
It's pretty Daft Punk-y. Repetitive structure, catchy riff, rock music elements, vocoder vocals. It's reminiscent of Aerodynamic or tracks off Human After All.
@@edgeofvision while this guy has 3,45667576 more talent than all of them 2 combined. and he doesn't need to use his money and invite some old mushroom pop rockers from 1940's to prove he's real.
@Dwaggysnaxx Think before pressing those keys...Tom is playing a Musicman Sabre, he also plays custom Zoot basses, hes also known for playing fretless Fender Jazz basses...now we've established who knows what they're saying; he appears at 0.34, 1.28, 1.41, 1.56(with a pick in hand!), 2.05, 2.16, 2.27, 2.38 and 4.00 with a six string electric guitar. Have another look....
For my money, this new album is genius. Squarepusher, kinda like AFX, has made a career out of raising a middle finger to expectations of any kind. Even on earlier albums, for every acid drill n bass track, you'd get another that was him noodling around on his guitar for ten minutes while sampling farm animal noises. People lacking a sense of irony may have trouble with it, but oh well.
@acousticmanland Yes...i did check that out. Im just a bit cynical to the idea that 4 other young, unknown musicians playing with Squarepusher don't want their identity revealed-i'd want the world to know my name if i was in that position.....It could be anyone under that helmet though, im not that foolish-i just noticed its the same guitar in this video that is directly behind the drummers head in the Gaurdian session. It stood out to me straight away...
@ruhaidai we will find out who they are some day, for the moment it makes perfect sense for them to remain anon, Firstly its a squarepusher project, its a way for him to work on his project without the external pressure of having to comply with the other aritsts, and gives the others the freedom to experiment. I highly doubt they are unkown (implied they might be, might not be), i think most would work with him, anon or not, and eventually we will know them, win win.
@acousticmanland Yeh it may be a bit over cynical, i agree. I also agree that this sounds great irrespective of what musicians are playing on track-Cryptic Motion is fantastic too! I'll look forward to seeing him again and hopefully with a band behind him!
@AmourSynthetique Yeah, I'll agree on that. My comment was written in anger and may have skewed too much towards dissing Daft Punk instead of those members of the music media who are making these ridiculous and unfounded statements about the similarities in question. I like Daft Punk very much, and what you say about their progression is true. I retract that part of my comment (though not the others by a long shot).
Wishing this band all the best. In my opinion this beats most modern day commercial music hands down. Ok it's not the 'old' squarepusher we know and love, but I respect this more than just some subtle iterations on what he's already done, which in itself is a lot. That makes this all the more interesting to me. Artistic exploration in a different way to before..? Nothing wrong with that...
Just when I feel bored of or disgruntled with the voluntary stagnation in British music these days, along comes Mr Jenkinson to remind us all again of his, and I use this word sparingly, 'genius'. I love the "mix" of influences on the Shobaleader One 'project' album. i hardly think you can call it "selling out". If anything, it's reinforcing the freeform nature of his work in it's essence. So much better than 99.99% of "dance" music at the moment for sure
every artist has ups and downs, but i really like this. the whole album is a classic set-up, but then dipped in an electro)-funky fondue! GREAT SHITE!!!
Agree with another poster that this thing normally is not my cup of tea. However, Squarepusher is so insanely fucking talented at everything - his chops are ridiculous and among the best in the world, melodies are totally infectious, songwriting skill top-notch, and as a dnb artist, breaks that are out of this world and a sense of rhythm that goes light years beyond that of your avg dnb artist. This guy is simply one of the most brilliant and talented musicians walking the face of this planet.
@adhurkhan This isn't just Squarepusher, it's his new group, Shobaleader One. So it's four musicians - Tom on bass, a guitarist, a synth player and a drummer.
@mushedoutmonk no. squarepusher is like the equivalent of yoda. and the ed banger blokes are his young apprentices. he conjures up the ideas then releases his force through gaspard, xavier and sebastiAn. trust me, i've seen them rehearse "ahem".
Has anyone else noticed the guitar used in this video is the same one hanging on Tom's wall in his session for the Guardian newspaper? I think its Tom playing everything as per usual....the guy's a genius!
@nathanwalker462 neither were those solo bass and guitar pieces on ultravisitor. i like that he's not just skullfucking tired idm formulas into the ground.
the genius of this is the soundworld he has created by listening to this through some shitty phone speakers, and even at low sample rates. There is a direct connection with the music rather than the distance u feel when you play other songs through such devices. He's spreading technological-soul/emotion that may seem like a contradiction depending on your views of technological integration and extension ala transhumanism. Making fun of cliche and always forward thinking. Great album IMO
First I liked this, then I stopped liking it a bit, now I like it again. I think for me that means it's good. It definitely achieves it's "Space-Pop" aim too, I can imagine it being played in some futuristic cocktail bar in an episode of Buck Rogers, I remeber thinking that about some of Just A Souvenir too. There's definitely nothing else like it that I can think of, it's not like Daft Punk. Not sure I can handle the secrecy though as to what the deal is with the band.
