MH-210 Qua - Forgetabout Qua’s debut Forgetabout is not easily categorized. Listening to the albums 13 tracks it is not hard to forgetabout the plethora of electronica sub-genres that could claim ownership to Qua’s music. In fact, aspects of the album don’t even sound all that electronic, drawing upon elements of world music, folk, and rock with a seamless grace. Cool keys, warm guitars, and pristine digital editing are all equals in Qua’s production. The found-sound field recordings that are present throughout the album are just as important as the expert musicianship. Skillfully crafted throughout, there can be no doubt that Forgetabout is a startling debut, and a sign of great things to come from a unique and talented artist.

Tracklist 01. Little Branches & Little Birds 02. Monkey Sleep 03. Vienna 04. Broadcast 05. 800x600 06. Forgetabout 07. 8tk 08. Robot Unknown 09. Duet For Guitar And Fridge 10. Generating Set 11. Sys_Environment 12. The Air Is Thin In Here 13. Oneiric

Release Details Release Date: 07/16/2002   Running Time: 61:31   Download/Available/$7.00 2XLP/Out Of Print CD/Available/$10.00 Territory: World Excluding Australia

Reviews

Aiding & Abetting / Cyclic Defrost / Grooves / Igloo / Ramoosic / Stumblings in the Dark / Substrata / Vibewire /

There are some absolute gems on this CD, 4-5 tracks which I tend to listen to a few times whenever I put the album on. There are some beats, and lots of ambient stuff, strummed acoustic guitar, slide guitar, crackly textures à la Pole, Fennesz-like distorted-guitar textures, and loads more. It's a great achievement, hurrah! - Stumblings in the Dark