{"title":"Squarepusher","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Squarepusher\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Jenkinson, performing as Squarepusher, was born in Chelmsford, Essex, England on January 17, 1975. He launched his recording career in the mid-1990s with Spymania releases before signing with Warp Records in 1996. He is widely cited as one of the foundational figures of contemporary IDM (intelligent dance music) and drum and bass alongside Aphex Twin, Autechre, and others - Warp Records founding era. His distinctive integration of virtuosic bass guitar performance (bass virtuoso live performance approach) and jazz fusion influences alongside IDM and drum and bass electronic production has distinguished him from his Warp contemporaries. His parallel work as Shobaleader One (2010-present band project performing his material live with band lineup) has been. He has continued releasing material across multiple decades with international touring presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSquarepusher's sound combines IDM, drum and bass, jungle, electronic, jazz fusion, breakcore, electronica, and experimental electronic with his distinctive virtuosic bass guitar work, virtuosic production approaches, and varied compositional approaches drawing on classic 1970s jazz fusion alongside contemporary IDM and electronic music influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeed Me Weird Things (1996, Rephlex)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHard Normal Daddy (1997, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic Is Rotted One Note (1998, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelection Sixteen (1999, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGo Plastic (2001, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUltravisitor (2004, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHello Everything (2006, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust a Souvenir (2008, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShobaleader One: d'Demonstrator (2010, Warp) - with Shobaleader One band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDamogen Furies (2015, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe Up a Hello (2020, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDostrotime (2024, Warp)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpymania, Rephlex, and Warp Records pressings of the Squarepusher catalog are foundational items in IDM collecting, with collector premiums on rare pressings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Squarepusher typically start with Hard Normal Daddy (1997) or Go Plastic (2001). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/electronic-vinyl-records\"\u003eElectronic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"squarepusher-dostrotime-vinyl","title":"Dostrotime 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eDostrotime is Squarepusher-style fun. 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