Squarepusher is great because every single album is different. I mean we heard him at his hardest at at his softest. He can do anything. I think people should look at him as an artist in a whole and stop whining about missing the breakcore style shit. I mean he comes out of left field all the time and throw down super hard gabber tracks. Fuckin Steinbolt! That shit was harder than most death metal! Let him do the damn thing and stop complaining!
@hveiti It's very ignorant to claim that Daft Punk aren't "evolving". There's a hugely significant metamorphosis throughout DP's work, and you'd have to be deaf to ignore it.
Does anybody know how he gets that cool vocal-like guitar sound on this track? There's definitely some weird kind of mod effects going on, but I'm not entirely sure what they are.
mix of phase and distortion probably. Mess around with flange, phase and distortion on your amp, you'll be surprised at the vocoder/voice-like sounds you can make
I want one of those masks. I wonder if its programmed to display different patterns depending on the noise of the guitar and vocals (are they vocals? I presume they recorded and synthesized live).
@LIGHTRONIX: I don't really care about the volume, it's just that they're impossible to understand and sound really boring. But I didn't care about the drums. I know this isn't Squarepusher's usual 10 million BPM Vic Acid-style material, so having a complex drum track wasn't that important to him.
@SuperDABATMAN Yeeaah... NO! While you may like Daftpunk tracks more, they are not TECHNICALLY better, by a long shot. 2:40 proves it. Hell, listen to "Bubble and Squeak" or "Feed Me Weird Things" from 96.
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Squarepusher is the greatest living musician. He is a master of electro, jazz, IDM, dnb and the bass guitar. His music is full of energy, emotion and meaning. I wish Charlie Parker and Squarepusher could've made an album - words can't say how good that could've been.
Square pusher, Jean-Lic Potty, Allen Holdsworth (or All Dimelo), Bills Bruford and Steven Wilson.
There are countless better musicians alive. He's great tho
@@hugomolinaOG I wrote this 12 years ago. I wouldn't stand by it now.
@@SmartStr33t oh, sorry. Didn't notice until now
Squarepusher never had a 'style' in the first place. He does whatever the hell he wants.
I totally agree with the lyrics
ive been listening to daft punk and squarepusher for a long time, they are equally great, daft punk and squarepusher are still pumpin out excellent music.
Why are people so hellbent on drawing connections to Daft Punk? The only similarity is that they're wearing robot masks and using a vocoder.
Most people aren't very bright
It's pretty Daft Punk-y. Repetitive structure, catchy riff, rock music elements, vocoder vocals. It's reminiscent of Aerodynamic or tracks off Human After All.
@@edgeofvision while this guy has 3,45667576 more talent than all of them 2 combined. and he doesn't need to use his money and invite some old mushroom pop rockers from 1940's to prove he's real.
@@mot00rzysta Led Zepellin have 3,45667576 more talent then all 3 combined !
@@humaninterface7153 except led zepellin dont pay the people they ripped off or credit them
@Dwaggysnaxx
Think before pressing those keys...Tom is playing a Musicman Sabre, he also plays custom Zoot basses, hes also known for playing fretless Fender Jazz basses...now we've established who knows what they're saying; he appears at 0.34, 1.28, 1.41, 1.56(with a pick in hand!), 2.05, 2.16, 2.27, 2.38 and 4.00 with a six string electric guitar. Have another look....
For my money, this new album is genius. Squarepusher, kinda like AFX, has made a career out of raising a middle finger to expectations of any kind. Even on earlier albums, for every acid drill n bass track, you'd get another that was him noodling around on his guitar for ten minutes while sampling farm animal noises. People lacking a sense of irony may have trouble with it, but oh well.
@acousticmanland
Yes...i did check that out. Im just a bit cynical to the idea that 4 other young, unknown musicians playing with Squarepusher don't want their identity revealed-i'd want the world to know my name if i was in that position.....It could be anyone under that helmet though, im not that foolish-i just noticed its the same guitar in this video that is directly behind the drummers head in the Gaurdian session. It stood out to me straight away...
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@ruhaidai we will find out who they are some day, for the moment it makes perfect sense for them to remain anon, Firstly its a squarepusher project, its a way for him to work on his project without the external pressure of having to comply with the other aritsts, and gives the others the freedom to experiment.
I highly doubt they are unkown (implied they might be, might not be), i think most would work with him, anon or not, and eventually we will know them, win win.
