‘E’ in Beaver’s A to Z of Fusion goes to the sounds of electronic music for their like-it-or-not, rapid infiltration of almost every type of music in just about every part of the world since their beginnings at the end of the 19th century. A Shallow History of Infiltration The history of electronic music is long… Continue reading E is for Electronic Music Infiltration
Tag: Quantic
Look Around The Corner – Quantic & Alice Russell With The Combo Bárbaro
I bought Look Around The Corner without ever having heard one note from the album. Quantic + Alice Russell + The Combo Bárbaro made it. What more did I need to know? Quantic (aka Will Holland) – whose many differently-flavoured, all fantastic musical concoctions you already know, and if you don’t can check out here. Alice… Continue reading Look Around The Corner – Quantic & Alice Russell With The Combo Bárbaro
Magnetica – Quantic At His Most Diverse Yet
Each album I hear from U.K producer and musician Will Holland, the latest being Magnetica (released as Quantic), I wonder at how one artist can be responsible for producing so many musically-diverse bodies of work of such goodness. Magnetica probably contains the most diversity of all Will Holland’s previous albums so far. Thirteen tracks, each… Continue reading Magnetica – Quantic At His Most Diverse Yet
‘C’ is for Cumbia – Old School & New
‘C’ in the A-Z of Music Genres, Beaver Style (ie. ‘fusion’) goes to Cumbia – old school and new. Older (But Still ‘New’) School Cumbia In its original form Cumbia music developed around the Caribbean coast of Colombia during its period of colonization by the Spanish. It became a fusion of music styles and instruments from the… Continue reading ‘C’ is for Cumbia – Old School & New
Will Holland (aka Quantic) – Master Chef of Fusion
British artist Will Holland (aka Quantic) has absolutely awesome tastes in music. At least according to where my musical heart is at. Those tastes are reflected in and are a part of, the absolutely awesome and innovative music he has created in each of his many musical projects over more than a decade. Master Fusion… Continue reading Will Holland (aka Quantic) – Master Chef of Fusion
Ondatrópica – Fusion Music Treasure
The Ondatrópica Recipe: 1. Find English producer and musician Will Holland (aka Quantic – Quantic Soul Orchestra) where he is based in Cali, or wherever else in the world he is touring. Join him up with Mario Galeano, leader of Colombian fusion band Frente Cumbiero, and also collaborator with the one and only Mad Professor. 2.… Continue reading Ondatrópica – Fusion Music Treasure