{"product_id":"quicksand-distant-populations-lp","title":"QUICKSAND 'DISTANT POPULATIONS' LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"aec-musictabs\" class=\"ui-tabs ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-all\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"aec-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTREET DATE IS 10\/29\/21\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"aec-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistant Populations, just the fourth full-length album of Quicksand's career, comes as a comparatively swift follow-up to Interiors-which itself came a full 22 years after it's predecessor, 1995's Manic Compression. Critically lauded and deemed very much worth the wait, Interiors succeeded in reestablishing the band as the powerful and contemporary entity they had always been.\u003cbr\u003eDistant Populations has a punchier, more up-tempo sound than it's predecessor; it's 11 songs are concise, carved sonic jewels boasting not a single wasted note; and it's raw power, it's gripping lyricism, leaps out from the very first listening. It is a striking step up for the band. The songwriting itself had been no minor process: Following the release of Interiors, the band successfully toured around the world and in the process fully re-established their chemistry together. Looking forward to making the next album, the three of them-frontman\/ guitarist Walter Schreifels, bassist Sergio Vega, and drummer Alan Cage-had methodically recorded various soundchecks, improvisations, and show rehearsals, and compiled the results. \"Eventually, when it came time to make a record,\" Schreifels says, \"we would just edit down to the ones that were most exciting to us all, and then refocus on them and see if we could recapture the magic from it.\" There may be a final irony in the title of Distant Populations. Practically speaking, that's precisely whom Quicksand recorded it for: Listeners very far away. Not a single one of these songs has ever been played live onstage. The band has dates on hold for the fall, notes Schreifels, and fingers are crossed Quicksand will be out there performing very soon. They will likely be the most memorable shows of the band's career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ui-tabs ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-all\" id=\"aec-musictabs\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"false\" role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"ui-tabs-panel ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom\" aria-labelledby=\"MusicTracks\" id=\"mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tracksonly\" id=\"aec-jukebox\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-playlist tracksonly\"\u003e1 Inversion\u003cbr\u003e2 Lightning Field\u003cbr\u003e3 Colossus\u003cbr\u003e4 Brushed\u003cbr\u003e5 Katakana\u003cbr\u003e6 Missile Command\u003cbr\u003e7 Phase 90\u003cbr\u003e8 The Philosopher\u003cbr\u003e9 Compacted Reality\u003cbr\u003e10 Emdr\u003cbr\u003e11 Rodan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47530893770970,"sku":"QUICKSAND-DISTANT-POPULATIONS-BLACK-LP","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4709\/4490\/files\/image_b485cda4-d4fc-4055-a376-9bf8866d6841.jpg?v=1769199416","url":"https:\/\/metaledgemag.com\/products\/quicksand-distant-populations-lp","provider":"Metal Edge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}