squarepusher New Album called "Ufabulum"

[Guest CraniumXII]

Some fantastic tunes on this album.

 

4001 - My favorite track so far. Has an eerie sort of sad synth with pounding bass around the 2min mark that makes the hairs on my arm stand up. Nice wobbly high hats and stuttering drums in between.

 

Unreal Square - Odd track. Strangely dubstepish for small bits. Would be a blast to experience live.

 

Stadium Ice - What an odd song. Makes me think of sonic the hedgehog music, or romantic music for expensive kitchen appliances. Lots of fun vowel sounds at the end.

 

Energy Wizard - Firstly what a funny name for anything. Sounds pretty similar to Stadium Ice with a more conflicting feeling. Perhaps the toaster has cheated on the blender?

 

Red In Blue - Odd transition track. Feels out of place but its amusing enough. Sounds like somethings up type stuff.

 

The Metallurgist - I guess this is what was up. Things just got tundra type cold, with lasers.

 

Drax 2 - Good nod your head music. The bleeps and blips are signature SP material. Lots of stuttering going on late game.

 

Dark Steering - Album just gets darker and darker sounding. Starts out very dark and cold and evolves into lots of vowel sounding keyboardness.

 

303 Scopem Hard - Abrasive start, vowel keyboards, grinding metal together.

 

Estatic Shock - Sounds like a mash of a few songs. Decent enough closer for the album.

 

 

The album has a decent flow to it. I can definitely feel this aging well, I do however wish there were more mind blowing moments like in 4001 with those breathtaking synths.

 

Welcome

 

It's a great album, IMO. My favorite so far is Ecstatic Shock... I sorta thought of it as a 4001 Pt.2, and love that the album closed on a similar note. Has a lot of fusion going on... Tons of different styles mashed together, as you said, and also feel like this would be a great "Sonic" track

 

I should also say, to those still comparing him to his older self... He's still the same Squarepusher! Listen to this album on it's own terms... No point in comparing this to Go Plastic!... because they are completely different.

[Hugh Mughnus]

Some fantastic tunes on this album.

 

4001 - My favorite track so far. Has an eerie sort of sad synth with pounding bass around the 2min mark that makes the hairs on my arm stand up. Nice wobbly high hats and stuttering drums in between.

 

Unreal Square - Odd track. Strangely dubstepish for small bits. Would be a blast to experience live.

 

Stadium Ice - What an odd song. Makes me think of sonic the hedgehog music, or romantic music for expensive kitchen appliances. Lots of fun vowel sounds at the end.

 

Energy Wizard - Firstly what a funny name for anything. Sounds pretty similar to Stadium Ice with a more conflicting feeling. Perhaps the toaster has cheated on the blender?

 

Red In Blue - Odd transition track. Feels out of place but its amusing enough. Sounds like somethings up type stuff.

 

The Metallurgist - I guess this is what was up. Things just got tundra type cold, with lasers.

 

Drax 2 - Good nod your head music. The bleeps and blips are signature SP material. Lots of stuttering going on late game.

 

Dark Steering - Album just gets darker and darker sounding. Starts out very dark and cold and evolves into lots of vowel sounding keyboardness.

 

303 Scopem Hard - Abrasive start, vowel keyboards, grinding metal together.

 

Estatic Shock - Sounds like a mash of a few songs. Decent enough closer for the album.

 

 

The album has a decent flow to it. I can definitely feel this aging well, I do however wish there were more mind blowing moments like in 4001 with those breathtaking synths.

 

Welcome

 

It's a great album, IMO. My favorite so far is Ecstatic Shock... I sorta thought of it as a 4001 Pt.2, and love that the album closed on a similar note. Has a lot of fusion going on... Tons of different styles mashed together, as you said, and also feel like this would be a great "Sonic" track

 

I should also say, to those still comparing him to his older self... He's still the same Squarepusher! Listen to this album on it's own terms... No point in comparing this to Go Plastic!... because they are completely different.

 

Just like JAS was different from Hello Everything, and Hello Everything was different from Ultravisitor, etc etc.... That's one of Squarepusher's powers... 180degree turn on his albums.

 

Enjoy it for what it is. I don't see Aphex or BOC or u-ziq doing fuck all.

 

Just saying. ;)

[awesomeperson]

The Metallurgist is on another whole level compared to the rest of the tracks on the album, overall not many memorable melodies, basslines or drum parts.

[Silent Member]

I'm starting to think some of these tracks are in fact made for platform masters by ulillillia.

[Guest yikes]

Some fantastic tunes on this album.

 

4001 - My favorite track so far. Has an eerie sort of sad synth with pounding bass around the 2min mark that makes the hairs on my arm stand up. Nice wobbly high hats and stuttering drums in between.

 

Unreal Square - Odd track. Strangely dubstepish for small bits. Would be a blast to experience live.

 

Stadium Ice - What an odd song. Makes me think of sonic the hedgehog music, or romantic music for expensive kitchen appliances. Lots of fun vowel sounds at the end.

 

Energy Wizard - Firstly what a funny name for anything. Sounds pretty similar to Stadium Ice with a more conflicting feeling. Perhaps the toaster has cheated on the blender?

