Squarepusher - Dark Steering

What this video is

Released in April 2012 as the lead single from Squarepusher's tenth album Ufabulum (Warp Records, May 2012), 'Dark Steering' arrived at a moment when IDM artists were re-engaging with purely programmatic, hardware-driven electronic composition — Jenkinson explicitly stated Ufabulum was 'generated purely from programming' with no live instruments. The video's LED-trail aesthetic bridged the gap between rave…

Why it matters

Exemplifies the early-2010s Warp Records model of audiovisual conceptualism: a single unbroken shot lasting the full track duration, with no performers, no narrative, and no editing — placing the visual burden entirely on light, darkness, and implied motion. This approach aligns 'Dark Steering'…

The director

British director, photographer, and self-taught filmmaker based in London. Prolific documentarian of underground UK culture — his work spans music videos, commercials, and documentary films rooted in the overlapping worlds of UK dance music, fashion,…