Bleep

Tom Jenkinson returned on Warp as Squarepusher in 2004 with one of his most out there albums to date, pulling together his familiar palette of fractal breakbeats, jazz inflections and live drums, but pushing the whole thing a lot further than he has done before. About a hundred ideas and musical permutations fly past in just the opening title track. 'Iambic Poetry 9' is an elegantly conceived piece, the crisp clatter of drums adding earthy warmth, creating a track that, while perhaps complex in conception, is in the end nothing less than a slice of classic instrumental pop. Elsewhere, '50 Cycles' playfully incorporates hip hop, while final track 'Every Day I Love' strips everything back but a simple, wringing guitar for an effecting closing moment. A varied album overall, but one not lacking in feeling.