 

Red In Blue - Odd transition track. Feels out of place but its amusing enough. Sounds like somethings up type stuff.

 

The Metallurgist - I guess this is what was up. Things just got tundra type cold, with lasers.

 

Drax 2 - Good nod your head music. The bleeps and blips are signature SP material. Lots of stuttering going on late game.

 

Dark Steering - Album just gets darker and darker sounding. Starts out very dark and cold and evolves into lots of vowel sounding keyboardness.

 

303 Scopem Hard - Abrasive start, vowel keyboards, grinding metal together.

 

Estatic Shock - Sounds like a mash of a few songs. Decent enough closer for the album.

 

 

The album has a decent flow to it. I can definitely feel this aging well, I do however wish there were more mind blowing moments like in 4001 with those breathtaking synths.

 

 

hi tom

[beerwolf]

 

Enjoy it for what it is. I don't see Aphex or BOC or u-ziq doing fuck all.

 

 

Quote of the day.

[Wyern]

i think this album really is designed for a big system and it lacks a serious translation on a home system or on earbuds

played live it was just bone crushing bass

 

that said -it's almost primitive when compared to "do you know squarepusher " or anything from go plastic

 

To the contrary I find unreal square to be similar to dyks: synthy hook with crazy beats (there are a lot of little edits on the 2nd half) and drax2 reminds me a lot of something ala go-plastic.

 

It seems like the whole cd is just squarepusher having fun. He's established himself and proven (to himself) that he can make serious music, now he's made money and he's having fun with it making crazy LED shows and shit.

 

If I were in his shoes, I'd probably do the same.

 

I know most people won't share this outlook though.

 

A lot of the comments on here (not yours) are like people saying 40 year olds are having a "mid-life crisis" because the buy a corvette, when really, statistically that is just when most people can afford to buy a nice car like that... He's put in his time as a serious musician. I'm down for some squarepusher rave-y shit.

 

I find myself turning the volume up more often than usually. So it might be true that he had a huge system in mind when designing the album.

[rude_NHS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49OkMKxQRTw

[modey]

Drax 2 is starting to melt my mind. In a good way, of course!

[Frank Poole]

I agree with everyone saying this album needs to be LOUD. 4001 just doesn't have the same affect on me as it did live, unless I crank it. I mean it kind of makes sense now, because I've almost never been to a show so loud and so clear at the same time. Then again, I've only been to three electronic shows in my life.

[Frank Poole]

Thanks :) I just changed it for the first time in three years. And it is a mind fuck of a book. One of my favs!

[Kanakori]

I'm pretty sure it was made to be played live and loud, some sounds here are perfect for an hipothetical apocalypse. Really, listen to those synths on The Metallurgist.

[azatoth]

Over two weeks before good law-abiding citizens get to listen to this. It's fucked up, yo.

[psn]

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Over two weeks before good law-abiding citizens get to listen to this. It's fucked up, yo.

Japanese people are law abiding, aren't they?

[Kavinsky]

you have to see him live to understand ufabulum.

here some impressions from yesterday it was the best concert i have ever been to.

[azatoth]

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Over two weeks before good law-abiding citizens get to listen to this. It's fucked up, yo.

Japanese people are law abiding, aren't they?

 

Law-abiding Europeans then FFS.

[Guest naos]

Drax 2 is starting to melt my mind. In a good way, of course!

+1

[Kavinsky]

nice pics

 

thx

[Guest teetime]

"Angel Integer" is the first track of his set. Straight forward Kraftwerk / Daft Punk ( This time , Yes !) hommage with guitar vocoder part. The second track "panic massive" is a shobaleader one leftover too including unfiltred bass guitar and sweet chord progression + vocoder guitar solo at the end. 2little gems, that give you a hint what shobaleader "two" would have been like.

 

The last track , as most of you know, is the epic follow up to mutalation colony. - He actually used the recording of the track at green man including Tom asking if the micro was on-

 

I highly recommend getting the special viny package including the ep! The ep tracks are not filler material!

[Kavinsky]

True ! the ep is great except panic massive its the worst track i know from him

[Guest CraniumXII]

I must admit, I was expecting something bigger for the EP. I wanted my ears to bleed due to extreme electronic brutality. So this is a bit of a downer. The last thing I want is Shoba remnants.

 

Don't get me wrong... I like the Shoba in its own context, but I would have liked these projects seperated. Still, I will remain open-minded till I hear it properly.

[cear]

panic massive has a really odd opening..

 

i love how he says "this track is called four o point nine six a". creepy ass track

 

some fun extra bits altogether.

[baph]

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Over two weeks before good law-abiding citizens get to listen to this. It's fucked up, yo.

Japanese people are law abiding, aren't they?

 

Law-abiding Europeans then FFS.

 

What about law abiding norteamericanos, you eurocentric poophead

[Guest DotRR]

Panic Massive is totally referencig My Sharona...Shobaleader was all pretty 80s so it makes sense. This ep with the exception of 40.96a seems like linking material between d'Demonstrator and Ufabulum. Can't wait for whatever face (or mask) Tom wants to wear next.

[qnio]

fucking amazing album. fantastic. laughs, chills, etc.