Squarepusher: Just a Souvenir

The things captured, amalgamated, and created in Tom Jenkinson’s (Squarepusher) studio are breathtaking. Since the mid 90s, the British producer has given us exercises not only in technical exploration, but in pushing the limits of jazz, fusion, and drum ‘n bass. Now, we get Just A Souvenir, an album based on a daydream about the adventures of an imaginary rock band. Of course, all the instrumentation and production is Squarepusher himself, and we find the bass virtuoso returning to jazz-fusion, taking cues not only from Jaco, but from punk and rock rythms as well, while retaining the abstractions that make him one of the originals of the Warp Records sound.