Squarepusher * techtv interview * 2001

[@konami1979]

Awesome, I attended that show at the Great American Music Hall. Tom spent most of his time hidden behind a gear case. It was positively insane.

[@ricochetpig]

The editor was having a field day on this. Great stuff

[@Jez4prez]

just the way he explains it with his fingers and adds the sound effects makes me laugh :-)

[@myrenmusic1611]

Yay happy ☺

[@LeGronk]

Watching this makes me want to blast Go Plastic. Hell of an album. Of course Tom's decided to go more organic and live-instrumentation these days, which I'm also cool with.

[@SaiyanMikey]

Squarepusher is nothing short of a genius.

[@Michael-lg4wz]

Him and beardyman for sure

[@topheecheesecake]

At that time, he was using an Eventide Orville (verrrry pricey then) through Reaktor. Now, don't think you'll just buy one, plug it in and become the new Squarepusher. Both of these require some serious knowledge in sound programming to give their full potential. :)

[@manelmeirinhos]

the program at 1:21 is Reaktor, from Native Instrumens I love Squarepusher, great bass player and musician!

[@Kostly]

He seems so much more mature from his earlier interviews in 96. Squarepushahhhh with all the different style of drum and bass.

[@aschemusicreations]

"Now I'd like you to meet--" idontcare

[@mrYsignal]

There are tons of great electronic artists out today, you just have to look for them. Dont blame this new generation and the advancements in technology for the fall of electronic music, that is not the case.

[@balist0]

Squarepusher's the fucking Daddy.

[@NotMeInc]

makes all the different styles of drum ‘n basse

[@Jez4prez]

bahaha whenever I watch this I still laugh at his drum machine / granular synthesis story. Pure classic :-)

[@PP-bs3od]

The best part is when he talked about the disgusting Queen rock beat... and of course when he demonstrated the granular synthesis with his voice--- "PPPPPPFFFFFF.... PP PP PP PP"

[@Zeal808]

yeah love it 😅

[@rzzt80]

It's a Peavey PC-1600. A very old (circa mid '90's) MIDI fader box.

[@Biophob]

i came back from SQ Live few minutes ago.. i got pictures, and some vid, but its from photo camera so quality sux. Songs from Just A Souvenir took most of the show time, he played too: Anstromm-Feck 4, Hello Meow, Come On My Selector.. He is amazing, he played on the bass like crazy, he had 7 or 8 pedal controlers, stepping on it in lightspeed.

[@azngoku666]

@rudizyg yeah this interview is from the go plastic era :)

[@synthoelectro]

That old man must be in me too, i'm 35 now and I can't stand the modern Skrillex sound, taking these ideas and turning into what we hear today, underground forever my friend. I write music through the experimental process since 1999, and I have so few that listen to my music compared to the electro bunnies everywhere on soundcloud. Be proud you love creative music, i'll never stop loving it.

[@terracnosaur]

I was there, and Plaid was a very 'accessible' live set, while []-> was avant garde. Par for the course on those two artists I guess. Still a phenom show.

[@duckmonsterX]

@jdoget07 Some people got it. Mere musicians like I ask "what can this new toy do?", Jenkins seems to go "How do I BREAK this thing and make it sounds awsome in the process". Pure genius.

[@SimpleTrax]

Another reason why its different today is bechause of the computer boom. There is no live connecyion to music, everything is quite generic and whole process is kind of fast-oriented.

[@gillfortytwo]

Man at the time you'd think the Jimi Hendrix comparison would sound cocky, but he really did earn it. Still boundary pushing for digital audio today.

[@polaricecaves]

go plastic is digital and brutal. ultravisitor and hello everything are seperate.

[@activelow9297]

I always liked Squarepusher, but I think Pearsquoosher is better.

[@kikkirow]

The 660.... legendary

[@EngineeringSafety]

TechTV was so much better than the endless commercial that is now called G4

[@jack.p]

So much admiration for this man...

[@jasperscholma1]

he can do it, he's squarepusher

[@silvastomp]

what a legend.

[@CJAnonymous]

I know. That song is great. I wish it was longer, though.

[@TheRepublicOfJohn]

is jus' like pudddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd bdddddddpddddddd... it's like.

[@djtomoy]

wow! he has a really nice house with a pool, lovely!

[@yphonichs]

I mighttt be wrong but it looked more like a cheap hotel, esp if he was playing a show later that day

[@Biophob]

hes playing in my country soon.. hell yeah

[@adesignersperspective]

the last 100% good TV channel that ever existed.

