
The two titans of the Tru-Thoughts record label, Alice Russell & Quantic have finally bowed to pressure and hooked up for a full collaborative album. As appetisers go " Look Around The Corner " will have fans of both artists counting the days until the LP drops in April (Pre-Order: UK / US ). Just listen to that big string section, gorgeous production, and of course Alice's soulful vocals. Recorded at Quantic's Sonido del Valle studio in Cali, Colombia. Tru-Thoughts report that Chicago's Chess label was a big influence on the production aesthetic, [...]
Diffusé en avant première sur la BBC Radio 6 et déjà un petit buzz. La nouvelle track de Quantic est officiellement en ligne depuis quelques jours et sur Le Mellotron pour le bonheur de tous. Will "Quantic" Holland renoue avec son amie et chanteuse Alice Russell , emmenant avec lui son fameux Combo Bárbaro , sa dernière formation à date. Encore une combinaison de choc. Le single sortira en digital et 103 deluxe le 10 février prochain en attendant l'album du même nom Look Around The Corner [...]

It has been a decade since Will Holland aka Quantic released his first album on Tru Thoughts. Twelve albums later and Quantic has a vast discography; funky, soulful vibes with the Quantic Soul Orchestra, Flowering Inferno's reggae infused dub, cumbia with The Combo Barbaro, and more. The Best Of Quantic album highlights the stunning range of his work, bringing together some of the biggest tracks from across his many projects. To celebrate the release and a decade of music from Quantic, the world famous J.Rocc (one of the finest DJs on the planet), [...]

It has been a decade since Will Holland aka Quantic released his first album on Tru Thoughts. Twelve albums later and Quantic has a vast discography; funky, soulful vibes with the Quantic Soul Orchestra, Flowering Inferno's reggae infused dub, cumbia with The Combo Barbaro, and more. The Best Of Quantic album highlights the stunning range of his work, bringing together some of the biggest tracks from across his many projects. To celebrate the release and a decade of music from Quantic, the world famous J.Rocc (one of the finest DJs on the planet), created the Best Of Quantic [...]

QUANTIC NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION! Very excited my Carnal Guillermo (Sweater Funk) is part of this event with Quantic. If you're in the Mission (SF) on any given night, I'm sure you've seen Jacob playing rare and obscure records of all genres. You can catch Guillermo every 3rd Wednesday at Casanova Bar for his party "Gostosa" with homey Allen Thayer (wax poetics)! Together they run the deepest Brazilian night(Strictly vinyl) in SF! Every 3rd Sunday Jacob also runs a monthly party called "Spill The [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: DJ Premier, King Most "Quantic - We Got Soul (Rob Life Remix)" What's so good? Quantic has recently released a greatest hits collection on Tru Thoughts. First up, if you don't know Quantic, I suggest you cop that immediately! For those of you who do know Quantic, and are - like [...]

Download: Tru Thoughts Podcast 38 (Quantic) Tracklist: Quantic / Time Is The Enemy (Tru Thoughts) Quantic / Life In The Rain (Tru Thoughts) The Quantic Soul Orchestra / Super 8 (Part 1) (Tru Thoughts) The Quantic Soul Orchestra / Pushin On (Tru Thoughts) Quantic / Apricot Morning (Tru Thoughts) Quantic / Tried To Smile (Unreleased Demo) Quantic / Furthest Moment (Tru Thoughts) Quantic Y Su Conjunto Los Miticos Del Ritmo / Get Ur Freak On (Tru Thoughts) Quantic & Nickodemus feat Tempo / Mi Swing Es [...]

British musician, DJ and producer Will Holland goes by the recording name Quantic and he has put together an already massive collection of eclectic material. Here's an artist to spend an entire day getting into. His solo outings as Quantic have been nothing but phenomenal club hitters that you can also get down to with your headphones on. He also plays with the Quantic Soul Orchestra, a project that moves a way from one man productions to live recorded music. Once you are done familiarizing yourself with him, go ahead and add him to your Google Reader because [...]

