RELEASE: Qualia EP
ARTIST(S): Qualia
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LABEL: U-TRAX | 28UTRQDM20
GENRE: LOSSLESS, Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern)
RELEASED: 2022-04-15
AVAILABLE FORMAT: 840Kbps/LOSSLESS
DOWNLOAD SIZE: 132.06 MB
TOTAL TRACKS 4
- Qualia – Perception (06:51) key, bpm92
- Qualia – VV Cephei A (06:04) key, bpm138
- Qualia – Qualia (07:55) key, bpm138
- Qualia – Until I Break Apart (03:36) key, bpm97
Total Playtime: 00:24:26 min
Comprising Marco Simioni, Mattero Mazreku, and Francesco Pio Nitti, Qualia are a group of Italian producers who have never met in person. Due to the covid pandemic, they had to colaborate in the cloud, yet the results are impressively coherent.
Having previously released records on Detroit Underground and fellow Utrecht label 030303 between them, they arrive on U-Trax in April 2022 with their eponymous EP of four deep tracks taking influence from a range of genres, including acid-techno, ambient, noise, and beyond.
Leading the release, ‘Perception’ brings beautiful strings, funky 808 drums and acid tones for a deep and moving opener. The track clearly reveals the inspiration Qualia got for this release from the early Gescom releases. Stretched across the A2 is the ambient bliss of ‘VV Cephei A’, which brings Boards of Canada-esque drones and tones.
On the flip, the title track ‘Qualia’ brings a headsy dose of braindance to the mix, recalling the early experiments of Aphex Twin with merciless 303 squelches and distant reverberations. Closing track ‘Until I Break Apart’ leads with dark, moody strings before a pounding kick introduces a stark tempo shift before deep ambient atmospheres engulf the final minutes.//
