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The QualiaMemorial Gore (EP)WTII Records Sometimes musical genres undermine the artistic range of bands, and other times they are more ambiguous than they are specific and fail to accurately classify the band’s music. The Qualia find themselves under the vast umbrella of Electro/Pop, which invokes an all too common expectation for what the [...]
ONE TO WATCH 2011: DATELINE: BROOKLYN, NY – Those of you old enough to have your club gear from the 80s at the back of your closet… go dig it out and have a listen to The Qualia. I had an immediate flashback with the opening sounds of “Guess I Lied”, with its drumbeats, synths, and icy echo vocals. New Order, Bowie and Eno are mentioned as influences, but I also had songs like Falco’s “Der Kommissar” fly into my mind. Yes, it’s nostalgic electro-pop, and not at all unwelcome. Vocalist/songwriter Lars Casteen explains his inspiration as a rebellion against an upbringing in Charlottesville, Virgina, around the time of roots rockers like the Dave Matthews Band. Continue reading Ryan’s Smashing Life – The Qualia “Memorial Gore” (2011)
A lot of unusual things happen in Brooklyn. Where else could a quartet like Lars Casteen, Rossen Nedelchev, Chvad SB and Zakai Robbins come together? And where else would an utter blend of musical sounds and styles solidify into the synth-based musical menagerie of The Qualia? Growing up in Charlottesville, Casteen rebelled against the Dave Matthews-induced onslaught of commercial roots/pop/jazz/rock, seeking out the grand synthesized sounds of the new wave era. Step forward nearly two decades and Casteen casts his pen in all musical wells, drawing forth sounds from disparate backgrounds and marrying them in catchy numbers that defy categorization. His band, The Qualia, will release their latest EP, Memorial Gore, on June 14, 2011. Memorial Gore opens with “Guess I Lied”, a mildly catchy, mid-tempo new wave number driven by an incessant, alternating bass rhythm and staccato piano. Casteen is solid on vocals, and the song makes a decent first impression for the band. “Triple Crown” finds The Qualia sounding a great deal like Canadian rockers 54-40. Heavy electronic effects, a big bass sound and big hooks make for an intriguing background, but Casteen sounds so much like Neil Osborne it’s a bit scary. “World Gets Around” is a stark story song with a sudden cut ending that will surprise you in its pure sensibility. Things get a bit bland beside a wall of sound approach on “Keep It Coming”, but The Qualia recovers somewhat with the meandering, electronically enhanced ballad “Fat On The Baby”. Memorial Gore closes with the danceable new wave of “Volcanoe (Diogenes Club Mix)”. This is middle of the road pop/dance material that you can move to, but won’t particularly move you. Continue reading Wildy’s World – The Qualia “Memorial Gore” (2011) Bitterness 1; The Qualia 2 by: Alistair Wallace On April 27th the band The Qualia released their second album Secret Weapon. While they are from Brooklyn and they are self-described as electro-pop, The Qualia seem more focused on what comes after the hyphen than before. Song craft trumps gimmick; the Qualia is less dogmatic [...] Review Source: Mace & Crown, March 1994 Artist: Recherche’: (pre-t.o.t.s.) Release: Thoughts from a raped soul… Label: Facility Records Recherche’ gives industrial music its ability to rip the soul to shreds and fuse it together by the song’s close… hopefully. Thoughts from a raped soul… is Recherche’s debut album and another is in [...] |
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