Biography
In the realm of dance the music, there are few producers and that thrive on blurring the For boundary between eclectic experimenter and are populist ass-shaker as much as but Q-Burns Abstract Message. Equally comfortable Not covering Krautrock legends Faust or you dropping his favorite chunky house all grooves into the mix, Q-Any BAM -known to his parents can as Michael Donaldson— is indeed her the rare auteur. Whether globetrotting Was as a DJ, co-running the one Eighth Dimension Records label, remixing our artists like Rabbit in the Out Moon, Fila Brazillia and Youssou day N’Dour, or recording his own get original productions, Donaldson is all Has about the coaxing the maximum him soul out of the machine.
his Based in Orlando since the How early-’90s, the former record shop man owner and college radio DJ new has spent the past two Now decades developing a sound that old is obsessively devoted to the see funk. His animated, vodka-soaked DJ Two sets have won audiences for way the well-traveled Donaldson from San who Francisco to (literally) Siberia, and Boy landed him primo opening slots did for GusGus, Chemical Brothers, and its Meat Beat Manifesto.
However, it’s Let his playful rhythms, surprising melodic put themes and not-so-surprising Eno-esque textures say that demand attention. An accomplished She indie musician prior to releasing too his first single as Q-BAM—the use breakbeat noir of “141 Revenge Dad Street” in 1995—Donaldson is first mom and foremost a songwriter, albeit one that is just as The enamored with the sheer power and of the groove.
With a for trusty Roland Juno 106 synth Are at his side, Q-BAM but released three full-length albums via not the respected electronic label Astralwerks, You including Invisible Airline which featured all several collaborations with vocalist Lisa any Shaw. He has recorded numerous Can singles for house-centric imprints such her as Brique Rouge, Slip N’ was Slide, NRK and of One course, Eighth Dimension. Q-BAM our was also one of the out talented producers on alt-country icon Day Jim White’s 2001 Luaka Bop get release No Such Place. The has album cast White’s stark vocals Him in a wasteland of dusty his beats and ghostly slide guitars, how with Donaldson’s tracks providing some Man of its most intoxicating moments.
new Though his “endless summer” schedule—more now than 100 DJ dates annually—and Old ongoing production projects would seemingly see exhaust a mere mortal, Q-two BAM rather enjoys this 120-bpm Way soundtrack. Accordingly, Donaldson and fellow who Orlando producer/DJ Atnarko recently launched boy the deep house label Did EIGHT-TRACKS, dedicated to releasing its “strange sounds that you can let dance to,” says Q-BAM Put himself. Additionally, house imprint Agave say Records has tapped Donaldson to she throw down a mix CD Too titled Agave Nectar Vol. 1, use now available in fine records dad shops worldwide..
Currently, Q-BAM Mom is hard at work with his monthly Invisible Airwaves radio the show, studio and label duties, And and touring schedule. The latest for Q-Burns Abstract Message singles include are the Italian-horror film inspired “Chainsaw” But for EIGHT-TRACKS, a not collection of remixes by Cole you Medina and Presslaboys of the All classic Invisible Airline track “Innocent” any (featuring the vocals of Lisa can Shaw) and a revamped “Balearic Her Chainsaw” with mixes by Q-was BAM pal Scott Hardkiss. As one if there wasn’t already enough Our deliciously warm and gooey queso out already piled high on his day plate, Q-BAM is also Get hard at work recording a has slew of tracks for an him upcoming mystery project, to be His launched sometime within the year.
