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2004 studio album by Squarepusher

Ultravisitor Studio album by Squarepusher Released 8 March 2004 Genre Drum and bass[1] musique concrète[2] nu jazz[3] IDM[4] Length 79:41 Label Warp Producer Tom Jenkinson Squarepusher chronology Do You Know Squarepusher (2002) Ultravisitor (2004) Venus No. 17 (2004)

***Ultravisitor*** is the seventh [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by English [electronic musician](/source/Electronic_musician) Tom Jenkinson, under the alias of [Squarepusher](/source/Squarepusher). It was released on 8 March 2004 through [Warp Records](/source/Warp_Records). In September 2024, Jenkinson announced a remaster of the album to commemorate its 20th anniversary, as well as an expanded and remastered edition of *[Venus No. 17](/source/Venus_No._17)*, which was released on 25 October 2024.[5]

## Background

The album incorporates many of the various musical styles exhibited by Jenkinson on his previous albums, including [drum and bass](/source/Drum_and_bass), [acid techno](/source/Acid_techno), [jazz fusion](/source/Jazz_fusion), and [electronic noise](/source/Noise_music). A few of the tracks feature layered, modulated, or filtered [bass guitar](/source/Bass_guitar).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In an interview with [I-D](/source/I-D), Jenkinson confirmed that most of the tracks on *Ultravisitor* were recorded from shows in the UK, US and Canada. "The point of using live versions of the tracks is that they show stupid people that, though their own stubbornness prevents them from being able to engage with my music, they hear other people cheering in the background, and realise that although this music is obscure, it cannot be totally inaccessible because other people like it."[6]

Jenkinson has stated that the track "50 Cycles" took over a month to complete; "I think the most time-consuming was 50 Cycles on *Ultravisitor*. Roughly speaking it took a month to make. This was the last piece to be completed on *Ultravisitor*, which contains several other pieces that also took unprecedentedly long to complete."[7]

## Release

*Ultravisitor* was released on 8 March 2004. It was released on standard and special edition [CDs](/source/Compact_disc), as well as on [2xLP](/source/Phonograph_record). The special edition of the album came with a hardbound case and six page booklet. Jenkinson has stated that "Ultravisitor is my spectacle of beauty and of terror. It is unknowable, and will never be understood by anybody, least of all its creator.[8]

## Anniversary Edition

On 19 September 2024, Warp Records announced that the album would be [remastered](/source/Remastered) and [reissued](/source/Reissued) to coincide with its 20th anniversary.[5] The reissue also included a bonus album, *Venus No. 17 Maximised*. This album consisted of material derived from the promo-only [EP](/source/EP), *[Square Window](/source/Square_Window)*, which was given out with original [WarpMart](/source/Bleep_(store)) pre-orders of *Ultravisitor*, as well as the *[Venus No. 17](/source/Venus_No._17)* EP.[9] The reissue was released on 20 October 2024, on [2xCD](/source/Compact_disc), [2xLP](/source/Phonograph_record) and [streaming services](/source/Streaming_services).

## Reception

Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 74/100[10] Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2] The Daily Telegraph (favourable)[11] The Guardian [12] The Independent [13] The Observer [14] Pitchfork 7.9/10[15]

At [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, *Ultravisitor* received an average score of 74, based on 21 reviews, indicating a score of "generally favorable".[10]

*Ultravisitor* was generally well received by critics. Reviewing the album for *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*, Dominique Leone of gave the album a positive review, stating "In some ways, *Ultravisitor* is the only Squarepusher album you need to know about. It contains instances of every idea, texture or beat he's presented until now, and unlike recent releases *[Do You Know Squarepusher](/source/Do_You_Know_Squarepusher)* or *[Go Plastic](/source/Go_Plastic)*, little of it sounds stale."[15] Writing for *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*, John Bush called the album "vastly more impressive than anyone could've expected from Squarepusher".[2] Joshua Ostroff of *[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)* said it was "an album of surprising heart and laid-back calm, albeit still boasting bursts of mayhem."[1]

Other critics were not so positive, however; reviewing the album for *[The Observer](/source/The_Observer)*, Emma Warren said "There will be people who think of Squarepusher's music as the kind of clever and very important racket they should like - but never actually want to listen to. And if one fast-forwarded to the middle of 29-year-old Tom Jenkinson's ninth album, you'd be forgiven for thinking they were right."[14] Additionally, Leone also commented that "At almost 80 minutes, *Ultravisitor* contains too much music to really hold together as a cohesive statement."[15] Dorian Lynskey of *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)* gave the album three stars, saying that "*Ultravisitor* is yet another scattershot Squarepusher album [...] that infuriates as often as it delights."

