Waage / Quantal – WQ1

Icelandic duo Waage/Quantal have cast four grey and heavy-breathing monsters in the lead role for one of the best dub techno releases of the year. In keeping with the genre, they have dispensed with distracting extras such as meaningful names. More importantly, the classic crooked keys that stretch out in all directions like shattering icicles, and a monstrous growl in the low end of the register. Just two main ingredients from which not everyone knows how to distil musical brilliance—listen to the interplay of beat and chords on »WQ3«.