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Nice bit about the philosophy... you made Squarepusher's article sensible.

[edit] IDM

All Squarepusher's main music genres are pretty well stated in the article. I think the IDM thing is just because he is on Warp Records rather than because he is IDM. Squarepusher's notable for his fast drum and bass, bass guitar, and jazz influence, rather than Autechre who are notable for being IDM. If you read squarepusher's flux article, there's a refutation of IDM's methodology in there, even though he doesnt mention it by name. cheers. Joyrex

I do believe Squarepusher is a great example of IDM. I think IDM should be listed as a genre.--Sonjaaa 07:57, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

why?

it already says:

He specialises in the electronic music genres of drum and bass, musique concrete (sampled digitally rather than by tape), and acid, albeit with a significant jazz influence. the perfect description! all specific musical genre names! squarepusher doesn't specialise in IDM. he totally rejects the work of autechre,kid 606 etc. There is a strong connection to Aphex Twin, and that is mentioned in the article. thanks. Joyrex.

I think with all those other genres mentioned, IDM would be best left out. - Ultravisitor 00:31, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

he he

Peace & b wild! ;-) aphex_SQUAREPUSHER_twin

someone keeps readding this fanboy watmm/idm list genre name... great..

idm is not really appropriate here at all. nice genre name for your messageboard though...

Squarepusher is a drum and bass legend so I strongly agree with this but Id just like to add that you shouldnt put down people as fanboys as its offensive

[edit] Discography Incorrect/Incomplete

I'm too tired to take care of it right now, but I do believe that the discography listed here has incorrect dates next to it (didn't Budakan come out in 2001?) and is missing several selections. I'll be back but if someone is watching this page please correct me if I'm wrong. Accipio Mitis Frux 04:42, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Nope. According to Warp's website, the official release date for Budakhan Mindphone was 1 March 1999. dil 00:57, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Is there a reason Big Loada isn't included in the Discography? --Syd Heresy 23:00, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

It's in there; just listed as an EP. Shoejar^talk/edits

[edit] Philosophy

Philosphy... I dunno that I like the integration of this Jenkenson guy into the talk of sq's theories. Especially without delving into them a bit deaper. Is that article referenced specific to squarepushers philosophy? Cause if it's not, then there are people far more qualified to speak on this issue, Jean Baudrilliard, Machiavelli, etc... Perhaps there should be a link to the wiki entry on them... Ixtli 00:30, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

"This Jenkenson (sic) guy" is Tom Jenkinson aka Squarepusher, not just some random person theorizing. —Slicing (talk) 19:37, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Hmm indeed. My mistake, thanks =) Ixtli 03:39, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

The first sentence of the second paragraph in the philosopy section is not actually a complete sentence. I would clean it up but I am unsure of the meaning. Could someone familiar with the article fix it?

[edit] "expert-level bass guitarist"

This is abit unencyclopedic but its probably true =) -- - K a s h ^{Talk | email} 00:24, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

definitely true :) -User:lsdan

[edit] Supposed original research

So what, exactly, is the 'original research' in the Philosophy section? That discussion is taken from an article/interview in Flux Magazine (no online source available). —Slicing (talk) 21:14, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

I don't know about original research but that paragraph has a wholly inappropriate tone for it's context. The article would be all the better if it was removed. —Andybak

It needs revision more than deletion. Make it more appropriate instead of deleting it.

Hi, I have added an online source for the interview, which the philosophy section "paraphrases". Of course, it does so quite brazenly, without much variation of what was actually said (seems more appropriate to either summarise it better or just quote it verbatim). But yes, I agree, the tone is quite awkward. 80.177.20.202 22:36, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Date of Birth

Any ideas? Triangle e 16:18, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Asperger Syndrome Claim

I removed the wholey unsubstatianted sentence "It is known that Jenkinson has Aspergers syndrome and this may explain why he spends alot of time producing music." from the article. This is complete BS. I've seen no evidence nor any mention anywhere of Tom having Asperger Syndrome. Provide solid evidence/references or do NOT add it back. There are already too many "self-diagnosed" AS people on the Internet all too eager to claim person x or y has AS. Jgw 02:22, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Although that sentence does sound like speculation, google 'Savant' with 'Tom Jenkinson' where several interviews by magazines and other media-oriented sites have dubbed him as 'idiot savant', assuming Tom is likely to read those interviews and must approve them he is quite content at being labelled a Savant. Although it may be possible that Tom has some kind of High-functioning Autism instead of Aspergers Syndrome. You can remove it for now, I believe there has been a psychology peer-reviewed journal which studied systematic and emotional music spectrums and concluded that those into IDM and other abstract electronica tended to be more likely to have computer science, engineering, mathematical occupations and were largely male. It's possible that Tom has a more developed male brain. --213.106.102.178 11:47, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

That's great and all, but conditions such as Asperger Syndrome and Savant-ism aren't labels. They're specific sets of conditions. Regardless of how he may or may not wish to be labeled, there is no evidence to support such diagnosis. If we did that, just about every shy, Slashdot-using geek would label themselves as being affected by Asperger Syndrome. More likely != common or frequent Jgw 23:30, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

That savant stuff is just a knock on effect of Aphex Twin's press bullshit existing.

