DnB 1996 (LolaDaMusica) part1: Squarepusher

Rare Drum & Bass 1996 documentary by Dutch TV program (Lola Da Musica). There are a few Dutch passages, but the interviews are in English.
part1: SquarePusher
• DnB 1996 (LolaDaMusica...
part2: Photek
• DnB 1996 (LolaDaMusica...
part3: Source Direct
• DnB 1996 (LolaDaMusica...

[@corymills666]

Everyone keeps commenting on the aphex twin stickers like their suprised for some reason. Tom and his brother are ceephax acid crew and were great friends of Richards since way way back. I only know this from reading stuff but they are both early Warp artists and were both pioneers of their genre, so it seems highly likely that they'd be friends. Not sure why everyone is freaking out about a few aphex stickers. Also, a few of you claim he rips off aphex. That is not true at all. Tom is an amazing musician and his music is highly bass driven. Yes, both of them use fast break beats, but that's just the genre. They are both great and deserve utmost respect.

[@cmtcfu]

who is saying those things? they have a very deluded understanding of reality and likely no historicity. silly mythological nonsense. these cats were kids in the late 90s, most of them were really close, very good friends, because they were brilliant, and the only ones pushing it so hard from a very specific genre'd perspective. tom. mike. rich. rob. sean. luke. essex. bristol. london. bath. before them, cats like two lone swordsman ... plaid ... orb ... these are musicians. not crackhead rave turds w/ drama that clueless fanboys create.

[@corymills666]

@@cmtcfu damn I barely remember leaving that comment but I think I kept seeing people talking about some fucking aphex sticker. I have aphex stickers so of course tom would. I was just aggravated at them saying he ripped off Richard and so forth. Technically tom influenced Richard's style more than the other way around. People are dumb. I'm also dumb I guess. Seems like an appropriate time for some good ol self promotion. Check out my stuff under the name antical on this fine platform along with soundcloud. Fans of 2nd generation warp will most likely be interested in it

[@geckorider]

AFX and Tom go way back

[@rodriguespepper]

It's been 8 months since I've first watched this and I always come back every now and then. It's so inspiring. Probably my favorite video ever.

[@FilipPandrc]

same here :)

[@norepetitivebeats]

Yep, same here too.

[@Rinzler4DP]

Every time I feel like I've hit a dead end in music I'll come back here aswell

[@regmtait100]

Come back to this a lot too. It's endearing to see a young Squarepusher really into the creative potential of his own set up, even though the equipment is pretty humble. Very inspiring.

[@nagudelomusic]

Squarepusher is legendary. And also is amazing to see that his early music was truly analog! There's not the slightest hint of any computer. A real genius.

[@jogsamson]

Nicolas Agudelo - DJ / Electronic Producer think the setup is basically the same you know! He tried computers and didn't like them went back to the 16 track

[@MrSmeezer]

squarepusher used tapemachines exclusivly until 2001, absolutely massive!

[@danvickers8947]

Apart from the laptop sat on top sequencing it all.

[@user-kp4ik6qd6f]

​@@rorz999 when he said "8 track" he was refering to his 8 track tape machine

[@user-kp4ik6qd6f]

there's quite a bit of digital gear

[@chuckritola]

That is how multitracking was done before computers took it over. Typically the tape is sending 8+ tracks to their own channels on the mixer. To record, an outside instrument is sent to an unused channel on the mixer, and from there it goes to an aux bus, matrix bus, or solo bus to be sent into the recording input of the tape machine which writes it to the unused tape track the operator specified for use in recording said instrument. To play back, the tape plays the 8+ tracks & mixer combines.

[@annother3350]

Yes. The same as every daw does but with tape

[@Max16032]

The new Tascam Model 12 mixer allows you to do just that but to an SD card. It's extremely satisfying to build and bounce entire tracks without the need of a computer. Tom would had loved a device like this back in the day.

[@chuckritola]

@Graham Sardan My comment was originally a reply to someone posting a question asking what was happening in the video. That user has since taken their question down, but my reply was moved by KZbin to look like a standalone comment. Bad practice on their part to misrepresent the context of someone's words. The like-count was fairly high so I figured it was helping people so I left it up, despite the occasional snarky reply.

[@adiemm5940]

Are you able to make out what mixer he's using specifically here?

