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Jenkinson was born in Chelmsford, Essex in 1975 and was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School. He went on to study Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design. A self-taught drummer and highly skilled bass guitar player, his style of extremely fast, cut-up beats mixed with fusion jazz and interlaced with synth lines and samples has gained him a cult following. He is a friend of Richard D. James (Aphex Twin), and Luke Vibert. His albums have been critically acclaimed for their forward-thinking approach to electronic music. Chelmsford Borough Council Coat Of Arms , Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England. ... For other meanings of Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). ... King Edward VI Grammar School, or KEGS, is a British grammar school located in the town of Chelmsford, roughly in the middle of the county of Essex. ... Chelsea College of Art and Design (North Block). ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... A sunburst-colored Fender Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass[1][2]; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Deon Rexroat of Anberlin. ... Beat slicing is the process of using computer programs to slice an audio file of a drumloop in smaller sections, separating different drumhits. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Aphex Twin (born Richard David James on August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is a Cornish electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid and drum and bass. ... Luke Vibert is a Cornish recording artist and producer known for his work in many subgenres of electronica. ...

Jenkinson performs live, playing with a fretless or fretted bass guitar, a laptop, and other hardware. He appeared twice on BBC Radio 1's The Breezeblock show. On 26 June 2005, Squarepusher played at London's Royal Festival Hall as part of the Jimi Hendrix tribute show "Songs of Experience". His 12-minute performance was built up of a medley of Hendrix tracks played solely on the bass guitar with the use of effects. BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... The Breezeblock was a weekly electronic radio program on BBC Radio 1. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Royal Festival Hall reopening celebrations The Royal Festival Hall is a concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ...

His brother, Andy Jenkinson, is also a respected recording artist, under the name Ceephax Acid Crew. Ceephax Acid Crew is an acid house and drum and bass electronic musician named Andy Jenkinson. ...

Squarepusher's latest full-length album, Hello Everything, was released on October 16th, 2006. Hello Everything is an album by Squarepusher, released on 16 October 2006. ...

Equipment

Squarepusher sequenced his pre-2000 work on a BOSS DR-660 drum machine, which wasn't designed to sequence entire songs. He uses hardware for his electronic music such as King Tubby-style spring reverbs, Akai samplers, (S950 for early work, S6000 for later work), a Roland SH-101 synthesizer, a Roland TB-303 bassline synthesizer, and a reel-to-reel tape machine. Around the year 2000, Squarepusher bought a computer with Reaktor and an Eventide Orville for digital processing. According to a list of gear from the official website, Squarepusher owns: Look up boss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... King Tubby King Tubby (born Osbourne Ruddock, January 28, 1941 – February 6, 1989) was a Jamaican electronics and sound engineer, known primarily for his influence on the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s. ... In audio signal processing and acoustics, an echo (plural echoes) is a reflection of sound, arriving at the listener some time after the direct sound. ... Akai () was a Japanese consumer electronics producer founded in 1929. ... An AKAI MPC2000 sampler Playing a Yamaha SU10 Sampler A sampler is an electronic music instrument closely related to a synthesizer. ... Roland SH-101 is a synthesizer from the early 1980s, manufactured by Roland. ... Synth redirects here. ... The Roland TB-303 Bass Line is a synthesizer with built-in sequencer manufactured by the Roland corporation in 1982 that had a defining role in the development of contemporary electronic music. ... Synth redirects here. ... The Tascam 85 16B analogue tape recorder can record 16 tracks of audio on 1 inch (2. ... In general, a tape recorder, tape deck, or tape machine is any device that records a fluctuating signal by moving a strip of magnetic tape across a tape head, which is a strong electromagnet. ... An example of a Reaktor 5 ensemble Structure Reaktor is a graphical modular software sound studio developed by Native Instruments. ...

He has been known to play Fender, Ernie Ball, and Warwick basses.

Perhaps the most ubiquitous rhythm associated with many Squarepusher songs is the use of the Amen break. The wave form of the Amen break. ...

Discography

Albums

• Feed Me Weird Things (June 3, 1996)
• Hard Normal Daddy (April 28, 1997)
• Burningn'n Tree (November 10, 1997)
• Buzz Caner (May 25, 1998) (as Chaos A.D.)
• Music Is Rotted One Note (October 12, 1998)
• Budakhan Mindphone (March 1, 1999)
• Selection Sixteen (November 8, 1999)
• Go Plastic (June 25, 2001)
• Do You Know Squarepusher (September 30, 2002)
• Ultravisitor (March 8, 2004)
• Hello Everything (October 16, 2006)

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EPs, singles and promos

00 ian heebly is a giant faggot. ... Alroy Road Tracks is an album credited to The Duke Of Harringay, an alias for Squarepusher. ... 00 ian heebly is a giant faggot. ... Port Rhombus EP is a 1996 EP by Squarepusher. ... Big Loada is a 1997 (see 1997 in music) EP by UK Drum and bass & acid artist Tom Jenkinson under his recording alias Squarepusher. ... Nothing Records was an American record label, specializing in industrial rock and electronic music, founded by Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails) and John Malm, Jr. ... Track Listing: 1. ... Big Loada is a 1997 (see 1997 in music) EP by UK Drum and bass & acid artist Tom Jenkinson under his recording alias Squarepusher. ... Nothing Records was an American record label, specializing in industrial rock and electronic music, founded by Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails) and John Malm, Jr. ... Remixes 12 is a remix ep by Chaos A.D., an alias for Squarepusher. ... Maximum Priest E.P. is a 1999 EP by Squarepusher, released on Warp Records. ... Selection Sixteen is a 1999 album by Squarepusher, released on Warp Records. ... Selection Sixteen is a 1999 album by Squarepusher, released on Warp Records. ... My Red Hot Car is a single by Squarepusher, released in 2001 on Warp Records. ... Do You Know Squarepusher is the single to the Squarepusher album Do You Know Squarepusher. ... Ultravisitor is an album by jazz musician and drum and bass artist Tom Jenkinson, known by his recording alias Squarepusher. ... Square Window is a promotional 3 CD EP by Squarepusher, distributed only with pre-orders of Ultravisitor from Warp Records online store. ... Ultravisitor is an album by jazz musician and drum and bass artist Tom Jenkinson, known by his recording alias Squarepusher. ... Venus No. ... Feed Me Weird Things is the debut album of British IDM Producer Squarepusher. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hello Everything is an album by Squarepusher, released on 16 October 2006. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hello Everything is an album by Squarepusher, released on 16 October 2006. ... Hello Everything is an album by Squarepusher, released on 16 October 2006. ...

Compilation appearances

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Remixes

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References

External links

• Official website
• Warp: Squarepusher
• Squarepusher at Discogs
• BBC Collective: Ask Squarepusher! Tom Jenkinson extensively answers fan's questions. Plus listen to 'Hello Everything' in full.
• Interview (2004)
• Interview (2001)
• Interview (01/1999)
• Review of Hello Everything
• Article (05/1999) (archived version)
• [6] Warp BIO and interview

• Squarepusher discography at MusicBrainz

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