Squarepusher
Feed Me Weird Things

1996...

R: Oh My dear, how are you?

L: Everything's good, look at what I'm putting on for you, this is a bomb! Electronic stuff...

R: What would that be?

L: Squarepusher, a new guy, just came out, he seems to be Aphex Twin's protégé.. Oh do you know Aphex Twin? The one who gets a crowd of people moving!

R: Of course, put it on... It must be the usual poorly made underground stuff...

L: No, trust me, this will be a hit. Think about it, he makes jazz mixed with electronic

R: Damn!

And off we go... The CD starts... I look at the booklet, "Squarepusher Theme"... At first, I think about the unoriginality of the title, then I stop to listen. It sounds like jazz, but it's accompanied by an electronic drum that follows odd, distorted tempos, perfectly intertwined sounds, a rhythm that mushes your brain and transports you to another world, the sick mind of this Welsh genius...

"Damn L. this guy knows what he's doing..."

"Wait, wait..."

And the bass solo arrives, ultra-technical, but that kind of technique that fits so well, that makes you think that this isn’t just some fool sampling random stuff and feeling cool. This guy has style. The second track makes me close my eyes and think of a dark forest, the mind travels as I reopen my eyes and scrutinize my friend.

"Damn, this even seems better than Aphex Twin..."

And I'm not wrong. Track 3 reminds me of Massive Attack atmospheres, but rhythmically more erratic. This young guy must have listened to a lot of music. The following tracks are a mix of pure schizophrenia, a blend of sounds ranging from Jungle to club music, also passing through typically Latin melodies (Smedley's Melody).

No doubt about it, as a first work it’s not bad at all. And I don't know if he'll be able to do better. And yet...