Did Shobaleader One ever tour as a band?

i do like it on some tracks, just a whole album of it alone gets old.

Completely agree, 909 was too much, wonder if real drums would fit with the whole thing.

  On 12/16/2011 at 3:54 PM, sheatheman said:

people saying that "it sounds like daft punk" are so idiotic. the only similarity is the robotic garb.

this, this, a million times this.

i have everything that DP have done, and that is the most superficial bullshit.

but yeah, i'm a big fan of the Shobalbum. Awesome songwriting.

Also, fuck Anthony Fantano.

i mean... i like daft punk. not their really popular tracks. digital love is a favorite. and this:

but it's just an uninformed, stupid comparison. for any serious listener of daft punk who is also a serious SP listener, it's just nauseating.

he doesn't have to master everything the way most younger producer's would. it's all very deliberate and it's too bad that more people didn't stick with him on it.

i still think about the fantasy band.

"serious listener"

what's a better term?

Elitist listener.

there we go. actually let me make one modification:

Elitest listener.

I would go see Shoba live for sure. I really enjoy that album.

+ Add me to the list of people who would give his left nut to see a shob show

intelligent dance listener

anyone know if there's video of his shows with that drummer alex thomas?

http://warp.net/reco...reators-project

there's some good footage in this video^^

wow. just came across this just now.

bof bof bof... sorry, but when it came out, i was happy... first listen, i was happy... after several listening, i say myself where is the innovation? Is it really Squarepusher album? - Now, it's in garbage, because it's a shit! The one & only "Squarepusher" album which is rotten... & finished 2 understand that's not a squarepusher album, but as he told, a Squarepusher's virtual band album... THE LOOSE!!!

I liked D'demonstrator for the most part. I think the sort of tight and stripped down 909 drums was really just a component of a particular sound asthetic. I cant say I hope he returns and makes another ablum like this and I wouldnt say that about anything else (Go Plastic..) he has done either. I like the fact that Jenkinson does what we wants and keeps moving on. Ufabulum is gonna be great!

Perhaps the irony of Shobaleader was lost on us - most people not affiliated with electronic music are generally surprised to find out the music they are hearing is the product of one person, and so Tom riffed on this idea by saying Shobaleader was a band, when in reality it was just him and him alone.

I'm thinking maybe somehow we're seeing the remains of what could've been the shobaleader one live setup in the dark steering video. I don't know how well shobaleader one did financially? My guess is it underperformed terribly, and they (the pr/label/management people) had all this stuff lined up ready to go, which is now being recycled for the new album.

Yah, that's my one conspiracy theory for 2012. Pretty harmless.

  On 4/12/2012 at 2:37 PM, Anchio Arch io Son Pittore said:

Is it really Squarepusher album?

No, it's a Shobaleader One album.

My god you guys can be bitter sometimes. Take it for what it is: a fun synthpop album with slight prog elements. I would have liked to hear the sound evolve a bit more—more towards the jazz-fusion/prog stuff, maybe some longer songs, etc but I still give it a listen every now and then!

  On 4/12/2012 at 11:51 PM, modey said:

My god you guys can be bitter sometimes. Take it for what it is: a fun synthpop album with slight prog elements. I would have liked to hear the sound evolve a bit more—more towards the jazz-fusion/prog stuff, maybe some longer songs, etc but I still give it a listen every now and then!

I'm with you Modey... I liked quite a few tracks. Not as Squarepusher, but as Shobaleader. They are separate projects, and I think many people didn't grasp that.

I hope the project continues... as I really enjoyed Alex Thomas on drums, and the Japan Benefit really showed a lot of promise.