The opening track on Qua‘s Q & A (Mush) sounds like what Prince could’ve sounded like if he grew up being influenced by equal parts of Larry Dunn, Daft Punk, and The KLF. The music has an incredible amount of not only melody and counter-melodies, but with an equal emphasis on bass frequencies and an ear for out-of-nowhere samples, with the drums in “Circles” as an example. It would make for perfect music for films, surfing documentaries, porn, video games, or wedding presentations. Okay, maybe wedding videos would seem left of center but then again Q&A (a/k/a Cornel Wilczek) isn’t creating music from any rulebook. He plays by his own rules, creating these deluxe productions that somehow manage to limit themselves perfectly, a bit of chaos within a bit of structure. Some tracks, such as the mid-tempo “All Breath, No Body”, would sound great with vocals from Madonna, Nicole Scherzinger, or even Omarion. What I also like about the track is that when it begins it sounds as if it’s ready to take off and take you along for what could have been a luxurious journey. Sadly the song only goes for two minutes, working as a link between two sections of an album. But what it leads to is the incredible “Goodmorning Sun”, beginning in a folksy manner before opening itself to intense drums and a maniacal synth groove. It comes off like a manipulated revision of 808 State‘s “Pacific” mixed in with Chemical Brothers‘ “Block Rockin’ Beats”.
Electronic music has left the mainstream after a brief flirting session, but some of the best creative spurts come (!!!) from being left alone in a dark room with one’s own vices and devices. It’s mind expanding music that the world needs to hear, a lot of variety coming from one mind and a few of his associates/collaborators. Incredible. - This Is Book's Music |
