Squarepusher live at Bestival 2009

[LikeAColour]

Hahaha best top comment I have ever read.

[superkulmedkniv25]

I clicked this video just because of his cool - ass jacket

[kinder7]

Easily the highlight of Bestival that year, and the best set I've seen from Mr Wilkinson too B)

[DNBJerk]

I wish I had high quality audio of the whole performance.

[Joshonthenet]

Does anyone know what he's doing with the knob? What kind of effect he's using to make that big ambient-like sound?

[strazzhell]

@Joshonthenet volume swells dude :D Vai or Eddie Van Halen used that too, but squarepusher has some other effects going on there besides the regular swells !!!

[squarepusher645]

goood ol tom!

[xXFind815Xx]

ive been looking everywhere for squarepusher playing Journey to Reedham Live! Its my favourite song! Soo Good! He Is A God!

[crazymotherfocker18]

i thought he was the wheatus frontman at first...

[aknudsen]

I love this song, one of my favourites among his discography.

[MrXsportdude]

@aknudsen Hey, name of the song? Thanks

[aknudsen]

@MrXsportdude A Journey to Reedham (7 am mix). You're welcome :) Such brilliance...

[IncisionSheffield]

I saw him do this set in sheffield for Warp 20 Birthday gig it was amazing!

When he came on he said it was a collection of unrelesed old stuff that he produced back in the day. Hense the old school get up!

[greyvoid]

love the end, totally in his own world

[LIGHTRONIX]

hahahaha what the hell is he wearing?

[karmatoburn56]

He's wearing an Adidas jacket with a black hat. A pretty sick one at that.

@LIGHTRONIX

[Kostly]

@LIGHTRONIX and adidas jacket, a bucket hat and some pants.

[cuallito]

@LIGHTRONIX Clothes from his native land, THE FUTURE.

[telecomboring]

@LIGHTRONIX Nothing wrong with what he's wearing, pretty much my standard casual wear. Although I usually wear a pair of clown shoes an some fairy wings made from peacock feathers as well.

[consciousnesswarrior]

@LIGHTRONIX Looks like a bucket cap and an adidas jacket. Do you maybe need to see an opthamologist?

[CapedSam]

@consciousnesswarrior I was having problems with my eyes too. I went to see an optimist and he assured me that everything would be o.k.

[flybynight420]

I wish Squarepusher still made music like this :(

[MrAngel999]

What's the song name?

[DNBJerk]

@MrAngel999 A Journey to Reedham (7 AM Mix)

[elektr0bi]

thanks for uploading this !

[boriszbalkan]

hoewer, they could play with a bit of more elan, and it would close more to original , I think..also in classical instruments and orchestral settings , velocity and all other important characters can be expressed.

[boriszbalkan]

Hi , RIDDIMWORKS is right, I have listened to Aphex Twin on classical strings. Nothing else left to say.

[jchambers83]

@boriszbalkan Are you referring to Alarm Will Sound's Acoustica? It sounds quite good but I prefer the originals.

[tomwhittaker69]

I heard he can play some slap bass notes with his left hand? Whilst he is still playing with his right hand. I cant confirm this, however.

[MrEpiclylaterd]

@tomwhittaker69 - Yes he can. Pay attention to his pinkie finger. That finger looks like it could lift a 25lb weight. Les Claypool also does something really weird with his fingers when he plays & I'd say both of them are the most progressive bass players to date.

[tomwhittaker69]

@MrEpiclylaterd Indeed, thanks for confirming that :) He does have one monster pinkie lol.

[kenrben]

More tea less crumpets Tom.

[DJUreiZ]

wether Squarepusher's techniques are... simple?... to explain. it still has thousands of people watching him and what hes doing, and thats all that matters.

and i think hes the best bass player in the world :)

though I'm not much into rock or metal, the way he presents his music is different from 'most' other artists, and is unique

[heeerro]

@RIDDIMWORKS here's some aphex twin track live: youtube.com/watch?v=DP_w_Mvh9t­U as you can hear for yourself: it sounds weak although the musicians are quite good.

[heeerro]

@ RIDDIMWORKS ...it fit perfectly. but this is electronic music and often extreme inhuman execution is what makes it sound awesome. that's the only reason why i listen to it and not to bands instead: it's a different sound. different tools for different music.

