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Implosion Quintet

Alternative / Experimental / Other

Oslo, Norway

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Implosion Quintet is nothing of the sort, being but one chap. A self-taught street-urchin, I cobble together tunes in a kind of modular fashion, a system that has developed quite organically over the last 16+ years. The everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach means the music is difficult to classify, (something which makes promoting it a challenge) but essentially it's a crossover that blends tango, rock, proggy retro-electronics and jazz. Basically a composite of the various elements I really love. Everything is deliberately lo-fi and unpolished out of choice because realism and good old-fashioned grit are unquestionably the way forward.

Iq started back in 2001 inside a playstation. Despite this rudimentary and hideously longwinded studio set-up, the new sequenced environment allowed the assembly of these disparate wonk-blocks into longer tunes. In 2005 some of the PS-era work caught Cookshop's ear and the subsequent release prompted me to stop cocking about and get a decent studio sorted. If you have an ear-wise of it all, you'll notice there's a big difference between the pre- and post-2006 stuff. The Werks album compiles everything up to 2006 watershed moment, and things have since morphed from a period of 60s soundtrack-drenched spy-jazz into the current schizophrenic beast you can hear on the debut-proper.

Thanks for reading,
Implo

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Jul 5, 2009

Debut album - is released!

Yes indeed tiny friends, the debut is finally out in stores across the wooooorld!

Go to Implosionquintet.com for more info and a general sense of glee.

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Jun 29, 2009

Facebook page

Hello. Have a favour to ask anyone reading this -please add yourself to my facebook page. Need 100 fans to be able to register the name.

Thanks very much!

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May 11, 2009

'Sounds from the Infernal Hifi' 17 min. mix

Implosion Quintet presents 'Sounds from the Infernal Hifi'

A 17 minute impatient mix of the artists and tunes that influenced the long player.

Download it here or hear it as part of the Morning Glory radio show in a week or so's time. The tracklisting and …

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Bedroom Symphony Orchestra, Aug 05, 2008:

Hi! Yes enjoying your tunes very much...the acoustic, folky element really lifts the sound...very nice indeed!

Gagosian Liga, Jul 06, 2008:

Thank you for your virtual friendship!

Tom Lown, Jun 20, 2008:

great tunes!

The 13th Tribe, May 22, 2008:

Yes man,thanks for the kind words,been lovin ur sounds for a while now-gonna download ur Ep soon.

Good Luck with the music!!


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IG - Ivana Gatti / Gianni Maroccolo, Aug 15, 2007:

thanks for the add

2econd class citizen, Jul 09, 2007:

Thanks man

Well ill certainly try my best! Hope alls well in your world, music is sounding luuurvly

2econd class citizen, Jul 09, 2007:

Eeezy Fella

Yeah its doing ok thanks, bit slow on sales but I didnt expect too much being reletevly unknown n that...
Just did a gig at Glastonbury too and am touring europe later in the year with the label which should be hella dope!

Lost Idol, Jul 04, 2007:

Yep definitely worth spreading the word about it! Sure is a heck of a lot nicer than the Myspazzzz.....
Cookshop page is up, just awaiting release & audio content!
http://www.virb.com/cookshop

Lost Idol, Jul 04, 2007:

Yeaaarrr! Nice one!
Yep really stoked to be Big Chilling it - tis gonna be a Cookshop takeover!
;-)

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