[@chuckritola]

@@adiemm5940 From what little I can see, it looks like a Soundcraft Spirit Folio 12/2 but he's transferred the red knobs from the master fader to channels 1 and 7, both grey stereo fader knobs (they look blue?) to channels 4 and 6, and one of the white fader knobs to stereo 9/10. Fader knobs for 8 and 11/12 appear to be completely missing. He's using white tape as a scribble strip on the bottom so the channel numbers aren't visible.

[@jden]

Don’t know exactly why this was recommended to me but I’m obsessed now

[@fleaship6134]

You do know why, just think about it, you've likely been listening to Drum and bass or IDM stuff like Aphex Twin or Photek

[@alexbplaysdrums]

get "feed me weird things" circa 1996. one of my favorite albums. i never get tired of it.

[@griiseknoen]

Squarepusher seems like such a regular bloke but is so ridiculously good. Does the world even deserve music of this quality? I feel spoiled every time I listen to his albums!

[@TzadikTheManic]

@griiseknoen Well said 😌 He truly *is* genius. I’ve said this about Aphex Twin/RDJ as well... Tom Jenkinson is like a JS Bach of the 20th-21st centuries

[@AnthonyDavid94]

I must have watched this over a 1000 times, it never gets boring. Squarepusher is awesome, his brother too!

[@sociologie4507]

can you make the make of the reel-to-reel he is using?

[@sociologie4507]

@@AnthonyDavid94 Thanks! Sweet website.

[@davidw9736]

Ceephax is great

[@xylemphloem]

@@sociologie4507 it is a Fostex Model 80

[@nuke97]

Talk about a legend in the making. Bravo to the production for capturing this special moment in time.

[@I_Did_That_46]

I was born '96. But I was looking for a video about how they produced jungle/dnb tracks in the 90s. Alot of those tracks are on vinyl so that was my clue the genre was originally analog. Fascinating!

[@atetraxx]

lots of digital for dnb/jungle too in teh 90s.

[@LinaaaOfficial]

jungle/dnb from the 90s is mostly using samplers, since computer audio wasn't good enough in those days. Sequenced with computers/cubase/octamed.

[@PP-bs3od]

I love that... he was working on E8 Boogie, which is one of my favourite tracks from Hard Normal Daddy!

[@blktarhero3337]

Footage of squarepusher playing his first festival, really quite special

[@DoctorBlankenstein]

6:16 this might be the sickest Squarepusher footage ever grabbed! Massive bass solo at his first festival in 96'... and he was already a total animal! Dude never stops impressing me.... THANKS TOM!

[@cheesechoker]

No soundcheck but the "PA is perfectly tuned" lol

[@yourgransbush]

+cheesechoker Stage managers..

[@aaronmoreno9216]

cheesechoker at least he got a line check lol. Conflating system tuning with sound check. Yeesh

[@Bass_computer]

Ahhhh festival gigs...

[@hammercanttouchthis]

He's just playing slap bass over what is probably a DAT. That way you get the extra money for a 'live' performance as opposed to the lesser option of pretending to play over a DAT or other pre recorded set.

[@kevbarker8108]

''your a liar and coward madam''

[@mytec23]

"The PA is perfectly tuned..." yeah... right.

[@ripeandreadyavocado2572]

She was a bitch

[@calebfuller4713]

So if you sound like shite, its all YOUR fault!

[@Phade101]

His studio looks like the toilet from Trainspotting....lol

[@WRA1TH.]

andi massey everything looked like that back then lol

[@daspedal2730]

and achieved at this moment more than you haha xD LMAO

[@Fractal_blip]

*looked

[@atarirob]

I'm so glad Tom decided to make some of the finest music ever written instead of wasting time and energy keeping his flat in check lol

[@MultiHemlock]

It's called grime. Dirt. Dust. It all informs the musical energy. Tape is magnetic. It sucks up all that grimey dirty energy that chanerls through Tom and the music. It's physics. And magic. And talent.

[@B1SCOOP]

He was 21 when this video was shot. Damn, and I just started messing with FL Studio at that age:(

[@MemoryLaneCinema]

I made decent jungle dnb when I was 16. On a hobby basis of course. I grew up with teebee, k/polar for example.

[@MageAtYou]

he looks 35

[@hiddenfoxe1494]

B1SCOOP age doesn’t matter much man dw

[@DrCrow1990]

I use fl from 18 years

[@toono21]

@@hiddenfoxe1494 not sure how old you are but once you grow up you will realize that the age does matters profoundly!

[@kohlemainen]

What an insanely huge talent this man was/is :)

[@Arperture]

Watching this with the automated subtitles is gold.

