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[@countorringtonludlow5211]

The entire drum track of this song is just a simple breakbeat from a James Brown song called Soul Pride. He did this in 97. Nobody was doing it like this in 97. Incredible artist and era of his work.

[@farlandu_wmv]

there's a 909 on top of it in some parts, but other than that yeah, it's entirely breakbeat

[@garki1369]

I could be totally wrong, but I feel like Aphex Twin must have had tracks with similar break beats to this before that time. I am only saying this because he is so prolific, and I know I have heard a number of his tracks with this sound. Not fanboying, just a thought. I'm interested in the chronology of music and influences, although I know some people really seem to hate that.

[@countorringtonludlow5211]

@@garki1369 I'm pretty familiar with RDJ and all projects. He uses tons of breakbeats from the same lexicon as Soul Pride but I can't recall any where he uses this same break unless you can name the track.

[@0Fdigital]

@@countorringtonludlow5211 He used it almost unedited in a track called "Bummy", from Planet Mu's "Mealtime" compilation. It's a pretty good track actually!

[@mpfmax0]

It’s not “just a simple breakbeat” it’s heavily edited by chopping and processing the sample, which is one of the main ways of creative expression on this genre. Although i get what you mean, they turn a couple of bars of drums into an entire track

[@EduardoIsSmiling]

You made videos about 2 of the most loved IDM(EDM) and "warp" label musicians, aphex twin and squarepusher, it would be super cool too see a video about my favorite band of all times Boards Of Canada. They are 2 brothers who make this super awesome type of psychedelic, nostalgic, mysterious blend of hip hop, edm and experimental eletronic that is heavily inspired in the 70's decade and the aesthetic of old educational tv programs and documentaries. They are in the same records label as squarepusher and aphex twin and are also know as one of the pioneers and legends of IDM.

[@EduardoIsSmiling]

I would also recommend Autechre for something more similar to some aphex twin works

[@t3hgir]

@@EduardoIsSmiling I loooove autechre, but they can be somewhat polarizing to even die-hard IDM fans. I have a friend who loves Aphex Twin and digests all his work under other aliases, however he still hasn't "gotten" the Autechre bug like I did. Apparently Squarepusher was even quoted saying "I don't like Autechre" lol

[@EduardoIsSmiling]

@@t3hgir Yeah, i think it depends what track or album they are listening too. Like, if they stick to some of the most well know classics like tri-repetae or maybe lp5, are more easy listening, but i know there is some albums that can be described like very harsh and noisy. My musical taste is very tolerant(i listen and produce a lot of noise, breakcore, speedcore...), but i understand the barriers some people have and that's ok. I've heard a lot of people saying Venetian Snares is hard to them, specially works like the "chrome box" album or "music about my cats"( i think these two are quite similar to some autechre works. Very glitchy and "industrial", but also, more melodic), but i think he produces top tier breakcore and idm

[@chickenmonkey6526]

Yep I second Boards of Canada! Don’t even know which song to recommend though…maybe.. Roygbiv, or Nothing is Real, or Julie and Candy?

[@HeyImGaminOverHere]

I second doing a video on Boards Of Canada.

[@davidbonar5190]

the whole album is terrific. growing up in the 90s in germany, the amounts of cheap euro dance and pop techno (anybody remember DJ bobo, scooter, ...?) everywhere was repulsively mind-numbing. electronic music like this, aphex twin, venetian snares, etc, barging in was really exhiliarating

[@UdumbaraMusic]

I will never forgive the world for making me think I didn't like electronic music. I also grew up in the 90's and was also bombarded with peak trash while genuinely beautiful and interesting music barely got a mention.

[@rentenversicherung]

Gott erinnere mich nicht an diese Namen, furchtbar.

[@mikepawlikguitar]

Leck..klar kann ich mich an Scooter erinnern. Was für eine totale Scheiße, alter 😅

[@mikepawlikguitar]

@@rentenversicherung LOL denk ich auch 😅

[@jack_rabbit]

here's some of the main names you need to know from this relative genre: Aphex Twin / AFX, Autechre, Boards Of Canada, Plaid, Squarepusher, µ-Ziq, Jega, Bola, Gescom, Prefuse73, Venetian Snares, Quinoline Yellow, Funkstörung, Arovane, Amon Tobin, Chris Clark, Phoenecia, Mouse On Mars, Otto Von Schirach (early stuff), Richard Devine, LFO, Phonem, Wisp, Ochre, rRine, Milieu / Coppice Halifax, Mrs Jynx, etc etc etc

[@l1fef0rm]

Kettel

[@Mandibularmenace]

I’d also add Tycho and Telefon Tel Aviv to this as well

[@jackelliott4808]

Does High Contrast count?

