after his recent delves into bass music and a hundred other things all at once, the new squarepusher record seems to perhaps be a return to his classic mid 90s sound, but it also lacks a certain level of intensity, opting instead for something more palatable to a chiptune audience. i almost wonder if he's been listening to something like oxykitten, or if some of this was written with a gaming audience in mind.

it doesn't matter. i missed them when they did movement a few years ago due to the setting (way, way too many people for something like this...and you had to buy a day pass, meaning it was about $70 usd), and wasn't going to miss this. it doesn't matter if the new record sucks or not - which isn't what i'm saying. i'm not sure that this guy is really capable of producing something that is bad, even if this does feel a little stagnant.

further, it's not like he comes over here to tour every couple of months, either. when i missed both 65daysofstatic and future of the left in 2013 while i was waiting for border documents, i had the feeling that it might be the only chance i get to see either of them. and, i don't think either have come back. i was dreading as much....

so, i'm very much shattered by the cancellation of this.

but, it is being rescheduled, thankfully, for december, and we will get our adventure around it at that time.

t
his show was on a thursday (the 16th), and i would have come home relatively early to be sure i was able to get to the rachmaninov show the next night.