[@Bass_computer]

This shit STILL sounds like the future. Learned a ton from watching him work

[@ConfusionInc]

all those Aphex Twin stickers…

[@mcbain23]

This made me seek out “Birdland” by Buddy Rich, incredible tune and what a breakout by the clarinet!!

[@TheCALMInstitute]

The "Experimental Electronic" record he waves at the camera around 7:50 is White Noise "Electric Storm". It's BRILLIANT.

[@suburbankidswithbiblicalna8933]

I hear it was nice

[@FilipPandrc]

One of the tracks sounds like Portishead or DJ Shadow chill type of song...only 30 years before. Madness.

[@TheStuF]

@@FilipPandrc Doesn't sound like Madness at all! Portishead, DJ Shadow sure and why wouldn't it.... Anyway now I am singing in my head thanks to you "baggy trousers, dn na ne ne na naaa baggy trousers diddle diddle doo der baggy trousers doodle didd dee derrrrr nrrrrrrrrr drrrr derrrrr baggy trousers..."

[@Genesis817]

That isolated bass track is absolutely beautiful. Man.

[@dizzib]

He's been listening to Jaco Pastorius, great stuff :-)

[@KarzenX]

DnB = Dirty and Bonkers 🤘🏽😆 the good ole days. He basically made bomb tracks in a cupboard. TALENT. 🙌🏽

[@gerardreniers9020]

Don 't you all love this guy?

[@kennyslg8914]

Squarepusher is one of my favorites. It's interesting to get a look into what making electronic music before DAWS was like.

[@arthurhiroa4238]

I love how enthusiastic he is when he is talking about the SH101 :D.

[@SendyTheEndless]

+Artuur Hiroa It's the box that goes wheeoowwch!

[@hammercanttouchthis]

Roland gear is highly underrated 💪😁

[@PP-bs3od]

with all these like... _buttons and stuff!_

[@annother3350]

It all needs a bloody good clean though!

[@juvedoo99]

Squarepusher is a huge inspiratin to my own music playin and writting. I play mostly death metal, and experimental music. And listening extensively to squarepusher has really opened my mind to different possibilities. Big ups to tom and also aphex twin, photek, source direct, burial, ceephax acid crew and all those dnb / electronic artists.

[@therealKINDLE]

That Synth he has there is the SH-101. I've just bought the Roland SH-201 & it is alot of fun screwing around with all the knobs & Sliders as he says! He also has a copy of 'White Noise' - an album produced by Delia Derbyshire: Who was the Woman who Pioneered the Dr Who Theme. I'd Recommend everyone to listen to a track from this Album called 'Love Without Sound', it's 30years ahead of it's time. It's availible to watch on You Tube of Couse. Love Without Sound by Delia Derbyshire.

[@nickburlton5821]

KINDLE White Noise 1 - David Vorhaus, Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson

[@wizehopt]

Wow the subtitles in this are insane

[@wizehopt]

dudesons441 ahaha well I love DnB. Glad you enjoy em!

[@FACEandLMS]

where are they lol

[@EMAHGERD]

Unbelieveable he made tracks that complex with a DR and an s950 in that pile of dirt and shit

[@EMAHGERD]

Don't be a smartass, you're right, but you're also replying to comment from 2 1/2 years back. All I was saying is that it's even more impressive that he used to produce in such a rudimentary studio rather than a modern DAW-based studio.

[@B1SCOOP]

Compare that with instagram photos all the fancy clean home-studios of current synth hobbyists, who didn't even put out a single release:)

[@Max16032]

To be fair, I'd rather have time and few but good gear, than a ton of synths and racks with no time to use them all. Dedication to make music is the key.

[@blacksk4]

Time is running, advantages are made... but tbh I'm understanding by time with producing electronic music that most often less is more. Although you get through 10 synths, 4 DAWs and like 999VSTs today - in ancient times a potter surely broke a few pots until he got to know his own workflow.

[@OttoNeckel-ViViDDream]

He sounds like SuperHans from Peep Show.

[@Eli_B3000]

Yes, that's one of the top comments, from 4 years ago. But it is the exact same accent and cadence.

[@DazzleQuality]

My first thought

[@narrowboatbrewer8823]

“This crack’s a bit moorish”

[@harveymilne1684]

This is superhans. Squarepusher used to go under The Hair Blair Bunch and then changed it to Danny Dyers Chocolate Homunculus.

