Budakhan Mindphone

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For Squarepusher's Tom Jenkinson, music is his playground--albeit a very twisted one. One minute you might find the producer carelessly wrecking beats and pieces like a petulant three-year-old boy (see Music Is Rotted One Note); at others, employing the exacting precision of a manic drill sergeant to drum & bass, he produces what could only be called "drill and bass." The unpredictable Jenkinson throws his audience yet another curve ball with Budakhan Mindphone, which turns out to be a softer, kinder, gentler Squarepusher, where tinkling pianos and lush melodies summon a childlike innocence. To be sure, Jenkinson's strange ways are still present (wacky rhythms, check; odd, assorted noises, check). But this time around they're coated with a sugary sweetness never before seen from the mad scientist. --Tricia Romano

Product Description
Seven track EP for 1999 from Englishman Tom Jenkinson, the acclaimed avant-garde drum'n'bass artist better known as Squarepusher. Standard jewel case.

Tracks:

Iambic 5 Poetry
Fly Street
The Tide
Splask
Two Bass Hit (Dub)
Varkatope
Gong Acid

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For Squarepusher's Tom Jenkinson, music is his playground--albeit a very twisted one. One minute you might find the producer carelessly wrecking beats and pieces like a petulant three-year-old boy (see Music Is Rotted One Note); at others, employing the exacting precision of a manic drill sergeant to drum & bass, he produces what could only be called "drill and bass." The unpredictable Jenkinson throws his audience yet another curve ball with Budakhan Mindphone, which turns out to be a softer, kinder, gentler Squarepusher, where tinkling pianos and lush melodies summon a childlike innocence. To be sure, Jenkinson's strange ways are still present (wacky rhythms, check; odd, assorted noises, check). But this time around they're coated with a sugary sweetness never before seen from the mad scientist. --Tricia Romano

Album Description

Seven track EP for 1999 from Englishman Tom Jenkinson, the acclaimed avant-garde drum'n'bass artist better known as Squarepusher. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Mindphone Initiated.......2007-01-31

Budakhan Mindphone was my first introduction to the work of Tom Jenkinson aka Squarepusher. For someone new to Squarepusher this might actually be a good place to start. Although his catalog is wildly diverse and this album could be labeled "experimental" (then again almost all SP work could be), I think the listenablity and clearly identifiable Squarepusher aesthetic make this as good a place as any to start your SP collection. Although much is made of Mr. Jenkinson as a "drill'n bass God" his approach to music seems to share alot with improvisational jazz. There are plenty of electronic elements in Budakhan Mindphone, but one need not be a fan of electronic music (or any of it's sub-genres) to enjoy this album. For Squarepusher fans this album is, of course, a must.

Like others have stated, Iambic 5 Poetry is a standout track. Fly Street is another great, undefinable track. Varkatope is an awesome subteranean riff that explodes to life a minute or so into the track. The slap-happy bass in in Two Bass Hit is another favorite. There are no tracks that don't belong, and ultimately the album gels well as a whole. Not an easy task for music this diverse, but Squarepusher does it again, brilliantly.

A Short Album That Needs Time.......2002-03-06

"Iambic 5 Poetry" is sheer beauty. It IS the standout track, and at first I thought it was going to be the only one. This mini-album takes several listens to get engrossed and to appreciate all that it offers. At this stage, I can say that I'm thoroughly satisfied with this album. It uses some of the more accoustic jazz style of Music Is Rotted One Note, but this time it's less dark in tone. In fact, it's rather uplifting. There is more electronic sequencing involved here, but it is quite subtle in its execution.

The aforementioned track is the big melody track. Others are more experimental and free-form in nature, but easy to enjoy and complement the overall feel of the mini-album.

emotional classic;;;;.......2000-12-02

i was in a net DJ radio when i listen a song, that was realy one of the greatest i ever heard,;;; i just wanted to know the name of the artist,,, the suspence remain some months till i visit warp site , whith hope to find something....when from the nothing, in over A look at squarepushers stuffs i decide to hear a sample from BUDDAKAN... EP . The suprise come in the first song ,that song..LABIC 5 POETRY.. its realy great, the atmosfere...a million words in some minuts song, well, a classic.. every one must have this cd.. you will be not regret;;;;;

Great Stuff..........2000-11-06

Released in the wake of Squarepusher's masterful MUSIC IS ROTTED ONE NOTE, which combined electronica-derived studio wizardy with sturdy jazz-rock musicianship,BUDAKHAN MINDPHONE neither expands upon its predecessor nor returns Tom "Squarepusher" Jenkinson to his drum-and-bass beginnings. Instead, it travels down an entirely different path. While the songs incorporate a bit of MUSIC IS ROTTED ONE NOTE'S jazzy rhythmic feel, elements of dub, ambient and trip-hop are more prominent. BUDAKHAN MINDPHONE features some of the most swinging breakbeats you'll ever hear, with Jenkinson coming off like the Elvin Jones of the sampler. There's a greater amount of space in the arrangement here than on MUSIC IS ROTTED ONE NOTE, and consequently a more luxuriously textured ambience.

Good stuff.......1999-10-14