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Squarepusher Breezeblock

An oldie but a goodie, this set is two years old this week, but still sounds as fresh as ever. Squarepusher’s use of breaks and bleeps in conjunction with some atmospheric synth lines make this one of my favourite 25 minutes of music. When the beats stop, (which they do frequently) , they are built back up again with squelching crescendoes only to be ripped apart with some stunning use of percussion and breaks (particularly at 16 minutes 18 seconds after the voice sample) . It all segues together brilliantly to the point where it all seems like one long magnificent 25 minute track. There is only 4 main tracks in the mix which are Tundra 4, Venus No.17 (Acid Mix), Unreleased song from Alive in Japan (Bonus CD that came with Do you know Squarepusher) and Anstromm 5.


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  1. will give this a blast now – saw this dude in glasto in ’97, the most bizarre live show i’ve probably ever been to! the crowd were so up for it (and so off their heads) that about 40 of them went up on stage with him and started dancing like lunatics! as a result the gig had to be stopped for about 15 minutes before normal service resumed

  2. will give this a blast now – saw this dude in glasto in ’97, the most bizarre live show i’ve probably ever been to! the crowd were so up for it (and so off their heads) that about 40 of them went up on stage with him and started dancing like lunatics! as a result the gig had to be stopped for about 15 minutes before normal service resumed

  3. do you have a downloadable 1999 squarepusher breezeblock?

    is that the one with the care bears tiffany etc,

    had it on tape years ago cant find it on net

  4. do you have a downloadable 1999 squarepusher breezeblock?

    is that the one with the care bears tiffany etc,

    had it on tape years ago cant find it on net

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