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 [...]]]> The Qualia
Memorial 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 music will sound like. In The Qualia’s case, the music on their new EP Memorial Gore exceeds the vapid ‘Electro/Pop’ label and becomes something more… interesting. The distinct quality of The Qualia’s song-writing that makes their music worthy of a less diminishing and less deprecating label is their desire to write songs that are different from each other. Each subsequent track on the EP has a distinct sound because the band doesn’t contain themselves within the expectations of a single genre. The Qualia explore different styles, tones, and sounds and infuse their ostensibly Electro/Pop style with a fresh sound. The first song on the album does little to support what I’m saying, on the surface it is an electronic pop song, but the band immediately transforms their music for the second tune with a more post-rock inspired sound, and they continue to explore new regions of their song-writing abilities from there. By the fourth track, “Keep it Coming,” you’ll be amazed that you are listening to the same band that wrote the first song of this Ep. The band keeps you interested, they keep you guessing, while never over-stepping their boundaries as musicians.

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We, The Qualia (Lars, Chvad, Rossen, and Zakai) are back for an early Friday night show with tons of special twists, turns, surprises, and whatnot. OPEN BAR! Shortly after we start playing there will be an open bar (from 8 – 9) or so, so this show is an economical and enjoyable way [...]]]>

We, The Qualia (Lars, Chvad, Rossen, and Zakai) are back for an early Friday night show with tons of special twists, turns, surprises, and whatnot.

OPEN BAR! Shortly after we start playing there will be an open bar (from 8 – 9) or so, so this show is an economical and enjoyable way to start your Friday night.

EXCLUSIVE, 1-OF-A-KIND T-SHIRT GIVE-AWAY THING! We’re printing up one (1) t-shirt featuring a variation of the “dilapidated tugboat”** poster for this show. Maybe you’ll be the lucky recipient of this one (1) t-shirt. You have to be in it (the show) to win it (the t-shirt), so come by!

NEW SONG! We’re playing a new song!

Cover’s 7 bucks, there’s an open bar while we’re playing, and it’s a Friday, so there’s really no reason not to come and bring all your friends. Start your evening with us. It’s going to be a blast. Come and participate!

**Amazing photo provided by Heather Bondra and rad design by Lars Casteen!

How did we ever function without Wikipedia? According to the ultimate resource on everything the word Qualia is a term used by philosophers to describe the subjective quality of conscious experiences. It is not, as I had initially [...]]]> The Qualia Lulls Listeners Into Alternate Consciousness
The Qualia’s second release is uninspiring.
By: Mike Stern

How did we ever function without Wikipedia? According to the ultimate resource on everything the word Qualia is a term used by philosophers to describe the subjective quality of conscious experiences. It is not, as I had initially suspected, a renegade society discovered by Captain Kirk and the Starship Enterprise. Examples of qualia are things like, “the pain of a headache,” “the taste of wine,” or “the redness of an evening sky.”

Ironically, while listening to The Qualia’s new release “Secret Weapons” – which I did prior to looking up the word’s definition – I was left without many words to describe my conscious experience. It wasn’t painful nor was it scintillating exciting or even salty. In fact, to my ears, there was very little that stood out about The Qualia’s new release. The song structure, lyrics and production were fine but nothing really jumped out and grabbed me. If I had to pick a word to describe my qualia of listening to The Qualia it would be flat.

This is only the second release for the Brooklyn-based trio whose first effort, “Nevada’s Greatest,” emerged primarily from the mind of Lars Casteen who finished the record then formed the band. Before that Casteen was the leader of the band t.o.t.s. which was signed to Invisible Records. The current incarnation of the Qualia includes Casteen along with Chvad SB on keyboards and Rossen Nedelchev on drums.

For a sophomore release, where many bands hit the creativity wall head-on and are stopped in their tracks, “Secret Weapons” isn’t bad. It’s just not great either. The best track on the record is the single, “Station Wagons,” which has a unique, quirky structure reminiscent that might be found on a Weezer CD. There are a couple other tracks in this vein but none that are particularly noteworthy.

Unfortunately, overall “Secret Weapons” isn’t that exciting and I’m hard pressed to suggest running out to grab a copy. Instead, I recommend following one of two possible courses of action. You could listen to “Station Wagons,” which is available on iTunes along with a few exclusive remixes, and see what you think. But, even if you like what you hear, proceed with caution. Not every song on the record will live up to the single. Or file The Qualia away under bands with great potential and wait until their next release to see where they go from here.

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ニューヨークのエレクトロポップバンドThe Qualia。どうやら彼らはThe Diogenes Clubのリミックスをつくったようで、私達がポスト後に連絡を頂きました。The [...]]]>
The Qualia is an electro-pop band from New York. They got in contact with us after we posted some stuff from The Diogenes Club, because they have a remix from them. As we are already gathering, The Diogenes Club only do ‘very good’ and this remix is exactly that.

ニューヨークのエレクトロポップバンドThe Qualia。どうやら彼らはThe Diogenes Clubのリミックスをつくったようで、私達がポスト後に連絡を頂きました。The Diogenes Clubは素敵なトラックを作ると信頼していますが、このリミックスだって負けてません。

♫ The Qualia – Volcanoe (The Diogenes Club remix) [M]

We also checked out some of The Qualia’s original material, which also happens to also be very good. They have single called ‘Station Wagons’, it’s definitely worth checking out on their website or buying it on iTunes.

せっかくなのでThe Qualiaのオリジナルもチェックしてみたんですが、こっちもナイスだったり。’Station Wagons’というシングルはチェックする価値大アリですよ。彼らのウェブサイトまたはiTunesでゲットしてみては。

Check out the original post HERE:

Den Brooklyn-baserade elektropop-trion The Qualia har under en tid svävat någonstans i utkanten av NMB-radarn, främst på grund av brist på mp3or. Från och med nu befinner de sig dock precis mitti, för idag kom äntligen lite nya låtar som er käre björn ska få dela med sig av. Anledningen till att det [...]]]>

Den Brooklyn-baserade elektropop-trion The Qualia har under en tid svävat någonstans i utkanten av NMB-radarn, främst på grund av brist på mp3or. Från och med nu befinner de sig dock precis mitti, för idag kom äntligen lite nya låtar som er käre björn ska få dela med sig av. Anledningen till att det nu händer grejer är att gruppen kommer släppa sin andra platta Secret Weapon den 27 april genom WTII Records. Station wagons heter första singeln och här får ni smaka på dennes a- och b-sida varav den senare i form av en remix på Should be home signerad Millieu. Och som om inte det vore nog bjuds vi även på låten Volcanoe, också den från nya albumet. Men nu till det viktigaste: NMB ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Rough Translation:
The Brooklyn-based electropop group The Qualia has over a period floated somewhere in the outskirts of the NMB-radar, primarily because of lack of mp3s. From now on, they are however just Mitti, for today was finally some new songs that you dear bear to have to share. The reason that the stuff happening now is that the trio… See More will be releasing their second album Secret Weapon April 27 through WTII Records. Station Wagon named first single, and here you get a taste of his a-and b-side, the latter in the form of a remix at home Should be signed Millieu. And as if that were not enough, we also put on the song Volcano, also from the new album. But now to the most important:

Original link: http://nomodestbear.blogspot.com/2010/02/qualia.html