Squarepusher

The Profile

Squarepusher is British musician Tom Jenkinson, renowned for virtuosic electric bass and intricate programming that helped define IDM and drill ’n’ bass. Early landmarks include Feed Me Weird Things (1996, Rephlex) and Hard Normal Daddy (1997, Warp). He has explored live jazz approaches (Music Is Rotted One Note) and maximalist electronics (Go Plastic) while remaining a Warp mainstay.

Releases on Warp Records since 1997; debut album Feed Me Weird Things (1996) appeared on Rephlex. Signature works include Hard Normal Daddy (1997), Big Loada (1997), Go Plastic (2001) and Ultravisitor (2004). The video for Come On My Selector was directed by Chris Cunningham.

DeBaser’s reviewers celebrate Squarepusher’s hyper-detailed beats and virtuoso bass, spotlighting Hard Normal Daddy, Go Plastic and Big Loada. Ultravisitor is framed as a career distillate, while Music Is Rotted One Note dives deep into live jazz modes. Budakhan Mindphone leans on ‘futur-jazz’ textures and live drums. Do You Know Squarepusher adds vocals and a Japan live disc. Overall tone: adoring but aware of his wilder detours.