[@spoort7219]

There's even a squarepusher hans line in one episode. Cba to look it up but it's in a later episode

[@CorentinHarbelot]

Oh yes, thanks for sharing this!! Favorite era of squarepuscher

[@DJ_ACIDPUPPY]

hes got an aphextwin sticker on his bass ^^ 3:18

[@adrenacrumb]

jani reismann He was a major reason Tom started making electronic music in the first place.

[@DJ_ACIDPUPPY]

he turned again thou

[@joelthor]

+jani reismann and another one at 1:37

[@Akaimayn]

And the 303 too....

[@zetetick395]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was a piece of kit Alex passed on to him.

[@PawelKosinsky]

"E8 Boogie" is definitely one of his best songs...

[@madam_im_adam]

Almost 20 years on and this music still blows my mind. Seeing how this guys actually made his music then (drum machines, hardware samplers and 8-track reel to fucking reel!!) Tom is either a genius or completely full of shit!! I choose to believe the former.

[@jamesdoctor8079]

I’ve got that same tape machine (Fostex Model 80), only cost $400 in 2019. What a great machine, has much more vibe than straight to a computer

[@Bloodclaatkrabbz]

the first album he pulls out ("early 70s electronic") is white noise's "an electric storm"............ gotta love that!

[@dubwizezt]

i did not know Charlie was dnb producer :D

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Fine bassplayer, - and a charming lad😎👌

[@gracjanrotke]

"Feed Me Weird Things" is a great album!!

[@boxfullarecords]

Great to see how Squarepusher worked on music back then! Thanks for uploading!! We've added this to our "Book Of Jungle" playlist full of Jungle DNB documentaries for anyone interested. Big up from the Box Fulla Records Family.

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

He is very talented and groundbreaking.

[@philjamprimate]

Saw him in Brighton '98 and he'd jumped a million miles ahead

[@mot00rzysta]

The intro translation: "....drum and bass was always the most popular subgenre of dance music....and the deep bassline was always the most crucial part of drum and bass......and Bjork and Jamiroquai and Therapy decided to copy the best basslines from Photek, Squarepusher and Source Direct for their music.....they also tried to copy his Ferrari....."

[@BrunoBucci]

Thx for this!! This was my youth. When I was 17 years old I had a Moving Fusion LP and a VHS with 2 MTV video clips fro. Squarepusher! 🤘🏼

[@TheKebab77]

His face when he got asked about Buddy Rich, she basically made him reveal where he takes the drum breaks from :'D

[@nobel11]

Thank you for sharing this. It was really interesting.

[@DenissPashkevich]

Wonderful musician. Great bass guitar control and instrumental technic. Unique situation for electronic music artist. I hear a lot of Jacko there ... great!

[@chrissea1361]

His first festival. Inspiration for us!

[@konsumer]

We need an album called "SquarePool" Squarepuhser meets Les Claypool

[@butsann]

Человек, чей вклад в музыкальную культуру бесценен! Просто Гений!

[@rhythmdroid]

Akai S950, Boss DR-660, Fostex Model 80, Roland TB-303, Roland TR-606, Roland SH-101, Roland TR-707, Soundcraft Spirit Folio 12x2?, DAT recorder for mixdown. What am I missin' folks?

[@netstream2202]

She has a beautiful voice...

[@DVSnark]

the captions on this are magical bambi or ferrari? feed me weird things

[@assassinaudiotore8379]

Squarepusher - Tundra i find finaly

[@MrSmeezer]

enjoy the tuune^^

[@Fixated17]

Sooooo goood to see some of the originators in action.. legends of the craft that is drum and bass

[@MediaBear]

Having 8 tracks is really good!

[@crowecanada]

it's so ironic & funny how he was worried about things like, "is there time for a sound check" but it didn't matter because he's so talented, he didn't know it was going to sound great no matter what

[@kayserlein]

No idea he could play bass like that!

[@phillyb8347]

Really??? In that case you need to check out shobaleader one!!!!

[@phillyb8347]

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[@KnjazNazrath]

You must be new to the Square then. I'd recommend this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qausgJKIhdxqhdk

[@patkelly3966]

Man DnB was everywhere by 96. I say DnB because I think the original Jungle sound had gone by that point.

[@blonieamw2998]

awesome seeing Mr. Jenkins's first fest jitters ;)

[@dalek604]

I was at the big chill festival that year.. They had to keep turning the sound down because the neighbours kept complaining.

