Qaa
QA'A
KNALPOT
EN / "QA'A is the last of a small secret genealogy of unclassifiable bands that use music for magic and quasi religious purposes. Using a wide variety of instruments-some self made- and configurations their range moves from aural assaults to zen pastoral moments. Psychedelic in all its wide spectrum, repetition, dissonance, prehistoric rites, oriental folk, electronics, ritual noise, chamber music, and avant-garde leanings give birth to a music that feels alive, mysterious and yet full of emotion. Music that has left many reviewers agreeing that they are devoid of tags with which to pigeonhole it and that are unable to feel indifferent after hearing it" ••• KNALPOT are a hyper-energetic Dutch two piece - Gerri Jager on drums, and Raphael Vanoli on guitar and electronics. Despite their limited number, they manage to sound like a bastard hybrid of a load of Rune Grammofon and Warp bands - the skronk of Supersilent, the punk of MoHa, the mathematics of Battles, and the electronic of Pivot. Their energetic musicianship is equally at home in the experimental jazz as well as the alternative rock scene. They have fabricated a unique sound world where elemental dub gives way to stumbling riffs punctuated by squawks, chirps and broody swirls of dark noise. No laptop but all sputtering vintage equipment that perfectly suits the high levels of energy this amazing band emits.
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