06 September 2004

Finally got round to listening to Squarepusher's last-but-one album "Do You Know Squarepusher". A strong set only let down by Tommy Jenks' ill-advised decision to cover Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart". Like previous attempts by such musical luminaries as Swans and, er, Paul Young, this cover fails because the original version contains dark supernatural powers that I suspect are Not Of This Earth and any attempt to get near it will only result in making you look silly by comparison. Like the Ark Of The Covenant, "LWTUA" should not be fucked with under any circumstances - there are some things beyond the understanding of mere mortals...