Squarepusher, the performing pseudonym of Thomas Jenkinson, is a British electronic music artist (born in Chelmsford, Essex) signed to Warp Records. He specializes in the electronic music genres of Breakcore, Acid, and IDM, albeit with a significant jazz influence.
A trained bass guitar player and drummer, his style of extremely fast, cut-up beats mixed with fusion jazz and interlaced with synth lines and samples has gained him a cult following. He is friends with Richard D. James (Aphex Twin) and his albums have been critically acclaimed for their forward-thinking approach. The music of Squarepusher is sometimes considered extremely difficult to comprehend on the first listen, as his work is so different to the work of most 'normal' musicians.
Jenkinson performs live, playing a bass guitar along with laptop electronics.
His brother, Andy Jenkinson, is also a respected recording artist, under the name Ceephax Acid Crew.
Discography
Albums:
- Alroy Road Tracks [as Duke of Harringay] (1995) - Spymania
- Feed Me Weird Things (1996) - Rephlex
- Hard Normal Daddy (1997) - Warp
- Big Loada (1997) - Warp
- Burningn'n Tree (1997) - Warp
- Music Is Rotted One Note (1998)
- Budakhan Mindphone (1999) - Warp
- Selection Sixteen (1999) - Warp
- Go Plastic (2001)
- Do You Know Squarepusher (2002) - Warp
- Ultravisitor (2004) - Warp
EPs and Singles:
- Crot [as Tom Jenkinson] (1994) - Rumble Tum Jum
- Stereotype [as Tom Jenkinson] (1994) - Nothings Clear
- Conumber (1995) - Spymania
- Squarepusher Plays... (1996) - Rephlex
- Bubble & Squeak [as Tom Jenkinson] (1996) - Worm Interface
- Port Rhombus (1996) - Warp
- Vic Acid (1997) - Warp
- Maximum Priest (1999) - Warp
- My Red Hot Car (2001) - Warp
- Untitled (2001) - Warp
- Square Window [Ultravisitor Promo] (2004) - Warp
- Venus No. 17 (2004) - Warp
Remixes:
- DJ Food - Scratch Yer Hed (Squarepusher Mix) (1996) (Appears on Refried Food and various Ninja Tune compilations) - Ninja Tune
- Funki Porcini - Carwreck (Squarepusher Mix) (1996) (Appears on Carwreck EP) - Ninjatune
- East Flatbush Project - Tried By 12 (Squarepusher Mx) (1998) (Appears on Tried by 12 Remixes ) - Ninjatune
- Psultan (Squarepusher Mix) (1999) (On "Braindance" compilation) - Rephlex
As Chaos AD:
- Buzz Caner (1998) - Rephlex
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