For Tom Jenkinson aka
Squarepusher, the last 12 months have been productive
to say the least. A 2003 USA summer tour sold out on strength
of word of mouth, followed by a similarly frenzied UK
week of shows; The Neptunes nominated his last album Do
You Know Squarepusher for the Shortlist Prize; Sofia Coppola
selected his music for the soundtrack of the Oscar-winning
Lost In Translation; Chris Cunningham has been painstakingly
working on a film based around Squarepusher’s music;
and he has been getting serious props from some unlikely
quarters: “It’s coming from so far out that
you can’t even imagine what he’s thinking.”
(Outkast’s Andre 3000)
Squarepusher’s
ninth album, Ultravisitor has just upped the ante. Perpetually
on a mission to capture delirious energy and uninhibited
passion in his music, with Ultravisitor, Tom Jenkinson
has just delivered the album of his life that will have
even his peers wondering where to turn next.
Previewed
at last year’s UK and US shows, the new Ultravisitor
tracks devastated audiences - “This is what would
happen if George Clinton swapped his Mothership for the
Death Star” Playlouder memorably noted.
From
his perspective, Tom’s challenge is to find the
point of tension between his two loves – his all-time
passion, playing bass and
the drums –
