SOLSTICE by Qi
The record was recorded "as live" at Hong Kong's Sunset Studio with engineer Paul MacLean looking after the knobs & sliders; vinyl mastering from the masterful Philip Daryl Emond.
In November 2019, press : release said...
"Somehow in the space of only a few months, after we first saw Qi do a 15 minute set at the Wanch in early summer, they have now amassed at least 90 minutes of gnarly material. Gnarly seems the right word to describe their pop smarts as twin guitars intertwine with bashed drums, hi-octane choruses, groovin' bass and as always, the sort of writhing convoluted energy-packed stage charm that is the Qi phenomenon. Earworms galore. We were talking about how 2 or 3 spins of Qi songs in the car would have us singing along at every gig. Qi's choicest charms are stadia fodder we reckon."
This is the debut album from Qi. Titled SOLSTICE it captures these musical provocateurs as they exploded onto the scene, providing the antidote to a back-drop of protest & anarchy - from their first live-gig on the Summer solstice of 2019 to laying down these recordings over the Winter solstice they've postured & posed, riffed & seduced their way into the heart of HK's live music scene.
Here they for the first time on vinyl.
Tracklist
| 1. | STARMEOW ROCK | 3:07 |
| 2. | MAKE LOVE SONG | 4:30 |
| 3. | SPACE REPTILE | 4:53 |
| 4. | HAPPY MEMORY | 5:54 |
| 5. | GREEN ARMY | 5:18 |
| 6. | TODAY IS ANOTHER DAY | 4:08 |
| 7. | (MY ONLY) MONA LISA | 4:36 |
| 8. | WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? | 4:52 |
Credits
All music recorded live by Paul MacLean at Sunset Studio, Hong Kong, on the Winter Solstice of 2019.
Zero instrumental overdubs or patches.
Additional vocals recorded a few days later.
Mixed and mastered by Philip Daryl Emond.
Executive producer: Nick Langford
Photography by Gary Jones of Gaz Jones Photography, www.gazjonesphoto.com.
Design by Tom Chan
Tracks 1, 3, 7 & 8 composed by A. Carré & R. Garratt,
track 2 by A. Carré, tracks 4, 5 & 6 by R. Garratt.
All tracks arranged by Qi.
