29-03-2010, 18:12
released Mar 23rd, 2010
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from the album - Average Fruit
YouTube - Quadron - Average Fruit
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An offshoot of the Denmark-based Boom Clap Bachelors massive, Quadron were an avant R&B (with an occasional nudge toward folk-soul) duo formed by multi-instrumentalist/producer Robin Braun (aka Robin Hannibal, also one-half of the duo Owusu & Hannibal) and vocalist Coco O. In 2009, Quadron began issuing their collaborations, led by the off-center mid-'60s soul throwback "Slippin," which was used in the film Se min kjole. A little later in the year, outside their homeland, BBC DJ Gilles Peterson was floored enough by the sparse, abstract "Day" to slot the song into the year-end All Winners special of his Worldwide program. Los Angeles' Plug Research label picked up their self-titled album for wide circulation and issued it in March 2010.
album review
Two songs on this album of avant (not Avant) R&B and tranquil folk-soul could be classified as straightforward, unless you count the finale, a fairly faithful cover of fellow Denmark natives Skousen & Ingeman (longhairs in the realm of Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver, and Mark-Almond), which would make three. Both âSlippinâ and âPressureâ are immediate, glowing, mid-â60s soul throwbacks, but even then, they are slightly off-center. Smokey Robinson's response to hearing a couplet like âIâve been trying to hurt you for as long as I can remember/Looking for the spineless point, and change your summer into winterâ could only be a perplexed glare, though he would appreciate that the words are delivered with such sweetness over a giddy gallop of a production. On the remainder of the songs, multi-instrumentalist Robin Hannibal and vocalist Coco O. seem to approach rhythm and blues the way early Roxy Music approached early rock & roll, reveling in traipsing through its past while also twisting it to the point where inspirations are imperceptible. These songs take a little longer to connect. Once they do, they never stop giving. No matter how abstract or alien â as on âJeans,â a blithe groove led by plinking guitar and knotted sax riffing, or the sighing âHorse,â in which six barely touched instruments tickle the ears â they come out fluid, like they were made mostly on the fly (albeit with frequent assistance from a violinist and a reedist, as well as a handful of others, including Hannibalâs part-time recording partner Philip Owusu). Hannibalâs sparse arrangements carry a lapping, caressing quality; never cluttered, full of pregnant pauses and atmosphere, they leave plenty of room for Coco O.'s voice, a deeply emotive but feather-light instrument full of mystery, even when the lyrics are open to one possible interpretation. The whole deal is quietly stunning.
Track Listing
1 Buster Keaton Braun, Hannibal 3:47
2 Slippin Braun, Hannibal 4:13
3 Day Braun, Hannibal, Owusu 3:16
4 Jeans Braun, Hannibal 3:21
5 Pressure Braun, Hannibal 3:19
6 Horse Braun, Hannibal 3:47
7 Average Fruit Braun, Hannibal 4:27
8 Unpatience Braun, Hannibal 3:48
9 Far Cry Braun, Hannibal 4:55
10 Tone Braun, Hannibal 2:06
11 Simili Life Braun, Hannibal 3:57
12 Herfra Hvor Vi Står Hannibal, Skousen 4:43
from the album - Average Fruit
YouTube - Quadron - Average Fruit
from all music
An offshoot of the Denmark-based Boom Clap Bachelors massive, Quadron were an avant R&B (with an occasional nudge toward folk-soul) duo formed by multi-instrumentalist/producer Robin Braun (aka Robin Hannibal, also one-half of the duo Owusu & Hannibal) and vocalist Coco O. In 2009, Quadron began issuing their collaborations, led by the off-center mid-'60s soul throwback "Slippin," which was used in the film Se min kjole. A little later in the year, outside their homeland, BBC DJ Gilles Peterson was floored enough by the sparse, abstract "Day" to slot the song into the year-end All Winners special of his Worldwide program. Los Angeles' Plug Research label picked up their self-titled album for wide circulation and issued it in March 2010.
album review
Two songs on this album of avant (not Avant) R&B and tranquil folk-soul could be classified as straightforward, unless you count the finale, a fairly faithful cover of fellow Denmark natives Skousen & Ingeman (longhairs in the realm of Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver, and Mark-Almond), which would make three. Both âSlippinâ and âPressureâ are immediate, glowing, mid-â60s soul throwbacks, but even then, they are slightly off-center. Smokey Robinson's response to hearing a couplet like âIâve been trying to hurt you for as long as I can remember/Looking for the spineless point, and change your summer into winterâ could only be a perplexed glare, though he would appreciate that the words are delivered with such sweetness over a giddy gallop of a production. On the remainder of the songs, multi-instrumentalist Robin Hannibal and vocalist Coco O. seem to approach rhythm and blues the way early Roxy Music approached early rock & roll, reveling in traipsing through its past while also twisting it to the point where inspirations are imperceptible. These songs take a little longer to connect. Once they do, they never stop giving. No matter how abstract or alien â as on âJeans,â a blithe groove led by plinking guitar and knotted sax riffing, or the sighing âHorse,â in which six barely touched instruments tickle the ears â they come out fluid, like they were made mostly on the fly (albeit with frequent assistance from a violinist and a reedist, as well as a handful of others, including Hannibalâs part-time recording partner Philip Owusu). Hannibalâs sparse arrangements carry a lapping, caressing quality; never cluttered, full of pregnant pauses and atmosphere, they leave plenty of room for Coco O.'s voice, a deeply emotive but feather-light instrument full of mystery, even when the lyrics are open to one possible interpretation. The whole deal is quietly stunning.
Track Listing
1 Buster Keaton Braun, Hannibal 3:47
2 Slippin Braun, Hannibal 4:13
3 Day Braun, Hannibal, Owusu 3:16
4 Jeans Braun, Hannibal 3:21
5 Pressure Braun, Hannibal 3:19
6 Horse Braun, Hannibal 3:47
7 Average Fruit Braun, Hannibal 4:27
8 Unpatience Braun, Hannibal 3:48
9 Far Cry Braun, Hannibal 4:55
10 Tone Braun, Hannibal 2:06
11 Simili Life Braun, Hannibal 3:57
12 Herfra Hvor Vi Står Hannibal, Skousen 4:43