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  • TRUCD2352 x CD  £10.00
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Tru Thoughts

Quantic

Best Of


From a remarkably youthful beginning, Will Holland has been startlingly omnivorous in his musical tastes. Operating as Quantic, his talents as a producer, multi-instrumentalist, tunesmith and all-round maven have produced a hugely impressive body of work. Now, after a decade’s output for the Tru Thoughts label, it’s time to celebrate that accomplishment.

This mammoth retrospective fills both of its discs to their 70-something-minutes maximum, and there certainly aren’t any patchy stretches. The one thing that spans all of Quantic’s changeling spread is his attention to the bouncing beat, a lever for all that transpires in the name of his soul, funk, dub and Latin adventures.

From Bewdley to Cali, where Holland moved in 2007, it doesn’t seem to matter from where the Quantic pulsation emanates. The Colombian phase of recent years has plunged his music into a deeply Latin state, although the current Combo Bárbaro outfit has developed outwards from its cumbia/folkloric roots, becoming something of a pan-Latin funk machine. The first project to emerge out of this time was Flowering Inferno, Quantic’s dub-Latin crew. Before this he was primarily known for leading The Quantic Soul Orchestra, a completely different entity, dedicated to retro-soul sounds. This was where singer Alice Russell made her reputation, with Holland being prescient in terms of a dedicated re-awakening of this authentic band formation.

All of the above manifestations are well represented here, along with the original Quantic-as-dancefloor-producer beginnings, from the turn of the last decade. There are even a few odd-tracks-out, which is quite an achievement given the Quantic range. There are productions for singers Kinny and Spanky Wilson, as well as The Limp Twins, his atypical banner for the stylistic gliding that evokes an imaginary wan-voiced meeting between Marvin Gaye and Arthur Russell.

Quantic’s Cumbia Clash features lumbering sub-bass with parping electro-flute, Alice Russell releases some perfectly piercing soul screams during Pushin’ On, and the Latin side was already evident on Sabor, recorded very soon after arriving in Cali. Other oddities are Sol Clap, which makes a foray into the Balkans, and Perception, which offers a taste of drum’n’bass: winners, all. Quantic has no need to touch down in any particular land: his style is always grounded, even if its fine details are flitting around.

Tracklist
  • CD 1
    01. Quantic - Time Is The Enemy
    02. Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Cuidad Del Swing
    03. Spanky Wilson And The Quantic Soul Orchestra - I’m Thankful (Part1)
    04. Quantic And His Combo Barbaro - The Dreaming Mind (Part1)
    05. Quantic Y Conjunto - Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight)
    06. Quantic And His Combo Barbaro - Linda Morena
    07. The Limp Twins - Sunday Driver
    08. Quantic - Absence Heard, Presence Felt
    09. Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Dog With A Rope
    10. Quantic And His Combo Barbaro - Wandering Star
    11. Kinny - Enough Said Feat.The Quantic Soul Orchestra
    12. Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Echate Pa'lla (Version)
    13. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Who Knows Feat. Kabir.
    14. Quantic And His Combo Barbaro - New Morning (Slow Version)
    15. Quantic - Cumbia Clash #
    16. The Quantic Soul Orchestra Feat. Alice Russell - Left And Right #

    CD 2
    01. Quantic And Nickodemus Feat. Tempo & The Candela All-Stars - Mi Swing Es Tropical
    02. Quantic - Transatlantic
    03. Quantic - Life In The Rain
    04. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Pushin’ On Feat. Alice Russell
    05. Quantic - Don't Joke With A Hungry Man Feat. Spanky Wilson
    06. Quantic - Search The Heavens Feat. Alice Russell
    07. Quantic - Sabor Feat.Tempo
    08. Quantic - Not So Blue
    09. Quantic - Sol Clap #
    10. Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Death Of The Revolution
    11. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Hold It Down
    12. Alice Russell - Somebody’s Gonna Love You Feat. Quantic
    13. Quantic And His Combo Barbaro - Enyere Kumbara
    14. The Limp Twins - Elemental
    15. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Super 8 (Part1)
    16. Quantic - Perception

    VINYL **This 2LP version also includes the full double CD version free of charge!**
    A1. Quantic - Time Is The Enemy
    A2. Quantic And His Combo Barbaro - Wandering Star
    A3. Kinny - Enough Said Feat.The Quantic Soul Orchestra
    A4. Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - Echate Pa'lla (Version)
    B1. Quantic Y Conjunto - Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight)
    B2. Quantic And His Combo Barbaro - New Morning (Slow Version)
    B3. Quantic And Nickodemus Feat. Tempo & The Candela All-Stars - Mi Swing Es Tropical
    B4. Quantic - Transatlantic
    C1. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Pushin’ On Feat. Alice Russell
    C2. Quantic - Don't Joke With A Hungry Man Feat.Spanky Wilson
    C3. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Hold It Down
    C4. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Super 8 (Part1)
    D1. Quantic - Life In The Rain
    D2. Quantic And His Combo Barbaro - Enyere Kumbara
    D3. Quantic - Cumbia Clash

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