[@annother3350]

First album he pulls out is white noise / Delia Derbyshire ! 👍🏽👍🏿👍🏽

[@FaceFeeder]

Super Hans????

[@Jaysusitsme]

+Rasmus “RH” Hjelm Hahahaha, I was thinking the same

[@yesgeorge333]

Rasmus Hjelm hahahhahaha thought exactly the same

[@mmmyeah7]

That bass is soo moorish....this was before the creation of man feelings

[@penguin0075]

“Who is this...Is this us”?

[@penguin0075]

Before he met Jez

[@tonygabashvili8357]

He's 21 years old here... Wow

[@batican8367]

Nice find right here.

[@-__-_-_--__--_-__-_____--_-___]

He was doing this on 8track? Nice

[@Bakiyochi84420]

Neurotic Sos Fucking virtuosso.

[@thb-music]

Fostex M80 mixed down to DAT.

[@annother3350]

Finalised by aphex twin

[@rufusstewart762]

Put closed captions on the Dutch parts for a giggle

[@mr_guy661]

Aphex Twin stickers everywhere :D

[@TheMugwort]

remember this. Great, thanks for addin' this.

[@joshk2181]

his set in houston was mind blowing, better than bjork and possibly even better than richards set imo

[@AllenSmithe]

im going call that a subjective analysis

[@molassesdeathbed5531]

@@AllenSmithe yeah, that's what "imo" implies

[@AllenSmithe]

@@molassesdeathbed5531 ...i mean, yeah lol you right

[@junglistrob]

6:50 great performance

[@Squidward_Tikiland]

its crazy how he made music on old hardware that most people cant make now on new software.

[@LacklusterOfficial]

helps to know how to play instruments..

[@annother3350]

Yeh but aphex twin finished them all off on his kyma system and did all the trickery

[@ugo5200]

Ann Other Source?

[@bumdiggity]

LOL! the face he makes @ 2:56 is incredible

[@forgottenmedia5172]

His laugh killed me ahaha

[@akobilis]

This is absolutely awesome (but I can pretty much guarantee that his neighbors at the time disagreed). 😂

[@StookieBill]

HAAha I was at this show in '96.

[@BrunoBucci]

Come on My Selector! 🤘🏼 And now I saw he's inspiration Budy Rich??? Now everything makes sense. The Jazz Break Drum!

[@bovinicide]

240p heaven!

[@DrDeepstack]

Source Direct and Photek from that era sounds so outdated to me. Squarepusher still sounds fresh in 2019

[@youtuberone9952]

Yes, Tundra 4ever

[@psiklops71]

thank you for this any more goodies

[@Powerphail]

Big Chill '96!

[@ktothec24]

Squarepusher- there’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time

[@andrewhime7701]

You should hear it again, he's still going great stuff.

[@matthealien]

Really Good

[@stuartharrison2896]

he said "ya know",17 times in 5 minutes,ya know!

[@g00zik97]

know im sayin

[@annother3350]

... And you counted them... Which one is worse?

[@tomlee7073]

"nnn stuff" was a big thing in the 90s and "nah what I mean"

[@myousickoflife]

you from the department of ya know what im sayin? takin a knowemcensus? counting my ya know's we just hangin out ya know.... TPB!

[@ninjanicnic]

Definitely hear “school days “ influences here

[@MovingTargetOne]

He's like the Thom Yorke of dnb haha

[@yeahthatkornel]

true dat

[@HQuigley]

Tundra, it's from his debut album "Feed Me Weird Things"

[@migraine516]

Recording to it. Computers weren't really powerful enough to do it all in the box back then.

[@SungazerDNB]

DnB 1996 (LolaDaMusica) part1: Photek

[@farben_]

"Squarepushin" sticker @ 1:33 is so l33t

[@mola55e5]

6:49 “What I am is what I am...”

[@andrewhime7701]

Oh God.

[@electronicexposure]

@noianiz I agree with you, he makes like IDM or drill'n'bass, but then sometimes you hear things like "my sound" from the music is rotted one note album. Then it's really hard to put a genre on him, Squarepusher is just Squarepusher.

[@EMAHGERD]

Thank you! It's a shame I missed out this track..

[@ahuman9864]

Drum and bass. Fueled by tea and knowing the predominance of British music.

[@alexvincent4465]

I wonder if he put that Aphex sticker on the 303 or if Richard just gave him the 303 as a gift

[@dreqzkind]

thank you

[@SWstream634]

Master of the universe

[@thegroove2000]

GENIUS.