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Pinnacles

L's Run

TheQ4 is a Dutch production trio consisting of sampling specialists Sense, Arts the Beatdoctor and STW. Although their collage of sounds covers bits of many genres, it is generally perceived as hip-hop or trip-hop. Numerous of obscure records are worked into every song with the greatest of care, often accompanied by live instrumentation or scratches giving their music an organic feel.
TheQ4’s name refers to the quadraphonic sound systems that where used in the seventies, as one of the earlier forms of surround sound installations. Hence the title: Sound Surroundings for their critically acclaimed debut that was released on the 22nd of January 2010 through Project: Mooncircle. Aside from instrumental songs the album also features a number of guest vocalists, ranging from rappers to flamenco and blues singers.
Their upcoming release Darker Days however will be fully instrumental and features four original new tracks and two remixes. The 12 Inch comes with a promotional cassette (yes, a cassette!) on which another new TheQ4 song can be found, as well as an introduction to Shahmen, one of Sense’s solo projects which will be released in April/September through Project: Mooncircle.

PMC059 - The Q4 "Darker Days" EP snippet

Brother

Belmar Sol - Thought in Movement Track 006 - Karmic Rain (6:33)

Belmar Sol - Karmic Rain

Another Place

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwBw1glFYsI
From the Powershovel Audio 2009 compilation "In The First Place, Does Digital Harinezumi Dream?"  http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-first-place-does-digital/id307297247

デジタルハリネズミは、そもそも夢をみるのか?Walking

Out of the Netherlands now comes forth a new generation of Dutch Masters: The QuadraphoniQuartet. 
Three individual names, with individual styles, combine forces and together reach a new plateau in sample composition.
Hundreds of obscure records where chopped to their bare essentials to collectively create this multi-dimensional sound trip: “Sound Surroundings” offers a new look on a retro sound system: Quadraphonic music. Although this time around, it’s not 4 speakers, but 3 musicians and 1 listener creating the square of sound.
Features: Curra Suarez, Pax, Terryman, Unorthadox & BLS. Artwork & original paintings by Gordon & letterings by the Binh.
All instruments played by Arts, Sense and STW except:
Scratches on “Intro” and “Trouble Dub” by DJ Genaro
Saxophone on “Look Again” by Mick John-Hopkins
Rhodes on “Split Personality Part II” by Guido “Quintessence” Maat
Cello on ëíPulseíí by Maciej Stachurski
All vocals recorded at Arts’ Tuinhuis except for “Pulse”, recorded at Sense’s Woonboot
Mixed & Mastered by Bas Vermolen for Arts The Beatdoctor Music

PMC052+053 - The Q4 - Sound Surroundings snippet

Available on Sunday Best Recordings. Download from iTunes here: http://tinyurl.com/5wzvzzm or buy the boxset here: http://www.gooddaytoday.info/


Another Place

Clouded