Tom Jenkinson, the prolific Essex-based producer better known as Squarepusher, has announced his new album. Kammerkonzert, out this April, is billed as the IDM legend’s foray into orchestral music, and you can hear him play the role of composer on today’s new single “K2 Central.”
Despite the presence of strings on Kammerkonzert, Jenkinson maintains that he wanted the album to still feel true to his hardcore rave roots: “No idea should be illegal in music,” he says in a press release. “Maybe it’s risky business combining breakbeats and a string quartet, but avoiding the pitfall of bringing out the worst in both elements is part of the job. Hopefully Kammerkonzert is fun, but it is not tokenistic — and it stands in defiance of the supposed risks of undertaking a project like this.”
Hear those breakbeats go to town with acoustic strings on “K2 Central” below, where you’ll also find the full Kammerkonzert tracklist.
TRACKLIST:
01 “K1 Advance”
02 “K2 Central”
03 “K3 Diligence”
04 “K4 Fairlands”
“K5 Fremantle”
“K6 Headquarters”
“K7 Museum”
“K8 Park”
“K9 Reliance”
“K10 Terminus”
“K11 Tideway”
“K12 Uplands”
“K13 Vigilant”
“K14 Welbeck”
Kammerkonzert is out 4/10 via Warp.
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