Feed Me Weird Things

Feed Me Weird Things is a music album of famous British musician as Squarepusher Tom Jenkinson. The album was released in 1996 on Rephlex Records, and is attributed to the genres of the drill 'n' bass. It is the first album Jenkinson under this pseudonym.

Music style

The album is considered one of the most important publications of the genre drill 'n' bass. In many pieces Jenkinson combines hard drum -and- bass rhythms with jazz and funk elements. Quietest song on the album is Goodnight Jade that dispenses almost entirely on beats and is more likely attributable to the genre of ambient music.

Title list

In Japan, the album without Oricon chart entry was published on June 21, 1997, Sony Music Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and there were two bonus tracks that were originally released on the EP Squarepusher Plays ...

Reception

The album received mostly very positive reviews.

The German music magazine Intro ruled:

" The main influences are mentioned on the blurb people like Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Augusto Pablo and Aphex Twin. Who ... had thought in the drum & bass range everything has been ever fathomed that should definitely get ' Feed Me Weird Things ', because here are actually quite a few exquisite innovations hidden. Hearty schmo brilliant jazz tracks that overwhelm me completely. "

The music website Allmusic Feed Me Weird Things was also positively evaluated. The album was " pretty jazzy " but why " not less experimental than the sound of terrorism Aphex Twin ". The album was " difficult " but " ultimately very rewarding. "