This album truly is Tom Jenkinson at his peak. There are plenty of overlapping synths complementing each other as if if were a day at the symphony. There are funk elements scattered throughout the recording in the form of Jenkinson's highly conceptualized bass style, and there are free-form jazz interludes that lead into the extreme beauty of the full-on electronic onslaughts.

There is something that sets this album apart from Squarepusher's other albums. In most of Squarepusher's discography, the drums are brought to the forefront to precisely compliment the melodies. Here, they are subdued, giving Jenkinson's melodical skills a chance to shine. The complexity in the drum work is on par with the rest of his albums, but for some reason, he seemed to turn down the volume on them. This is a very good thing when speaking in terms of an album such as this. This is the album where Jenkinson went straight into composing melodies as if it were to be played by an orchestra. There are so many synth tracks working together on this album that a turned up drum track would only hinder their splendor and beauty.

I am sure that there are some people out there that do not like this album or would not like it if they bought it. I do not really see how a person couldn't like such a classic example of beauty, but an opinion shouldn't be criticized. I don't really think it matters what type of music you are used to listening to, beauty is beauty no matter what form it comes in, and this is truly an album the conceptualizes it well.

This is definitely the best Squarepusher Cd. I recommend Selection Sixteen to anyone who has not yet experienced Squarepusher. This CD is a trip. Eacg track is unique in its own weird way and it is good from start to finish. If you like Aphex Twin- I know you will love this- it's on my top ten list of favorite CDs.

After listening to a lot of his music, spanning from his first stuff to his newest, I like this one the best, right next to Big Loada. It's more straightforward than a lot of his stuff, but it got a great feel to it.

Those reviews above about the fact that there is no lyrics is hilarious. Vocals don't always make better music. I prefer no vocs, hence this is a great disc, buy if you like Drum and Bass/Jazz, and otherwise unique and creative music.

Bone thugs,... hehe.

This cat is what is missing from electronic music today. Mind Rubbers is what DnB is lacking and needs desparately. If there was ever a CD to bug out to, this is it. Inspirational...

my introduction to squarepusher was big loada, and although i wasn't an immediate fan, i grew to appreciate his style and layering the more i listened to it. now it's one of my most frequently played cds. selection sixteen was like that for me... the first listen wasn't easy, but now on my fourth i'm finding more and more to like in it. i also listen to aphex twin, daft punk, crystal method, and wagonchrist... if you are into those, you'll probably enjoy selection sixteen. less vocal sampling than big loada, i think, but still the sweet melodic loops, edgy drums, and rich textures i've come to associate with tom jenkinson's work.