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Squarepusher: Pro & Con
 

offline jamesa from United Kingdom on 2007-01-24 07:55 [#02037287]
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Pro: The remixes he does of his won tunes are fucking
outrageously good...

psultan
fat controller
venus no 17

Con: The samples he uses of his own voice are fucking
horrendous, they sound cheesey and shit

mind war electro
do you know squarepusher
tetra-sync

But on the whole, i fucking love the guys music so all is
forgiven : )



 

offline jamesa from United Kingdom on 2007-01-24 07:55 [#02037289]
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won = own


 

offline horsefactory from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-24 07:55 [#02037290]
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acknowledged


 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2007-01-24 07:56 [#02037291]
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pro: he makes good music
con: he is not a beautiful woman who likes to show off her
tits.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2007-01-24 08:00 [#02037292]
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my god. i'd put do you know squarepusher and tetra-sync
under pro tag. both among my fav tunes of his.

pro; he's a funny, intelligent person and has big knowledge
in music

con; he could perhaps take more chances sometimes


 

offline impakt from where we do not speak of! on 2007-01-24 08:02 [#02037293]
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Pro: Extremely talented musician that I very much enjoy
listening to.


 

offline Ezkerraldean from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-24 08:04 [#02037295]
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pro: he's good
con: should put out more stuff


 

offline esaruoho from helsinki (Finland) on 2007-01-24 08:04 [#02037296]
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you forgot to comment on f-train and 50 cycles which contain
his voice too. oh yeah and the first track of musiuc is
rotted one note. and my red hot car.



 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2007-01-24 08:05 [#02037297]
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Pro: he's competent

Con: he's competent


 

offline esaruoho from helsinki (Finland) on 2007-01-24 08:05 [#02037298]
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cons: uses way too much.. WAY too much high treble and high
trebly dynamics.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2007-01-24 08:07 [#02037299]
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haha lets analyze it


 

offline jamesa from United Kingdom on 2007-01-24 08:16 [#02037307]
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i agree the tracks are incredible, but the voice samples are
embarrassing


 

offline Chihiro from twins land on 2007-01-24 08:19 [#02037310]
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Pro: a legendary artist who gives so much with his music,
and i love the fact that you rarely see him on t.v. or
anything. He gets requests from mainstream artists to
collaborate but he refuses. a terrific lonesome cowboy.

con: hard to find any when you're a fan. The only one i can
find is not enough live performances.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2007-01-24 08:20 [#02037312]
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"The only one i can find is not enough live performances. "

you can always move to japan..


 

offline Chihiro from twins land on 2007-01-24 08:27 [#02037316]
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hehe yeah! i should have specified, "in europe"!!! :)

i'd love to go to Japan though. The country fascinates me


 

offline Raz0rBlade_uk on 2007-01-24 08:27 [#02037317]
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pro: he makes sexy intelligent music

con: he's an aggressive cunt


 

offline edgey from New York (United States) on 2007-01-24 08:45 [#02037331]
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pro: i dig the toons
con: it's gotten me thrown out of one too many DJ booths.


 

offline pigster from melbs on 2007-01-24 08:53 [#02037336]
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pro. his songs are good
con. his albums are not.

though, sometimes my mood can change.. from time to time : )


 

offline forck_02lynix from brooklyn on 2007-01-24 09:29 [#02037367]
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pros: squarepusher
cons: pommepusher


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2007-01-24 14:03 [#02037620]
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pros: hard normal daddy
cons: ultravisitor


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-24 14:09 [#02037629]
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You make a strong case.


 

offline blaaard from Imatra (close to sky) (Finland) on 2007-01-24 14:45 [#02037646]
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pros:
- Go Plastic
- Go Plastic
- unpredictable

cons:

- sometimes a little too much technique showoff imo
- unpredictable

a couple of days ago i gave Go Plastic to a friend who only
listens to oldschool hiphop and he loves it. :D


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-24 14:53 [#02037652]
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cons:
go plastic
go plastic
(except that one track I forget is on it because it was the
only good one but i never bother to get the cd out just to
play one track)


 

offline blaaard from Imatra (close to sky) (Finland) on 2007-01-24 14:58 [#02037653]
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b...but .... whoa. which one?


 

offline uzim on 2007-01-24 18:33 [#02037742]
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(+)
i used to like his music a lot; i still find 'music is
rotten one note' great.

(-)
i got really bored of this whole « drill'n'bass » thing...
and a lot of his music is, unfortunately, drill'n'bass (or
similar enough).


 

offline yann_g from now on 2007-01-24 18:45 [#02037750]
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the only serious con i can think of is that he does not have
proper bass frequencies on his records. like almost nothing
under 80k, the kicks are not low, the basses have no low
freqs! it's fucking annoying sometimes.

now, rhythm, chord sequences, melodies just kick arse and
production (apart from what i mentionned above) is pretty
good.


