The first song from my latest album in almost ten years.  This album is more mature compared to the previous works, and while I think it's an expressive success, there are still a lot of bad roads in there. Intentionally.

Four Engines

Shovel Iteration

Another set of mysterious sounds and elements seemingly farther and farther away.

Distant Security

The pandemic pushed and shoved us ALL around, and it HURT.  I had to make some sort of song with the subject material.

Four Leaf Clovid

One of the more honest and properly produced tracks on the album; it would be a single, if I could do stuff like that.  Self reflecting and defeated with pride.

Star Breed

The last track written.  A solid riff and 'careful' lyrics help to make this a solid jam.  Drum work is excellent.

Keeping Scores

Lots of harmonies and swimming effects.  Definitely sort of a 'woe is me,' song, but it's poppy and punchy.

Every Advance

They were driving me crazy, all these girls.  It's a remarkable strength I have to simply resist.  But hey you, probably thinking of you.

Round In Circles

Written, like other songs, during the pandemic lock down.

Colorblind

A song mainly about over-reacting and hasty solutions.  I'm begging you.... please not again.

Imaginary Roads

The only real guitar driven track on the album, and it's one of my own favorites.  I worked hard on it, and it stands tall.

Did Nothing/Everything

This is a little older; I've shared it before, but it has never been on any of my previous albums or EP's.  And it's a slightly frightening, humorous (to me, anyway) and powerful.

You in Hell

Finally, the song choices have been made, the order designed, and I can officially 'release' this album.  In the works since late 2011, it's peak was in the late spring of 2012.  

I had the house completely to myself to write music, sing, and embarrass only the pets; my wife was in Europe for a couple of weeks.  I was loud, emotional, and wrote (what I thought) was my best work to date, since it was honest, from the gut, crawling with an instrument rarely heard in my music.  A guitar!

But after listening to it and judging it (too many times,) I tinkered with it for about a year after I assumed it complete, somehow afraid that the work wasn't good enough.  Indeed, too often, and eventually it succumbed to the pressure of nonexistent opinion, and was never really allowed to be heard.

But I've grown out of that rubbish, and eventually realized that this really is one my most unique albums.  It came at a time of immense gravitational pull, and this helped me stay in orbit.  (2011-2012 is a very distant moon to me.)



09 Oi Aye

07 INever

06 Not A Daydream

04 Last One Picked

03 Postcards And Peppermint

02 The Wrong Side

01 Otherwise

Recorded in the spring and summer of 2011, this is Quinn's most substantial and complete work.  Lavish space-age synth grooves that consistently tread that precarious line between rock and pop with an effortless smooth-but-edgy dichotomy, atop which rest the sensuous croons and occasional passionate shouts generated by Quinn’s distinct baritone.  The result is an engaging atmosphere, encompassing easily accessible songs which reveal hidden layers of sound and meaning on requisite repeat listens. 

10 Got A Lifetime

09 Not A Daydream

08 Leave It There

07 Saber Rattler

06 Solo Voltaic

05 Pretty Neat Girl

03 New Skills

The same Quinn.  Using inspiration from progressive styles, new wave, pop, and especially video game sounds from the 80's and 90's, he fashions his music around atmospheres and trials.

Be prepared for sounds which Quinn describes as, "24-bit music with vocals."  The percussion can sometimes be obnoxious yet effective with mysterious chords, the occasional anthemic leads, and Quinn's croon, which is a pleasure to hear when it works.

Of the prolific amount of songs that Quinn writes, the ones that WORK are the ones that will be shared for your pleasure.  He isn't reinventing the wheel by any means, but he truly is unique.

P.S. (He has an identity in the game remix community, which is no surprise.  Starting in the late 90's, he was among the pioneers of the scene.)

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