Q and Not U
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Origin | Christopher Richards |
Past members | Matt Borlik |
Q and Not U was a
Music
John Davis, Harris Klahr, Christopher Richards, and Matt Borlik formed Q and Not U in the summer of 1998 and began playing shows in the D.C. area later that November. They released their first album, No Kill No Beep Beep, in late 2000. It was marked by strongly rhythmic compositions with dissonant guitar and bass, though each song was built around unique melodies and danceable beats that cut through and rode on top of the swells of noise. Several reviewers described the music as "catchy", and this quality of oblique yet upbeat and endearing musicality would be a trademark of the band's future work, setting them apart from their aurally less forgiving D.C. hardcore peers and bringing them more into line with the budding dance-punk scene.[1]
Following extensive touring in 2000 and 2001, alongside bands like
While Different Damage pulled a lot of sound out of very little equipment, the band put together
Miscellaneous details
- Q and Not U released very little non-album material; all of the band's songs have been included on one of their three LPs, except for three tracks: "Busy Lights, Busy Carpet," from their debut single, 'Hot and Informed', "Ten Thousand Animal Calls," from On Play Patterns, and a cover of Neil Young's "Don't Let It Bring You Down" from the compilation Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again. "You Did It Electric" is an unreleased song often played live in early shows.
- On Play Patterns and the Book of Flags/X-Polynation single contain different recordings of tracks that also appeared on full-lengths.
"After seven years, hundreds of shows, thousands of miles, 46 states, four continents, three albums, only one flat-tire and countless nicknames for Shawn Brackbill, Q and Not U is disbanding," wrote band member Chris Richards. "With all of your support, we feel that we've reached all of our shared goals as Q and Not U and we're ready to move on to other projects in life. We all hope to play music together again someday, but we feel that it's a beautiful and natural time to bring this band to a close."
Band members
- Harris Klahr – vocals, guitars, synthesizers, melodica (1998–2005)
- Christopher Richards – vocals, guitars, synthesizers (1998–2005); bass (2001–2005)
- John Davis – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1998–2005)
- Matthew Borlik – bass (1998–2001)
In 2009, Richards was named Pop Critic for The Washington Post.[2]
Releases
Albums
- No Kill No Beep Beep (Dischord, October 2000)
- Different Damage (Dischord, October 2002)
- Power (Dischord, October 2004)
Singles
- Hot and Informed (Dischord/Desoto, April 2000)
- On Play Patterns (Dischord, April 2002)
- X-Polynation/Book of Flags (Dischord, September 2003)
- Wonderful People Remix EP(Dischord, September 2005)
External links
- Dischord Records Band Site
- Pitchfork Media, interview with the band (January 2005)
- [1], Richards joins Washington Post
- [2], Rich Jones articles on WashingtonPost.com
- D.C. punk collection at the University of Maryland
- John Davis collection on punk at the University of Maryland
Sources
- ^ Review of "Power" Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at Crawdaddy!
- ^ Richards, Chris. "Chris Richards". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2012.