QUALIATIK – DISCARNATE

Released June 17 via @psychoid-devices.
Mother Tongue Music Video: http://bit.ly/mthtng-mv
Buy DISCARNATE: https://qualiatik.bandcamp.com/

“DISCARNATE” is the debut EP from QUALIATIK, NYC-based producer, performer, multimedia artist, and engineer.

QUALIATIK’s work traverses the barriers between science, psychology, and metaphysics. Their feverishly introspective music envelopes the listener in a dynamic emotional world that pulls a thread from the subconscious and unravels the folds of all internal framework. The result is a dauntless breakdown of defenses, launching the listener into an irresistible state of self-confrontation and vulnerability.

Pulling from their background in neuroscience, QUALIATIK’s work is home to a distinct conversation between the concrete and the abstract, spinning silk only found in the ether of emotions through the structural dexterity of a deep desire to understand to the point of articulation. Their work embodies this dialogue, weaving a lucid and palpable tonal fabric from the abstract urges of the intuitive, empathic subconscious to frame a razor-sharp inquiry into the innermost depths of the psyche, much like elucidating the workings of the mind through science.

The analytical thirst of a scientist is evident in their meticulous sound design and composition, yet the abstrusity of the subject of QUALIATIK’s relentless search seeps through in all aspects of their musicality. Within the sound palette, there is a sense of arduous fighting—of throwing yourself with all of your might against the chains that bind versions of you that have been locked away by trauma, seeking a nearly maternal relationship with these essences to coax them out of hiding. Clearly representative of an organic, soul-unearthing process, QUALIATIK’s work uniquely walks the line between raw vulnerability and high production value—a controlled chaos of sorts that hints at how humans might retain the deepest parts of their humanity in the face of bio-technological evolution.

“DISCARNATE” was written over the course of two years, during a time in QUALIATIK’s life that was variegated with physical, psychological, and emotional agony, sacrifice, and vulnerability. The record explores how one might access the depths of their suffering with the utmost empathy to gain strength, power, and compassion. One’s “discarnate” is the abstract, noncorporeal entities in the psyche that have a life of their own—repressed trauma, sexuality, mental illness, gender identity, personality traits—the internal burdens that have a physical pulp which can grow to be gnarled and diseased, tendriiling out to the rest of the psyche if suppressed. The EP represents the process of acknowledging and nurturing these forces, engaging with their wisdom, understanding them as gentle, and having the courage to coalesce and move forward.

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All songs written, produced, and engineered by QUALIATIK.

Cover art from music video for “Mother Tongue”, featuring nails by Juan Alvear, hair and facial prosthetics by Griffin Hall, makeup by Toshi Salvino, and set design by Kit Sheridan, captured by Stivan Widick and based on QUALIATIK’s original concept, world, and character design.

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DISCARNATE

Mixes

Rinse FM Podcasts

Download

QUALIATIK with Mithril - 06 March 2022

QUALIATIK with KAVARI - 03 April 2022

tracklist: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K0XtxM4-ShiGA51ESyae7z4u-KiIfwwg/view?usp=sharing

rinse mixes: https://soundcloud.com/qualiatik/sets/rinse-mixes

tracklist

a compilation of my segment of 6 recent rinse mixes that. imade for use in studying

RInse FM Podcasts

QUALIATIK with dynamohedron - 01 May 2022

Seraphim w/ Qualiatik - 14/12/2022

Pyrexia

written, produced, performed by QUALIATIK
a cappellas: https://qualiatik.bandcamp.com/album/champagne-a-cappellas

champagne

Produced, written, performed, engineered by QUALIATIK.
Track art by QUALIATIK.