Just for the record Aspergers syndrome and the above quoted "high functioning autism" are the same thing

3tmx

It's B-S. The man is a genius, no doubt, but there's no hint of autism in the man.

He doesn't have autism or aspergers. As said before, its probably just some marketing, or journalists making it up, same as the stuff about his father being a jazz drummer i've seen in other articles. 213.48.1.32 06:42, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Alive in Japan

Can the Alive in Japan cd be added to the main pages list of releases somehow? I came on specifically looking for it and had to click on all the albums to find it. Not that I'm too lazy to click a mouse but it'd be nice for it to be on the main list somewhere.Kansaikiwi 11:57, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I added it in a fashion that should be acceptable but I can think of quite a few multi-disc releases that are, at least in the mind of the artist, separate album simply packaged together e.g. Muslimgauze's Box of Silk and Dogs and Fatah Guerilla, the deluxe edition of Broken Social Scene's self-titled release, The Beatles' Let it Be...Naked. While personally I think it's valuable information I'm just not sure if it's commonly accepted in this context. dil 15:38, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oh! Oh!

no on braindance compilation but on The Braindance of Coincidence! compilation and out in 2001!!! he he...

Big Loada is an EP!!!!! with warp out in 1997 but with nothing records in 1998... he he...

Peace & B Wild! ;-) Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin aphex_SQUAREPUSHER_twin

2006 Exciton Exclusive digital single #3: released October 2. ---> not the september 28!!! lol

Peace & b wild! ;-) aphex_SQUAREPUSHER_twin

[edit] Circlewave's edit

Is this the real Tom Jenkinson? -- Shoejar^talk/edits UTC: 01:41, 09 Nov 06 (+11 ≈ 12:44, 09)

I did find this article, "Collaborating with the Machines"[1] which holds the same ideas as this mysterious "CircleWave" (I believe him to be SquarePusher, but that's what I think subjectively). Just a little note in hopes of bringing back the subject of Tom Jenkinson's Philosophy. --ShadowSlave 21:33, 7 January 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by ShadowSlave (talk • contribs)

[edit] Compilation Appearances

Would his track ("Tommib") featured on the Lost in Translation soundtrack count for that section? --75.2.46.60 04:20, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Education

Tom Jenkinson studied Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design, he is listed under Notable Alumni on the wiki page. I think this should be added as his background in Art is quite interesting. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.51.154.65 (talk) 22:53, 4 March 2007 (UTC).

I think he also studied phonic arts, or something similar, although i may be confused with one of his brothers. I tried a google on the chelsea thing, but could only find the wiki page, which is not a good enough reference.

213.48.1.32

[edit] Other tracks

During some googling, found these listed, not sure if they are on any of the albums/eps listed, could anyone who knows the back catalogue better than me try and see if these should be added?

Tom Jenkinson Bubble and Squeak Worm Interface 1996 Tom Jenkinson / Dunderhead Dragon Disc 2 Worm Interface 1996 Squarepusher and Richard Thomas I am Carnal Lo Recordings 1999 Squarepusher Crot Rumble 1 1995

213.48.1.32 06:42, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Musique Concrete

I cant be bothered to quote the articles now, but saying that "'He specialises in the electronic music genres of [...] musique concrete (sampled digitally rather than by tape)" is really inappropriate. He has stated in interviews recently that he is using tape a lot, especially for the "musique concrete" stuff. I can't understand why anyone would have the idea that his "musique concrete" stuff is done digitally. He does use a digital sampler, and that is an obvious fact, but most likely it is for sequencing breaks and such. It would be better i think to mention he uses tape AND digital equipment or simply to omit the parenthesis according to which he does "musique concrete" only through digital means. Ultimately it is pretty much impossible to confirm which tracks were done only on analog or digital equipment, so unless one can quote a source, I think this should be removed or clarified. -edit: I've removed it myself seeing as no one else was doing it.

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[edit] Merge Chaos A.D. (artist)

There really isn't too much to add to Chaos A.D. (artist), and it will generally be beneficial to merge it here. +mt 05:04, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

It's a good idea. --Susume-eat 04:41, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Agree. With only one album and one 12" for a discography, it hardly seems noteworthy enough to have it's own page. dil 12:25, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree too, and that made four of us with no descent, the discography from that page is already here, and the only other text was the following.

 Chaos A.D. is the harsh and satirical acid house project of Thomas Jenkinson (aka. Squarepusher). The music is generally noisier and by many standards weirder than Jenkinson's other work.

'harsh and satirical' and 'noisier and by many standards weirder' both seem to be pretty POV, so unless we can get some kind of source to back that up, i don't think it should be included here.

I have been bold and emptied that page and made it redirect here.

Champion sound remix 19:23, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Squarepusher doing a collaboration with Brian Eno and Herbie Hancock

I've heard this is the case, need to find a cite first.--h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 23:51, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't know if this passes as a reliable source, and Wikipedia is not the place for rumours...--h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 09:57, 26 August 2007 (UTC)