Q-Burns Abstract Message
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- Q-Burns Abstract Message, the alter-ego of manic producer M. Donaldson, is currently celebrating his sixteenth year of releasing records and DJing all over the freaking place. Perpetually busy and perplexedly funky, his eccentric sound has been a major..In the realm of dance music, there are few producers that thrive on blurring the boundary between eclectic experimenter and populist ass-shaker as much as Q-Burns Abstract Message. Equally comfortable covering Krautrock legends Faust or dropping his favorite chunky house grooves into the mix, Q-BAM—known to his parents as Michael Donaldson—is indeed the rare auteur. Whether globetrotting as a DJ, co-running the Eighth Dimension Records label, remixing artists like Rabbit in the Moon, Fila Brazillia and Youssou N'Dour, or recording his own original productions, Donaldson is all about the coaxing the maximum soul out of the machine. Based in Orlando since the early-’90s, the former record shop owner and college radio DJ has spent the past two decades developing a sound that is obsessively devoted to the funk. His animated, vodka-soaked DJ sets have won audiences for the well-traveled Donaldson from San Francisco to (literally) Siberia, and landed him primo opening slots for GusGus, Chemical Brothers and Meat Beat Manifesto. However, it’s his playful rhythms, surprising melodic themes and not-so-surprising Eno-esque textures that demand attention. An accomplished indie musician prior to releasing his first single as Q-BAM—the breakbeat noir of “141 Revenge Street” in 1995—Donaldson is first and foremost a songwriter, albeit one that is just as enamored with the sheer power of the groove. With a trusty Roland Juno 106 synth at his side, Q-BAM released three full-length albums via the respected electronic label Astralwerks, including Invisible Airline which featured several collaborations with vocalist Lisa Shaw. He has recorded numerous singles for house-centric imprints such as Brique Rouge, Slip N’ Slide, NRK and of course, Eighth Dimension. Q-BAM was also one of the talented producers on alt-country icon Jim White’s 2001 Luaka Bop release No Such Place. The album cast White’s stark vocals in a wasteland of dusty beats and ghostly slide guitars, with Donaldson’s tracks providing some of its most intoxicating moments. Though his “endless summer” schedule—more than 100 DJ dates annually—and ongoing production projects would seemingly exhaust a mere mortal, Q-BAM rather enjoys this 120-BPM soundtrack. Accordingly, Donaldson and fellow Orlando producer/DJ Atnarko launched the deep house label EIGHT-TRACKS, dedicated to releasing “strange sounds that you can dance to,” says Q-BAM himself. Additionally, house imprint Agave Records tapped Donaldson to throw down a mix CD titled Agave Nectar Vol. 1, available in fine records shops worldwide.. Currently, Q-BAM is hard at work with his monthly Invisible Airwaves radio show (syndicated to over a dozen stations worldwide) as well as studio and label duties, and his constant DJ touring schedule. Recent Q-Burns Abstract Message singles include the Italian-horror film inspired “Chainsaw” for EIGHT-TRACKS, a collection of remixes by Cole Medina and Presslaboys of the classic Invisible Airline track “Innocent” (featuring the vocals of Lisa Shaw), and a revamped “Balearic Chainsaw” with mixes by Q-BAM pal Scott Hardkiss. As if there wasn’t already enough deliciously warm and gooey queso already piled high on his plate, Q-BAM is also hard at work recording a slew of tracks for an upcoming mystery project, to be launched sometime within the year.̸Enter / Other (12") Mephisto Records 1996 Our Man In Stockholm / 141 Revenge Street (12") Mephisto Records 1996 Pools In Eyes (12") Sunburn Records 1996 A Song For Peace / Flava Lamp (12") Mephisto Records 1997 Doublecross EP (CD, 12") Astralwerks 1997 Listening / Total Maza (12") On Delancey Street 1997 Touchin' On Something (12") Astralwerks 1997 Feng Shui (CD, LP) Astralwerks, Virgin Records 1998 He's A Skull (12") Astralwerks 1998 Oeuvre (CD, 12") Astralwerks 1998 Invisible Airline (CD, LP) Astralwerks 2001 Shame (12") Astralwerks 2001 Innocent (12") NRK Sound Division 2002 Re-Routed (The Invisible Airline Remixes) (CD) Eighth Dimension Records 2002 This Time (Remixes) (2x12") Eighth Dimension Records 2002 Innocent (Part 2 - The Joey Negro Mixes) (12") NRK Sound Division 2003 This Time (12") Slip 'n' Slide 2003 Future Past Tense - Remixes By Q-Burns Abstract Message (CD) Eighth Dimension Records 2004 The Unreleased Mixes (12") Hallucination Limited 2005 Nectar Vol. 1 (CD) Agave Records 2007 This Time (Remixes) (12") Slip 'n' Slide 2007 Chainsaw (5xFile, MP3, WAV) EIGHT-TRACKS 2010 Innocent (Cole Medina Remixes) (3xFile, MP3, WAV) Eighth Dimension 2010 Balearic Chainsaw (5xFile, MP3, WAV) Eighth Dimension 2011 Innocent (Presslaboys Remixes) (2xFile, MP3, Eighth Dimension 2011
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