- The QuadsQuad is made up of Blake Potter, Tony Mugavaro, Geoff Hasslegrove and Corey Spengler who originate from the USA. ‘Reach’ featuring Reagan Jones on vocals appears on James Zabiela’s Renaissance compilation while ‘Little Shaker Boys’ has seen big support from Danny Tenaglia, Chris & Kai and the Low End Specialists.
Reach takes a journey into the trippy breaks arena. Simple, laid back beats are used as the basis for a plethora of bleeps, sounds, ticks and grinds that constantly fill the senses though keeping an underlying rhythm. A great moody vocal is used in an early breakdown with washed out synths and quirky melodies. Squelches and acid effects are just a small number of elements that you can pick up throughout this track. The vocal flows gorgeously along with the beat but it’s the breakdowns that really adds the epic feel. Further on a moody synth melody takes centre stage and is very emotive and original. Awesome track.
Taking on a tribal approach, Little Shaker Boys comes out with deep grooves and dirty drums. The dark vocal is used to great effect here and gels with the beat adding a tough edge. A haunting guitar sample is given a bit of treatment and sounds almost like a bird wailing, really cementing the sound of the track while strictly putting itself into a dark clubbing environment. Devastating to the say the least.
A totally overwhelming package from Tao here. Both tracks give you two totally different styles and really showcases the talents from this bunch of guys.