Fader premiere: http://www.thefader.com/2015/11/17/qualiatik-physicality

Lyrics:
what about the dreams we had?
what about the thoughts we’d escape to?
what about the things we hide
just to fake it through the truth?

lock down my heart
caught in a moment, i’m guided towards the spark
crosshatch my tongue
i want it, but i’m trying too hard

i’m out of body in my mind

black hole, dark ice
grip me from the inside
star dust, cosmic light
say my flesh is strong enough to make it through the night

deep dream, kid’s folly
is this escape from physicality
star dust, cosmic light
say my skin is thick enough to tell me what feels right

what about the dreams we had
what about the worlds we’d escape to
when our blood flow is weaker and our days are few
will we look back and see the truth

handcuff my mind
i’m unraveling, i try to bite back time
gouge out my eyes
only see myself so i might as well be blind

i’m out of body in my mind

black hole, dark ice
grip me from the inside
star dust, cosmic light
say my flesh is strong enough to make it through the night

deep dream, kid’s folly
is this escape from physicality
star dust, cosmic light
say my skin is thick enough to tell me what feels right

black hole, dark ice
say my heart is wise enough to lead me to the light

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twitter.com/qualiatik

Music Video

physicality

QUALIATIK – Lotus Birth

Off QUALIATIK's debut EP, DISCARNATE
Released June 17 via @psychoid-devices.

Mother Tongue Music Video: http://bit.ly/mthtng-mv
Buy DISCARNATE: https://qualiatik.bandcamp.com

“DISCARNATE” is the debut EP from QUALIATIK, NYC-based producer, performer, multimedia artist, and engineer.

QUALIATIK’s work traverses the barriers between science, psychology, and metaphysics. Their feverishly introspective music envelopes the listener in a dynamic emotional world that pulls a thread from the subconscious and unravels the folds of all internal framework. The result is a dauntless breakdown of defenses, launching the listener into an irresistible state of self-confrontation and vulnerability.

Pulling from their background in neuroscience, QUALIATIK’s work is home to a distinct conversation between the concrete and the abstract, spinning silk only found in the ether of emotions through the structural dexterity of a deep desire to understand to the point of articulation. Their work embodies this dialogue, weaving a lucid and palpable tonal fabric from the abstract urges of the intuitive, empathic subconscious to frame a razor-sharp inquiry into the innermost depths of the psyche, much like elucidating the workings of the mind through science.

The analytical thirst of a scientist is evident in their meticulous sound design and composition, yet the abstrusity of the subject of QUALIATIK’s relentless search seeps through in all aspects of their musicality. Within the sound palette, there is a sense of arduous fighting—of throwing yourself with all of your might against the chains that bind versions of you that have been locked away by trauma, seeking a nearly maternal relationship with these essences to coax them out of hiding. Clearly representative of an organic, soul-unearthing process, QUALIATIK’s work uniquely walks the line between raw vulnerability and high production value—a controlled chaos of sorts that hints at how humans might retain the deepest parts of their humanity in the face of bio-technological evolution.

“DISCARNATE” was written over the course of two years, during a time in QUALIATIK’s life that was variegated with physical, psychological, and emotional agony, sacrifice, and vulnerability. The record explores how one might access the depths of their suffering with the utmost empathy to gain strength, power, and compassion. One’s “discarnate” is the abstract, noncorporeal entities in the psyche that have a life of their own—repressed trauma, sexuality, mental illness, gender identity, personality traits—the internal burdens that have a physical pulp which can grow to be gnarled and diseased, tendriiling out to the rest of the psyche if suppressed. The EP represents the process of acknowledging and nurturing these forces, engaging with their wisdom, understanding them as gentle, and having the courage to coalesce and move forward.

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All songs written, produced, and engineered by QUALIATIK.

Cover art from music video for “Mother Tongue”, featuring nails by Juan Alvear, hair and facial prosthetics by Griffin Hall, makeup by Toshi Salvino, and set design by Kit Sheridan, based on QUALIATIK’s original concept, world, and character design.

Lotus Birth

mix for underground sounds on montreal's CKUT-FM radio in anticipation of upcoming show for @halcyonveil + everyday ago w/ @citymusic33 @jesseosbornelanthier @kazuki_koga @user-valeda ღ

4 the blissful and meditative feeling of wandering the world alone, in honor of childlike awe and the strength it restores to our inner selves when we reach for it. inspired by an open world RPG existence in which understanding is found thru exploration in solitude, & the magic of the moments u share with the energy around you, unpressed by the longing of human will.

