Hello Everything

Critic Score
Based on 16 reviews
2006 Ratings: #568 / 766
User Score
Based on 118 ratings
2006 Ratings: #187
October 16, 2006 / Release Date
LP / Format
Warp / Label
SquarepusherProducer
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Critic Reviews

80
PopMatters
This is a promising album, one which refines prior approaches and shows what Jenkinson has learned and incorporated into his arsenal in the last few years, presented in a careful, focused package.
80
Sputnikmusic
Not just bleeps and bloops. Jazzy bleeps and bloops.
80
The Guardian

For the most part, this is Squarepusher on full beam and Hello Everything is a thing of unbridled joy.

75
Pitchfork

The sheer size of Hello Everything's scope dictates it's a bit of a sprawling beast, more a collection of moments than a cohesive record. Nonetheless, it's a consistently enthralling listen.

70
Drowned in Sound

This ... might just be too scatterbrained for its own good.

70
Under the Radar
Modern compositions that sometimes defy logic and sound.
65
Prefix
Squarepusher's wide range is bound to disappoint some listeners.
60
musicOMH
Once again this is a thought provoking and stimulating listen from Squarepusher, continually developing his style and surprising in his lightness of touch and inclusion of Latin and funk influences.
60
NME
There's still signs of the nutso techno loony who prompted NME to invent the term 'drill'n'bass' back in the mid-'90s.
60
Paste

Hello Everything is short on revelations but not quality.

60
The Independent
There's plenty to admire in the playing, but little to love in the music.
60
Q Magazine

The sheer speed can be exhilarating, but changes of pace ... are disappointingly few and far between.

40
Tiny Mix Tapes

Hello Everything is his most disappointing release yet.

40
Alternative Press
The songs sound more like a collection of B-sides than a new album.
40
Uncut
There's a self-indulgence at play when can become aggravating.
Dreamyreviews
93

Man this has some of squarepusher’s best work. Hello Meow is one of squarepusher’s happiest sounding tracks and I adore it, also one of the happiest songs I’ve ever heard as well. Wish this was as talked about as some of his other stuff because this is on the level of some of his best albums.
My favorite tracks: Hello Meow, Welcome to Europe, The Modern Bass Guitar, Planetarium, Rotate Electrolyte
My least favorite track: Vacuum Garden (who let this track appear on this album ... read more

b0realis
83

Criminally underrated, this is good stuff.

ThatCoolTanner
92

I LOVE this album. I’ll definitely have to listen to other Squarepusher releases after this one.
The opening track, “Hello Meow,” is amazing. I love the almost playful melodies presented throughout, and the kickass bass solo.
Welcome to Europe is also amazing, drum programming is excellent. Speaking of amazing drum programming, Planetarium has got your back if that’s what you’re looking for. The Modern Bass Guitar is much more noisy, but welcomed because the drum ... read more

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ClintStevens
97

When I see a shooting star, I wish Vacuum Garden could be another track

b0realis
83

Criminally underrated, this is good stuff.

ThatCoolTanner
92

I LOVE this album. I’ll definitely have to listen to other Squarepusher releases after this one.
The opening track, “Hello Meow,” is amazing. I love the almost playful melodies presented throughout, and the kickass bass solo.
Welcome to Europe is also amazing, drum programming is excellent. Speaking of amazing drum programming, Planetarium has got your back if that’s what you’re looking for. The Modern Bass Guitar is much more noisy, but welcomed because the drum ... read more

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