Tom Jenkinson, aka Squarepusher, presents
Kammerkonzert, a riot of onyx-hard, hyperfast riffs, fiendish orchestral
themes, and handbrake turns through varieties of progressive, ambient,
electronic and experimental music.
The singular hardcore rave /
IDM producer, experimental musician and creator of futuristic forms of
fusion, has a three-decade-long back catalogue studded with a variety of
jewel-like records. From the furious breakbeat acid and pulverising
live bass guitar attack of Feed Me Weird Things (1996) to the literal
and self-explanatory Music For Robots (2014) via the virtuosic live
showcase of Solo Electric Bass 1 (2009) and the otherworldly concrète
jazz of Ultravisitor (2004) few contemporary musicians have covered as
much ground in as sure-footed a manner. But despite this reach, his
three decade output is only typified by two things: unpredictability and
rule breaking. Given that his new album on Warp, Kammerkonzert, is
essentially a chamber concerto with him playing all of the parts it’s
safe to say he has come a long way since his crystalline drum & bass
debut for the label in 1996, Port Rhombus EP.
Twenty-one albums in, Kammerkonzert is the start of a new era for Squarepusher as a composer.
Tracklist:
1. K1 Advance
2. K2 Central
3. K3 Diligence
4. K4 Fairlands
5. K5 Fremantle
6. K6 Headquarters
7. K7 Museum
8. K8 Park
9. K9 Reliance
10. K10 Terminus
11. K11 Tideway
12. K12 Uplands
13. K13 Vigilant
14. K14 Welbeck