[@user-og6hl6lv7p]

Bogdan Raczynski!! he influenced Drukqs.

[@GugaChapichadze]

Burial

[@twelvemonkeys8786]

This is brilliant.. Now im listening to his whole discography. This is the beauty of this channel.. Thanks man

[@Dechral]

nice, you're in for a ride.

[@t3hgir]

@@Dechral I recommend he takes some breaks, it's heavy shit lol.

[@fcon2123]

@@t3hgir Massif(Stay Strong), Ultravisitor, or Terminal Slam.

[@jambulance]

@@fcon2123 Tetra-Sync was one of the first tracks I heard when I was a kid, that’s a great track too

[@fcon2123]

@@jambulance Yep! That was one of the first tracks I heard from him too. Great song.

[@synophlex]

The drum beat is sampled from Soul Pride (Parts 1 And 2) · James Brown · The James Brown Band from 1969. The drummer's name is Clyde Stubberfield. Squarepusher sampled and edited the drum break to the next dimension. There is also a drum machine layered on top of the drum sample which sounds similar to a Roland TR-909. It's sad that you didn't react to one of Squarepusher's tunes that showcase his live bass playing. This track is amazing however it doesn't showcase his more complex composing abilities.

[@ShirleyTimple]

This guy was a contemporary of Richard D James, aka Aphex Twin. Both did wonderfully creative things with electronic music

[@t3hgir]

Autechre, Boards of Canada, Squarepusher and Aphex Twin... the Quadrumvirate of IDM

[@Zen_and]

The snare rushes and choppy bits remind me of the Richard D. James album. And some tracks off of Drukqs (e.g. Vordhosbn) remind me of this track . All lovely stuff.

[@floretionguru2977]

aka Blue Calx, Bradley Strider, Brian Tregaskin, Caustic Window, AFX, The Tuss, ... :)

[@RustyGonzo]

@@t3hgir And Venetian Snares!

[@GasparLewis]

(I mean he hasn't gone anywhere, his last album was 2020.)

[@alistairmaleficent8776]

First Pusher song I ever heard, and still pretty much my favorite. The processing of that James Brown break is absolutely masterful and is something I haven't been able to match despite 20 years of programming breaks.

[@darth_uber3835]

Same here! I still love it to pieces 😂❤ It always gives me this unexplainable feeling

[@classicalteacher]

"First Pusher" I'm stealing that from you. Great name.

[@rorym6595]

Tom Jenkinson formed a live band called Shobaleader One to perform some of his Squarepusher works - you should definitely check them out. It's amazing how they take the original material and make it sound so organic (although that's maybe also testament to the musicality of his electronic compositions)

[@rorym6595]

Here's a great session they did: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ml7NkHdjhJapra8

[@Omniplus-xi8ho]

Warp Records stuff is one of the holy grails of electronic music. The biggest artists that were associated with the regretfully named "IDM" genre on the label were Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards of Canada, Plaid, and Squarepusher. The term IDM (Intelligent Dance Music) was coined in the US for music being made by these artists but they themselves did not associate with the term (Aphex Twin openly rejected it coining the genre name "Braindance" for his own record label Rephlex). I think it's important to point this out considering the immense influence things like Detroit Techno (Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Carl Craig, Kenny Larkin, Underground Resistance) and Chicago House (Mr. Fingers, Phuture, Adonis) have had on these artists. I could see you appreciating some of the more ambient techno leaning stuff on Warp as well like The Black Dog, B12, Richard H. Kirk, LFO, and the entire Artificial Intelligence series of albums (of which Aphex Twin (as Polygon Window), Autechre, and Plaid (as members of Black Dog Productions) were a part of). There seem to be a lot of people on here suggesting that you check out Autechre and I think it's worth noting that they have many different sounds and innovations that span their catalog so there are going to be some vast differences between releases. While I think you should definitely check out their early ambient techno leaning stuff like Incunabula and Amber I think that for the purposes of this channel you should use a track from the period when they most definitively innovated composition using generative techniques in Max/MSP. The polarizing album Confield from 2001 is when they fully committed to this sound and I think the track "Bine" showcases it the most with it's constantly morphing meters and polyrhythms.

