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Feed Me Weird Things

Squarepusher Format: Audio CD
4.8 out of 5 stars 171 ratings
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Track Listings

1 Squarepusher Theme
2 Tundra
3 The Swifty
4 Dimotane Co
5 Smedleys Melody
6 Windscale 2
7 North Circular
8 Goodnight Jade
9 Theme From Ernest Borgnine
10 U.F.O.'s Over Leytonstone
11 Kodack
12 Future Gibbon

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With 12 tracks of lunacy, mayhem, and sheer beauty, Tom Jenkinson's 1996 debut as Squarepusher remains one of the few must-have records of the electronica revolution. Though Jenkinson builds his tracks around his remarkable fusion-inspired fretless bass playing, the album initially sounds like a study in maniacally intricate drum solos and patterns, themselves built from a few Roland drum machines. But closer listening reveals a keen intellect at work. Jenkinson has no interest in either the repetitive drum patterns most junglists prefer or their vapid soundscapes. Instead his songs douse you in rhythm and melody. The acoustic Brazilian guitar of "Squarepusher Theme" is soon devoured by a steaming, staccato drum groove, the track ultimately resolving itself as a kind of 21st-century Latin jazz epic. "Tundra" recalls a battery of mad insects destroying a caterpillar; "UFOs over Leytonstone" creates a slow death rumba; "Kodack" revels in glistening beats and streamlined and manic synths, a sign of Squarepusher to come. "Goodnight Jade" is the album's most unusual track, a lush, ambient drone of lovely bass harmonics and a mouselike melody, showing Jenkinson to be a composer of surprising weight and depth. Squarepusher would make records harder, more intense, and more spectacular, but none more musical than Feed Me Weird Things. --Ken Micallef

Product details

  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches; 4 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rephlex
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 19, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Rephlex
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00000FEP4
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Craig804
    5.0 out of 5 stars i love it
    Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2024
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    it takes me back to the mid 90s. I remember bits and pieces of it. whoa …
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  • Nick Mandeville
    5.0 out of 5 stars Classic album
    Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2024
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    Classic entry in the Squarepusher lexicon. I will never tire of the Swifty and Tundra
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  • Mastercard
    5.0 out of 5 stars Weird Squares
    Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2011
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    In one word, like all Squarpushers' albums; Weird
    But like allways a must have,

    Thanx for a great service.

    Erik
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  • eightpointagenda
    4.0 out of 5 stars Best place to start for budding SP fans
    Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2003
    I would like to tell the general public that their is an way to ease yourself into the intense, dense, complex world of Tom Jenkinson's Squarepusher. Sadly there is none. From there, Squarepusher's music is something that you like or you don't. Sure it takes some time to get past the opaquness of his work(some songs take some getting used to while others are almost immediately accessible), but if you can "get it", Jenkinson's "music" is some of them most rewarding IDM you can get into. That being said, Feed Me Weird Things is probably the best place to start for people with an itching to try Squarepusher.
    First off, I have to say that Jenkinson makes some of the most detailed and intricate IDM this side of Autechre or Aphex Twin. Layers upon layers of manically crafted drum machines, basslines, and synths are assembled together richly and compellingly. But what separates SP from most artists of this ilk is the light-fast speed of which all of this is done at. Even its more meditated moments, FMWT never sits still for an instant, creating a difficult but involving listen. For what its worth you can never say what Jenkinson does it boring. What I find positivily fascinating is that he samples his own playing (and form the live instrumentation of Music is Rotted One Note, he is truly gifted musician), something really amazing. Another thing that seperates his debut from his later works is that it's a full pallet of what the man is capable of doing. Switching from noise, to ambient, to intense drill and bass, to break beat, even to jazz/fusion, sometimes all one track is truly amazing to listen to. However if there is one pitfall of this CD is that it feels more like a collection of songs rather then a complete work which keeps it from being the quality of Hard Normal Daddy, Music is One Note Rotted and Go Plasitc (which are all postitively brilliant by the way).
    It would seem as though my praise for Jenkinson is non-ending so you would think that Squarepusher has rapidly become my new favorite artist. And while I love his work, I cannot say that I'm his biggest fan. But on the whole, I dare you to find an artist today that makes music as fasinating as Squarepusher. Its so different from everything else that it just begs to be listened to. Its certainly his most musical based work(some his latter work ventures in to pure noise territory), that alone makes it probably his most accessible work. If Squarepusher could ever be considered accessible....
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  • Skinny Ebert
    5.0 out of 5 stars "Weird Things" is certainly Squarepusher's finest. Looks like Ultravisitor might be moved second place now
    Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2012
    "The epitome of excellence and variety comes in the form of a Squarepusher album. You never know what you may get or not- jazz, trip-hop, techno, jungle, drum-and-bass, and noise. Without seering into the basics, his first album released on Richard D. James' (Aphex Twin's) Rephlex label is a phenomenal feature in all that is entertaining, imaginative, funky, bass-heavy, and ecletic. While for some this might be as too experimental or too rough on the ears, this album is quite accessible compared to Ultravisitor (which is a classic especially with Iambic 9 Poetry, 50 Cycles, Steinbolt, and other more jazzier/acoustic guitar-heavy tunes) and doesn't feature the whole kind of extreme offbeat moods that accompany the great but difficult album. A few songs here-and-there were featured on a Dutch documentary about drum-and-bass and thus has lead curiosity for me to discover it. This album is just strong given the sense of concentration with all that it has and more and its chaotic mood. It doesn't flow seamlessly like any Squarepusher piece/work but it does function with mastery and complexity like a dream. Don't miss out on his first album, which along with Ultravisitor (difficult yet ambitious), Music is Rotted One Note), Just a Souvenir (psychedelic rock experience), and Go Plastic (just funky and standard at his finest), stand out as his strongest works."

