Big Loada

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Big Loada
Big Loada cover
EP by Squarepusher
Released July 21, 1997 (U.K.)
October 13, 1998 (U.S.)
Recorded 1996 / 1997
Genre Drill n bass
Length 28:53 (UK edition)
51:40 (US edition)
Label Warp (U.K.)
Nothing (U.S.)
Producer(s) Tom Jenkinson
Professional reviews
Squarepusher chronology
Hard Normal Daddy
(1996)		 Big Loada
(1997)		 Burningn'n Tree
(1997)


Alternate cover
The Nothing Records cover
The Nothing Records cover

Big Loada is a 1997 (see 1997 in music) EP by UK Drum and bass & acid artist Tom Jenkinson under his recording alias Squarepusher. It was his fourth release on Warp Records (after the Hard Normal Daddy album, the "Vic Acid" single, and the Port Rhombus EP) in the UK, and was later released in the U.S., with an expanded track listing, by Nothing Records. Despite being released in the second half of the 90s, many of the tracks have a slightly ironic "happy-hardcore" sound.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Warp Records edition

The original Warp Records edition tracklisting consists of:

  1. "A Journey to Reedham (7 AM Mix)" – 6:35
  2. "Full Rinse (Featuring MC Twin Tub)" – 2:23
  3. "Massif (Stay Strong)" – 6:26
  4. "Come on my Selector" – 3:24
  5. "The Body Builder (Dressing Gown Mix)" – 3:02
  6. "Tequila Fish" – 6:09
  7. "Jacques Mal Chance (Il n'a pas de chance)" – 0:48

[edit] Nothing Records edition

The Nothing Records version features a rearranged tracklist with additional tracks unavailable in the U.S. at the time (Warp Records had not opened their American division yet, and arranged to release some of their material through Nothing):

  1. "Come on my Selector" – 3:24
  2. "A Journey to Reedham (7 AM Mix)" – 6:35
  3. "Full Rinse (Featuring MC Twin Tub)" – 2:23
  4. "Massif (Stay Strong)" – 6:26
  5. "The Body Builder (Dressing Gown Mix)" – 3:02
  6. "Tequila Fish" – 6:09
  7. "Jacques Mal Chance (Il n'a pas de chance)" – 0:48
  8. "Port Rhombus" – 6:41
  9. "Problem Child" – 5:43
  10. "Significant Others" – 3:28
  11. "Lone Ravers (Live in Chelmsford Mix)" – 5:01
  12. "The Barn (303 Kebab Mix)" – 2:11
  • "Come on my Selector" Music video (CD-ROM track only)

The rearrangement of the tracks is to highlight the "Come on my Selector" video, directed by Chris Cunningham (whose work also includes videos for Aphex Twin, Autechre, and Björk), and which was included on the re-release. Tracks 8, 9, and 10 make up the full Port Rhombus EP, Jenkinson's first release on Warp. Tracks 11 and 12 are two B-sides to the Vic Acid single (although the G7000 mix of "Fat Controller" was not included on this release).

This edition has modified cover artwork as the large Warp Records logo had to be removed. The new cover features a crude pixel art rendering of a > (greater than) sign pointed towards a square, indicating "Squarepusher". The cover art can also be interpreted as a poorly drawn fish.

Some Nothing Records versions of Big Loada are actually copies of Budakhan Mindphone that have been incorrectly packaged and labelled.

[edit] External links

Squarepusher
Albums
Feed Me Weird Things (1996) - Hard Normal Daddy (1997) - Music Is Rotted One Note (1998) - Selection Sixteen (1999) - Go Plastic (2001) - Do You Know Squarepusher (2002) - Ultravisitor (2004) - Hello Everything (2006)
EPs
Conumber EP (1995) - Port Rhombus EP (1996) - Big Loada (1997) - Budakhan Mindphone (1999) - Maximum Priest EP (1997)
Compilations
Burningn'n Tree (1997)
Related Artcles
Warp Records | Chaos A.D.
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