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September 7, 2004 For Immediate Release QUANTAZELLE’S COASTER LP AVAILABLE OCTOBER 5, 2004 ON SUBVARIANT RECORDINGS Chicago, IL—How many CDs have you bought that end up as beverage coasters after the first listen? But how many are coasters before you listen to them? Quantazelle’s new CD, Coaster is just that: a designer beverage coaster and an experimental electronic album. “I’m very happy to finally be at this point,” says Liz McLean Knight, subVariant label-head and the solo composer behind Quantazelle “I have been working on [Coaster] for quite a while and it’s very satisfying to finally be able to share it with a larger audience.” Quantazelle’s signature sound consists of glitched-out textures and blissful atmospherics held together by funky machine-noise grooves, and catchy, melodic explorations. Imagine Melody on Mars–era Aphex Twin gifted with more processing power, or maybe a glitchier, instrumental Múm. Coaster features 12 tracks of Quantazelle’s bright, melodic IDM. From the catchy glitch-hop of the opener, “Braking (Hushed)” to the wistful piano arpeggios of “Sunken Projectile,” the album, while being most appropriate for chill sets and dance floor transitions, has enough diversity within to keep the experience memorable and engaging. "...Pianos, strings and machinery [all] battle for your attention,” writes Corey Maass of Modsquare. “It definitely keeps you on your toes, allowing the music to stay direct but interesting—it's not exhausting like a lot of the other music in this genre ... there's more emphasis on melody. 'Late Blazing Kinch Theme' and 'Pansy Beatmatch' are a lot more straightforward melodically and are just gorgeous. Both are very pretty little romps into an electronica netherworld.” The most striking aspect of the release is its packaging concept. The CD itself has a dotted outline showing the correct placement of one’s beverage, and the CD booklet features an instruction manual detailing proper utilization of the Coaster. “Accessories" are also offered simultaneously with the album: a Coaster Case, which allows easy portability of Coaster, and four Custom Surfaces, enabling a stylish personalization of the CD / coaster. Having performed alongside people like Jimmy Edgar, Miles Tilmann, Proem, Proswell, Machinedrum, and Kero, Quantazelle has performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago for the digital arts festival Version>02, and has made numerous appearances in Chicago and its surrounding states. Aside from running subVariant Recordings, she also is the editor-in-chief of acclaimed Chicago-based IDM website, Modsquare.com, runs the e-commerce site Fractalspin.com, and has her own fashion design company featuring jewelry made from electronic components: Zelle. She has also recently being named “one of Chicago’s fabulous 20-somethings” by the Chicago Tribune’s Red Eye for her commitment to experimental electronic music and her entrepreneurial spirit. The album release party will be held Monday, October 4, 2004 at Sonotheque 1444 Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL at 9pm with special guests Popkan and DJ M50. --------------- Quantazelle’s Coaster album will be available on CD from subVariant Recordings on October 5, 2004. See the subVariant website for distribution and retail locations. -------------- About SUBVARIANT RECORDINGS SUBVARIANT RECORDINGS is a Chicago-based record label committed to releasing boundary-pushing electronic music, and well as creative approaches to the promotion and presentation of each artist’s work. For more information visit the SUBVARIANT website at <http://www.subvariant.com>www.subvariant.com For press inquiries, please visit the press site at <http://www.subvariant.com/press,>www.subvariant.com/press, or email <mailto:press@subvariant.com>press@subvariant.com http://www.subvariant.com/press <http://www.subvariant.com/cms/mailinglists/mailinglists.php?p=mlist&rem=inf o@digitalnimbus.com>To be removed from this specific mailing list, click here --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org