Squarepusher presents Shobaleader One - Megazine (taken from d'Demonstrator)

What this video is

Released in autumn 2010 as the lead visual for Shobaleader One's debut album d'Demonstrator, 'Megazine' arrived at a moment when Squarepusher — one of Warp Records' defining figures across drum and bass, IDM, and experimental electronica — was publicly testing the concept of a live band identity built on anonymity and masked performance. The Shobaleader One conceit, in which four pseudonymous players (Strobe…

Why it matters

Documents a rare and critically discussed moment in IDM/experimental electronic history — Squarepusher's only sustained foray into band-format performance under a collective alias. 'Megazine' as a track exemplifies the album's synthpop-IDM fusion, blending distorted bass and programmed drums with…