Squarepusher in session for Guardian Music
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- Squarepusher in session for Guardian Music
With a new track written exclusively for Guardian.co.uk/music, Squarepusher explores the boundaries of drums and bass with Alex Thomas ahead of their 2008 tour.
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Say what you will, this technically IS drum & bass.
PikaSka This comment made me laugh for a minute straight. 10/10
I really hope Photek read that and considered doing Modus Operandi 2
....with Squarepusha !!
It is jungle in every way.
Yes it reminds me of EZ rollers,, their old jazzy stuff!!
why does noone talk about this guy as one of the best bass players? weird. clearly very good, even though its technical its still sounds nice
Flea from the Chili Peppers talks about him. He actually considers him one of the best in the whole world.
Because we need more vids like this one
@@frozenlake1215 where?
Guy is a straight up genius. A Mozart of our time. Just as gifted at producing break beats as bass.
I guess the overlap between electronic lovers and bass players is minuscule
Wow Squarepusher is like the Tom Jenkinson of bass
Hmm... Yes... The floor is made out of floor. Anyways great pun lol
Floorsharesharwr
Hahaha
@@noisemonkey7 omg this is comparable
indeed
I like how a electronic musician can play some damn fine jazz bass
He was a jazz bassist before being a DnB-er. It’s sick, favourite musician ever
You might check out his compositions in Z-Machines and the related album. He's a mad genius. It's written for machines that are hooked up to guitars/drums/etc. Really crazy good...all for a Zima commercial 🤣🤣
ruclips.net/video/VkUq4sO4LQM/видео.htmlsi=O6bRWldJ_piXl_wT
That square is now exponentially larger now thanks to this man and his square pushing abilities.
He's the square pusher I contact when I need another 10 grams of purest square
It's practically a tesseract at this stage.
His music started to make a lot more sense when I found out that he was an absolute monster on both drums and bass guitar...
A classic Bill Bailey and Steve Merchant duo if I ever saw one - Groovy boys!
He has more notes in the notes that he's not playing than I've played my whole life.
This video is for everyone saying that no electronic musician can play an instrument.
Other way roound, he stared AS a bass player THEN got into the elec
Dan Lo Fat The story I heard was he got into electronic music because it was really hard for him to find human musicians that could keep up with him and create the kind of music he wanted to make. Pretty amazing
+deluxeg He is an autonomous being.
Its a silly argument, most of the electronic music guys I’ve met play at least keys and often drums as well.
You're fired.
Damn hes an amazing bass player
So when are we getting an entire album of just this? I would die for that.
@Jason Smith thanks man i was lost about this band
It's called Just a Souvenir. Look it up!
@@adintyaannasaidhiakharisma5202 not a band, just one person
@Michael Vultoo Just a Souvenir is solo Tom but in the liner notes he describes his vision of a full band playing this kind of music. The first proper Shoebaleader One album with the full band was d'Demonstrator, which honestly doesn't sound like something Tom could have done solo, but prepped for the band tour and live album release "Elektrac," complete with art that clearly inspired certain costume designs on Squid Game ;)
I remember having the pleasure of sharing a vehicle with bass extraordinaire Gary Willis. He let me hear the first Triphasic album before it was released. I remarked that some of it had a "Squarepusher" vibe. He grinned from ear to ear and said, "That's awesome! I love Squarepusher, that guy's amazing." This is like Miles Davis saying I dig your horn playing. Tom is an absolute monster!
...And says only good things about the both of them! Thanks for sharing!
@billypribbo9668RUBY RUBY RUBY RUBAAAY
Wow. Two in credible musicians here. In certain sections Squarepusher has made the bass sound like percussion instrument and Alex has made the drums sound melodic. Both working in perfect synch with one another
Jesus Christ he's a monster player.
yeah, hes pretty much perfected double thumping, its nuts. I've never ever seen or heard anyone that does double thumping as cleanly as him and the way it defines his sound is awesome, you can instantly listen to any bass playing and know its him on bass because of the way he plays. If you know how to play any of his tracks you can go and play them normally and then play them without thumping and it doesn't sound the same at all
yeah he really is, and is someone who (in my experience) often gets overlooked when people talk about the best bass players.. probably doesn't help being in a more nich or obscure genre that isn't really associated with great musicianship (as opposed to, say, jazz, or prog, or something)
@@enaidealukal9203 one of the best for sure, eternal respect, would need more than one live to get at this level of programming AND bass guitar.
Yeah, he actually makes the bass seem a difficult instrument 😂 Which it certainly is if you're planning on playing stuff like that 😉
Do you really enjoy this music? I love his electronic music. But this is just boring nonsense.