 

offline yann_g from now on 2007-01-24 18:47 [#02037751]
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LOL, sorry


 

offline E-man from Rixensart (Belgium) on 2007-01-25 06:06 [#02037897]
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80k seems pretty high...

lol!


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2007-01-25 06:12 [#02037900]
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music for dogs


 

offline penexpers from Toronto (Canada) on 2007-01-25 06:12 [#02037901]
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Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2007-01-25 06:16 [#02037904]
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Pros: I don't have to buy his records
Cons: The records of his that I have bought I wish I hadn't


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-25 06:16 [#02037905]
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I can see what you mean with this. I love his stuff, but the
mastering of some of his records (well, mainly
"Ultravisitor", "Hello Everything" and bits of "DYKS") can
be really off imo. It's really irritating because the tunes
are otherwise really food.


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-25 06:16 [#02037906]
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I mean good.


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2007-01-25 06:20 [#02037909]
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pro: hes fucking good and unique at what he does
con: hes obsessed with creating the perfect tune
pro: we get lots of incredible tunes
con: we get always the same tune


 

offline penexpers from Toronto (Canada) on 2007-01-25 06:25 [#02037911]
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They're brainfood.


 

offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2007-01-25 06:52 [#02037916]
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pro: fantastic music sometimes
con: impossible to listen to his albums, its always 2 or 3
standout tracks with the rest being mindless filler.


 

offline Ezkerraldean from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-25 09:05 [#02037967]
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pro: makes good music
con: he's not dutch


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2007-01-25 10:05 [#02037994]
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Pro: Go Plastic, Big Loada, Ultravisitor, etc
Con: His new album, ugh!


 

offline jackeroffer from Aruba on 2007-01-25 10:43 [#02038000]
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pro: he hasnt retreaded Go Plastic one of the greatest
albums of all time
con: he doesnt have a big enough ego to show all his
imitators that he's capable of leaving them in the dust by
doing a a Go Plastic 2


 

offline jackeroffer from Aruba on 2007-01-25 10:44 [#02038002]
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"I can see what you mean with this. I love his stuff, but
the
mastering of some of his records (well, mainly
"Ultravisitor", "Hello Everything" and bits of "DYKS") can
be really off imo. It's really irritating because the tunes
are otherwise really food. "

definitly true. It's sometimes jarring to hear an otherwise
very good tune mixed terribly. The opening track on Hello
Everything sounds like he simply made it and didnt even
bother mixing/mastering or eqing any of the tracks.


 

offline jamesa from United Kingdom on 2007-01-25 10:51 [#02038005]
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go plastic has too much noodling for the sake of it for
me... sure, give me 10 exploding psychology's, red hot car's
or plaistow flex out's and i'll be happy, but half of it is
a nonsense


 

offline jackeroffer from Aruba on 2007-01-25 10:57 [#02038008]
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i dont disagree with that, i do think however that the whole
fast sequencing adding a different glitchy effect to each
drum hit style of electronic music reached a peak with Go
Plastic. I dont think this style of programming has been
surpassed since, only mostly poorly imitated.


 

offline jamesa from United Kingdom on 2007-01-25 11:49 [#02038022]
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he hit the jackpot with the second breezeblock... tundra 4 &
venus no 17 remix... fuck me they're incredible. the day i
hear 25 minutes of continuous music that betters them i'll
probably shit me self


 

offline avart from nomo' on 2007-01-25 12:06 [#02038029]
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pro: squarepusher theme & port rhumbus & the dj food remix
(scratch yer head)

con: the rest

sqp aren't ae! (ae pro: all con: none)



 

offline Morton from out (Netherlands, The) on 2007-01-25 12:23 [#02038037]
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pro: he makes intelligent dance music

con: he wears sneakers in the pool


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-26 08:50 [#02038388]
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"dont disagree with that, i do think however that the whole

fast sequencing adding a different glitchy effect to each
drum hit style of electronic music reached a peak with Go
Plastic. I dont think this style of programming has been
surpassed since, only mostly poorly imitated."

Absolutely true. I enjoy all of Go Plastic, and I think that
the whole
glitchy/using-effects-as-an-instrument-in-their-own- right
appraoch has never been better done previously or since.



 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-01-26 09:22 [#02038406]
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Pros:

The occassional really good track (UFO over leytonstow,
Iambic Poetry, Red Hot Car)

Cons:

These good tracks are real rarities and you're lucky to get
one per album, never mind several.


 

offline mrgypsum on 2007-01-26 14:55 [#02038613]
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pro: he makes great music, where the emphasis is on the
music not on the vocals

con:there are no cons to his music its really great stuff.


 


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