Go Plastic

Go Plastic

Go Plastic

ASIN: B00005K9ZD

Editorial Reviews
From URB Magazine
After 1998's Music Is Rotted One Note, Tom Jenkinson (aka Squarepusher) could've become a respectable middle-aged curmudgeon. In years of creating impertinent, freeform drum & bass-y music, he heard enough funk and musique concrète to tap his own keg of post-rave Bitches Brew. Like Yesterdays New Quintet, Rotted was weird enough to escape dad-jazz revivalism but had the craftsmanship to merit the jazz comparisons. With bass guitar-triggered samples, vintage keyboards and live drumming, the track "Don't Go Plastic" was as good an example as any of his mature, anti-pop fusion.

The first single off Go Plastic is "My Red Hot Car," a mutant two-stepping pop song. I think "I'm gonna fuck you in my red hot car" is how the hummable chorus goes, then it gets all pleasantly jungle. With the single out of the way, it's time for Jenkinson to get shit-faced drunk enough to forget all the jazz and pop nonsense, hop in that hot car and go roaring at 180 BPM in reverse through a demolition derby of dubby murk, buckling rhythms and oil-slick-rainbow melodies.

It's a mix of contemporary hardcore and vintage Squarepusher where he never lets things settle, scrabbling away with sublime ("The Exploding Psychology"'s G-funk whine) and obnoxious (the static scream of "Greenways Trajectory") results. "Remember who's the fucking daddy," says a voice on "My Fucking Sound"; a mental note that this sludge-pit of fast, ragged, round rhythm, shit and noise (call it jazz, drum & bass or hardcore) is forever Jenkinson's territory.

Daniel Chamberlin

Product Description
Go Plastic is the record that folks have been waiting for...a more agro, technologically oriented outing. The incredibly catchy leadoff single, My Red Hot Car is revisited in a mind-bending 2-step workout, Lee Scratch Perry style. Dub and drum 'n' bass elements weigh in heavy on this release. Breaks rush at the speed of light tethered by some of Squarepusher's moodiest, melodic work. 10 tracks. 2001 release.

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Go Plastic
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • He's an aquired taste
  • In Case Yer Brain Needs a Good Scrambling . . .
  • Drum n bass all the way down to it's very substance
  • Essential
  • my new favorite Squarepusher album
 Go Plastic
Squarepusher
Manufacturer: Warp Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005K9ZD
Release Date: 2001-06-26

Tracks:

  1. My Red Hot Car
  2. Boneville Occident
  3. Go! Spastic
  4. Metteng Excuske V1.2
  5. The Exploding Psychology
  6. I Wish You Could Talk
  7. Greenways Trajectory
  8. Tommib
  9. My Fucking Sound
  10. Plaistow Flex Out

Album Description

Go Plastic is the record that folks have been waiting for...a more agro, technologically oriented outing. The incredibly catchy leadoff single, My Red Hot Car is revisited in a mind-bending 2-step workout, Lee Scratch Perry style. Dub and drum 'n' bass elements weigh in heavy on this release. Breaks rush at the speed of light tethered by some of Squarepusher's moodiest, melodic work. 10 tracks. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars He's an aquired taste.......2007-01-08

First album of his that I got. I don't really know what to say. You'll either love his style or hate it, no in between. If you're into pop/dance, don't even waste your time. But if you're down for trying something new, strap in and go for the ride.

5 out of 5 stars In Case Yer Brain Needs a Good Scrambling . . ........2006-02-14

. . . this album most certainly does the trick. This is elecronica taken to a hyperkinetic extreme. Bizarre, complicated time signatures are thrown at the listener in the form of wiggy electronic noises. Most of the musicality of this album is fascinatingly derived from dense, spliced together rythms and sounds. Many will find this music too jarring or disconcerting while others will be totally tripped-out and captivated. This stuff will churn your head!

IF this kind of music turns you on, I'd also recommend The Boredoms' SUPER AE which is also really wigged out but even more unique sounding than GO PLASTIC.

5 out of 5 stars Drum n bass all the way down to it's very substance.......2005-06-28

To truly appreciate this album, you have to realize what's really going on in between all the beats. 'ardcore heads may be able to understand it a bit better than others. I hate to advocate drug use, but it's a lot easier to understand under the effects of LSD. Whenever you get to the vortex of "Greenways Trajectory" when the "rude boooooy!" vocal finally hits, you will see it all become clear, kind of like that guy in the movie Pi did when he looked directly into the sun.

5 out of 5 stars Essential.......2004-03-08

'Go Plastic' is, in my opinion, one of the best albums of all time. If you've heard 'My Red Hot Car', and want the rest of the album to sound like it, i suggest you buy an N*Sync CD, take some sandpaper to it, and have it skip away. For those who want soft, synthy Aphex music with simple looped beats, don't bother either. This album is where the real genius lies - Squarepusher's deconstruction of old-school ragga d'n'b and his tightly controlled focus on disrupting musical convention are absolutely groundbreaking. There's no one in any field of music that can compete with the intricacy of this programming.

Aggresive, intelligent, and complex enough for months of nonstop listening.

