Maximum Priest

Squarepusher | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 1999)
• Original Release Date: July 13, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nothing Records
• ASIN: B00000JMXM
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #284,005 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for track one . ., August 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Maximum Priest (Audio CD)

As big a Tom Jenkinson fan as I am, I have to admit this one is lacking in substance. Unlike many, I loved "Budakhan Mindphone", but you have to ask why he chose to release "Maximum Priest." Having maintained a fairly constant stream of releases over the past few years, Mr. Pusher didn't need to rush this out to appease starving fans, yet it's hardly substantial enough to stand on its own.

That said, "Song: Our Underwater Torch" is stunning. The "underwater" noises are somewhat distracting, but the melody is deceptively complex and beautifully constructed. The live percussion adds texture to the track's hymnal tone. This could have been the highlight of a killer future Squarepusher full-length, but Tom chose to rush it out attached to mediocrity.

The other TJ tracks are OK, but nothing that'll bring in hordes of new fans. Likewise, the remixes are fair at best. It was somewhat interesting to hear the somewhat free-form "Shin Triad" and "Circular Flexing" tied to more-or-less conventional rhythmic patterns. However, it also served to emphasize that each of those tracks (like most everything else on "Music is Rotted One Note") were initially made up of one "hook" amidst a bunch of noodling. Not that I didn't like "MIRON," but it's definitely not for everyone. The remixes basically extract the hook from each track and lay down a beat around it.

So, this is a decent value for a single, but it has to rank as the most unnecessary Squarepusher release to date. Buy it for track one.

2.0 out of 5 stars Minimum holiness, February 1, 2010

By 

IRate - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maximum Priest (Audio CD)

2 1/2

Scattered sampler doesn't have enough selling points to be anything more than fan-fare, but one or two tracks do at least justify why Jenkins was ahead.

3.0 out of 5 stars a continuance of the "Music is Rotted One Note Phase", January 27, 2008

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E. Stobie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maximum Priest (Audio CD)

I love that when "Music is Rotted One Note" came out, many jaws dropped saying "what the hell is this?" I honestly would have to say this would easily fall in with some of the Miles Davis stuff that I have (particularly, his electronic period, between Bitches Brew and On the Corner.) I bought this when it came out listened to it for about a week and a half, then put it away for years. Now I consider it a resurrected favorite after I started getting into Miles Davis and John Coltrane. This EP is the end of that era for Squarepusher, first started with"Music...", then "Budakhan Mindphone EP". Three of the songs off here are remixes of the "MIRON", and songs 2,3, and 4 are a little weak. However "Song:Our Underwater Torch" is worth the price of the EP alone. If you liked "MIRON", you might as well pick up this and Budakhan Mindphone to capture this era of Squarepusher.