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    <description><![CDATA[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 ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="mainBox"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mainBoxTitle">27th August               - New Video!</span><br />           Thanks to a good friend of mine, the eminent Mr. Jesse Tate, Jalopy             Peppers now comes complete with a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKkFpJ0aO80">videophonic</a> makeover. To gander             it eye-wise is to weep, guffaw and be nauseated in equal measure.             My extreme gratitude is thrust upon everyone involved in the             project - thank you all very much indeed.<br />         <br />           <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mainBoxTitle">IDHAS                 goes real</span><br />             A limited amount of<a href="http://implosionquintet.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont-hear-a-single" target="_blank" class="mainBoxLink"> I               don't hear a single</a> have been pressed                 up as promo-only CDs. Once I get hold of some, a few of you'll               have the chance to win a copy in a yet-to-be conceived competition. </p><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">             </div><p style="text-align: left; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="mainBox"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mainBoxTitle">A recap</span><br />• The <a href="http://implosionquintet.com/tfsoy_reviews.html" target="_blank" class="mainBoxLink">reviews</a> regarding the <a href="http://implosionquintet.bandcamp.com/album/the-future-sound-of-yesterday">debut</a> were great.<br />• <a href="mailto:twang_at_implosionquintet_dot_com?subject=Implosion%20Quintet%20Mailing%20List" class="mainBoxLink">Sign up</a> to the mailing-list and you'll get a free tune.             <br />• Please add yourself to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/implosion-quintet/57831524225" target="_blank" class="mainBoxLink">Facebook</a> page so I can register the url (need 100 people, have 78).<br />• The music has been moved <a href="http://implosionquintet.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" class="mainBoxLink">off-site</a> to the wonderful Bandcamp.<br />• <a href="http://boomstation.spreadshirt.net/en/NO/Shop" target="_blank" class="mainBoxLink">Merchandise</a> is now available (if you live in europe...).</p><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">             <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mainBoxTitle">Hiatus</span><br />             I'm knackered so taking some time off from writing music for a                 while. Be back next year with a smile, a strum and a tin                 of soup.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">www.implosionquintet.com<img width="1" height="1" src="'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9218795567146409496-4121109875320169866?l=implosionquintet.blogspot.com'/" /></div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:23:18 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Debut Album released today!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA['The future sound of yesterday is released today on <a href="http://www.cookshopmusic.co.uk/Pages/cookin.php">Cookshop</a> Records. Go <a href="http://implosionquintet.bandcamp.com/">here</a> to gander it. 

It's available online at <a href="http://www.kudosrecords.co.uk/index.php?page=detail&product=CKSCD05">Kudos</a>, <a href="http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=211648">Boomkat</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Future-Sound-Yesterday-Implosion-Quintet/dp/B0028S5KPM">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://wmp.emusic.com/album/Implosion-Quintet-The-Future-Sound-Of-Yesterday-MP3-Download/11504673.html">Emusic</a>, <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=320230770&s=143457">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.juno.co.uk/products/The-Future-Sound-Of-Yesterday/359576-01/">Juno</a>, <a href="http://www.7digital.com/artists/implosion-quintet/the-future-sound-of-yesterday/">7 Digital</a>, <a href="http://www.play.com/Music/MP3-Download-Album/4-/10396260/The-Future-Sound-Of-Yesterday/Product.html">Play</a> and many more besides.

Visit <a href="http://implosionquintet.com">implosionquintet.com</a> for more details and such.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:53:47 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>29th July - Get a free tune!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;" class="mainBox"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mainBoxTitle">Win yourself a free music! </span><br />After 2007's <a href="http://implosionquintet.bandcamp.com/album/shackle-your-rams" target="_blank" class="mainBoxLink">Shackle Your Rams</a> EP was downloaded almost 4000 times(!!!), it's clear there are people who are interested in my stuff. Sadly I know not who all these people are and this must change at once. But that's good news for yous, because as an incentive to let me affix you to the sporadic IQ mailing-list, the first 100 people to send a blank email to 'twang at implosionquintet dot com' will receive a download link to an exclusive album track not on the CD! Wooooo, splendid bargain etc.! And, considering the vast majority of my music is given away for free, you're really just getting the odd email giving you something for nothing.<br />   <br />And please note that, as a person incensed almost to the point of eruption by fucking spam, your details categorically will not be passed on to anyone else and you can unsubscribe at any point. </p><div style="text-align: left;">             </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="mainBox"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mainBoxTitle">Post-debut                 lull</span><br />       It's been few of weeks after the <a href="http://implosionquintet.bandcamp.com/album/the-future-sound-of-yesterday" target="_blank" class="mainBoxLink">debut</a> was             released and so time for a few related words. With a few             exceptions the <a href="http://implosionquintet.com/tfsoy_reviews.html" class="mainBoxLink">reviews</a>            have             been very positive, and the people who've actually bought the CD             have been vocal about how much they dig it. Getting this album released             out amongst the general populace was a long time             coming, and it's no exaggeration to say the responses  really made             it all worthwhile. Sincere thanks to everyone who got in touch             to hurl fine words into my lug 'oles.<br />                    I'm taking a             break for a while now, but will probably begin working on             new stuff this autumn/winter.</p><div style="text-align: left;">             <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mainBoxTitle">On the                 move  </span><br />         For those that missed the last update, the numerous free EPs hosted               at archive.org have been moved to the new <a href="http://implosionquintet.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" class="mainBoxLink">music</a> page               at Bandcamp. This means nothing but goodness for everyone because               the downloads are far faster and the files are now also available               as high-quality lossless formats.<br />     <br />           <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mainBoxTitle">Facebook again again again... </span><br />           Still asking people to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/implosion-quintet/57831524225" target="_blank" class="mainBoxLink">add                 themselves </a> as                 a fan on facebook. I need to get to 100 fans to register the                 URL, so would really appreciate your help! Thanks very much. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">www.implosionquintet.com<img width="1" height="1" src="'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9218795567146409496-759767049213057075?l=implosionquintet.blogspot.com'/" /></div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:47:03 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Debut album out now! <a href="http://implosionquintet.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">http://implosionquintet.bandcamp.com/</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:15:38 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hello. Have a favour to ask anyone reading this -please add yourself to my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/implosion-quintet/57831524225?ref=share">facebook page</a>. Need 100 fans to be able to register the name.

Thanks very much!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:29:22 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>'Sounds from the Infernal Hifi' 17 min. mix</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Implosion Quintet presents 'Sounds from the Infernal Hifi'

<img src="http://www.implosionquintet.com/promo/infernal_hi_fi_thumb.jpg" />

A 17 minute impatient mix of the artists and tunes that influenced the long player.

Download it <a href="http://www.implosionquintet.com/promo/IQ_SFTIHF.zip">here</a> or hear it as part of the <a href="http://http://www.myspace.com/morninggloryradio">Morning Glory</a> radio show in a week or so's time. The tracklisting and artwork are contained in the zip file. 


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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 03:08:09 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>New net EP released today</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In celebration of the debut release in june, a <a href="http://http://implosionquintet.com/dont.html">free EP</a> titled 'I don't hear a single' is released today on net label <a href="http://http://www.commodityrecords.co.uk/">commodity</a>. There's a double page been set up where you can download the music + artwork and hear edits from the album.

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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:51:59 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>From the net EP - I Don&#039;t Hear a Single</p>]]></description>
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