## Track listing

All tracks written and produced by Tom Jenkinson.[2]

Ultravisitor track listing[a] No. Title Length 1. "Ultravisitor" 8:32 2. "I Fulcrum" 3:31 3. "Iambic 9 Poetry" 6:55 4. "Andrei" 2:00 5. "50 Cycles" 8:33 6. "Menelec" 5:43 7. "C-Town Smash" 1:29 8. "Steinbolt" 7:44 9. "An Arched Pathway" 4:06 10. "Telluric Piece" 1:53 11. "District Line II" 8:33 12. "Circlewave" 6:28 13. "Tetra-Sync" 9:27 14. "Tommib Help Buss" 2:10 15. "Every Day I Love" 2:39 Total length: 79:41

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** the anniversary edition includes the same tracklist, however all songs are remastered.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-exclaimultravisitor_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-exclaimultravisitor_1-1) Ostroff, Joshua (1 January 2006). ["Squarepusher - Ultravisitor"](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/squarepusher-ultravisitor). *Exclaim!*. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-allmusic_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-allmusic_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-allmusic_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-allmusic_2-3) Bush, John. ["Ultravisitor - Squarepusher"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/ultravisitor-mw0000328244). *AllMusic*. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Smith, Jack (2002). ["Squarepusher Ultravisitor Review"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xf3n/). *BBC Music*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241205121443/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xf3n/) from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/squarepusher-ultravisitor](https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/squarepusher-ultravisitor)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-quietus20th_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-quietus20th_5-1) Eede, Christian (19 September 2024). ["Squarepusher Details 20th Anniversary Edition of 'Ultravisitor'"](https://thequietus.com/news/squarepusher-details-20th-anniversary-edition-of-ultravisitor/). *The Quietus*. Retrieved 20 September 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Squarepusher Interview"](http://www.hijackbristol.co.uk/board/the-forum/squarepusher-interview/?wap2). *I-D*. 1 March 2004. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131112154424/http://www.hijackbristol.co.uk/board/the-forum/squarepusher-interview/?wap2) from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Ask Squarepusher!"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A16411187). [BBC](/source/BBC). 20 October 2006. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120315095416/https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A16411187) from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-quietus20th2_8-0)** Kane, Siobhan (25 October 2024). ["Reissue of the Week: Squarepusher's Ultravisitor"](https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/reissue-of-the-week/reissue-of-the-week-squarepushers-ultravisitor/). *The Quietus*. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Flynn, Mike (11 October 2024). ["Video of the Day: Squarepusher shares 'Tetra-Sync (Live in Tokyo, 2004)' ahead of Ultravisitor (20th Anniversary Deluxe Expanded Edition) LP/CD release"](https://www.jazzwise.com/news/article/video-of-the-day-squarepusher-shares-tetra-sync-live-in-tokyo-2004-ahead-of-ultravisitor-20th-anniversary-deluxe-expanded-edition-lp-cd-release). *Jazzwise*. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-metacritic_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-metacritic_10-1) ["Ultravisitor – Squarepusher"](https://www.metacritic.com/music/ultravisitor/squarepusher). [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic). Retrieved 8 February 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Wolfson, Richard (8 March 2004). ["CD reviews: Squarepusher, Harry Connick Jr, Lionel Richie and more"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3613500/CD-reviews-Squarepusher-Harry-Connick-Jr-Lionel-Richie-and-more.html). *The Telegraph*. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Lynskey, Dorian (4 March 2004). ["Squarepusher, Ultravisitor"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/mar/05/popandrock.shopping5). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["US"](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-squarepusher-572073.html). *[Independent.co.uk](/source/Independent.co.uk)*. Retrieved 1 October 2016.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-observerultravisitor_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-observerultravisitor_14-1) Warren, Emma (22 February 2004). ["Squarepusher: Ultravisitor"](https://www.theguardian.com/observer/omm/10bestcds/story/0,12102,1151049,00.html). *The Observer*. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pitchfork_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pitchfork_15-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pitchfork_15-2) Leone, Dominique (29 February 2004). ["Squarepusher: Ultravisitor Album Review"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7450-ultravisitor/). *Pitchfork*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241205123459/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7450-ultravisitor/) from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

## External links

- [*Ultravisitor*](http://warp.net/records/releases/squarepusher/ultravisitor) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090805035358/http://warp.net/records/releases/squarepusher/ultravisitor) 5 August 2009 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at the official [Warp Records](/source/Warp_Records) website

- [*Ultravisitor*](https://musicbrainz.org/release/426f0e00-b541-461d-9747-9d861ed75141) at [MusicBrainz](/source/MusicBrainz)

- [Tom Jenkinson interview](http://www.warprecords.com/artists/news.php?ti_id=791)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] from *[i-D](/source/I-D)*, at the Warp Records site.

- *[Ultravisitor](https://www.metacritic.com/music/ultravisitor/squarepusher)* at [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)

v t e Squarepusher Albums Feed Me Weird Things (1996) Hard Normal Daddy (1997) Buzz Caner (1998) Music is Rotted One Note (1998) Selection Sixteen (1999) Go Plastic (2001) Do You Know Squarepusher (2002) Ultravisitor (2004) Hello Everything (2006) Just a Souvenir (2008) Solo Electric Bass 1 (2009) Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator (2010) Ufabulum (2012) Damogen Furies (2015) Elektrac (2017) Be Up a Hello (2020) Dostrotime (2024) Kammerkonzert (2026) EPs Conumber E:P (1995) Alroy Road Tracks (1995) Bubble and Squeak (1996) Port Rhombus EP (1996) Squarepusher Plays... (1996) Big Loada (1997) Budakhan Mindphone (1999) Maximum Priest EP (1999) Square Window (2004) Venus No. 17 (2004) Numbers Lucent (2009) Music for Robots (2014) Singles "Do You Know Squarepusher" (2001) "My Red Hot Car" (2001) "Welcome to Europe" (2006)

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