tracklist: http://bit.ly/2GNeey8

QUALIATIK for CKUT-FM Underground Sounds

QUALIATIK's segment on @bcaasystem prague
july 10th with @newmagicmedia @evaunitone @dasychira @ninja_sword_69 @unseelie_nyc

livestream archive: https://bit.ly/2JbATVF

tracklist:
t.e.a.m.s. - ovoxo shanti truss edit
torus & malibu - earth
aisha devi - dislocation of the alpha
tenderness - retrograde
ic3peak - Грустная Сука / sad bitch
lik ugly mane - bitch i’m lugubrious 
kai whiston - take ya breath
giant claw - soft target
cupcakke - cartoons
casey mq blend - fireflies x chambiao
m.e.s.h. - search. reveal.
rui ho - jaded
toxe & embaci - sorry honey island e dj edit
v1984 x ariana - the weeknd x celyn june - luvm3-h4rd (michaelbrailey waay 2 much edit)
slowdive - when the sun hits (estoc nxc mix)
kazuki koga - jug
midori takada & lafawndah - le renard bleu
flagalova - under the tree

Stream Video

NEW MAGIC MEDIA Invites QUALIATIK for BCAA System

live stream pt. 1: bit.ly/2NMQFbV 
pt 2: bit.ly/2PFUd14

tracklist:
kry - winds
yuki kajiura - sis puella magica! (vocals, orchestra) original ver. madoka magica
dj slugo - wouldnt you like to be a ho too (svetec ht rework)
chai-t and nightcoregirl - only do hrdcore trancewarz
perc - to the bone
moth - eccelsia
loyality xix - fatal mentality
kerli - walking on air (nightcore)
buzzi - a visit to planet x
rebekah - anxiety
masashi - holy crap
sophie grips - msmguillotinemsm
phase fatale - reverse fall
spit feat. mia - edge of heaven
nunu - drums i made a while ago for a friend but i ended up using em to blend all my love songs
overclocked - fall
marla singer & casual treatment - rate
yamagata tweakster - semiconductor factory angel disco
cool tweens - need to know
jeånne - do not be åfråid, our fåte cån not be tåken from us
yaseem olya - forest song
cvn - synaesthesia

QUALIATIK for Hurt-Free Network on IMVU

QUALIATIK – Mother Tongue

OFFICIAL VIDEO: http://bit.ly/mthtng-mv
Full story on Paper Mag: http://www.papermag.com/qualiatik-mother-tongue-2638343067.html

Off QUALIATIK's debut EP, DISCARNATE
Released June 17 via @psychoid-devices.
Buy DISCARNATE: qualiatik.bandcamp.com/

“DISCARNATE” is the debut EP from QUALIATIK, NYC-based producer, performer, multimedia artist, and engineer.

QUALIATIK’s work traverses the barriers between science, psychology, and metaphysics. Their feverishly introspective music envelopes the listener in a dynamic emotional world that pulls a thread from the subconscious and unravels the folds of all internal framework. The result is a dauntless breakdown of defenses, launching the listener into an irresistible state of self-confrontation and vulnerability.

Pulling from their background in neuroscience, QUALIATIK’s work is home to a distinct conversation between the concrete and the abstract, spinning silk only found in the ether of emotions through the structural dexterity of a deep desire to understand to the point of articulation. Their work embodies this dialogue, weaving a lucid and palpable tonal fabric from the abstract urges of the intuitive, empathic subconscious to frame a razor-sharp inquiry into the innermost depths of the psyche, much like elucidating the workings of the mind through science.

The analytical thirst of a scientist is evident in their meticulous sound design and composition, yet the abstrusity of the subject of QUALIATIK’s relentless search seeps through in all aspects of their musicality. Within the sound palette, there is a sense of arduous fighting—of throwing yourself with all of your might against the chains that bind versions of you that have been locked away by trauma, seeking a nearly maternal relationship with these essences to coax them out of hiding. Clearly representative of an organic, soul-unearthing process, QUALIATIK’s work uniquely walks the line between raw vulnerability and high production value—a controlled chaos of sorts that hints at how humans might retain the deepest parts of their humanity in the face of bio-technological evolution.

