Hear Squarepusher’s Soundtrack For A New TV Show Made To Put Kids To Sleep
It works on adults too.
It works on adults too.
Get ready for some more Squarepusher – the British beat destruction machine has upgraded his live performance into a manic band setup. As Shobaleader One he transforms his trademark LED facemask into a disguise for his whole ensemble. This is Slipknot for the post-breakbeat age – a warped vision of cyberpunk folklore. Check Shobaleader One live … Continued
In this interview from last summer’s issue of Electronic Beats Magazine, Editor-in-Chief Max Dax speaks to Squarepusher about his early obsession with radio bands, musique concrète and why having “entertainer” stamped on his visa doesn’t quite cover it.
Watch SQUAREPUSHER perform “Dark Steering” and “303 Scopem Hard” live and in 1080p HD video at Electronic Beats Festival Vienna (12 October 2012) — TWITTER hashtag is #ebfest12
Watch the sweat-soaked LED insanity and broken 8-bit beats, direct from Electronic Beats Festival Gdańsk 2012!
James Blake made the ladies swoon, Jazzanova made the crowd groove, but In Gda?sk ‘party’ is now spelled S-Q-U-A-R-E-P-U-S-H-E-R. We watched Tom Jenkinson entrance the crowd with his hypnotic live show, swirling LED lights synced in time with his pulsing waves of broken bass, channeling 8-bit-flavored drum’n’bass electro across a crowd eager to rave hard. … Continued
Ufabulum, the long awaited new album from the genre-bending pioneer Squarepusher is going to be released on May 15th and Warp have now announced details of a special box-set including vinyl, CD and and a T-Shirt. This will be accompanied by the three track Enstrobia EP, which comes in a six panel digi-pack with 12 … Continued
Squarepusher returns with ‘Ufabulum’
Over the last few years the Donaufestival Krems has blossomed into one of the most important events for the avant-garde in Austria. The 2012 line up proves this again by featuring artists such as CocoRosie who will debut her music-film project Harmless Monster and Dial’s highly acclaimed Pantha du Prince. It takes place from April … Continued
Moscow-based duo Interchain share seven decades of music that shaped their techno-punk sound.
From A Guy Called Gerald to Squarepusher: get to know some of the producer’s favorite tunes.
The compilation also features remixes by Squarepusher, Ulrich Schnauss, DJ Godfather and more.
50 Weapons/Monkeytown alum Anno Stamm talks classic drum ‘n’ bass—T Power’s “Complexification”—with an affiliate of Berlin’s famous Hard Wax record shop.
Four innovative Bristolian musicians lead us through an entertaining and schizophrenic b2b DJ set on an imaginary cruise ship. And they troll Squarepusher.
John Frusciante has shared more details about his upcoming Foregrow EP, which comes out via Acid Test on April 16. According to a post on his website, the work was inspired by the likes of AFX, Squarepusher, Ceephax Acid Crew and Autechre. Although he still used a 303 on the record, it’s not a full-on acid house … Continued
This month, leading virtual reality technology company Oculus VR will begin shipping orders of Rift, the first headset aimed at consumer markets. Its release has critical implications for the entertainment and music industries, but it follows over half a decade of failed attempts and heated debate over virtual reality. The technology was first used in the … Continued
As part of Berlin’s XJAZZ Festival, we present a rare showcase of Schwarzmann, the improvisational project of Henrik Schwarz and Âme’s Frank Wiedemann.
Autumn is high season for adventurous music and art festivals like Unsound and CTM. Here are the 10 of the most exciting offerings in Europe.
Headed to Amsterdam for Dekmantel this weekend? Tune in for tips from founder Thomas Martojo about the most promising DJs and performances.
Adam Harper unpacks the complex digital biology that spawned the strange and inviting beast that is Arca’s ‘Xen.’
After the Mercury-nods and the support slots for Coldplay, their fourth album ‘Love Letters’ could finally see Metronomy cross over into the mainstream.
In this week’s Videodrome: audio-visual joy from the likes of Kanye West, Pantatones, Westbam and many more to explore.
Tauron Nowa Muzyka takes place across August 22-25th and boasts a stellar line-up including Jackmaster, Zebra Katz, LFO, DJ Koze and London Grammar. Find out how to win a pair of tickets inside.
In our new series Perfect Ten we ask an artist to answer ten questions. Today, it’s the turn of American producer and vocalist Natasha Kmeto, whose new EP Dirty Mind Melt is out now on Dropping Gems.
Another year long gone. Musically speaking, 2012 was a great year—at least for me, as I see music not only in terms of fun but also as a way to calibrate myself with the world. Having said that, this year (as with every year) I’ve listened to a lot of different music by many artists, … Continued
2012 was an exciting year; from a New Order Exhibition to an exclusive Pet Shop Boys Show, we’ve done it all—and we even filmed most of it! This is an audiovisual journey, so let’s just drop some names and then lean back and watch: Squarepusher, Hot Chip, Dillon, Modeselektor, I Heart Sharks, Woodkid, Hudson Mohawke, … Continued
Last night it was the turn of Warsaw to play host the chaotic party that is Hercules & Love Affair Soundsystem. Jarek Szubrycht reports from the front row.