5 out of 5 stars my new favorite Squarepusher album.......2004-03-04

Lately, Squarepusher has been outdoing himself with every release (with the exception of Do You Know Squarepusher? - a hit-and-miss EP). This is my new favorite album of his. He is the only electronic artists who can stimulate my mind as much as some of the best jazz musicians. True to jazz, most of this album's drum tracks never repeat themselves - and at the frenetic jungle-like pace he sometimes achieves, I can only wonder how much time and effort must have gone into it (and that's just the drum tracks! Influenced, I'm sure, by hearing his dad play).

Squarepusher often utilizes effects and modulates the sounds he uses as much as the notes themselves as an output for his musical genious (with just as much spontenaity, intelligence, and creativity), taking his art to the next level. Even though I'm playing this album for the 30th-40th time, I still hear something new with every listen. He really takes advantage of the electronic music production environment and crafts his work to perfection.

A few of the tracks don't stand incredibly well on their own (this is no pop album), but they fit beautifully into the whole of the work. This is truly an album - when I listen to it I listen from beginning to end (with the exception of My Red Hot Car, which is a good way to introduce friends to the crazy world of Squarepusher).

If you like Squarepusher for his jungle-jazz side, this is the epitome of his greatest work - the fusion of his earlier head-nodding hardcore and drum-n-bass with his later adventures in spaced-out-acid-jazz and avant-garde synthesizerings. It is hard for me to write a review of this man's work with out using a bunch of hyphenated or made-up words, because there is no genre - no generic name - for the music. It is Squarepusher.
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  • Romance! Music! Comedy! And ELLEN FOLEY!
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ASIN: B000004CST
Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

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  2. The Last Days Of Isaac
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Romance! Music! Comedy! And ELLEN FOLEY!.......2000-02-02

Live stage shows are an art form much overlooked in America; so finding this CD was a wonderful surprise, as it allowed me to enjoy something I wouldn't otherwise ever have a chance to see: a play starring my favorite actress, ELLEN FOLEY! I've always been more impressed with her acting (NIGHT COURT) than her singing (BAT OUT OF HELL) and this CD contains more of her presence and personality than any record I've heard her on! It's mainly the story of a woman who has 2 encounters with a man who, while he comes across as optimistic and uplifting on the surface, is really a self-destructive personality with problems of his OWN! (I could probably relate because I've met the type!) Highly entertaining; highly recommended! (Now if only someone would reissue her solo album, NIGHTOUT; or get her to do a new album... we can hope, right?)
Go Plastic
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Go Plastic
    Squarepusher
    Manufacturer: Warp
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005AT2D
    Release Date: 2001-06-22

    Tracks:

    1. My Red Hot Car
    2. Boneville Occident
    3. Go! Spastic
    4. Metteng Excuske V1.2
    5. Exploding Psychology
    6. I Wish You Could Talk
    7. Greenways Trajectory
    8. Tommib
    9. My Fucking Sound
    10. Plaistow Flex Out
    Go Plastic
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • this review will probably get deleted
    • It's Not Me
    		 Go Plastic
    Squarepusher
    Manufacturer: Warp
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00005K3TH
    Release Date: 2001-06-22

    Tracks:

    1. My Red Hot Car
    2. Boneville Occident
    3. Go Spastic
    4. Metteng Excuske V.1.2
    5. Exploding Psychology
    6. I Wish I Could Talk
    7. Greenways Trajectory
    8. Tommib
    9. My F**King Sound
    10. Plaistow Flex Out

    Album Details

    This is a Truly Groundbreaking, Near Perfect Album, Absolutely Original, but Completely Squarepusher. Nothing Sounds Like this and Nothing Dares to Sound Like This. He is a Bass and Programming Master, Proving Himself Way above the Competition. Artwork by Tom Jenkinson Himself.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars this review will probably get deleted.......2004-06-07

    i'm giving this album 5 stars just to offset the first reviewer's completely unhelpful review and completely arbitrary 3 stars, which it doesn't deserve. i don't think he even listened to this record. chris clark is really good, in fact i was totally surprised because i was expecting a lame aphex/autechre copycat, but actually he's a really awesome u-ziq/mouse on mars copycat.

    3 out of 5 stars It's Not Me.......2001-09-27

    Just wanted to say that I did not record this CD. It was another Chris Clark.
    Go Plastic
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • He's an aquired taste
    • In Case Yer Brain Needs a Good Scrambling . . .
    • Drum n bass all the way down to it's very substance
    • Essential
    • my new favorite Squarepusher album
    		 Go Plastic
    Squarepusher
    Manufacturer: Warp Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Drum & BassDrum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    IDMIDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    Similar Items:
    1. Hard Normal Daddy
    2. Ultravisitor
    3. Big Loada
    4. Music Is Rotted One Note
    5. Do You Know Squarepusher

    ASIN: B00005K9ZE
    Release Date: 2001-06-26

    Tracks:

    1. My Red Hot Car
    2. Boneville Occident
    3. Go! Spastic
    4. Metteng Excuske V1.2
    5. Exploding Psychology
    6. I Wish You Could Talk
    7. Greenways Trajectory
    8. Tommib
    9. My Fucking Sound
    10. Plaistow Flex Out