“DISCARNATE” was written over the course of two years, during a time in QUALIATIK’s life that was variegated with physical, psychological, and emotional agony, sacrifice, and vulnerability. The record explores how one might access the depths of their suffering with the utmost empathy to gain strength, power, and compassion. One’s “discarnate” is the abstract, noncorporeal entities in the psyche that have a life of their own—repressed trauma, sexuality, mental illness, gender identity, personality traits—the internal burdens that have a physical pulp which can grow to be gnarled and diseased, tendriiling out to the rest of the psyche if suppressed. The EP represents the process of acknowledging and nurturing these forces, engaging with their wisdom, understanding them as gentle, and having the courage to coalesce and move forward.

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All songs written, produced, and engineered by QUALIATIK.

Cover art from music video for “Mother Tongue”, featuring nails by Juan Alvear, hair and facial prosthetics by Griffin Hall, makeup by Toshi Salvino, and set design by Kit Sheridan, based on QUALIATIK’s original concept, world, and character design.

Discarnate

Mother Tongue

QUALIATIK – Presage

Off QUALIATIK's debut EP, DISCARNATE
Released June 17 via @psychoid-devices.

Mother Tongue Music Video: http://bit.ly/mthtng-mv
Buy DISCARNATE: qualiatik.bandcamp.com/

“DISCARNATE” is the debut EP from QUALIATIK, NYC-based producer, performer, multimedia artist, and engineer.

QUALIATIK’s work traverses the barriers between science, psychology, and metaphysics. Their feverishly introspective music envelopes the listener in a dynamic emotional world that pulls a thread from the subconscious and unravels the folds of all internal framework. The result is a dauntless breakdown of defenses, launching the listener into an irresistible state of self-confrontation and vulnerability.

Pulling from their background in neuroscience, QUALIATIK’s work is home to a distinct conversation between the concrete and the abstract, spinning silk only found in the ether of emotions through the structural dexterity of a deep desire to understand to the point of articulation. Their work embodies this dialogue, weaving a lucid and palpable tonal fabric from the abstract urges of the intuitive, empathic subconscious to frame a razor-sharp inquiry into the innermost depths of the psyche, much like elucidating the workings of the mind through science.

The analytical thirst of a scientist is evident in their meticulous sound design and composition, yet the abstrusity of the subject of QUALIATIK’s relentless search seeps through in all aspects of their musicality. Within the sound palette, there is a sense of arduous fighting—of throwing yourself with all of your might against the chains that bind versions of you that have been locked away by trauma, seeking a nearly maternal relationship with these essences to coax them out of hiding. Clearly representative of an organic, soul-unearthing process, QUALIATIK’s work uniquely walks the line between raw vulnerability and high production value—a controlled chaos of sorts that hints at how humans might retain the deepest parts of their humanity in the face of bio-technological evolution.

“DISCARNATE” was written over the course of two years, during a time in QUALIATIK’s life that was variegated with physical, psychological, and emotional agony, sacrifice, and vulnerability. The record explores how one might access the depths of their suffering with the utmost empathy to gain strength, power, and compassion. One’s “discarnate” is the abstract, noncorporeal entities in the psyche that have a life of their own—repressed trauma, sexuality, mental illness, gender identity, personality traits—the internal burdens that have a physical pulp which can grow to be gnarled and diseased, tendriiling out to the rest of the psyche if suppressed. The EP represents the process of acknowledging and nurturing these forces, engaging with their wisdom, understanding them as gentle, and having the courage to coalesce and move forward.

-

All songs written, produced, and engineered by QUALIATIK.

Cover art from music video for “Mother Tongue”, featuring nails by Juan Alvear, hair and facial prosthetics by Griffin Hall, makeup by Toshi Salvino, and set design by Kit Sheridan, based on QUALIATIK’s original concept, world, and character design.

Presage

QUALIATIK – Reclamation

Off QUALIATIK's debut EP, DISCARNATE
Released June 17 via @psychoid-devices.

Mother Tongue Music Video: bit.ly/mthtng-mv
Buy DISCARNATE: qualiatik.bandcamp.com

“DISCARNATE” is the debut EP from QUALIATIK, NYC-based producer, performer, multimedia artist, and engineer.

QUALIATIK’s work traverses the barriers between science, psychology, and metaphysics. Their feverishly introspective music envelopes the listener in a dynamic emotional world that pulls a thread from the subconscious and unravels the folds of all internal framework. The result is a dauntless breakdown of defenses, launching the listener into an irresistible state of self-confrontation and vulnerability.

