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Q and Not U


Q and Not U was a post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C., signed to Dischord Records. Members John Davis, Harris Klahr, Christopher Richards, and Matt Borlik formed the band in 1998. After Borlik's departure following the release of their first album, the band went on to record two more critically lauded LPs as a three-piece, exploring aspects of dance-punk, and other disparate musical styles. Q and Not U disbanded in September 2005 after completing their touring commitments and a short farewell stand in Washington, D.C.


John Davis, Harris Klahr, Christopher Richards, and Matt Borlik formed Q and Not U in the summer of 1998 and began playing shows in the D.C. area later that November. They released their first album, No Kill No Beep Beep, in late 2000. It was marked by strongly rhythmic compositions with dissonant guitar and bass, though each song was built around unique melodies and danceable beats that cut through and rode on top of the swells of noise. Several reviewers described the music as "catchy", and this quality of oblique yet upbeat and endearing musicality would be a trademark of the band's future work, setting them apart from their aurally less forgiving D.C. hardcore peers and bringing them more into line with the budding dance-punk scene.[1]

Following extensive touring in 2000 and 2001, alongside bands like Engine Down, Milemarker, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, and El Guapo, bassist Borlik was dismissed in November 2001. His absence prompted a more slimmed-down sound as reflected in 2002's Different Damage. Guitarist Richards occasionally took a turn on bass guitar or keyboard and Klahr also incorporated keyboards, as well as a baritone guitar, though they left bass instruments out of some songs altogether, and the album is instead driven by ever-more complex and propulsive dance beats, razor sharp guitar licks ("So Many Animal Calls", "When the Lines Go Down"), and pronounced use of multiple overlapping vocals from each member of the band ("Snow Patterns", "No Damage Nocturne"). The album also expanded upon the small patches of hushed tapping cultivated on No Kill... ("We Heart Our Hive") into fully grown bodies of delicate rhythm ("Soft Pyramids"). The band toured extensively following the release, making their way through the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Japan.

While Different Damage pulled a lot of sound out of very little equipment, the band put together Power (2004) using a greater variety of instruments, most notably synths, melodicas and recorders and integrated these new sounds into more delicate, multi-faceted, and ever-more variegated songs. The use of guttural and aggressive bass synth rafts on "Wonderful People" and other songs is especially prominent and adds greater depth to the songs, as well as giving heightened value to the bass-less, jangly interludes throughout the album. The tensed and urgent vocal delivery that had been part of each previous release was also pushed to new limits, now developing into falsetto ("Throw Back Your Head") and startling choral arrangements ("District Night Prayer") that had been previously unexplored.
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Albums de Q and Not U

Q and Not U No Kill No Beep Beep image No Kill No Beep Beep
Q and Not U Different Damage image Different Damage
Q and Not U Power image Power
Q and Not U Hot and Informed image Hot and Informed
Q and Not U On Play Patterns image On Play Patterns
Q and Not U X-Polynation - Book of Flags image X-Polynation - Book of Flags
Q and Not U Wonderful People image Wonderful People
Q and Not U title image title
Q and Not U X-Polynation image X-Polynation
Q and Not U On Play Patterns EP image On Play Patterns EP
Q and Not U 20 Years Of Dischord image 20 Years Of Dischord
Q and Not U Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again image Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again
Q and Not U 2 songs image 2 songs
Q and Not U 20 Years Of Dischord [Disc 2] image 20 Years Of Dischord [Disc 2]
Q and Not U X-Polynation / Book of Flags image X-Polynation / Book of Flags
Q and Not U Hot and Informed - EP image Hot and Informed - EP
Q and Not U no title image no title
Q and Not U Wonderful People Remix EP image Wonderful People Remix EP
Q and Not U 20 Years of Dischord Disc 2 image 20 Years of Dischord Disc 2
Q and Not U 2003-04-03: Black Cat, Washington D.C., USA image 2003-04-03: Black Cat, Washington D.C., USA
Q and Not U undefined image undefined
Q and Not U (unknown) image (unknown)
Q and Not U M3 Volume 13 image M3 Volume 13
Q and Not U Q and Not U image Q and Not U
Q and Not U DEALBREAKER III image DEALBREAKER III
Q and Not U No Kill No Beep Beep LP image No Kill No Beep Beep LP
Q and Not U Exotic Fever Presents: Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again image Exotic Fever Presents: Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again
Q and Not U Hot And Informed 7'' image Hot And Informed 7''
Q and Not U Book of Flags image Book of Flags
Q and Not U 20 Years Of Dischord (Disc 2) image 20 Years Of Dischord (Disc 2)
Q and Not U X-Polynation-Book of Flags si image X-Polynation-Book of Flags si
Q and Not U Hot and Informed 7 Inch image Hot and Informed 7 Inch
Q and Not U Hot and Informed EP image Hot and Informed EP
Q and Not U 50 Bands, Disc two image 50 Bands, Disc two
Q and Not U DEALBREAKER VI: Bikini Carwash Nights image DEALBREAKER VI: Bikini Carwash Nights
Q and Not U Wonderful People (Remix) image Wonderful People (Remix)
Q and Not U Power PROPER image Power PROPER
Q and Not U Book of Flags - Single image Book of Flags - Single
Q and Not U (2000) No Kill No Beep Beep image (2000) No Kill No Beep Beep
Q and Not U On Play Patterns 7" image On Play Patterns 7"
Q and Not U No Kill Beep Beep image No Kill Beep Beep
Q and Not U No Kill No Bleep Bleep image No Kill No Bleep Bleep
Q and Not U Hot And Informed 7" image Hot And Informed 7"
Q and Not U No Kill, No Beep Beep image No Kill, No Beep Beep
Q and Not U 2002 - Different Damage image 2002 - Different Damage
Q and Not U Twenty Years of Dischord image Twenty Years of Dischord
Q and Not U Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again: A Compilation Benefiting American Veterans of the Vietnam War image Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again: A Compilation Benefiting American Veterans of the Vietnam War
Q and Not U X-Polynation b/w Book of Flags image X-Polynation b/w Book of Flags
Q and Not U X-Polynation/Book of Flags image X-Polynation/Book of Flags
Q and Not U 20 Years of Dishord image 20 Years of Dishord

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