[@BlastinRope]

lol didnt read

[@toximan2008]

@@BlastinRope based

[@mikepawlikguitar]

This is good shit dude! Love seeing the ole' jazz virtuoso legend, Tom Jenkinson (a.k.a. Squarepusher), being shown some love on KZbin. Tom is most definitely classically trained, but more than anything, he's a jazz player.

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

love to see you do a few Autechre tracks... they are a similar style... the track Eggshell would be a good one to dissect

[@JoshBratton]

I'd prefer "Second Bad Vilbil" or "777"

[@antonb348]

Clipper is a good for a first timer I find

[@Dechral]

just here for the eggshell love

[@t3hgir]

he should do "bladelores".......

[@antonb348]

@@t3hgir I really dig bladelores too, you heard t1a1?

[@Bridgercraft]

If you like this, I would recommend you have a listen to Bogdan Raczynski. He started a bit later but has some very similar styles.

[@RexIsOnline]

I would NOT have expected this. One of my all time favorites by a long shot

[@guidewired]

Love to see your fresh ears on this after personally listening to this for 20 years or so.

[@grunions9648]

Wow, I can't believe you've got to Hard Normal Daddy already!! Incredible album. I rented the cassette tape from the library (!) when it came out purely because of the name and cover art, and it's probably not an exaggeration to say it changed my life.

[@namesshmames]

Please please do more Squarepusher. I believe these tracks showcase his most interesting and complex compositional skills: Come on my selector Squarepusher theme Port rhombus Ultravisitor Dissolver Go! Spastic Tetra-Sync Tundra 4 Keep in mind he cuts each individual drum hit and sequences them separately, rather than relying on whole break loops as most do. Which is very impressive as often times it does sound live, but he is also a great live drummer. Dissolver is from an album where he composed music for a Japanese robot band and it is incredible, would love to hear your thoughts.

[@KnjazNazrath]

FINALLY, someone else that mentions Tetra-Sync. I don't get why it's o'erlooked so often.

[@hairsandwiches]

@@KnjazNazrathtetra sync 👌

[@wesbanderson664]

Yes! Squarepusher’s Discog is well worth diving into. It’s such an enormously varied body of work. Quick recommendation… His track ‘Tundra 4’ is one of the most brilliant pieces of music i’ve ever clapped ears on.

[@molnet999]

yeah tundra 4 is a fucking masterpiece

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

bit odd that this isn't on your main channel, squarepusher are class

[@tehpickle1250]

Such a classic! I adore how lyrical the snare drum is. A melody all of its own.

[@davidhedberg2732]

I love Stor Eiglass by Squarepusher!

[@damm1t_b0bby]

surprised to see this on here, i got introduced specifically by this track being on a game called Sleeping Dogs

[@sweetsweetmeat]

PLEASE react to Venetian Snares - Öngyilkos Vasárnap

[@Kostly]

Squarepusher - Tundra is also one of the best tracks he's ever created.

[@Joshonthenet]

Absolutely, and Tundra 4 is an incredible follow up

[@sandiflow]

And Papalon very Jazzy

[@TheJkaplon]

a rare squarepusher reaction! I appreciate your thoughtful commentary on it - would be curious to see your thoughts on Ultravisitor by him, many of the same elements here but much faster and more layered.

[@AndyWilliams8]

I really enjoyed this video. It's a real treat to see a music lover such as yourself dissect a track that I've listened to for decades and have probably heard hundreds of times. Tom Jenkinson is one of the electronic music greats, along with Richard D. James and Arron Funk. If you liked this song, there is a treasure trove waiting for you in the rest of his discography.

[@sympathycity]

Now you gotta check out shobaleader one… the live band featuring squarepusher that covers all his music live

[@lostpattern9407]

Love your reactions man the looks and smiles when you listen to good bits ! That's exatly how I do thought I was the only haha

[@Haraldo-l7w]

I discovered this track late and it’s so so good.

