QZB bringing dreams and dust
Hot from the presses of London-based Critical Music comes “Dreams to Dust”, the follow-up to QZB’s first and much-admired full-length collection released three years ago. Based in Basel, the duo of Thomas and Ben this time around have recorded everything in their own studio, including vocals by a number of strong singers, including Sydney Bryce, Marea and Duskee. Intense drum’n’bass rhythms combined with dark clouds of EDM noise, a hefty dollop of innovation and beautifully constructed proper songs is QZM’s forte. They’ve done their talents full justice here. The fifteen tracks never once repeat themselves or sound samey.
“The album is centred around the narrative of self-development”, Ben told London-based electronic music platform UKF, “…and in the last few years, we grew a lot on a personal level, on a collaborative level. We have been making music together for more than a decade now. You go through phases and at some point, sometimes you develop in different directions, but you always choose each other.” He sums up the spirit of “Dreams to Dust” thus: “For years we chased perfect and this time we chased true.”
