It has been quite a while since I have done an album review. That hasn’t been because I have not been listening to any music. It’s because I haven’t heard anything worth reviewing. I’m not one of those people who review something and then say it’s rubbish and give it 2/5 star like most of our newspapers. I mean, people read your stuff to know what is out there that is good and if you review something bad and then tell your reader not buy it then you may as well not have reviewed it in the first place. Now there are a lot of people who don’t agree with this but it works for me. I have too little time in the day to review bad music.

So here it is. Squarepusher’s new album - Hello Everything.

This guy is from England (where the world’s most innovative electronic musicians come from - no question) and has a background as a bass guitarist. However you couldn’t tell that from his solo stuff, which displays an extraordinary talent and flair for pushing electronic sounds and arrangements to the cutting edge. In fact it’s so technically accomplished that listening to him is sometimes quite similar to watching finalist DMC DJs. You can see that they are extremely talented and doing something amazing but you have no idea what the hell is going on as their never ending tricks cover you in a forever changing morass of sounds. Fortunately Hello Everything is also one of Squarepusher’s more accessible albums which stretches across several sub genres from retro computer game casio-style songs to straightforward jazz numbers where you get to hear him perform unadulterated virtuosic bass guitar. There’s also a whole song consisting of only one sound which drones and morphs for several minutes (and scared my fiancee, heh heh). However unmistakable are his signature street-style chords. Click here to see a clip of this remarkable musician in action. I give this album 4/5 and a cool factor of 9.5/10.