[@Bobbias]

Really happy to see you covering electronic music, especially some of the more interesting producers. If love to hear you cover something by Venetian Snares, particularly his Hungarian album.

[@77Punked]

Nailed it. One of my all-time favourite tracks. Thanks for sharing!

[@RustinChole]

That weird sound where it’s like he’s stretching the snare, that is called a “snare rush.” Aphex Twin and him are the masters of that. Wow. So you’ve done Aphex Twin. Now Squarepusher. They’re both madmen and their catalogs are absolutely packed with great stuff of extremely different styles. Boards Of Canada’s “a beautiful place in the country” is also late 90’s EDM, same label (Warp) but they use tape effects - like literal tape effects, I think you’ll really appreciate.

[@unseen370]

Glad you now know Squarepusher. Next you should listen to his track called Do You Know Squarepusher

[@knastvogel]

Squarepusher is Tom Jenkinson. He also plays bass. A lot of tracks from this album he now plays live with a band They are called Shobaleader One.

[@Dechral]

NICE, my favorite bass player and electronic music producer. Track is 25 years old and sounds fresh as ever. Thanks for sharing your reactions bud

[@MrJohnQCitizen]

Incredible frowning going on. It's a privilege to behold

[@MisterBrimm]

Tommy Jenkinson (Squarepusher) and Richard D. James (Aphex Twin) are the true pioneers of intelligent dance music.

[@tanzkatzen]

Oh and Squarepusher might be "EDM" but the guy is an absolute beast on the bass, true instrumentalist.

[@MrGmonkeywillruleyou]

The Best edm song I ever heard is heavyweights by Infected Mushroom Check it out, all right

[@SakuragiLastname9]

He already reviewed this check his main channel "key of geebs"

[@happity]

When I was 16 / 17, I listened to this track just about every day for a year on my way to school and back. Don't think I took the CD out of my car for a year, except for occasionally alternating the Aphex RDJ album. Love your music theory breakdown of it!

[@Dragonpuncher123]

I think you would love when mixes the electronics with his amazing bass skills. Check out Tetra-Sync from Ultravisitor. Insane stuff and done live.

[@harryprice3065]

I learned that you don't sit down and listen to Squarepusher. This music hits you threefold if you are exerting physically. The best 5k's I've done listening to this song.

[@sntxrrr]

There is no-one in electronic music who can do percussion like Squarepusher. No matter how fast, layered or glitchy it gets it always feels human, that there is someone with a pulse directly creating the performance. All other drums in other edm tracks sound cold and mechanical in comparison.

[@41Vega]

I remember arguing with a friend on how he thought music like this was made. He kept thinking it was all automatic or presets for the drums and I kept reiterating nothing about Squarepusher is automatic. When I showed him how I wrote songs using FruityLoops he sorta got it but refused to give it any credit. This was also around 2002 so hopefully he can appreciate it now but I guess there’s some people who think writing this stuff is easy…it’s far from easy.

[@sandiflow]

Love that whole album! Papalon is even more jazzy

[@havyk_8201]

I've never heard of this band before but I'm definitely going to check them out. Thanks for the breakdown as always

[@corpeltof]

It's just one guy.

[@kaidoluht1957]

@@corpeltof The Guy

[@ChuckWasHere]

Geebz....check out John Hopkins album Singularity. It'll blow you away.

[@michaels8607]

Squarepusher and a few others are a MILE above most of the commercial stuff that fits in a genre.. There's probably some PD,Nuendo,CSound/Max,etc.etc type stuff going on. I had met someone who knows Jenkinson personally and according him, he's mathematical ,innovative and a virtuoso bass player who ended up leaving the constrictions of commercial jazz...

[@bujuluv1]

If you like this look up Mike Paradinas - Lunatic Harness

[@JoshBratton]

It's actually his Mu-ziq moniker, but still a priceless album.

[@bujuluv1]

​@@JoshBrattonfosho! didn't know how to get the first type character in "μ-Ziq" :)

[@JoshBratton]

@@bujuluv1 that and "Bilious Paths" was Mike at his prime.

[@bujuluv1]

@@JoshBratton nice. Peep 2022 Pthagonal?

[@bumberClart1000]

Dudes are jazz funk freaks. Bass player is freaky kinda geeky

[@Gigizhvania]

Please do E8 Boogie from the same album as well, it's the funkiest, most complex electronic track of all time 🙏

[@t3hgir]

Geebz would love the bass playing on this...

