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MH-229 Qua - Painting Monsters On Clouds  Qua’s second album, Painting Monsters On Clouds is an unrepentantly gorgeous and nostalgic mix of sunlit electronics and guitars, buoyed by complex arrangements, and crafted by a gentle iconoclast. The albums 11 tracks bring to mind the playfulness of Mouse On Mars, the sophistication of Ennio Morricone, and the quirky pop of Architecture In Helsinki. Though the tone may be predominantly light, with the whimsical nature of the tunes often cloaking their complexity, a careful listen reveals Qua’s dedication to craftsmanship and eye toward the miniscule. Painting Monsters On Clouds is both beautiful and harsh; is as exciting as it is soothing; and is the perfect second step by a sound designer continuing to solidify his own style. |
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| A unique and flawless blend - dB / Excellent - Boomkat / An unrepentantly gorgeous and nostalgic mix of sunlit electronics and guitars, buoyed by complex arrangements, and crafted by a gentle iconoclast - Australian Music Online / Electronics riddled with personality and expression - Cyclic Defrost |
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| Cornel Wilczek, otherwise known as Qua, enjoys nothing more than making electronic music. His debut album Forgetabout was released in 2002, on Surgery records. When he dropped Forgetabout on an unsuspecting public, the response was near rapturous acclaim. Here was an artist, a local artist at that, crafting joyful sonic vistas of gorgeous experimental constructions that simultaneously tugged melancholically on the heartstrings whilst sending appreciative shivers through the brain. Painting Monsters on Clouds is Qua's follow up album. It is an unrepentantly gorgeous and nostalgic mix of sunlit electronics and guitars, buoyed by complex arrangements, and crafted by a gentle iconoclast - bringing to mind the playfulness of Mouse on Mars, the sophistication of Ennio Morricone and the warm lush pops of Architecture in Helsinki. - Australian Music Online |
