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MH-265 Qua - Q&A  Q&A, the latest release from Melbourne, Australia’s Qua (Cornel Wilczek), is a collection of twelve compositions brushed with strokes of guitar and electronics on a canvas of drums provided by James Cecil (Architecture in Helsinki) and Laurence Pike (Savath + Savalas, Pivot, Triosk). Qua has made the mastery of breathing life into every blip his stock in trade, and Q&A is no different. This music is very live - there are more drums, guitar and analog synths than computers - and explores tempos far north of those found in his previous work. In addition to the top-flight musicianship on display, Qua's deft knack for arrangement adds an uncanny vibrancy to each zero and one. With his feet on the dance-floor and his hand on vintage equipment, Qua has taken one step closer to perfecting his painstaking yet playful style. |
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| Think Stereolab's highly-textured instrumental/synth arrangements gone further out there, and you're getting close to what's happening here. Highly recommended. - 3D World / It might be one of the year’s most fun albums. - Cokemachine Glow / A fun, blippy style that can hit hard, scale it back, or get bodies moving. - Alarm Press |
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| Melbourne resident Cornel Wilczek might be an apt representation of today's electronic artist, calling upon buzzing effects, analog synths, and field recordings as much as guitar, live drums, and acoustic instruments. As Qua, he combines these sounds into a fun, blippy style that can hit hard, scale it back, or get bodies moving. Q&A, his third full album, was first released back in '08 on a local label before being distributed by Mush. Now with its official US release, the album marks Wilczek's progress as a musician — while adding its name to the ever-expanding list of great electro-acoustic works. Key guest spots include James Cecil (Architecture in Helsinki) and Laurence Pike (Savath & Savalas, Pivot, Triosk). - Alarm Press |
