Squarepusher

Squarepusher is the performance moniker of electronic music artist Tom Jenkinson. Squarepusher's music is commonly classified as drum and bass with a strong jazz influence.

Born is Essex, England in 1975, Jenkinson is a self-taught drummer, bass guitar player and producer known for his extremely fast, cut-up beats. In concert, Squarepusher performs with a bass guitar, laptop, and other hardware including synthesizers, reel-to-reel tape machines and samplers.

Fast Facts

1. Born: January 17, 1975
2. Birthplace: Chelmsford, Essex, England
3. Record labels: Rephlex Records, Warp Records, Nothing

Equipment

• Bass guitars: Music Man / Rickenbacker 4001 / Custom built 6 string.
• Guitars: Classical and Baritone classical / custom electric guitar.
• Software: Reaktor using only home made algorithms.
• Electronic Hardware: Eventide "Orville" + "DSP4000" using only homemade algorithms/ Yamaha sequencer / 16 track tape machine / MackieDesk / Sine wave generator / Roland SH101 / Octave "Cat" synth / AKG414 mics / Home made + AKG analogue reverb units / DAT recorder.
• Percussion: Ludwig drum kit / Balinese percussion / xylophone.
• Other: some wires, mains leads, a room to put it all in, cooperative neighbors, etc.

Albums

• 1996: Feed Me Weird Things
• 1997: Hard Normal Daddy
• 1997: Burningn'n Tree
• 1998: Buzz Caner
• 1998: Music Is Rotted One Note
• 1999: Budakhan Mindphone
• 1999: Selection Sixteen
• 2001: Go Plastic
• 2002: Do You Know Squarepusher
• 2004: Ultravisitor
• 2006: Hello Everything

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