SQUAREPUSHER HELLO EVERYTHING THIS ALBUM CELEBRATes Tom Jenkinson’s (AKA SQUAREPUSHER) FIRST DECADE AS A PIONEERING MUSICIAN. His music still skips freely across two-step, hardcore, rave, jungle, jazz fusion, funk, contemporary classical and more. But at it’s heart is non - conformity, a desire to stimulate and challenge the listener. Available at all good ‘...The most interesting and most enjoyable Squarepusher album in a long time...’ Cyclic Defrost Magazine retailers and www.inertia-music.com AS THE COVER SUGGESTS – TOM PLAYS EVERYTHING! Cditorial 4 BIM RICKETSON Welcome to issue 15 - in full colour! The cover this time comes direct from Qatar in the Middle East - hence the title on the back. Bim Ricketson, our new by alec Crowfoot art director is behind the lens and talks about his experiences in dusty and hot, fossil fuel rich Qatar whilst laying out the issue. This issue also features interviews We welcome your contributions and contact: 8 DEEPCHILD by Chris Downton with Sydney’s Deepchild and Astronomy Class, Melbourne’s Post and Winduptoys, Po Box a2073 Hobart’s Matt Warren, Rebel MP from Lismore, and Shannon O’Neill guides us Sydney South 11 WINDUPTOYS through his formative record experiences. On the international front we speak to NSW 1235 australia by Dan rule Kid Koala, Nico Muhly and Rune Kristoffersen from Norwegian independent label
[email protected] Rune Grammofon. We have had to cut a stack of album reviews from this issue and www.cyclicdefrost.com 14 POST those that missed out can be found on online. by Simon Hampson If you haven’t noticed, Cyclic Defrost has been running a small ‘music club’ a bit like a book club for the past 18 months.