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"Go Plastic" is a 2001 electronic album by Squarepusher, the stage name of British musician Tom Jenkinson. Released on the Warp label, the album is highly regarded within the intelligent dance music (IDM) genre for its extreme rhythmic complexity and rapid breakbeats. The record combines Jenkinson's virtuosic electric bass playing with chaotic, computer-generated drill and bass programming. It is intended for listeners seeking highly technical, fast-paced electronic music that pushes the boundaries of digital audio production.
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When was Squarepusher's Go Plastic released?
'Go Plastic' is an electronic album by Squarepusher, the stage name of British musician Tom Jenkinson, released in 2001 on the Warp label. It followed his 1999 album 'Selection Sixteen.' The album is widely regarded as a high point of the intelligent dance music (IDM) genre.
What genre is Go Plastic by Squarepusher?
'Go Plastic' is generally classified as IDM (intelligent dance music) and drill 'n' bass, noted for extreme rhythmic complexity and rapid breakbeats. The record combines jazz-influenced bass playing with frenzied electronic programming. Jenkinson, an accomplished bassist, performs live instrumentation alongside sequenced material.
What label released Go Plastic?
'Go Plastic' was released by Warp Records, the British label also home to Aphex Twin, Autechre, and Boards of Canada. Warp has been central to the electronic music underground since the early 1990s. Squarepusher has been a long-running artist on the label.
Who is Squarepusher?
Squarepusher is the stage name of Tom Jenkinson, a British electronic musician and bassist from Chelmsford, England. He is known for fusing jazz-funk bass playing with complex electronic programming. His work has been influential in the IDM and drill 'n' bass scenes since his emergence in the mid-1990s.
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