Just a Souvenir
Just a Souvenir is an album by Squarepusher, which was widely released on 27 October 2008. The album had been available to purchase as a download from bleep.com on 15 September 2008.[7]
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| Released | 27 October 2008 | |||
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| Length | 44:27 | |||
| Label | Warp Records | |||
| Producer | Tom Jenkinson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | (7/10)[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.6/10)[5] |
| PopMatters | (7/10)[6] |
The album originated in a daydream, in which Tom Jenkinson envisioned a rock band performing a concert against the backdrop of a large, glowing coathanger. The performance quickly became surreal: among other things, a river forces the band to kayak whilst performing; the guitarist is able to accelerate or decelerate time at will; and every drum in the drummer's kit begins to switch places with each another.[8] As such, the majority of the album consists of Jenkinson's own version of jazz fusion, threaded through with classical guitar, math rock and funk recordings.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Star Time 2" | 5:02 |
| 2. | "The Coathanger" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Open Society" | 1:04 |
| 4. | "A Real Woman" | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Delta-V" | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Aqueduct" | 1:38 |
| 7. | "Potential Govaner" | 2:11 |
| 8. | "Planet Gear" | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Tensor in Green" | 3:42 |
| 10. | "The Glass Road" | 7:10 |
| 11. | "Fluxgate" | 1:08 |
| 12. | "Duotone Moonbeam" | 2:27 |
| 13. | "Quadrature" | 3:20 |
| 14. | "Yes Sequitur" | 1:27 |
References
- "Critic Reviews for Just a Souvenir by Squarepusher". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- AllMusic review
- "Squarepusher - Just A Souvenir". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- Burgess, John (24 October 2008). "Electronic review: Squarepusher: Just a Souvenir". Retrieved 1 October 2016 – via The Guardian.
- Orme, Mike (28 October 2008). "Squarepusher: Just a Souvenir". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- "Squarepusher: Just a Souvenir". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- "Warp / Records". Warp / Records. 2012-01-24. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- "Squarepusher". Squarepusher. Archived from the original on 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
