02. Albedo
03. Elevate
04. 3rd World
08. Katun
14. The City
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Qualia is the debut full-length album from composer, producer and DJ Paul Kwitek. Qualia, offers a rich tapestry of cinematic themes, layers of ambient sounds, textured chants and symphonic house progressions. It is a masterful and balanced collection that brings a potent mix of groove-charged and danceable songs like the booming title track, the amped Light House, surging Green Tea, the labyrinthian Elevate, the surging Crows and the infectious Corridor among others.
On the flipside, Qualia has its share of deeply meditative songs. Paul Kwitek constructs seamless epics of mood, imagination and spiritualism with such delicately produced tracks like From a Letter, Inna, In The Past, 3rd World to name a few. Kwitek’s unique assemblage of odd sound effects, pulsing rhythms, heady instrumentation and production make for some of the most original and compelling electronic music today.
As much a product of experimentation as it is audible art, Qualia integrates various people, city, nature and machine sounds processed into harmonies and slick rhythms. Chants and vocals on some tracks are provided by Neah, Roxanne Morganstern and Indi Khaur who each give a soothing and timeless character and flow to the album. Qualia is coming this October from Existence Records.
DJ Reactions:
"Nice deep grooves to Katun & the City that would make them work for a warm-up track or late-night fare. " - 3.0 / 5
"Completely out of the world... Quality Music... Very Ambient... Not your club material... But still would grab attention for sure!!!! Completely in Love with the EP!!! Brilliant Stuff!!!" - 4.5 / 5
Coonal (India) (http://www.myspace.com/djcoonal)
"Katun and the city are tow nice laid back pieces for warming up with" - 3.0 / 5
Sasha Le Monnier [ C.O.U. Muzik ] (UK) (BeatAgency,Source Of Gravity,Proton Radio,Danceradioglobal,DI.FM,ensonic.fm,Contagious Rhythm)
"Massive album. Amazing tunes. Can't wait for the full release, this is gonna be huge. Kudos to you Paul! :)" - 5.0 / 5
"I'm digging "The City." Nice chill early night feel with a hint of tech. " - 3.5 / 5
Aaron Lee (USA) (Giant Squid Recordings/Ultramusique/Nightshade Records/Twenty40 Nightlife/Pure.FM)
"More people seriously need to write music like this! I love the flow and feel of each track, and the imagination that went behind each creation. It's like a sonic painting is unfolding in my head. Great work." - 4.5 / 5
Darin Epsilon (USA) (Perfecto, Lost Angeles, Monday Night Social @ Nacional, DI.fm, Proton, Curvve, Deep Records)
"elevate is really nice and deep and i love the groove in the city. its very loose " - 4.0 / 5
"Nice album sampler. I like the Elevate track, good groove and I also like the 3rd World track great chill-out with excellent vocal parts, perfect for sunday afternoon to watch the sunshine and drinking coffee...:)" - 3.5 / 5
Chris Drifter (Hungary) (SoundTribe Rekords, Plastic Fantastic, Existence, Pure.Fm, Danceradio.Gr)
"Top notch tunes here. Really nice work on all tracks, very in-depth and deep, rich atmospheres throughout." - 5.0 / 5
Jehr (USA) (Tribal Vision Records)
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