That's such a cool jam!
im a huge fan. and this is the only High quality video of squarepusher playing bass with a drummer? please dude. make more videos like this
edward snowden on the drums
I thought he looked familiar!
He leaked the recording before the release.
10/10
I thought it was Stephen Merchant
And David Mitchell on bass
that dynamic control between the pair of them is just something else omg
Squarepusher: I’m just about to go on tour with this new drummer
The Amen Break: Am I a joke to you?
@Random Citizen i dont think you got the joke
Dude. Awesome
Underrated
The power of the thumb!!!
Extremely talented high level playing right here. From both parties.
Squarepusher is a titan among gods. A god among men. A man among mice. A mouse among amoeba. Dude pushes the envelope of electronic music for decades as a producer and then in like some kind of weird midlife crisis, he decides to reveal that he’s a world class bass player and starts touring with a live band and absolutely shredding.
i think it's the other way around actually, but he is returning to his roots
His world-class bass playing has been evident from the start, I think a lot of people (myself included) got into his more electronic stuff like Do You Know Squarepusher? and then realised after the fact he's fucking god tier on the bass (and a nifty drummer; Music Is Rotten One Note was fully performed by him)
Iambic 9 Poetry is one of the most beautiful bass compositions around
@@reunionproductions yeah I don't think it was any secret, stuff like the Swifty and Squarepusher Theme was pretty obvious the guy knew his way around a bass guitar
not much of a reveal, he literally played it all along. the evolution to full band was a change though
Is there any instrument that Squarepusher can't master? My god he is such an incredible artist. Everything he touches turns to gold.
Flawless execution. Probably didn't even practice that. Squarepusher is who legends look up to.
Probably did practice, a lot. Even great musicians practice.
@@justinbrown8214 yeah you don't get to become a great musician in the first place without lots and lots and LOTS of practice
@@justinbrown8214i think he meant this piece, as in it was improvised
Dude’s from another planet!❤
We need a collab between Thundercat/FlyLo and Squarepusher
Oh fuck. The world is not ready.
@@FANKANable I don't think it is haha
No we don't. stop being that annoying fan that ruins good art.
haha put cool thing and other cool thing together and it will make even cooler thing haha
@@existextinct chill out lol
This is incredible. So tight and such a cool combination of slapping and chords on the bass.
It must feel so good to have a timing like this...
watching squarepusher live play bass was an incredible experience for me. i was in a trance watching his fingers move
Squarepusher does Les Calypool
Weird
Reminds one of when the guy from Radiohead did this morto DJ set a while back
Amazing stuff. Britain really does produce some talent.
I'm also loving other various UK electronica based acts like
Autechre, Four Tet, Burial, Unkle, Leftfield, Massive Attack, Forest Swords, Allflaws
Thanx Squarepusher, you’re healing my ears. 🐚💫✨
Holy shit, they’re both really good.
I wish Squarepusher would do more stuff like this.
Madness!
incredible musicianship
Oh, so this is how Squarepusher records his albums.
He just gets a real fast drummer and then they play stuff like My Red Hot Car :)
Not at all what I’m used to from squarepusher but what a great performance. That was sick.
Amazing.
Even after all these years Holy Shit!
Yeah seriously... you remember hearing this on HARD NORMAL DADDY & Burningn'n Tree & Feed Me Weird Things & big Loada & everything else from around those years & like you said, he still kicks major ass!
His bass playing is out of this world. No. Out of this universe! I can noodle a bit on bass, but i will never be this decent.
guy above me nailed it
this is not decent bro, this is 30 for years of playing bass every god dmn day
Crazy seeing another furry here. And same, I love his playing! Was so crazy to find out he also played bass, and a six-string too! I myself started playing six-string about two years ago and I loved seeing his usage of it in his music and everything. Pretty solid technique! You gotta be positive and you'll get there!
Tom is a wild beast.
omgggg that was siiiiccckkkkkkkkkk!!!!!
Legend.
TIGHT
Haven't listened to any squarepusher for many a moon. Time to get reacquainted me thinks!
me either, it had been YEARS. And I only just heard about Shobaleader One, which is awesome especially if you like this (i.e. live drums). Elektric or Elektra or whatever (i.e. Shobaleader One's most recent album) is much better than their first album, and has live versions of a few of Squarepusher's all-time best songs (Swifty, Squarepusher Theme, Iambic 5 Poetry, Don't Go Plastic) which are pretty fantastic, esp for classic SP fans
Bill Bailey and Stephen Merchant
spot on
i'm dying
Yes! i'm in tears over this.