This issue sees the Slices crew travelling around the world to track recent developments in electronic music and to cover the latest producers who are getting us excited.
Discover our favorite articles and events, compiled from the beginning of the first day of EB.net’s redesign.
Watch some video highlights from our traveling festivals, including Woodkid, Hot Chip, Austra, and Hudson Mohawke.
In which our hero Wolfram battles against his worst hangover of 2012 to give us his insider verdict of Electronic Beats Festival Vienna.
Didn’t get a ticket? Or, perhaps you did and are now wrestling with a hangover and can’t remember a thing. Whatever, allow us to explain how last night’s EB Festival in Vienna went down.
Don’t have tickets for this weekend’s Electronic Beats Festival Vienna? Just try your luck: we’re giving away six festival passes for our little extravaganza at Arena Vienna.
With his latest full-length Bad Tourist recently released on AMDISCS, we talk to experimental musician Wojtek Rusin about the future of sound, the ideology of stock images and why high-definition should be the underground artist’s weapon of choice.
The countdown to Electronic Beats Festival Vienna 2012, which features headliners James Blake, Squarepusher, and Hudson Mohawke, is ticking, and the festival is already sold out. Our friend Wolfram is among those performing, and as a sort of teaser he’s sharing a few select stories about his most exciting gigs.
Now that Electronic Beats Fall Festival season has begun, we hope you’re marking your calendars, because we have some shows lined up for you that you won’t want to miss. On October 12, we return to Vienna with some very special guests, including the great Hudson Mohawke, Berlin-based indielectro kids I Heart Sharks, and our … Continued
We had a pretty intense time at this year’s Melt! Festival. This was thanks partly to our extracurricular activities (which we’ll get to in a moment) but largely thanks to a fantastic lineup: surrounded by favorites like AlunaGeorge, Todd Terje, Chairlift, Zola Jesus and Squarepusher, we just felt overwhelmed by the amount of things to … Continued
New Order on Afrika Bambaataa; Afrika Bambaataa on Kraftwerk; Kraftwerk and German Romanticism; German Romanticism and Wolfgang Voigt; Wolfgang Voigt and Stefan Betke; Gudrun Gut on Terre Thaemlitz; anti-religiousness and Marilyn Manson; Marilyn Manson and Grimes; Andre Vida on the shortcomings of Bitches Brew; CAN and The Lost Tapes; Simon Le Bon and lost time; … Continued
Experienced festival goers know all about it: Melt! festival, the annual gathering of open air music fans from all over the world at Gräfenhainichen’s ‘city of steel’ Ferropolis. Not only does this three-day-festival (July 13-15, 2012) have a one-of-a-kind location next to abandoned bucket-wheel excavators, stackers, and bucket chain excavators, but it also has a … Continued
Most of you should know the deal by now: a new Slices DVD is being published every third month, and at this point there are quite a number in the wild. Next up is Slices issue 2-12, to be released soon-ish. Once again the Slices team travelled the globe to bring you an insight into … Continued
Whether you were at the Electronic Beats Festival in Cologne, Bratislava, Prague, Gda?sk, or our appearance at Springfestival in Graz, we hope you had a wonderful time with our audio/visual live selections! Take a look back now with us at a few video memories from the last weeks, featuring James Blake, The Whitest Boy Alive, … Continued
It’s been a pretty videocentric week. There’s exclusive live footage featuring James Blake from last week’s Electronic Beats Festival in Gdansk, which will be followed in the next few days with live footage from Jazzanova, Squarepusher and Digitalism. Earlier this week we also premiered Christian Löffler‘s vid for his classy track ‘Feelharmonia’, followed by today’s … Continued
“I try to borrow my music from the future” says Tom Jenkinson (aka Squarepusher) as he pours a glass of ice-cold San Pellegrino into his plastic cup. He’s just finished his soundcheck and is now relaxing on a sofa, backstage of the old Gdansk U-Boot wharf—tonight the venue of the Electronic Beats festival in Gdansk, … Continued
As reported, our EB Festival in Gdansk just closed its door some hours ago. Since then, we finished touching up the first video impressions from last night. Enjoy some glimpses of beauty in the video below, and check back to electronicbeats.net in the next few days to see exclusive footage, taken yesterday by our SLICES-Crew … Continued
Railroad ticket? Check! Hotel bed? Check! Electronic Beats Festival Gda?sk 2012 tickets (we’re sold out!)? Check! With only five more days to go until our first Electronic Beats Festival of the year, excitement levels are rising. We hope to see all of you at Centrum Stocznia Gda?ska on Saturday, when James Blake, Squarepusher, Digitalism, Jazzanova … Continued
With the advent of spring slowly creeping across Europe, it’s time once again for EB’s festival season to commence! The parties kick off on April 28th in Gda?sk, Poland with James Blake, Digitalism, Squarepusher, Jazzanova, and Dillon! Blake recently revealed details of a second album entitled Beyond Belief. Though it’s not due to drop until … Continued
Hear, hear, ladies and gentlemen, dear beloved audience, circus lovers, and hippodrome guests: we’d love to welcome you to the upcoming Electronic Beats festivities in 2012. As every year, we have lined up the best artists and performers and we’re bringing them to a town near you. Confirmed so far, 2012 will see live shows … Continued