Q And Not U

Q And Not U were a post-hardcore band from Washington DC, United States, which existed from 1998 to 2005 and whose records published by Dischord Records.

Band History

John Davis, Harris Klahr, Christopher Richards and Matt Borlik formed the band in the summer of 1998 and played their first gigs in November. In her music socialized by hardcore punk musician post-punk mixed with disco and pop elements and emphasized by the rhythm. In April 2000 the first single " Hot And Informed " appeared. In October of the same year, followed the debut album "No Kill No Beep Beep " with unconventional guitar riffs and song structures and vaguely political lyrics, the sound is still very fit right in with the Washington Post-Hardcore scene. After the end of an extensive tour that followed the release of the album, bassist Borlik left the band.

As the debut mixed Fugazi singer Ian MacKaye 2002 the second album "Different Damage", which the will was said to crash. After Borliks ​​exit, the two guitarists Klahr and Davis shared the work on bass, although some songs got along without any bass and instead integrated instruments such as synthesizers or melodica. 2004 reaped the single " X-Polynation/Book Of Flags" praise in Kerrang, where the single was called "pure straightjacket cool". Richards drummer had broken his foot shortly before production of the album.

Intro described "Power", the third and final album by the band, as the same " highly artificial and danceable " ( Bettina Gutsohn: Intro # 121, October 2004), while other comparisons with Gang Of Four and Talking Heads or with A Certain Ratio, Prince and Radio 4 or with Sly & The Family Stone were drawn. Striking was an increased use of synthesizers and a noticeably grown catchiness what the Zeitgeist met and cared for various positive reviews: So got "Power" 8 points of Jan Wigger at Spiegel Online, 7.5 points from Pitchfork Media, 4.5 / 5 points at Tiny mix Tapes, and a Metascore of 72

After several hundred concerts on four continents and a farewell tour, the band broke up in September 2005.

Discography

Albums

  • No Kill No Beep Beep ( Dischord, 2000)
  • Different Damage ( Dischord, 2002)
  • Power ( Dischord, 2004)

Singles

  • Hot And Informed ( Dischord / Desoto, 2000)
  • On Play Patterns ( Dischord, 2002)
  • X-Polynation/Book Of Flags ( Dischord, 2003)
  • Wonderful People Remix EP ( Dischord, 2005)
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