[@DaiReborn]

@NTFavorit I try to explain things to non-musical people the same way, but since I'm not Squarepusher, people just think I'm nutty.

[@SalterWobchak]

@TheRepublicOfJohn thanks man, amazing track!!

[@aquagak]

Great stuff polaricecaves, thanks for puting this up.

[@DoctorTchock]

crazy ass bassist

[@Knifymoloko]

Indeed TechTV used to show some interesting stuff. Unfortunately back then I was barely 11 :/ G4 followed in MTV's footsteps.

[@SalterWobchak]

anyone know the song at 0.19? I know its just a simple beat but it has a nice groove lol

[@stoffenl]

salter wobchak Plaistow Flex Out

[@justanidmenjoyer29]

@@stoffenl The exploding psychology

[@DoctorBlankenstein]

nice piece..

[@BlizzardOfTheCoast]

BOO KCHH BOOKCHH

[@adj789]

Awesome! Never seen this interview!

[@Gameboygenius]

He's overusing the word like... :D So I made two response videos, one where only words like "like" etc, and the other one where these words are silented out.

[@kadathrekords5667]

Maestro

[@SquarepusherCentral]

@pebeau 'I Wish You Could Talk' on 'Go Plastic'

[@null140]

Does anyone know what that thing with the sliders at 1:55 is?

[@Brom24]

thanks pl at youtube lol. i found the song,"my red hot car" .

[@weatherkop]

This will definitely boost Dr660s sales.

[@IronPepito]

i do really wonder how does he process the drums hits to render the "prrrtrttrtrtrrrtrt...." sound effect ? i haven't found any software which can render this in real time... does anybody have a clue ?

[@gherat]

It’s all about loop length, when you loop a sound faster and faster, it becomes a note. When varying the loop length, you get that prrrrtrttrrttrrttt sound. When a loop length get’s short enough it’s considered “granular synthesis” There are tons of ways to achieve this, software like max MSP , NI Reaktor or make noise’ morphagene hardware for instance

[@synthoelectro]

youtube won't allow links, it's pretty buggered

[@Ercmcgr]

0:51 hahaha

[@synthoelectro]

here you go Wow I hate youtube sometimes, I had to space it out sound-cloud-com/thaolen

[@vordkaze]

does anyone know the name of that little black device with the faders is called? at 1:57

[@richidpraah]

i have a feeling that the reaktor shot and the home studio shot were this program's own footage pasted on top, you'd know what i mean like?

[@PaulHindt]

say like enough?

[@cheekyegg]

makes me proud to be british

[@Zeal808]

Squarepusher at like a motel 6? Haha sick

[@Zeal808]

I don’t know if people realize. Squarepusher uses a lot of electronic drum machines…he’s not a analog purest

[@noneofyoucanspell]

Fucking genius.

[@null140]

thanks mate

[@deadithink]

The reason the show was sold out: Squarepusher. The reason people came: Plaid.

[@OhanaFilms]

AUTO PICTURE

[@fokomom123]

fuckin legend

[@synthoelectro]

I tried to add it soundcloud-com\thaolen

[@TheRepublicOfJohn]

@SalterWobchak The Exploding Psychology hope that helps

[@xenoncloud]

at 1:22 you can see that he's using Reaktor

[@ClassicCult]

lol what do you mean? i think he's talking about looping the drum hits? like micro looping?

[@ryoasuka2388]

30 sec at the back ground wich song is that?

[@sharkyplanet5317]

ryo asuka squarepusher - ultravisitor

[@thebonkersjupiter]

Looks like Reactor to me.

[@rebusd]

He can't talk shit about Roger Taylor like that! On second thought... he's the one man who can. Besides philly.

[@ndrj]

there's an app for that :D

[@Biophob]

yeah, pw me your mail

[@Brom24]

wuts the song at 1:17?

[@santibeis]

stop saying drumbrakes

[@MrDicksonDickston]

whats the song at :19

[@earlcash05]

+MrDicksonDickston The Exploding Psychology.

[@earlcash05]

+MrDicksonDickston The Exploding Psychology.

[@Mookae5]

like

[@rodriguespepper]

What's the song at 1:16?

[@rodriguespepper]

+rodriguespepper Found it, nevermind. "My Red Hot Car"

[@polaricecaves]

Dear Roland Corporation U.S. 5100 S. Eastern Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90040-2938, -please send me money

[@polaricecaves]

lol joking

[@polaricecaves]

i should block you

[@STEVEFINNERTY]

top fella

[@cwruomar]

wow.. great post.. thanks! He is truly amazing.