With over 20 years of combined musical experience, the artists that make up Quadrant bring the best of each of their abilities to the table, and the results are phenomenal.
Leigh Caplan (Texel) began playing the piano at the age of six. By the age of 10 he was writing music and completed a string quintet by the age of 12. At 18 Texel started producing electronic music and had a release on Seattle based Ornj Plus Recordings shortly thereafter. Since then, he's absorbed every bit of information he's learned about production and has put it to good use. He combines his musical acumen with an equally extensive technical background to ensure Quadrant's tunes are engineered as well as they are written.
Daniel Pollard (Cyanide) was brought up on variegated sorts of music. It was Drum and Bass that led him into his musical career. Cyanide picked up DJing in 1999 and, in less than a year, gained ground headlining events all over southeast US, becoming a resident at Savannah, Georgia's only Drum and Bass weekly. At 17 he broke into producing while still frequently touring the United States and Canada. His wide scope of musical influences, both mainstream and esoteric, serve as constant inspiration; not many artists can claim equal exposure to Dirty South, Post Punk, and all manner of electronic music.
The city of Philadelphia provided fertile ground for Quadrant's diverse range of creative output (Cyanide is now in Atlanta; Texel resides in Seattle). The bass resonating from their third floor studio on any given night was proof of the amount of dedication to dissecting, analyzing, and reassembling musical compositions. In 2005 they appeared on two releases for the UK-based Drum and Bass label Renegade Hardware and in February 2006 Manipulated Living served on the Carpe Diem album sampler. "My Beautiful Liar" also made an appearance on the Fear No Evil LP. They produced two tracks on Mental Sharp's album, "Above the Beats and Below the Bass," and worked closely with Chuck Treece on a remix of Leiana's "Talk."
Quadrant's debut 12" on Triple Vision imprint Citrus Recordings was released in May of 2007, featuring "Only Mortal" (a tribute to Desimal) and "Hell Can Wait" (featuring DStar). A huge remix of Amex & Kaiza's "Shrinz" came out on promo in early August on Tilt Recordings with a full release soon to follow. Next up is a collaboration with fellow Seattle resident Cease, featuring two tunes getting heavy DJ support worldwide: Blood on our Hands and Rage & Rapture (featuring Didi B.) out soon on Citrus.
Not content to be confined to the studio environment, both members of Quadrant are a force to be reckoned with behind the decks, and are widely known for meticulously mixed sets which place equal emphases on dance floor energy and emotional depth.
With several projects and collaborations on the immediate horizion, 2007 will prove to be the best year yet for Quadrant.
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GUTS Aug 25
Just picked up this new book called GUTS! Tim Palen is the mastermind behind the posters/marketing of the new wave of horror cinema. His work has been involved with the SAW movies, High Tension, Hostel and more. Awsome images in this thing. very inspiring stuff. If you...
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Cyanide (Daniel Pollard) - Diversionary tactics.
Texel (Leigh Caplan) - Special operations.
Quadrant Dubs (Unreleased)
Blood On Our Hands / Rage & Rapture
Only Mortal/Hell Can Wait [Citrus028]
Fear No Evil [RHLP11]
Carpe Diem Sampler (Aura) [RH073]
The Hardware Chronicles Vol. 5 [RH068]
3 The Hard Way Vol. 2 [RH067]
yo YO bass'ners !!!... good to see yallz here. :DDD. And one of you are on threadless ?!!? ~_^. Best Regards, a.
posted Jul 16
Loving all those tracks on the playlist,, theyre right up my street. Any release dates for them?
posted Jun 20
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srix says:
BAD MF's!
posted Aug 4