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After Chronology and FILM, I finally mustered up the courage to assemble a modular synthesizer. Over the course of two years I built a system and recorded its musical development, from an infant to an adolescent machine. This chronicling of material lead to Teenages, a six part work for modular synthesizer. This is my first release on Erased Tapes Records

“Gorgeous intricacy and sweeping scale”- Spin Magazine

"Teenages is a masterclass in the almost forgotten art of playing synthesisers for their own sake." - The Guardian

“The spontaneous, jammed, live feel oozes out of every pour of the six tracks..” -Electronic Sound Magazine

"From the throbbing, alien hum of ‘Artilect’ to the naive Radiophonic-esque bleeping melody of ‘Palace Workers’, its expertly-cultivated moods will captivate current fans and win over new ones."- 9/10 DJ Mag

"Unlike many contemporary modular synth releases, Teenages has arrived at an original sound, combining 20th Century experimental composition with 21st Century notions of artificial intelligence." - The Quietus

“This kind of modular synth work isn’t exactly an underpopulated field, but Teenages offers plenty to commend it. The balance of sun blinded textures and rough-housing tactility is spot on.” - 8/10 Uncut Magazine

"This is no ordinary release of electronic music. It is a fully realized work of detailed composition, where each track contributes to an arc of music that displays theme and narrative" - 8/10 Exclaim Magazine

credits

released May 3, 2019

Composed and produced by Qasim Naqvi
Mastered by Sarah Register
Vinyl cut by Barry Grint at Alchemy, London
Four Girls painting by Chitra Ganesh
Still Life with Dreamed Stripes painting by Meg Franklin Design by Torsten Posselt at FELD, Berlin

Stream or order the album 'Teenages' on LP/CD/DL via Erased Tapes Records: https://idol.lnk.to/QasimTeenages