>thats why i like squarepusher so much. he tends to bridge the
>gap effortlessly. i was disappointed with just a souvenir
>outside of "star time 2" but i'm going to give it another
>chance. i think i was listening to it in the wrong setting.

i'm kind of afraid to listen because i like every squarepusher album, but 'hello everything' struck me as tom running low on ideas and the feedback i've read for this new one has not been good at all.

so since you like him, have you also listened to jega and venetian snares? they're not new artists by any stretch, just came out a few years later than him and took some elements from him and others and expanded on them with their own styles. venetian snares' music, if you don't already know, is much more aggressive and intense.