[heeerro]

@RIDDIMWORKS, you giant doofus. you wouldn't have a great photographer paint one of his photos... it's just stupid and it adds nothing to it. on the contrary.

bitches brew coulnd't work with sequencers and such since it is supposed to be "humanly" loose and cool and much of that was improvised....

[JIMVOMIT]

woooooow

[wehunt485]

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ORIGINAL SONG?

im pretty sure richard d james did the song i have it on an old aphex album.....i just dont know the title!!!!!

[axolotl84]

@wehunt485

nah it's off squarepushers first album, it's called theme from ernest borgnine

[wehunt485]

@axolotl84 no it isnt

it sounds nothing alike

[wehunt485]

@axolotl84 its called Journey to Reedham (7am) Mix

[MegaMarioThomas]

does anybody know what bass model he is using? Music man....

[RIDDIMWORKS]

this is not 'live' , its a guy plating along to a computer. no 'show' , no band, what a rip off

[unclemeatster]

@RIDDIMWORKS yeah man I completely agree. they should have a 15 strong team of monkeys sequencing and producing the songs in real time.

[RIDDIMWORKS]

@unclemeatster

OR HE COULD COUGH UP ENOUGH dosh TO PAY 6 GREAT MUSICIANS TO PLAY his stuff ALL LIVE! now THAT would be a show. what's the point of having a live drummer there if he is just 'playing along' with the laptop sequenced drumtracks? and that screen! it's just visual noise, harsh , abrasive flashing lights, well that's hardly original and ground breaking in 2010! music maker, NOT 'showman', all the slap is such a gimmick for plebs. give us an ALL live show or stay in the studio

[heeerro]

@RIDDIMWORKS

dork, who gives a shit about if the stage is crowded with musicians or not? listen to the music. besides, live musicians could never give the vibe that is machine music... the perfection is part of the sound.

[RIDDIMWORKS]

@heeerro

"dork"? did you learn english from watching hollywood movies?

"listen to the music"? then why did he go to the trouble of having a whopping great screen to fill space on that big, big stage?

"live musicians could never........." they bloody well could , if you get the right men for the job, this guy can get great players cos they like his music and respect him, its time for squarepusher to make his 'bitches brew' for 2011

[lkman4]

@RIDDIMWORKS

if anything he deserves to play bass over his compositions. its the most intricate and complex mother fucking tunes out there today and blows many bands out of the water... he composes his performances in the studio and shows it off, plays a set over it with his LIVE bass playing and puts on a show. its a live performance.

[uniformxii]

@RIDDIMWORKS It's about sound quality, composition, and bass playing... but I guess you didn't realize ;x

Damn he amen's the bass @ 3:00 mins... It's all about the different sounds he can achieve with a bass. Ridiculously talented...

[RIDDIMWORKS]

@uniformxii

Any instrument sounds like that if you put it through a ring modulator. I can make my farts sound like that by modulating my ring!

[uniformxii]

@RIDDIMWORKS LOL! You're pretty funny... But I'm speaking more generally of all his work. Are you denying that he's one of the greatest bass players and composers.

I dunno if you're judging the sound of the concert based on the video, but I know his quality of his recording are great. I think it'd be great to be there... but I submit that it boils down to preference and opinion. I don't think you can say he sucks as a musician, so quit hating so much ;x

[RIDDIMWORKS]

@uniformxii

it's not hate , don't be so melodramatic, I like his stuff , i jsut wish he would make some melodic tunes more often , like 'my sound' and 'theme', i like weather report and hear jaco in his playing loads i am from same town and the roland 101 synth he uses used to belong to me but i sold it to the music shop in town .

I never said he "sucks" , I just know he can do SO MUCH more. I want him to excell so i can enjoy his works. glad you see the humour in my comments, it's a ride....

[JakeHiorns]

Aww man this was beautiful. We were front centre, first time i'v ever fought for the best spot at a festival.

[TheMotorOlazx]

Great vid! But wheres Alex? Im looking for some live videos of him on the drums. Cant find any. Saw them In Primavera Sounds in Barcelona and it was sick!

[Chameleonide]

Squarepusher is THE F****N DADDY !!! seen him 4 times now and loved it !!!

great footage mate!!!!

[RichieBees]

sickkkkkkkkk