square pusher @ the operahouse

Tom Jenkinson (born 17 January 1975), known professionally as Squarepusher, is an English electronic musician, record producer, bassist, multi-instrumentalist and DJ. 

His music spans several genres including drum and bass, IDM, acid techno, jazz fusion, and electroacoustic music.

This performance was held at The Sydney Operahouse, Sat 03/06/23

In his own words, “I aim to explore as forcefully as possible the hallucinatory, the nightmarish and the brutally visceral capacities of electronic music.”

This performance certainly pushed the boundaries of electronic music.

Tom Jenkinson is a pioneer & I deeply respect people who DIY.

He writes he own software ( SuperCollider & Pure Data).

He has been building his own equipment since age nine.

What a hectic, exhaustive performance.

I reckon the BPM must have touched 200 at times.

Such a mix -- mangling (in a good way) hardcore, musique concrète, electric jazz, acid, breakbeats, filled with twists and turns.

The visual effect is of  data that streams down wires

Just as you latch onto a melody, you are wrenched away