{"product_id":"feed-me-weird-things","title":"Feed Me Weird Things","description":"\u003cp\u003eWarp Records release a very special anniversary edition of Squarepusher’s debut album \u003ci\u003eFeed Me Weird Things\u003c\/i\u003e, virtually 25 years to the day from its original release in ‘96. First released on the now inactive Rephlex label, the album has not been available on streaming platforms until now and has been out of print for more than a decade. It is reissued on vinyl (2 x 12” 1 x 10” + booklet) and deluxe casebound book CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis complete edition has been remastered from the original DATs and features two extra tracks which were first released on the B-side of the \u003ci\u003eSquarepusher Plays\u003c\/i\u003e… EP and later featured on the original Japanese release of this album. The edition also includes a 16 page booklet with personal photographs, ephemera and candid notes from Tom Jenkinson, throwing light on the early days of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe release follows \u003ci\u003eBe Up A Hello\u003c\/i\u003e, Squarepusher’s 2020 album that was filled with buoyant, dancefloor driven tracks which featured some of the same analogue and digital hardware that was used on \u003ci\u003eFeed Me Weird Things\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBe Up A Hello\u003c\/i\u003e was also driven by the same hedonistic energy which is perfectly encapsulated in this pioneering album, the first tracks of which he recorded when he was only 19 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusically, \u003ci\u003eFeed Me Weird Things\u003c\/i\u003e is more expansive than the electronic sub-genres it was hemmed into at the time, as it was the first release where Tom Jenkinson highlighted his virtuosic bass playing. Like much of his output after, it also showcases disarmingly intricate melodic composition like on ‘Squarepusher Theme’ and extraordinarily complex rhythmic sequences i.e. on ‘Tundra’ whilst retaining an impressive cadence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album was a key release for Richard D. James (Aphex Twin) and Grant Wilson-Claridge’s Rephlex label and has gone on to be regarded as one of Squarepusher’s best. As well as a close friendship there was perhaps a bit of healthy competition between Squarepusher and Aphex Twin at the time (\u003ci\u003eHangable Auto Bulb\u003c\/i\u003e was released in ‘95 and is cited as an influence). However, strong jazz influences and accomplished bass playing set Tom apart from his contemporaries. Richard curated the track list for \u003ci\u003eFeed Me Weird Things\u003c\/i\u003e from tapes that Tom had given him and the record includes sleeve notes written by him too, the only time he has done so for another artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was on strength of this record and Squarepusher’s early EPs on various labels that caught the attention of Steve Beckett who signed Tom to Warp. The \u003ci\u003ePort Rhombus\u003c\/i\u003e EP on Warp came out later the same year, with \u003ci\u003eVic Acid\u003c\/i\u003e EP and the \u003ci\u003eHard Normal Daddy\u003c\/i\u003e album following in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warp","offers":[{"title":"CD | Signed Copy","offer_id":50416903389515,"sku":"1122766","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Clear LPx3","offer_id":50416900407627,"sku":"1122767","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50416900866379,"sku":"1120985","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50416902930763,"sku":"1120986","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50913138639179,"sku":"1120980","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/d9d2e44e-cb63-4772-bd29-cdd3842e77a2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726712186","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/feed-me-weird-things","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}