Dostrotime

鬼才スクエアプッシャー帰還!
反逆の最新アルバム『Dostrotime』をリリース!!

常に挑戦的なスタンスで音楽のあらゆる可能性を追求し続ける鬼才スクエアプッシャーが、最新アルバム『Dostrotime』を〈WARP RECORDS〉からリリース。
音楽はもちろん、アルバムのアートワークからTシャツ・デザインまで全てを自らが手掛ける本作は、自らの強い意思と自由を貫き完成させた会心作。

During the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, Tom Jenkinson was able to devote more time to creating music without distraction. When live music began resuming the following year, he unveiled material that felt like a more extreme extension of 2020s Be Up a Hello, a technicolor head rush composed on some of the gear he made his first music with. Squarepushers 2022 sets at festivals like Bang Face and Dekmantel were particularly unhinged and ravey, with complex light displays accompanying truly intense and bewildering performances. Based on these live shows and Dostrotimes first single, a giddy acidcore thrasher titled "Wendorlan," one would expect the album to be the hardest, craziest Squarepusher album to date. These expectations are immediately subverted with opener "Arkteon 1," a clean, gentle solo guitar reflection that couldve easily been released on Windham Hill. He returns to this meditative space with two sequels, including a more detached, free-floating finale, while "Heliobat" is a solemn downtempo piece recalling the previous albums "Detroit People Mover." Most of the remainder of Dostrotime is on the more ecstatic side, but none of the songs are alike. "Enbounce" starts out recalling the stark iciness of early classic "Tundra," then goes through a massive slow build with accelerating snares, acid synths, and melodic guitars. "Duneray" is a direct flashback to early, Spymania-era Squarepusher, with contorted Amen breaks drilling away under spacy synth pulsations. "Akkranen" starts out recalling Jenkinsons all-too-rare dub excursions, but with more electro-acoustic dynamics, while also subtly introducing old-school rave stabs. Then the breakbeats explode and it just escalates into a psychedelic terror scene. "Stromcor" is a fun workout showcasing Jenkinsons virtuosic bass guitar playing, then "Domelash" goes for absurdity overload, with comically knotty drum edits and tempo wind-ups. As a whole, Dostrotime is easily one of the most well-rounded Squarepusher albums, displaying his range as an artist while housing some of his nuttiest tracks. ~ Paul Simpson

ストリーミングでは聴けませんよ!とまず伝えておきたい、IDMのヴェテランによる4年ぶりのフル・アルバム。アコースティックな小品をインタールード的に入れつつ、全体では不穏かつ野蛮なドリルンべースが炸裂しており、異常な手数で乱打されるビート、激烈なベースが鼓膜と脳を揺さぶる。いつになくダビーな"Akkranen"にはタイムダンス勢との共振を感じたり。
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