Pulling from their background in neuroscience, QUALIATIK’s work is home to a distinct conversation between the concrete and the abstract, spinning silk only found in the ether of emotions through the structural dexterity of a deep desire to understand to the point of articulation. Their work embodies this dialogue, weaving a lucid and palpable tonal fabric from the abstract urges of the intuitive, empathic subconscious to frame a razor-sharp inquiry into the innermost depths of the psyche, much like elucidating the workings of the mind through science.

The analytical thirst of a scientist is evident in their meticulous sound design and composition, yet the abstrusity of the subject of QUALIATIK’s relentless search seeps through in all aspects of their musicality. Within the sound palette, there is a sense of arduous fighting—of throwing yourself with all of your might against the chains that bind versions of you that have been locked away by trauma, seeking a nearly maternal relationship with these essences to coax them out of hiding. Clearly representative of an organic, soul-unearthing process, QUALIATIK’s work uniquely walks the line between raw vulnerability and high production value—a controlled chaos of sorts that hints at how humans might retain the deepest parts of their humanity in the face of bio-technological evolution.

“DISCARNATE” was written over the course of two years, during a time in QUALIATIK’s life that was variegated with physical, psychological, and emotional agony, sacrifice, and vulnerability. The record explores how one might access the depths of their suffering with the utmost empathy to gain strength, power, and compassion. One’s “discarnate” is the abstract, noncorporeal entities in the psyche that have a life of their own—repressed trauma, sexuality, mental illness, gender identity, personality traits—the internal burdens that have a physical pulp which can grow to be gnarled and diseased, tendriiling out to the rest of the psyche if suppressed. The EP represents the process of acknowledging and nurturing these forces, engaging with their wisdom, understanding them as gentle, and having the courage to coalesce and move forward.

-

All songs written, produced, and engineered by QUALIATIK.

Cover art from music video for “Mother Tongue”, featuring nails by Juan Alvear, hair and facial prosthetics by Griffin Hall, makeup by Toshi Salvino, and set design by Kit Sheridan, based on QUALIATIK’s original concept, world, and character design.

Reclamation

QUALIATIK – Discarnate II

Off QUALIATIK's debut EP, DISCARNATE
Released June 17 via @psychoid-devices.

Mother Tongue Music Video: http://bit.ly/mthtng-mv
Buy DISCARNATE: https://qualiatik.bandcamp.com

“DISCARNATE” is the debut EP from QUALIATIK, NYC-based producer, performer, multimedia artist, and engineer.

QUALIATIK’s work traverses the barriers between science, psychology, and metaphysics. Their feverishly introspective music envelopes the listener in a dynamic emotional world that pulls a thread from the subconscious and unravels the folds of all internal framework. The result is a dauntless breakdown of defenses, launching the listener into an irresistible state of self-confrontation and vulnerability.

Pulling from their background in neuroscience, QUALIATIK’s work is home to a distinct conversation between the concrete and the abstract, spinning silk only found in the ether of emotions through the structural dexterity of a deep desire to understand to the point of articulation. Their work embodies this dialogue, weaving a lucid and palpable tonal fabric from the abstract urges of the intuitive, empathic subconscious to frame a razor-sharp inquiry into the innermost depths of the psyche, much like elucidating the workings of the mind through science.

The analytical thirst of a scientist is evident in their meticulous sound design and composition, yet the abstrusity of the subject of QUALIATIK’s relentless search seeps through in all aspects of their musicality. Within the sound palette, there is a sense of arduous fighting—of throwing yourself with all of your might against the chains that bind versions of you that have been locked away by trauma, seeking a nearly maternal relationship with these essences to coax them out of hiding. Clearly representative of an organic, soul-unearthing process, QUALIATIK’s work uniquely walks the line between raw vulnerability and high production value—a controlled chaos of sorts that hints at how humans might retain the deepest parts of their humanity in the face of bio-technological evolution.

