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Quintron (also known as Mr Quintron) is an eccentric character who plays
all instruments at the same time,
a veritable one-man band, and does so with a delirious, savage intensity.
He also builds oddly tuneful instruments that complement his exuberant
lo-fi (outrageously lo-fi) symphonies.
His music is wildly improvised and can incorportate just about any theatrical
element and stylistic nuance, but, ultimately, Quintron is aiming for
dance/party music, albeit in a uniquely bizarre way. Quintron, based in
New Orleans and often accompanied by his wife Miss Panacea Pussycat, is a hybrid
between Frank Zappa's protege` Wildman Fischer, no-wave masters
Mars, minimal toy-rockers
Half Japanese,
and synthesizer's inventor Robert Moog
(and a touch of Flying Lizards when he covers
rock and roll classics).
Internal Feedback 001-011 (Bulb, 1996) is a manic exploration of the
subliminal (and not so subliminal) power of percussions, that are pounded and
scratched every possible way (Sound of A Passing Train).
The mini-album
Satan Is Dead (Bulb, 1998) is a more musical affair, with seductive
organ phrases that lend it a nostalgic appeal (as in a demented parody
of 1960s' tv sountracks) and dance beats that could haunt
disco lovers for decades:
the swamp-rock with wavering organ of Do The Stomp,
the feverish beach-party twist of Road Hog,
the epyleptic stomp of Nonstop Danger,
the grotesque zombie surf of Ninth Ward Breakdown.
The chronically distorted and out-of-tune melodies from outer space of
The Bridge,
the surreal circus gag of Organ Solo and the
confused baroque hodgepodge of A Hymn add new dimensions to the
genius of this musical clown.
The Amazing Spellcaster documents a live performance.
The First Two Records (Bulb, 1997) is an anthology of the first two
albums.
After one of his deranged interludes ("Sound Of A Train"), the songs on
These Hands Of Mine (Skin Graft, 1999) are surprisingly infectious
Meet Me At The Club House and Dungeon Master are the new classics.
Quintron has also released two volumes of
Drum Buddy Demonstration (Skin Graft, 2000), "drum buddy" being one of
his inventions.
The Unmasked Organ Light-Year of Inifinity Man (Bulb, 2000)
Tracks:
Rhinestone Commercial ,
Mysterious Rangers ,
J. Monque D. is Wrong,
9-4-9 ,
Hurricane ,
Push Pull or Drag ,
Certain Girl ,
GQ-21 ,
You Don't Own Me ,
Peter Pan ,
Latin # ,
Slumber Party ,
Birds.
Quintron is virtually undoing the history of western music.
Are You Ready For An Organ Solo (31G, 2003) is another
varied and amusing merry-go-round of ideas, but this time
Quintron uses the studio as an instrument (which is always a metaphor for
"sells out") and even pens catchy hooks worthy of mainstream muzak
(Underwater Dance Club) and sculpts beats worthy of the dancefloor
(Miniature Breakdown).
Miss Pussycat's vocals play second fiddle to a score of guests.
The result is rarely thrilling (Teenage Antoinette).
Half of The Frog Tape (Skin Graft, 2004) is taken up by his patented
otherworldly folk ballads. The other half is simply a lengthy
field recording of... frogs.
Swamp Tech (Tigerbeat6, 2005) is gentler and more straightforward
by the standards of their albums.
If
Too Thirsty 4 Love (Goner Records, 2008) was perhaps too clownish,
on the other hand
Sucre du Sauvage (2011), recorded at the New Orleans Museum of Art
by Quintron and his wife Miss Pussycat, and divided in one half of garage-rok
organ-driven ditties and one half of music based on field recordings, was
as serious as the musician could get.
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Ettore Cantaro)
Quintron (conosciuto anche come Mr.Quintron) è
un’artista stravagante che suona tutti gli strumenti contemporaneamente, un
vero e proprio one-man band, e lo fa con un’intensità
delirante,selvaggia.Costruisce anche strumenti stranamente melodiosi che integrano
le sue esuberanti sinfonie lo-fi(esageratamente lo-fi).La sua musica è
oltremodo improvvisata e può comprendere ogni tipo di elemento teatrale e
sfumatura stilistica, ma ,ultimamente, Quintron si sta rivolgendo alla musica
dance, sebbene unicamente in modo bizarro. Quintron, residente a New Orleans e
spesso accompagnato dalla moglie Miss Panicea Pussycat, è un ibrido tra il
“protetto” di Frank Zappa Wildman Fischer, i maestri della no-wave, i Mars, i
minimal toy rockers Half Japanese e l’inventore del sintetizzatore Robert Moog
(e un tocco dei Flyng Lizards quando coverizza classici rocknroll).
Internal Feedback 001-011 (Bulb,1996) è una
maniacale esplorazione del potere subliminale(e non cosi subliminale) delle
percussioni, che sono pestate e graffiate in ogni modo possibile (Sound of a
Passing Train).
Il mini-album Satan is Dead (Bulb,1998) è un
album più musicale, con frasi di un seducente organo che conferiscono un
fascino nostalgico (come in una demenziale parodia delle soundtracks della tv
degli anni 60’) e beat dance che potrebbe tormentare i disco-lovers per
decenni: lo swamp-rock con un tremolante organo in Do the Stomp, la
febbricitante distorsione beach-party in Road Hog,l’epilettico calpestare di
Nonstop Danger, il grottesco zombie surf di Ninth Ward Breakdown. Le melodie
cronicamente distorte e stonate dall’altro spazio di The Bridge, la surreale
gag circense di Organ Solo e il guazzabuglio barocco confuso di A Hymns
aggiungono nuove dimensioni al genio di
questo clown musicale.
The Amazing Spellcaster documenta una
performance live. The First Two Records (Bulb,1997) è un’antologia dei primi
due album.
Dopo il suo squilibrato intermezzo (Sound of a
train) le canzoni di These hands of mine sono sorprendentemente contagiose,i
nuovi classici sono Meet Me At The Club
House e Dungeon Master.
Quitron ha anche rilasciato due volumi di Drum
Buddy Demonstration, drum buddy diventa una delle sue invenzioni
The Unmasked Organ
Light-Year of Inifinity Man (Bulb, 2000) Tracce: Rhinestone Commercial , Mysterious
Rangers , J. Monque D. is Wrong, 9-4-9 , Hurricane , Push Pull or Drag ,
Certain Girl , GQ-21 , You Don't Own Me , Peter Pan , Latin # , Slumber Party ,
Birds.
Quitron sta virtualmente rovinando la storia
della musica western
Are You Ready For An Organ Solo (31G, 2003) è
un ulteriore vario e divertente carosello di idee, ma questa volta Quitron usa
lo studio come strumento ( che è sempre una metafora per dire “vendersi”) ed
anche orecchiabili pens hooks degne di musica mainstream (Underwater Dance Club)
E scolpisce beat degni del dancefloor (Miniature Breakdown). La voce di Miss
Pussycat gioca un ruolo secondario rispetto ad una ventina di guest.Il
risultato è di rado emozionante.
Metà di Frog Tape (Skin Graft, 2004) riprende
le sue brevettate ultraterrene ballate folk. L’altra metà è semplicemente una
lunga registrazione di…..rane.
Swamp Tech (Tigerbeat6, 2005) è più delicato e
più semplice per gli standard dei loro album.
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