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Squarepusher Biography

Squarepusher is the principal pseudonym adopted by Tom Jenkinson (born 17 January 1975), an English electronic musician. His compositions draw on a number of influences including drum and bass, acid house, jazz and electroacoustic music. His recordings are typified by a combination of electronic sound sources, live instrumental playing and digital signal processing. He is the brother of Ceephax Acid Crew (Andrew Jenkinson).

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The only way to find that territory is trying to keep your mind constantly open. That's the only way that you're ever going to see the sort of signs of where to go.

Keep, Mind, Signs, Sort, Territory, Trying

I couldn't find a group that wanted to do what I wanted to do. No one was really up for it.

Group, Groups, Wanted

I make music to generate atmospheres, not to complement already existing ones.

Atmosphere, Complement, Existing, Make, Music, Ones

Because, when I'm making music, I don't think about anything, you know? All I think about is what I want to hear. So that for me is what I want - I want my head to be constantly being rearranged.

Constantly, Knows, Music, Rearranged, Thinking, Want

I'm always pleased with my work. Absolutely.

Pleased, Work

I’m not that interested in what people make of it, or how people consider me. That’s nothing to do with me.

Eugenics, Interested, Make, Nothing, People

My plan is if you come to the shows in the first run of dates the versions you'll hear live are quite close to the record. But because I can set this up identically afterwards in a hotel room I can actually work when I'm on the move. The aim is that all the pieces will have had substantial remixes and different parts added and subtracted.

Added, Different, Identically, Moving, Running, Versions

I'm basically a musician.

Musician, Basically

I like my stuff 'cause I only ever end up with tracks that I really, really like. It always appeals to me.

Cause, Causes, Like, Stuff, Track, Tracks

I have a rough idea when I walk into a studio though.

Idea, Ideas, Rough, Though, Walks

If it's a language you don't understand and you're not concerned with the meanings of the words, your impression comes from how the words look, particularly if the language uses different characters.

Character, Characters, Different, Looks, Particularly

I'm trying to fly the flag for the days of electronic music where people who are making it are also building the gear because that was what was happening in the very early days of electronic music. And that spirit is one of the things that really appeals to me about electronic music so I'm putting this forward as a way to keep that.

Building, Flags, People, Putting, Spirit, Trying

I'd say that it's important for music to be there that gives you a challenge, that rearranges things in your head.

Challenges, Gives, Giving, Important, Music, Things

Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing.

Music, One Direction, Pushing, Time, Wicked, Writing

But I don't really listen to much be-bop at all at the moment.

Bops, Listen, Moment, Moments

It's important for that to exist in a society that doesn't present you with any genuine problems.

Genuine, Important, Present, Problem, Problems, Society

There's a really rough and relatively consistent hierarchy of concerns. My musical interests come first and principally my fascination with how notes and rhythms interlock. Then comes the technical side like programming, instruments and designing instruments. Next is production and mixing and beyond that I start to care less.

Design, Designing, Firsts, Interests, Musical, Technical

One of the more distant concerns is with the visual interpretation of the music. I find it fascinating but I don't always particularly get involved with it.

Concern, Concerns, Get Involved, Interpretation, Involved

I love traveling. I love just going about on my own, feeling I have no roots.

Feelings, Love, Roots, Travel, Traveling

I'll alight upon words because I think they suggest any number of things.

Numbers, Suggest, Things, Think, Thinking, Words

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