Comprised of vocalist/guitarist Matt Cronk (recently of Cunts) and drummer/vocalist/keyboardist Paul Christensen (also of Hepa.Titus), LA-based Qui is a two-man band whose music manages to span a vast and eclectic range of styles from jazz to noise, classic rock, and punk - with an air of absurdity ever-present.
Known for their live antics and beloved for their iconoclasm and refusal to settle into any one scene, the pair are friends of/have played with The Melvins, Marnie Stern, Sebadoh, Head Wound City, Red Fang, Retox, Gay Witch Abortion, and Zu, to name a handful. Their peculiar musical approach was enough to enlist David Yow (of The Jesus Lizard, Scratch Acid) as a past member of the band who still collaborates with and supports them today.
Snuh has no shortage of heavy-hitting collaborations either, featuring cameo performances from Justin Pearson (The Locust, Retox, Head Wound City, Dead Cross), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Melvins, John Zorn), Dale Crover (Melvins) and Adam Harding (Dumb Numbers).
[SNUH limited PINK cassette tape from Sweatband Records can be purchased HERE]
LIMITED PINK CASSETTE RELEASE OF QUI’S 2019 MASTERPIECE SNUH.
“Qui’s latest LP, Snuh, extrapolates on their genre-bending brand of avant-garde rock. Working again with long time producer Toshi Kasai, the duo has integrated more shades of unlikely forms and timbres along with their always-present penchant for abrasive noise punk. Snuh is at once both playful and belligerent, switching abruptly from heavy to soft, screaming to crooning, sweet to hostile. The record also features cameo performances from Justin Pearson (The Locust, Retox, Head Wound City, Dead Cross), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Melvins, John Zorn) Dale Crover (Melvins) and Adam Harding (Dumb Numbers).
In the years following the 2014 release of Life, Water, Living…, their last full-length, Qui have released a slew of singles, EPs, splits, and collaborations. Snuh is among their most ambitious records to date and will no doubt be a hit with fans of all things weird and obstinate.”
FFO: Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, The Residents, CUNTS, HEPA.TITUS, Melvins, Winny Puhh, John Zorn, DEVO, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, etc.
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