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=== Squarepusher === [[Squarepusher]], much like label-mates [[Autechre]] and [[Plaid (band)|Plaid]], came aboard Nothing via a licensing deal with [[Warp (record label)|Warp]]. Squarepusher is Tom Jenkinson of [[Chelmsford]], Essex, [[England]]. After learning bass guitar and playing in local bands in his youth, Tom began taking an interest in [[techno]] and [[house music]] in the early 1990s. Amongst his influences were [[Aphex Twin]] and future Nothing Records label-mate [[Luke Vibert]], particularly with his work as [[Plug (band)|Plug]]. Jenkinson said of Plug's track "Military Jazz," "This track came on and, amongst the road noise and chatter, I heard what I thought was some sort of hip-hop track being played by a band. As the track progressed, I became more intrigued, as it sounded like they were trying to play as if it had been programmed. Then the Amen [break] came in, and I was floored; it sounded like a drummer playing breakbeats, and made me totally rethink my ideas of programming breaks."<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2012/05/high-five-squarepusher/| title = Hi-Five: Squarepusher | author = Fallon, Patrick| work = XLR8R| date = May 16, 2012| access-date = February 24, 2017}}</ref> Jenkinson's first recordings came out under his own name, with the ''Stereotype E.P.'' on the Nothings Clear label in 1994, which was financed by Jenkinson himself, alongside his friend Hardy Finn, the latter of whom would go on to found the [[Spymania]] label. The EP did not receive the level of attention Jenkinson had hoped for, but it did catch the ear of Grant Wilson-Claridge of [[Rephlex Records]], who contacted Tom to express his compliments. Jenkinson went on to record a few more releases under his own name, including the ''Crot E.P.'' and ''[[Bubble and Squeak (EP)|Bubble And Squeak E.P.]]'', as well as a split with Dunderhead, called ''Dragon Disc 2''. In 1995, Tom began releasing music under the name Squarepusher, first appearing with the ''[[Conumber E:P]]'', then following with ''[[Alroy Road Tracks]]'' under the name '''Duke Of Harringay''', both on Finn's [[Spymania]] label. By 1996, Squarepusher had line up material for release at [[Rephlex Records]], which was operated by Grant Wilson-Claridge and Richard D. James, a.k.a. [[Aphex Twin]]. Squarepusher released the ''[[Squarepusher Plays...]]'' 12" for Rephlex, followed by his debut album, ''[[Feed Me Weird Things]]'' (Jenkinson later released an album and E.P. under the name '''Chaos A.D.''' for Rephlex in 1998). Shortly after the release of ''Feed Me Weird Things'', Squarepusher released his first music for [[Warp (record label)|Warp Records]] in the form of the ''[[Port Rhombus (EP)|Port Rhombus EP]]'' in 1996. Jenkinson signed a multi-album deal with Warp and the label would become his long-time and primary home. The ''[[Vic Acid]]'' EP was released in 1997, followed by his sophomore full-length, ''[[Hard Normal Daddy]]''. Later that year, Warp and Sypmania would co-release ''[[Burningn'n Tree]]'', which compiled the ''Conumber E:P'' and ''Alroy Road Tracks'', alongsing three previously unreleased tracks. Also in 1997, the ''[[Big Loada]]'' EP was released on Warp. By 1998, the Nothing deal had come into place and Squarepusher would receive his first licensing into the United States, after Nothing label-mate [[Jack Dangers]] of [[Meat Beat Manifesto]] claimed to have introduced his music to [[Trent Reznor]].<ref name="Madden, Dave"/> Nothing decided to revisit the ''Big Loada'' EP and expand it into album length, adding on all tracks from the ''Port Rhombus EP'' and two tracks ("Lone Ravers (Live In Chelmsford Mix)" and "The Barn (303 Kebab Mix)") from ''Vic Acid''. The song "Come On My Selector" was also moved up to open the album, with a music video for the track directed by [[Chris Cunningham]], which was included as a file on the Nothing edition, as an enhanced CD. Two tracks from ''Big Loada'', "Tequila Fish" and "Massif (Stay Strong)," also featured on the Nothing Records compilation ''Nothing Changes'', which was included with a 1998 issue of [[XLR8R|XLR8R Magazine]]. Nothing did not pick up ''Hard Normal Daddy'' for release, but did pick up most of Squarepusher's output through the remainder of the 1990s. ''[[Music Is Rotted One Note]]'' was released on October 13, 1998, the same day as Nothing version of ''Big Loada''. The mini album ''[[Budakhan Mindphone]]'' followed on March 1, 1999. The ''[[Maximum Priest E.P.]]'' was released July 19, 1999, which featured remixes from Nothing Records label-mates [[Autechre]] and [[Luke Vibert]] (under the name [[Wagon Christ]]). The final Squarepusher album to see release on Nothing Records was ''[[Selection Sixteen]]'' on November 8, 1999. Aside from ''Big Loada'', all of the Squarepusher releases on Nothing Records were essentially identical to the Warp editions. Squarepusher's tenure at Nothing Records concluded when Warp Records established their own US distribution, though a deal with [[Caroline Distribution]] (which later expired), effectively ending all of Warp's licensing to Nothing. Squarepusher's licensing through Nothing Records served Jenkinson well in helping to establish his US following. By the time he began receiving direct US release via Warp, Squarepusher had become known as one of the most innovative acts in electronic music. All five of his Nothing Records releases were eventually reissued in the US under the Warp umbrella after the Nothing deal ended, though the album-length version of ''Big Loada'' remains unique to Nothing Records, with Warp opting to keep the releases in their original, EP formats. Squarepusher continues to push new boundaries to this day, where he still calls Warp Records his home, having released numerous albums to critical acclaim in the years to follow, such as ''[[Go Plastic]]'', ''[[Do You Know Squarepusher]]'', ''[[Ultravisitor]]'', ''[[Hello Everything]]'', ''[[Just a Souvenir|Just A Souvenir]]'', ''[[Solo Electric Bass 1]]'', ''[[Ufabulum]]'' and ''[[Damogen Furies]]''. Also in recent years, Jenkinson has launched a live band, Shobaleader One, which releases both original material and reinterpered versions of Squarepusher classics. They have released two albums to date; ''[[Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator|d'Demonstrator]]'' and ''Elektrac''.
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