Download: Owiny Sigoma Band "Doyoi Nyajo Nam" (Quantic Dub) Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings presents the Owiny Sigoma Band "Doyoi Nyajo Nam" (Quantic Dub) released on the "Tafsiri Sound" EP a project that features selected songs from Owiny Sigoma Band's self-titled album released earlier this year. iTunes: Tafsiri Sound - EP - Owiny Sigoma Band

Some heavy funk business from the First Word Records camp today, who have unleashed their latest players, Brighton boys Ye Mighty, onto the masses. For the uninitiated, Ye Mighty are Max Wheeler (you might have heard of him from his previous incarnation as part of Dirty Diggers) and Richard "Dutch" Halligan. According to FW, Ye Dirty are "the latest product of the incredibly prolific Brighton music scene, that has brought the world the likes of Quantic, Bonobo, Nostalgia 77 and Alice Russell to name but a few." [...]
I love free stuff. I'm an expert at surfing festivals, job fairs and supermarkets for free stuff. Not sure the lanyard, pen, snus tin count I've hustled using my spammy, hepatitis-filled Gmail account, but I'll never be without a place for my keys, a writing instrument or nicotine fix for the rest of my life. Quantic , UK producer/DJ Will Holland, has had a pretty awesome career. My favorite album Apricot Morning, dropping in 2002, takes break-beat, electronic, trip-hop to a fun, exciting new level-taking the funk meter and raising the bar. Total he has six LP's, albums, B-side releases [...]

Tru Thoughts & Quantic are releasing a compilation The Best of Quantic on September 13th. To celebrate they are offering a free track, "Transatlantic".
The Turntables on the Hudson crew is back with a new collection that reflects their work with Nickodemus and their NYC club. But Today's Top Tune comes from Quantic...
Le mariage parfait des musiques latines et funk, du traditionnel et de l'actuel, du numérique et de l'analogique. Le retour du plus colombien des producteurs anglais est toujours un événement. C'est depuis Cali que Will Holland aka Quantic distille aujourd'hui ses productions qui n'en finissent pas d'inonder les étalages des disquaires du monde entier. Imprégné depuis toujours de la musique sud-américaine, il travaille avec de nombreuses figures locales comme le légendaire pianiste Alfredo Linares , Arthur Verocai (Jorge Ben), Nickodemus ou Malcom Catto (Heliocentrics). Mais [...]
We previously heard from Quantic -- aka England-born/Columbia-based Will Holland -- when he threw together a great mix of dusty old Ethiopian records in March 2010. Since then, it appears he has split his time between digging deeper in the African crates and honing his skills on the accordion. He took up the instrument three years ago while diving headfirst into the Cumbia music scene. And one of the first tracks he recorded during his experimentation with the genre was "Cumbia De Dilla," Holland's own take [...]
Le meilleur des sonorités afro-tropicales sous le chapiteau du Cabaret Sauvage transformé pour l'occasion en Tropicale Discothèque ! Un véritable Bal Tropical qui s'annonce torride… Un Sound System International réunissant les meilleurs experts et esthètes de la planète « Heavy Afro Latin Sounds » : cumbia, ska, compas, biguine, plena, sembé, tropical funk, highlife, samba, mambo, bossa, calypso, salsa, merengue, soukous & many more… Un SoundClash Tropical International avec aux platines Quantic (Cali), Nickodemus (New-York), Sofrito Sound System (London) et Setenta en concert (Paris) ! Groovons et reprenons [...]
Producer/Musician Quantic puts a Cumbia spin on classic Hip Hop tracks like Dr. Dre's 'Nuthin But A 'G' Thang' on an upcoming EP
The multi-talented Will Holland, who you know better as Quantic, appeared on our pages last year when he was promoting his very good Dog With A Rope album as the Flowering Inferno. Whereas that project got funky with loads of Latin flair, his new destination appears to be a different continent. Like Oh No before him, Holland looked to Ethiopia for inspiration. And he gathered a slew of dusty 45s to put together this ill mix of traditional joints that will hopefully inspire you, too. Or, at the very least, it should [...]

Hello all. I've been on holiday this week, so apologies about the lack of action of the website. This is just a quick one as I'm off again tomorrow for another week. It's a tough life, this... Anyway, here are some songs I've been listening to over the last seven days or so. There's a mix of brand new stuff - TVOTR and Flying Lotus - and old stuff that's been around for a hell of a lot longer than I have. Anyway, enjoy the songs and things will all be back to normal in a week or so. [...]