Be Up a Hello is the fifteenth studio album by British electronic musician Tom Jenkinson, under the alias of Squarepusher. It was released through Warp Records on 31 January 2020. It is Jenkinson's first album under the Squarepusher alias in five years, following "Damogen Furies" (2015). The first single, "Vortrack", was released on 6 December 2019. The second single, "Nervelevers", was released on 8 January 2020. A release party was held at the Five Miles nightclub in London on 1 February 2020.
Background.
After the release of "Damogen Furies", Jenkinson took a 5 year hiatus from releasing music under the Squarepusher alias. In 2018, he contributed music to "Daydream", a 1 hour long programme meant to help children fall asleep. On 20 November 2019, Jenkinson released the single "Vortrack" onto streaming services. This included a "Fracture Remix". On 8 January 2020, Jenkinson released another single, titled "Nervelevers".
Release.
"Be Up a Hello" was officially released on 31 January 2020 by Warp. It was released on CD and LP. On the album, Jenkinson decided to reuse analogue synthesizers that he used in the early 1990s rather than his own technology that he developed and used on albums like "Ufabulum" (2012) and "Damogen Furies" (2015). Jenkinson also made use of vintage effects units and a VIC-20.
Reception.
"Be Up a Hello" received generally favourable reviews from critics. At "Metacritic", which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on 14 reviews, indicating 'generally favourable reviews'.
Reviewing the album for "AllMusic", Fred Thomas said that "After several records of heady composition and high-concept music, "Be Up a Hello" is refreshingly direct." Shawn Reynaldo of "Pitchfork" commented that "For years, Squarepusher fans have been clamoring for Jenkinson to get back to his roots, and "Be Up the Hello" is the closest he’s come to his ’90s self in quite some time." Writing for "The Quietus", Nick Roseblade said that ""Be Up a Hello" is Jenkinson’s strongest album for a decade and is easily up there with his best work." Kyle Cochrun from "PopMatters" stated that "Jenkinson consistently delivers electronic albums jam-packed with ideas and vibrant tone color, of which "Be Up a Hello" slots in as yet another example of the creative colossus that is Squarepusher." Writing for "Inverted Audio", Damien Cummings said that "In the end, "Be Up a Hello" is a fantastic addition to an already stellar canon of work, and while this album may remind you of his earlier work, it doesn’t feel retro in the slightest." 
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