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Music Is Rotted One Note

Squarepusher · 1998

48 min · 15 tracks · electronic

A frenetic exploration of glitchy beats interwoven with jazz-inflected melodies and unpredictable rhythms.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic exploration of sound
  • wave-like pacing throughout
  • frequent shifts in energy
  • short, immersive listening sessions
  • layered, dense sonic textures

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on October 12, 1998, 'Music Is Rotted One Note' marked Squarepusher's fourth studio album, following the critically acclaimed 'Hard Normal Daddy'. At this point in his career, Tom Jenkinson was solidifying his identity as a pioneering figure in the electronic music scene, further developing his unique sound that blended elements of drum and bass with avant-garde jazz.
Stylistic neighbors
Amon Tobin· Aphex Twin· Venetian Snares

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Chunk-S 2:20
  • 2 Don’t Go Plastic 4:20
  • 3 Dust Switch 4:28
  • 4 Curve 1 2:06
  • 5 137 (Rinse) 3:45
  • 6 Parallelogram Bin 2:24
  • 7 Circular Flexing 4:57
  • 8 Ill Descent 2:37
  • 9 My Sound 6:07
  • 10 Drunken Style 0:45
  • 11 Theme From Vertical Hold 4:25
  • 12 Ruin 1:56
  • 13 Shin Triad 2:26
  • 14 Step 1 1:46
  • 15 Last Ap Roach 4:00

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