Tom Jenkinson
Tom Jenkinson
Squarepusher is the principal pseudonym adopted by Tom Jenkinson, a UK-based recording artist. His compositions draw on a number of influences including drum and bass, acid house, jazz and electroacoustic music. His recordings are typified by a combination of electronic sound sources, live instrumental playing and digital signal processing. He is the brother of Ceephax Acid Crew...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDJ
Date of Birth17 January 1975
people
I'm not that interested in what people make of it, or how people consider me. That's nothing to do with me.
best people territory
I think the best way is to forget about racing people and just find territory that's fresh.
approach changed changing happened high leave music people quite radically sound stopped
Doing something like that, quite radically changing your approach to sound in one go, could leave you high and dry. It's happened before where people have changed direction and then everyone's stopped liking their music.
exist genuine society
It's important for that to exist in a society that doesn't present you with any genuine problems.
gives music
I'd say that it's important for music to be there that gives you a challenge, that rearranges things in your head.
generate music
I make music to generate atmospheres, not to complement already existing ones.
tracks
I like my stuff 'cause I only ever end up with tracks that I really, really like. It always appeals to me.
I have a rough idea when I walk into a studio though.
records
I don't know how many records I'm selling.
But I don't really listen to much be-bop at all at the moment.
Because there's so much stuff I don't release.
constantly mind sort trying
The only way to find that territory is trying to keep your mind constantly open. That's the only way that you're ever going to see the sort of signs of where to go.
bland music
The older ideas are rendering more and more bland music.
I was starting to feel really suffocated, using the sequencer.