Ridiculously good.
So tight and coordinated, love it!
My god, amazing
This earlier SQUAREPUSHER style is 1 of my favorite things to attempt at beatboxing... obviously i'm a bit limited with only 1 set of lungs, vocal chords & mouth, but it's still fun & comes through sounding decent
I want more just like this. Lots more. Must have.
Anybody know if this track ever came out? It's a bit Phish sounding to my ears, but still funky, and a properly recorded version would be nice to hear. Nothing on his solo bass album seemed this funky.
Fantastic groove👊🏼
Excellent work on the daddy guitar
I want to tour with squarepusher too!
great drummer
so good!
Is this drummer actually a drum machine?!?
Damn they are so awesome..
SICK
Amazing drummer.
Top tier.
So badass
Davie 504 cannot do THIS.
If you’re referring to technique and overall playing he totally could. If you mean writing something that makes you feel this particular way, that’s completely subjective.
Agreed. @Davie504 needs to battle squarepusher
Jerry Dodrill I’m specifically referring to technique. There’s no way he could do this. He doesn’t have the ability.
@@reginaldbowls7180 wrong
@@Kramtteckebb Prove it.
Been a Squarepusher fan since the 90’s... but I am LEGIT impressed by his bass playing. Most pushbutton IDM/electronic musicians aren’t the best musicians and rely on sequencing/DAW/Ableton Live to get impressive layering... but this guy here is a pro.
Awesome
He needs to get together with Jojo Meyer for somethng
I actually like more the way this drummee plays the breaks. Jojo's playing while being technically flawless somehow doesn't flow seamless when he's playing these tempos.
It's jazz-funk! Listen to that slap bass!
I think the drummer played on a Bolt Thrower album?
I feel like some of his bass notes are pretty high pitched even for 6 string, anyone know if he tunes EADGCF or something like that?
NICE!!
His bass playing kind of reminds me of Colin Hodgkinson, the legendary bassist from Back Door in the 70's. In fact this tune reminds me a lot of Back Door.
Beyond...
This bass is tune in E A D G B E ?
It’s look like a EADB standard strings with two thiners
Squarepusher x Thundercat project would be insane
So what’s the name of the song or name they’ll be playing under
MadArticDriver yes thank you
the timing is absolutly insane..
like to hear him play the theme from Seinfiield
sick bass part, as per usual
Goodness gracious.... 😫
Woah!
He sounds exactly like Frank Lampard, almost uncanny. Great music as well obviously, Feed me Weird Things is timeless. The first time I listened I was sure it was a session bassist or samples from a fusion record, always loved that he showed off his chops in an unconventional setting
haha yes Lampard
amaaaaaaaăzing !
Crumbs that's a nice drum kit
How does he do all of those mini mutes id like to know the technique? It looks like double thumb but im not sure
I would love to see him mesh this with his live laptop tweaking like some of his early EPs
If Squarepusher did the Seinfeld theme
Anyone figured out the sticking of the drums? I feel it's a variation close to paradiddles.
+Yoeran Luteijn Yes, no, and everything in between
Yeah b1ah is right. It's called "Solo electric bass 1" and it's all live, really awesome bass.
he has done a solo bass album - no drums unfortunately though, its all flamenco style stuff recorded live in France i believe.
Have Jenkinson & Mark King ever jammed publicly?
very nice
@maxbfrex , I SECOND THAT MOTION.!!
@maxbfrex I second this, i would love to hear a whole album of just this.
Wow!! Anyone know who that dude playing the bass is?
one of the most powerfull gods of our time, bow down , but sadly KNOW ONE KNOWS
That man is legit up there with Pastorius and Wooten
I'd have to hear some more before I could agree.
Neat. Reminds me of Bill Bruford and Jeff Berlin's "Five G"
wow good call, longtime Crimson fan and have even listened to some of Bill's solo/side stuff, but had never heard that one til I read your comment- great song, and a definite similarity!
Dafuk with Squarepusher's skills! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
Andrew Suzuki, no his tunings are standard 6-string bass tunings:
B - E - A - D - G - C
No, it is not. It's tinged like a guitar, only an octave lower. True
a guitar is tuned EADGBE, six string bass CAN be tuned like that but the STANDARD for six string bass is BEADGC
Yep, that's the standard for 6 string basses but Mike from Zoot (who made his bass) said Tom wanted it tuned like a guitar EADGBE.
The drum'n'bass version of Les Claypool. Sick bass playing