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Tom Jenkinson, also known by his stage name Squarepusher, is an English musician born on January 17, 1975. He is known for his innovative and experimental approach to electronic music, blending elements of drum and bass, jazz, and IDM. Jenkinson's music is characterized by its complex rhythms, intricate melodies, and unconventional sound design. He has released numerous albums and EPs, earning critical acclaim for his creativity and technical prowess. Jenkinson's contributions to electronic music have influenced many artists and pushed the boundaries of the genre.
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"The main thing I'm into is going about on a bike, taking random routes; I'm really into the idea of making up journeys, and just seeing where they take you, because they always end up taking you someplace freaky."

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"I'm starting to play all the melodies with kind of keyboard sound but playing it from the bass guitar."

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"I'd say that it's important for music to be there that gives you a challenge, that rearranges things in your head."

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"Because, when I'm making music, I don't think about anything, you know? All I think about is what I want to hear. So that for me is what I want - I want my head to be constantly being rearranged."

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"I think the best way is to forget about racing people and just find territory that's fresh."

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"I don't know that the best way to approach it is to try and keep up. When you're doing that, you're setting yourself into a one-dimensional sort of race basically."

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"I have a rough idea when I walk into a studio though."

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"I make music to generate atmospheres, not to complement already existing ones."

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"I'm not that interested in what people make of it, or how people consider me. That's nothing to do with me."

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"It's important for that to exist in a society that doesn't present you with any genuine problems."

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"Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing."

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"I don't know how many records I'm selling."

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"Times of my life, brief periods without music, have completely felt dangerously over the edge."

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"The older ideas are rendering more and more bland music."

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"Yeah, my drum programming especially is based on my knowledge of playing a drum kit. For the bass too, definitely. It was the first thing that I translated any sort of ideas through. It must have shaped it somehow."

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"I love traveling. I love just going about on my own, feeling I have no roots."

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"I'm always pleased with my work. Absolutely."

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"The only way to find that territory is trying to keep your mind constantly open. That's the only way that you're ever going to see the sort of signs of where to go."

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"Sometimes I think that I want to do something strictly basic, really simple. Just with a few chords. But I won't have anything more than two or three sentences in my head. That kind of evaporates once I start playing and then it goes off in whatever direction."

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"My history is really playing live - not writing or recording."

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"I'm into music for all different sorts of purposes."

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"I like my stuff 'cause I only ever end up with tracks that I really, really like. It always appeals to me."

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"Doing something like that, quite radically changing your approach to sound in one go, could leave you high and dry. It's happened before where people have changed direction and then everyone's stopped liking their music."

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