Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator | ||||
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Released | October 18–19, 2010 | |||
Genre | Experimental, techno, electro | |||
Length | 44:39 | |||
Label | Warp | |||
Shobaleader One chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 60/100 [1] |
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AllMusic | [2] |
Pitchfork Media | 4.0/10 [3] |
Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator is a 2010 album from Squarepusher and his band Shobaleader One. [4]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Plug Me In" | 4:49 |
2. | "Laser Rock" | 4:43 |
3. | "Into the Blue" | 4:46 |
4. | "Frisco Wave" | 3:45 |
5. | "Megazine" | 4:34 |
6. | "Abstract Lover" | 3:46 |
7. | "Endless Night" | 5:05 |
8. | "Cryptic Motion" | 6:13 |
9. | "Maximum Planck" | 6:58 |
Thomas Russell Jenkinson, known professionally as Squarepusher, is an English electronic musician, record producer, bassist, multi-instrumentalist and DJ. His music spans several genres including drum and bass, IDM, acid techno, jazz fusion, and electroacoustic music. His recordings are often typified by a combination of complex drum programming, live instrumental playing, and digital signal processing. Since 1995, he has recorded for Warp Records as well as smaller labels, including Rephlex Records. He is the older brother of Ceephax Acid Crew.
Feed Me Weird Things is the debut studio album by English electronic musician Tom Jenkinson under the alias Squarepusher. It was released on 3 June 1996 through Rephlex Records. It entered the dance albums chart at No. 10 on 15 June.
Hard Normal Daddy is the second studio album by English electronic musician Tom Jenkinson under the alias Squarepusher, released on 28 April 1997. The album was Jenkinson's first studio album as Squarepusher for Warp. A single for the track "Vic Acid" was released in 1997 prior to the album's release.
Ultravisitor is the seventh album by English electronic musician Squarepusher, released on 8 March 2004 by Warp Records. The album incorporates many of the various musical styles exhibited by Jenkinson on his previous albums, including drum and bass, acid techno, jazz fusion, and electronic noise. A few of the tracks feature layered, modulated, or filtered bass guitar. Several of the instrumental parts were recorded live and include applause, blurring the lines between live and studio performances.
Big Loada is an EP by English electronic musician Squarepusher. It was released on 21 July 1997 by Warp in the United Kingdom. It was later released, with an expanded track listing, on 13 October 1998 by Nothing Records in the United States.
Go Plastic is the fifth studio album by British electronic musician Squarepusher, released on Warp in 2001. It peaked at number 100 on the UK Albums Chart.
Music Is Rotted One Note is the third studio album by English electronic musician Squarepusher, released on 12 October 1998 by Warp. The album is a departure for Squarepusher, with only elements of the familiar drum and bass style appearing in a largely jazz fusion production.
Do You Know Squarepusher is the sixth studio album by Squarepusher, released on Warp in 2002. It peaked at number 35 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. It includes a cover of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart". The CD version of the album comes with an additional disc of live recordings, titled Alive in Japan.
Budakhan Mindphone is the fourth EP by English electronic musician Squarepusher, released on 1 March 1999 by Warp. It follows in much the same vein as its predecessor Music Is Rotted One Note, and is often classified as an EP due to its relative brevity; the cover refers to it as "a mini-album".
Hello Everything is the eighth album by Squarepusher, released on 16 October 2006 on Warp. Prior to its release, three downloadable singles were made available from Bleep — "Welcome to Europe", "Hanningfield Window" and "Exciton"; the last two are exclusive to the Japanese version of the album. All three tracks were released on the 12" vinyl single Welcome to Europe. Limited editions of the album included a bonus 3" CD, Vacuum Tracks. This bonus material consists of five drone tracks similar to the track "Vacuum Garden".
"Do You Know Squarepusher" is a track by Squarepusher from the 2002 album Do You Know Squarepusher. The track was originally released as an untitled single in 2001. The only writing that appears on the release is "Squarepusher"; however, the only song which appears on the release is the track later renamed "Do You Know Squarepusher". The single is a 12" vinyl and is a single-sided pressing.
Just a Souvenir is the ninth album by Squarepusher, released in October 2008.
Numbers Lucent is a 6-track EP by English electronic musician Squarepusher, which was released on 19 January 2009.
Solo Electric Bass 1 is a live album by Squarepusher. The album consists of twelve tracks recorded from Squarepusher's September 2007 live performance at Cité de la Musique in Paris, France, as part of the Jazz à la Villette 2007 festival. In contrast to Squarepusher's multi-instrumental performances, the tracks on Solo Electric Bass 1 were performed using only a 6-string electric extended-range bass guitar and amplifier. The release is limited to 850 copies worldwide.
Kit Downes is a BBC Jazz Award winning, Mercury Music Award nominated, solo recording artist for ECM Records.
Ufabulum is the eleventh album by Squarepusher, released on 15 May 2012. Squarepusher has stated that "It's music which is generated purely from programming. There's no live guitar or drums, there's nothing in it which is live, really." At the time of release, Squarepusher made several appearances in festivals across the world, including his first show in Brazil, at the Sónar Festival.
Music for Robots is a collaborative project composed by Squarepusher and performed by the three robots that comprise the Z-Machines, released on 7 April 2014.
Damogen Furies is the fourteenth studio album by British electronic musician Squarepusher. It was announced on 18 February 2015 and released on 20 April 2015. Along with the announcement of the album, the third track, "Rayc Fire 2", was released for free on Squarepusher's site, on which a series of live dates in support of the album were also announced.
Elektrac is a live album by British electronic musician Squarepusher's live group Shobaleader One. It was released on 10 March 2017 on Warp Records.
Be Up a Hello is the fifteenth studio album by British electronic musician Squarepusher, released through Warp Records on 31 January 2020. It is Tom Jenkinson's first album under the Squarepusher name in five years, following Damogen Furies (2015). The first single, "Vortrack", was released on 6 December 2019. The second single, "Nervelevers", was released on 8 January 2020. A release party was held at the Five Miles nightclub in London on 1 February 2020.