Quantic Biography
As a teenager, British DJ and producer Quantic had played guitar in various rock bands, but it was his switch to house and broken beat that sent him successfully into his musical career, especially after his 7" "We Got Soul" came out in 2000. (Born Will Holland, he is also part of Quantic Soul Orchestra and the soul-folk-dance duo the Limp Twins.) In 2001, his debut full-length album, The 5th Exotic, was released on Tru Thoughts, followed the next year by Apricot Morning. After briefly pausing in 2003 to record QSO's Stampede (for which he played organ, bass, guitar, and saxophone, among other things) and the Limp Twins' Tales from Beyond the Groove, Holland returned to his solo project with 2004's Mishaps Happening. Quantic Soul Orchestra's Pushin On came out in 2005, and the next year proved to be a busy one for him: he released a compilation (One Off's, Remixes and B Sides), a reissue of The 5th Exotic, and another new Quantic album, An Announcement to Answer. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide
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