    BEST SONGS: Theme from Ernest Borgnine (fast, steady, and exciting to listen to). Tundra (chill and intense yet like floating in thin air). Squarepusher Theme (gets you into the mood at an instant as the opening track). The Swifty (what Squarepusher does best, jazz-fusion like Weather Report up the drum-and-bass and techno)
    SIMILAR ARTISTS AND ALBUMS: Amon Tobin- Bricolage and Permutation (lot of similarities here and there). Herbie Hancock- Future Shock. Aphex Twin- I Care Because You Do. The Prodigy- Fat of the Land.
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  • alacious
    5.0 out of 5 stars Oh man.. bring it all on
    Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2001
    I ended up getting this disc this last christmas, and it's taken me this long to really absorb what's going on here.
    When I unwrapped the album, I was at a friends' place for their new years party, and I was basically alone at the time. So I slipped it into their (admittedly way expensive stereo..) and sat back, never hearing Tom before.
    Whoa.
    After the first notes of track 1, I had to go back and replay them again. Now, I hate doing this normally, but it struck me as so incredibly perfect I just had to hear it again before moving along on the disc. I was expecting something along the lines of 1.8.7, or Mocean Worker, or any number of drum and bass artists, I was _so_ wrong.
    What we have here is definitely in the Miles Davis vein moreso than typical drum and bass. Incredibly jazzy for the most part, even my friends' parents liked it.
    Don't get me wrong, this isn't easy listening or your typical jazz either, it's got enough manic snare rushes to fill an entire u-Ziq or Aphex disc, and enough warm synths to please any Boards of Canada fan.
    Some of the disc kind of feels like filler, namely track 8, but it's definitely a welcome breather from the intensity of the rest of the album. I just have to wonder if it really belongs or not. Certainly still worth listening to, however.
    Buy this if you enjoy jazz or electronica, chances are you won't be disappointed. If you like experimental music, or just simply anything that'll give you a challenge, look here as well. One of the better cds I've ever had in my possession.
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  • alsion
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to Squarepusher
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2008
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    I won't repeat other reviews in describing the nature of the music, which I'm no expert in. However I would thoroughly recommend this album as one to get you started on Squarepusher. I bought Hard Normal Daddy and Ultravisor first and found them harder to get into. Feed Me Weird things is more consistently appealing, with interesting fast jazzy beats and melodies. With the exception of a few seconds of noise somewhere on the album, I would even play it in polite company without fear of "that weird experimental track" having them complain. If you're wondering how to get into this genre of music, go for this album!
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  • Lorenzo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Vabbè non c’e da dire tanto
    Reviewed in Italy on August 15, 2021
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    Per chi ama il genere, da avere assolutamente, come bisognerebbe almeno conoscere tutta la sua discografia.
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  • Amazon カスタマー
    5.0 out of 5 stars ジャケットと同じ雰囲気
    Reviewed in Japan on August 31, 2015
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    やっぱりTr.1は永遠の名曲。アルバム全体の雰囲気は「暗い地下に佇むジャズ喫茶」的な感じで、明るめのメロディーの割に
    雰囲気はどこか暗いです。これは「burning'n'tree」と同様(どっちかと言うと、こっちの方が聴きやすいかも)。
    私はこれを4,000円程で買いましたが、先週行った下北沢のディスクユニオンで、1,000円くらいで売られてたのを
    見た時は… 泣きました。レア盤とはいえ意外な所に売ってたりするので、気を付けましょう…
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  • Rodolfo G.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Dañado
    Reviewed in Mexico on June 22, 2022
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    El álbum llegó dañado.
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  • Stefan Ostojic
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great album! Totally worth it!
    Reviewed in Germany on March 20, 2023
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    The cover is in great condition, sleeves a bit beat up, but may be from the factory.
    Overall sound quality is perfect, with no skips and crackles, but it needed a clean with a bit of alcohol since the first time I put it on the turntable it had skipping issues. After that clean everything was perfectly fine! The book came in excellent condition! Absolutely recommend!
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    Stefan Ostojic
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Great album! Totally worth it!

    Reviewed in Germany on March 20, 2023
    The cover is in great condition, sleeves a bit beat up, but may be from the factory.
    Overall sound quality is perfect, with no skips and crackles, but it needed a clean with a bit of alcohol since the first time I put it on the turntable it had skipping issues. After that clean everything was perfectly fine! The book came in excellent condition! Absolutely recommend!
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