    Album Description

    Go Plastic is the record that folks have been waiting for...a more agro, technologically oriented outing. The incredibly catchy leadoff single, My Red Hot Car is revisited in a mind-bending 2-step workout, Lee Scratch Perry style. Dub and drum 'n' bass elements weigh in heavy on this release. Breaks rush at the speed of light tethered by some of Squarepusher's moodiest, melodic work. 10 tracks. 2001 release.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars He's an aquired taste.......2007-01-08

    First album of his that I got. I don't really know what to say. You'll either love his style or hate it, no in between. If you're into pop/dance, don't even waste your time. But if you're down for trying something new, strap in and go for the ride.

    5 out of 5 stars In Case Yer Brain Needs a Good Scrambling . . ........2006-02-14

    . . . this album most certainly does the trick. This is elecronica taken to a hyperkinetic extreme. Bizarre, complicated time signatures are thrown at the listener in the form of wiggy electronic noises. Most of the musicality of this album is fascinatingly derived from dense, spliced together rythms and sounds. Many will find this music too jarring or disconcerting while others will be totally tripped-out and captivated. This stuff will churn your head!

    IF this kind of music turns you on, I'd also recommend The Boredoms' SUPER AE which is also really wigged out but even more unique sounding than GO PLASTIC.

    5 out of 5 stars Drum n bass all the way down to it's very substance.......2005-06-28

    To truly appreciate this album, you have to realize what's really going on in between all the beats. 'ardcore heads may be able to understand it a bit better than others. I hate to advocate drug use, but it's a lot easier to understand under the effects of LSD. Whenever you get to the vortex of "Greenways Trajectory" when the "rude boooooy!" vocal finally hits, you will see it all become clear, kind of like that guy in the movie Pi did when he looked directly into the sun.

    5 out of 5 stars Essential.......2004-03-08

    'Go Plastic' is, in my opinion, one of the best albums of all time. If you've heard 'My Red Hot Car', and want the rest of the album to sound like it, i suggest you buy an N*Sync CD, take some sandpaper to it, and have it skip away. For those who want soft, synthy Aphex music with simple looped beats, don't bother either. This album is where the real genius lies - Squarepusher's deconstruction of old-school ragga d'n'b and his tightly controlled focus on disrupting musical convention are absolutely groundbreaking. There's no one in any field of music that can compete with the intricacy of this programming.

    Aggresive, intelligent, and complex enough for months of nonstop listening.

    5 out of 5 stars my new favorite Squarepusher album.......2004-03-04

    Lately, Squarepusher has been outdoing himself with every release (with the exception of Do You Know Squarepusher? - a hit-and-miss EP). This is my new favorite album of his. He is the only electronic artists who can stimulate my mind as much as some of the best jazz musicians. True to jazz, most of this album's drum tracks never repeat themselves - and at the frenetic jungle-like pace he sometimes achieves, I can only wonder how much time and effort must have gone into it (and that's just the drum tracks! Influenced, I'm sure, by hearing his dad play).

    Squarepusher often utilizes effects and modulates the sounds he uses as much as the notes themselves as an output for his musical genious (with just as much spontenaity, intelligence, and creativity), taking his art to the next level. Even though I'm playing this album for the 30th-40th time, I still hear something new with every listen. He really takes advantage of the electronic music production environment and crafts his work to perfection.

    A few of the tracks don't stand incredibly well on their own (this is no pop album), but they fit beautifully into the whole of the work. This is truly an album - when I listen to it I listen from beginning to end (with the exception of My Red Hot Car, which is a good way to introduce friends to the crazy world of Squarepusher).

    If you like Squarepusher for his jungle-jazz side, this is the epitome of his greatest work - the fusion of his earlier head-nodding hardcore and drum-n-bass with his later adventures in spaced-out-acid-jazz and avant-garde synthesizerings. It is hard for me to write a review of this man's work with out using a bunch of hyphenated or made-up words, because there is no genre - no generic name - for the music. It is Squarepusher.
    Go Plastic
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Convenience in a bottle!!!!! O Yes
    		 Go Plastic
    Squarepusher
    Manufacturer: Warp
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Drum & BassDrum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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    Dance & DJDance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B00005L9WE
    Release Date: 2001-06-16

    Tracks:

    1. My Red Hot Car
    2. Boneville Occident
    3. Go Spastic
    4. Metteng Excuske
    5. Exploding Psychology
    6. I Wish You Could Talk
    7. Greenways Trajectory
    8. Tommib
    9. My Fucking Sound
    10. Plaistow Flex Out
    11. Hardcore Obelisk (Bonus)

    Album Details

    Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Convenience in a bottle!!!!! O Yes.......2005-01-03

    The bonus track is a secret end track on the Go Plastic single. The thing is- you have to Fast Forward for 15min of blank space, so if you don't like to wait for your cookies then pick it up...
    O, and it's a nice long ambient track; one of the rare examples of Tom in a mellow mood. jb

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