“DISCARNATE” was written over the course of two years, during a time in QUALIATIK’s life that was variegated with physical, psychological, and emotional agony, sacrifice, and vulnerability. The record explores how one might access the depths of their suffering with the utmost empathy to gain strength, power, and compassion. One’s “discarnate” is the abstract, noncorporeal entities in the psyche that have a life of their own—repressed trauma, sexuality, mental illness, gender identity, personality traits—the internal burdens that have a physical pulp which can grow to be gnarled and diseased, tendriiling out to the rest of the psyche if suppressed. The EP represents the process of acknowledging and nurturing these forces, engaging with their wisdom, understanding them as gentle, and having the courage to coalesce and move forward.

-

All songs written, produced, and engineered by QUALIATIK.

Cover art from music video for “Mother Tongue”, featuring nails by Juan Alvear, hair and facial prosthetics by Griffin Hall, makeup by Toshi Salvino, and set design by Kit Sheridan, based on QUALIATIK’s original concept, world, and character design.

Discarnate II

QUALIATIK – Discarnate I

Off QUALIATIK's debut EP, DISCARNATE
Released June 17 via @psychoid-devices.

Mother Tongue Music Video: http://bit.ly/mthtng-mv
Buy DISCARNATE: https://qualiatik.bandcamp.com

“DISCARNATE” is the debut EP from QUALIATIK, NYC-based producer, performer, multimedia artist, and engineer.

QUALIATIK’s work traverses the barriers between science, psychology, and metaphysics. Their feverishly introspective music envelopes the listener in a dynamic emotional world that pulls a thread from the subconscious and unravels the folds of all internal framework. The result is a dauntless breakdown of defenses, launching the listener into an irresistible state of self-confrontation and vulnerability.

Pulling from their background in neuroscience, QUALIATIK’s work is home to a distinct conversation between the concrete and the abstract, spinning silk only found in the ether of emotions through the structural dexterity of a deep desire to understand to the point of articulation. Their work embodies this dialogue, weaving a lucid and palpable tonal fabric from the abstract urges of the intuitive, empathic subconscious to frame a razor-sharp inquiry into the innermost depths of the psyche, much like elucidating the workings of the mind through science.

The analytical thirst of a scientist is evident in their meticulous sound design and composition, yet the abstrusity of the subject of QUALIATIK’s relentless search seeps through in all aspects of their musicality. Within the sound palette, there is a sense of arduous fighting—of throwing yourself with all of your might against the chains that bind versions of you that have been locked away by trauma, seeking a nearly maternal relationship with these essences to coax them out of hiding. Clearly representative of an organic, soul-unearthing process, QUALIATIK’s work uniquely walks the line between raw vulnerability and high production value—a controlled chaos of sorts that hints at how humans might retain the deepest parts of their humanity in the face of bio-technological evolution.

“DISCARNATE” was written over the course of two years, during a time in QUALIATIK’s life that was variegated with physical, psychological, and emotional agony, sacrifice, and vulnerability. The record explores how one might access the depths of their suffering with the utmost empathy to gain strength, power, and compassion. One’s “discarnate” is the abstract, noncorporeal entities in the psyche that have a life of their own—repressed trauma, sexuality, mental illness, gender identity, personality traits—the internal burdens that have a physical pulp which can grow to be gnarled and diseased, tendriiling out to the rest of the psyche if suppressed. The EP represents the process of acknowledging and nurturing these forces, engaging with their wisdom, understanding them as gentle, and having the courage to coalesce and move forward.

-

All songs written, produced, and engineered by QUALIATIK.

Cover art from music video for “Mother Tongue”, featuring nails by Juan Alvear, hair and facial prosthetics by Griffin Hall, makeup by Toshi Salvino, and set design by Kit Sheridan, based on QUALIATIK’s original concept, world, and character design.

Discarnate I

QUALIATIK – Tiamat

Off QUALIATIK's debut EP, DISCARNATE
Released June 17 via @psychoid-devices.

Mother Tongue Music Video: http://bit.ly/mthtng-mv
Buy DISCARNATE: https://qualiatik.bandcamp.com

“DISCARNATE” is the debut EP from QUALIATIK, NYC-based producer, performer, multimedia artist, and engineer.

QUALIATIK’s work traverses the barriers between science, psychology, and metaphysics. Their feverishly introspective music envelopes the listener in a dynamic emotional world that pulls a thread from the subconscious and unravels the folds of all internal framework. The result is a dauntless breakdown of defenses, launching the listener into an irresistible state of self-confrontation and vulnerability.