[@reno6703]

Just discovered your videos and absolutely love your positive outlook. I’d pay big bucks out of my strained wallet to hear your thoughts on Autechre! Same label and same time period as Aphex Twin and Squarepusher, but the sound design kings of electronic. I’d recommend Pen Expers or Rsdio 💙

[@J1MD4V]

Please can you tell us about the painting? What's the meaning behind it? Why is Ronald McDonald's skeleton looming over the horizon?

[@Dragonshmush]

So glad you've chosen to feature Squarepusher, he's easily my favourite musician. Hard to believe, but many if his tunes were produced in the 90s on quite rudimentary equipment. If you find time to explore his other music, I'd suggest Squarepusher Theme, Come on My Selector or E8 Boogie.

[@robdaniel3211]

You should revisit him and with a track with some of his crazy bass playing.

[@iwanttocomplain]

From 1997. I’ve never heard this. It still sounds more or less current. It’s near the end of the early techno and jungle scene but still early for Drum’n’bass, which relies on jazz scales and baselines. The drum loop is one of about 5 almost identical drum phrases collectively known as ‘funky drummer’ by the James Brown song the defacto loop is known for, used in most dnb tracks (which I think this is) as well as Prodigy music. This is after after Feed Me Weird Things (96). Which is the one I know. He’s very close to Aphex Twin but a lot more beat oriented and soft. This is softer than his first album maybe. It reminds me also of Four Tet. Video games music = Hudson Mowhawk who scored Watch Dogs 2. The Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory soundtrack by Amon Tobin (el cargo) is very interesting.

[@elen5871]

his little brother andy jenkins also makes music, he releases sorta idm/drum and bass/ambientish stuff under the name "ceephax" and really incredible acid house under the name ceephax acid crew, highly recommend. what's especially impressive about him is he plays the acid house stuff live, with all this vintage roland equipment hooked up via control voltage, which can cause his shows to fall apart in REALLY interesting ways. no idea what the heck was in the water where they grew up, but they really got some talent in taht family lol

[@alfamonk]

Try ' theme from Ernest Borgnine' - amazing track

[@giovanniprovost]

Great track, Squarepusher is dope

[@Demention94]

Love that you can appreciate all types of music. Especially these more heady niche genre(s). Very cool.

[@aminorthreat99]

Lead/bass synth are the beat and the drums are the voice. That is how Squarepusher works. The drums do the singing. Also the amen break is prevalent in a lot of break beat. The drum sample you are hearing in this song is likely the amen break sliced up and reordered. There is a great video on youtube exclusively about the amenbreak. Check it out!

[@JackedSchoomves]

NMesh would be an interesting artist to try out. His style is a mix of Breakbeat, Vaporwave, Plunderphonics, Jungle, and Ambient. His samples reach from the 30s to the early 90s. He utilizes all of that media from that 60 year gap, like PSAs, Pop records, commercials, films, and many other sample sources to create this dream like vibe that can feel like a hardcore fever dream at times, especially in his Pharma record. I would suggest you start with his groovier stuff like Climbing the Corporate Ladder, N_1_N_1, Bass Corp, Keep This, Dream Sequins, and High Speed Automatic Boiler. That last one is on the shorter end, but it’s still a bop even if it is only using a sample from The Price is Right.

[@massimodalcorsocoaching]

Hello, I have just discovered this channel and I am really enjoying it. I would love you to review Burnt Friedman "Con Ritmo"

[@stg_tmc]

Such a classic

[@vonslayger]

Snarerushhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@chrisr6142]

Interesting painting in the background. Is it by an active artist?

[@collinbeal]

It isn't EDM, as this music is purely for the "put your headphones on, relax, and concentrate on the music" kind of listening. It is largely electronic, though, in a style called breakcore, which takes breakbeat (generally sampling the Amen Break) and messes with it in screwy ways.

[@Bridgercraft]

If you want something a bit more up tempo and aggressive from Squarepusher then try "Come on my selector" for the Big loada EP. It's fast, furious and hardcore.