@acousticmanland
Yeh it may be a bit over cynical, i agree. I also agree that this sounds great irrespective of what musicians are playing on track-Cryptic Motion is fantastic too! I'll look forward to seeing him again and hopefully with a band behind him!
finally the future is here! was hoping for jet packs too but this will have to do for now. Long live the pusher!
@AmourSynthetique Yeah, I'll agree on that. My comment was written in anger and may have skewed too much towards dissing Daft Punk instead of those members of the music media who are making these ridiculous and unfounded statements about the similarities in question. I like Daft Punk very much, and what you say about their progression is true. I retract that part of my comment (though not the others by a long shot).
im loving the new squarepusher sound and i still love the old...and that vocoder
Wishing this band all the best. In my opinion this beats most modern day commercial music hands down. Ok it's not the 'old' squarepusher we know and love, but I respect this more than just some subtle iterations on what he's already done, which in itself is a lot. That makes this all the more interesting to me. Artistic exploration in a different way to before..? Nothing wrong with that...
This is great I want play songs like this...Very inspirational
Just when I feel bored of or disgruntled with the voluntary stagnation in British music these days, along comes Mr Jenkinson to remind us all again of his, and I use this word sparingly, 'genius'.
I love the "mix" of influences on the Shobaleader One 'project' album. i hardly think you can call it "selling out". If anything, it's reinforcing the freeform nature of his work in it's essence.
So much better than 99.99% of "dance" music at the moment for sure
Argg I can't get this out of my head! I can't wait for the album.
This is awsome, i ahve a feelin gona be at BLOC 2011 cant wait
every artist has ups and downs, but i really like this. the whole album is a classic set-up, but then dipped in an electro)-funky fondue! GREAT SHITE!!!
Not quite what I was expecting from Squarepusher's next effort, but still it's absolutely amazing. A fantastic surprise. Long live Shobaleader One!
Agree with another poster that this thing normally is not my cup of tea. However, Squarepusher is so insanely fucking talented at everything - his chops are ridiculous and among the best in the world, melodies are totally infectious, songwriting skill top-notch, and as a dnb artist, breaks that are out of this world and a sense of rhythm that goes light years beyond that of your avg dnb artist. This guy is simply one of the most brilliant and talented musicians walking the face of this planet.
This is simply something special. Genius moment.
@adhurkhan This isn't just Squarepusher, it's his new group, Shobaleader One. So it's four musicians - Tom on bass, a guitarist, a synth player and a drummer.
Best Music Ever!!!!
im on board with it!
I LOVE this song
he is AMAZING!!!!!! he plays it all .. god damn man
@mushedoutmonk no. squarepusher is like the equivalent of yoda. and the ed banger blokes are his young apprentices. he conjures up the ideas then releases his force through gaspard, xavier and sebastiAn. trust me, i've seen them rehearse "ahem".
If its really only Tom it would be mindblowing. But they already announced to tour so I dont think so.
Has anyone else noticed the guitar used in this video is the same one hanging on Tom's wall in his session for the Guardian newspaper? I think its Tom playing everything as per usual....the guy's a genius!
@shaftahoy I believe he's using Ableton Live. This is a commen feature of this program and what can be achieved with the vocoder.
It's awesome!
This song is going to be stuck in my head until the day I die. And maybe even after.
It's quite fun.
So stoked for the new album, this is badass.
@nathanwalker462 neither were those solo bass and guitar pieces on ultravisitor. i like that he's not just skullfucking tired idm formulas into the ground.
I love this fucking jam!
yea!
I can say that this guy gotz respectzz!
His hands look so amazing.
the genius of this is the soundworld he has created by listening to this through some shitty phone speakers, and even at low sample rates. There is a direct connection with the music rather than the distance u feel when you play other songs through such devices. He's spreading technological-soul/emotion that may seem like a contradiction depending on your views of technological integration and extension ala transhumanism. Making fun of cliche and always forward thinking. Great album IMO
tasty
@davisfowlkes: 1:09 - Yehdeh, eeeeyah, bleeyah blehblehbleh
i think the live band is gaspard on bass, xavier on drums+keys, sebastiAn guitar+vocals
@Templemister If you would care to watch the video, you'd see that the "vocals" are actually the guitar.
First I liked this, then I stopped liking it a bit, now I like it again. I think for me that means it's good. It definitely achieves it's "Space-Pop" aim too, I can imagine it being played in some futuristic cocktail bar in an episode of Buck Rogers, I remeber thinking that about some of Just A Souvenir too. There's definitely nothing else like it that I can think of, it's not like Daft Punk. Not sure I can handle the secrecy though as to what the deal is with the band.
Squarepusher is great because every single album is different. I mean we heard him at his hardest at at his softest. He can do anything. I think people should look at him as an artist in a whole and stop whining about missing the breakcore style shit. I mean he comes out of left field all the time and throw down super hard gabber tracks. Fuckin Steinbolt! That shit was harder than most death metal! Let him do the damn thing and stop complaining!