Pulling from their background in neuroscience, QUALIATIK’s work is home to a distinct conversation between the concrete and the abstract, spinning silk only found in the ether of emotions through the structural dexterity of a deep desire to understand to the point of articulation. Their work embodies this dialogue, weaving a lucid and palpable tonal fabric from the abstract urges of the intuitive, empathic subconscious to frame a razor-sharp inquiry into the innermost depths of the psyche, much like elucidating the workings of the mind through science.

The analytical thirst of a scientist is evident in their meticulous sound design and composition, yet the abstrusity of the subject of QUALIATIK’s relentless search seeps through in all aspects of their musicality. Within the sound palette, there is a sense of arduous fighting—of throwing yourself with all of your might against the chains that bind versions of you that have been locked away by trauma, seeking a nearly maternal relationship with these essences to coax them out of hiding. Clearly representative of an organic, soul-unearthing process, QUALIATIK’s work uniquely walks the line between raw vulnerability and high production value—a controlled chaos of sorts that hints at how humans might retain the deepest parts of their humanity in the face of bio-technological evolution.

“DISCARNATE” was written over the course of two years, during a time in QUALIATIK’s life that was variegated with physical, psychological, and emotional agony, sacrifice, and vulnerability. The record explores how one might access the depths of their suffering with the utmost empathy to gain strength, power, and compassion. One’s “discarnate” is the abstract, noncorporeal entities in the psyche that have a life of their own—repressed trauma, sexuality, mental illness, gender identity, personality traits—the internal burdens that have a physical pulp which can grow to be gnarled and diseased, tendriiling out to the rest of the psyche if suppressed. The EP represents the process of acknowledging and nurturing these forces, engaging with their wisdom, understanding them as gentle, and having the courage to coalesce and move forward.

-

All songs written, produced, and engineered by QUALIATIK.

Cover art from music video for “Mother Tongue”, featuring nails by Juan Alvear, hair and facial prosthetics by Griffin Hall, makeup by Toshi Salvino, and set design by Kit Sheridan, based on QUALIATIK’s original concept, world, and character design.

Tiamat

live from cologne on @dublab_de

tracklist:
dj celes - runway 2
33emybw - frankenstein
nguzunguzu - skycell
dj disrespect - compression (kick drum mix)
the prodigy - firestarter
pharmakon - crawling on bruised knees
resla - cucurrucu
paramod & haedes - schizoaffective disorder
n.c.t. - xperiment // gijensu (nahshi blend)
kuthi jinani - lil poison
ic3peak - this world is sick
dj ketaflush - meltin down
cienfuegos - deviated frontal lobe
moth - eccelsia
murderpact - needlebrat
tokyo hands - sonic identity
ayahuasca - serial killer (hard vision)
himera - tears
push - tranceformation (trancendental mix)
flux pavilion - bass cannon (alfred japanese deconstruction)
flagalova - ravin

DUBLAB.DE - Guest DJ Set With QUALIATIK

qualiatik - "sublimation coda"

mv: http://bit.ly/sublimation-coda

AQNB: https://www.aqnb.com/2019/08/15/qualiatik-explores-trauma-body-horror-biotechnology-through-the-fleshy-noise-image-interference-of-death-of-sublimation/

download: https://qualiatik.bandcamp.com/track/sublimation-coda

Sublimation Coda

watch livestream: https://www.facebook.com/hkcrlive/videos/524174918351727/

Livestream Video

QUALIATIK Live on Hong Kong Community Radio

for my millipede

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcek-ZEE-Pk

video

rip dune

IMVU set from nu:cenosis festival, @unseelie_nyc stage

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/602874737 (02:41:00)

QUALIATIK @ nu:cenosis (UNSEELIE stage) - 04.25.2020

Audio from QUALIATIK's A/V piece for Issue Project Room's Isolated Field Recording Series, aired live on April 29th, 2020.

Full video: https://issueprojectroom.org/video/isolated-field-recording-series-qualiatik-shardsproprioception

Full Video

SHARDS:PROPRIOCEPTION - QUALIATIK for Issue Project Room's Isolated Field Recording Series

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QUALIATIK Live A/V @ MUTEK: NEXUS [4K Video]

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