[@soxymedia]

+1 ... it's a masterpiece ! ... and I recommand to listen the album "Burningn'n Tree"

[@renegadeandroid3642]

Electronic Music, Braindance/IDM genres have all been terms existing before EDM. EDM is almost an insult so please don't refer to these legends as EDM producers. Side note, nice headphones, I have the same pair myself. :)

[@franzsperginand113]

Now we need Ceephax Acid Crew

[@messyl1900]

"Welcome to Europe" is a track to check out.

[@101Ezb]

Idm not Edm,biig difference! also from the mid nineties.. great pick ! check out Amon Tobin as well and AFX of course... and mu-zig..!

[@atarirob]

PLEASE listen to Tetra-Sync! Or Ultravisitor, possibly the two greatest electronic tracks of all time.

[@radomirblazik]

Yup....the whole album is full of tasty nuggets... Papalon, E8 boogie.... Someone should transcribe this stuff and sneak into a real book for a jam. The lolz would be massive

[@gloerp]

The shadow of the lamp looks like smoke coming out of that green cup, it looks like it's a cartoony weed tea

[@leftfail2558]

Tom is second to none.

[@simex909]

This is a well loved squarepusher track for good reason, but in terms of what he's capable of, this is nothing

[@artao5]

You would definitely dig Autechre and Aphex Twin.

[@edwarddawson7849]

He reacted to melphace 6 on the other channel

[@unfa00]

I'm so happy to see you finding musicality is such wildly different forms! It's always great to see you react to music I know and seeing what you think and how you interpret the music. Thank you!

[@mryushido]

This is not EDM though, it's 'electronica' more towards IDM. EDM is club music

[@xisotopex]

he is a bass player and he is on a weather report/return to forever jazz fusion level. extremely proficient.

[@mateodavidgutierrezgonzale6556]

Another song he has on this album named "Male Pill Pt. 13" can get super jazzy and it's woeth a listen

[@MrWestie1985]

She moves she by Four Tet would be an awesome track for you to react to, genuinely iconic piece of music ✌️

[@yeremydiaz8439]

3:21 some perfect timing right there

[@DJAdalaide]

This not EDM, just to be clear.

[@lennykm3884]

I LOVE THIS TRACK edit: i love your reaction to the dynamics on the cymbals at ~7:40

[@dortuarpepinierok]

That track is really good, but you definitely should've been checking out his Planetarium track. From a melodic standpoint this track is outstandind, he's a truly awesome melodist

[@maxabeles]

Yeah man! I think the drums are all fully programmed though.

[@jonathanjacquet4628]

You should listen to him play bass too. I imagine someone must have already told you that…

[@thugmastaj1144]

Geebs, thanks for listening to weird stuff like this. I love stuff like this and I enjoy seeing people get exposed to it and appreciate it

[@xom.]

Rolando Simmons - Yuore life you'r tsois

[@sittathecat]

I have been wanting something new to me to explore. Thank you

[@py_a_thon]

Check out Terminal Slam. The song is solid and the music video is awesome.

[@djofortunato5799]

Technically artists like Squarepusher & Aphex Twin predate what we now call EDM and we’re in their formative years referred to collectively as IDM. Intelligent Dance Music. In many ways they approached the new horizons offered by electronic production and viewed themselves either as new composers or jazz arrangers, or both. EDM came along later and and is broadly associated with Stadium friendly big light shows etc. Nothing wrong with it - I certainly have attended shows of both. But yes - Squarepusher & Aphex shows and tours would be packed - largely due to the rarity of their art.

[@Rodzilla5332]

You MUST MUST MUST react to one of the greatest female singers in the world. Sohyang. EVERYONE is her masterpiece. Shes a Korean gospel singer. Shes a successful science fiction writer and a cancer surviver. Also Morrisette Amon singing Akin Ka Na Lang on the wish bus is the Philipino Mariah Carey. Please please please.

[@willgreer7525]

What is the name of that painting behind you? I want one

[@SpikedCollar666]

You gotta react to his song male pill part 13

[@compechdev]

I also suggest Tetra-Sync and Tundra 4... Some of the best tracks of his.

[@atarirob]

Greatest tracks of all time

[@bycorduroy8269]

when he called squarepusher edm 😔

[@ritchski1]

funny thing is squarepusher never topped this album imo, and this was back in the 90s.

[@todosmentira336]

His latest album ‘dostrotime’ is up there imo