@nathanwalker462 wont you ever get tired of fast edits and glitches? this is something way more FRESH than drill n bass edits.
for ever alone ,nivel expert
tear it up SP
Rockin' bass!!!!!
Damn... His bass technique is fuckin' spot on! His bass skills alone can carry a whole album... Good Show!
@b1lahb1ah btw, already downloading it. Better that I love him independently it would seem.
Great !
@SuperDABATMAN man I lov daft, but SquarePusher is like
Frank Zappa / Mahavishnu style with drum and bass,
Daft is just diffrent a style off music
i think he's poking fun at daft punk with the light up mask... what do u guys think??
This new album is going to be fucking metal!
so hype
@hveiti It's very ignorant to claim that Daft Punk aren't "evolving". There's a hugely significant metamorphosis throughout DP's work, and you'd have to be deaf to ignore it.
Yum!! My fave!!!!!
I'm surely not the only one drawing comparisons between this and Daft Punk. Not quite my cup of Bovril, but whatever :)
@MrEpiclylaterd you couldn't be more right... (though i like DP as well)
The general vibe this gives me makes me think this would work as the music to a team of fighting robots, or something akin to the PowerPuff Girls.
Or a runaway robot from Dexter's Lab! 😁😁😁
HOT DAYUM Mr. Tom Jenkinson done gone did it again!
BleeeEEEEEeeeeeeEHEHhhhEEEEE hEeaAAAA!
Hahaha nicely. BleeeEEEEEeeeeeeEHEHhhhEEEEE hEeaAAAA!
deehEE, hEEEhEE, wererere, eh, weh
I bet this will be in some Guitar Hero/Rock Band
Any one willing to host a copy of this album? Please PM me a link if you are a gentleman! ;-)
@Silhouette93 I think he uses a voicebox.
Squarepusher, my man!
SquarePusher was 20 times skrilex, in the 90ty's.THE pioneer ;)
Would be awesome if you could buy a mask like that
@yogibearx15000 hear hear!!!!!!!!!! its just great music..he doesnt gild the lily..love his good shit..a fan for life..
Does anybody know how he gets that cool vocal-like guitar sound on this track? There's definitely some weird kind of mod effects going on, but I'm not entirely sure what they are.
he uses a vocorder
Could potentially be a talkbox of some sort too.
mix of phase and distortion probably. Mess around with flange, phase and distortion on your amp, you'll be surprised at the vocoder/voice-like sounds you can make
Matt Greer I always assumed that it was a talk box
+James Usill It is
@ruhaidai thats a bass scrublord
I like the Spotify version a bit more than this one ^_^
I want one of those masks.
I wonder if its programmed to display different patterns depending on the noise of the guitar and vocals (are they vocals? I presume they recorded and synthesized live).
[L/MPCX1/2xC/E=MC2-1] and we can travel thru the universe!
Buckey
@audioizm and daft punk was 50 times both of them combined
@conwattsable Sounds like the kind of distortions Reaktor throws at you
reminds me a bit of daft punk.... except he plays bass at an almost virtuoso level
I'll be damned if he didnt make the show from the just a souvenir poster a reality.
@sidrosteel but Daft Punk is not Dubstep...dubstep is music like Burial and Skream....
Y U peoplee only think in the *wub wub wub* music?!!?!?!?
Fuck. I tried to tab this song by ear and watching him play it is making me realize how depressingly wrong I got it.
DJ do you have to play that
@MaffyMoose *common
@SubRaver303 It sounds nothing like Daft Punk bar the vocoded vocals!
Conjuring the spirit of Cliff Burton in that solo...
Anyone knows wHat distortion pedal Mr Jenkins uses in tHis song? Is it overdrive? Is it fuzz?
Or Sean Malone, Tony Levin, Geddy Lee, Stu Hamm, have U?
bought the cd today, let's get NUTZ
Fuck. I tried to tab this song by ear and watching him play it made me realized how depressingly wrong I got it.
@LIGHTRONIX: I don't really care about the volume, it's just that they're impossible to understand and sound really boring.
But I didn't care about the drums. I know this isn't Squarepusher's usual 10 million BPM Vic Acid-style material, so having a complex drum track wasn't that important to him.
daftpusher! i like it
@polltaxpain squarepusher? new?
@polltaxpain u were born yesterday
Port Rhombus his first track for Warp 1996 why dit he change style???
classy
@SuperDABATMAN Yeeaah... NO! While you may like Daftpunk tracks more, they are not TECHNICALLY better, by a long shot. 2:40 proves it. Hell, listen to "Bubble and Squeak" or "Feed Me Weird Things" from 96.
Anyone knows what distortion pedals Mr. Squarepusher uses?
@karsown No.