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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Quicksand_Rock_am_Ring_2014_(48).JPG) Quicksand in 2014 | |
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| Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Past members | Tom Capone |
| Website | quicksandnyc |
Quicksand is an American post-hardcore band from New York City, founded in 1990. Their debut self-titled EP was followed by two major-label albums, Slip (1993) and Manic Compression (1995). Quicksand's sound has been compared to that of post-hardcore bands Fugazi and Helmet.[2] The band supported their releases with extensive touring but fell short of the mainstream success anticipated by their labels. These factors and internal stress led them to separate first in 1995 and again in 1999 following a failed year-and-a-half reunion.[3] In June 2012, Quicksand reunited for a special one-night performance and since has been playing additional live shows. The band's third album (and first full-length in 22 years), Interiors, was released on November 10, 2017, and it was followed four years later by their latest album Distant Populations (2021).
Quicksand has cited various bands as influences, including Fugazi, Jane's Addiction, Helmet,[4] My Bloody Valentine,[5] Cocteau Twins, Wire, and Public Enemy.[6]
- ^ D'Angelo, Peter J. "Quicksand - Quicksand". AllMusic.
- ^ "Quicksand - Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ "Quicksand Biography". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ Hill, Stephen (February 9, 2023). ""After Nirvana, anything seemed possible": Quicksand's Walter Schreifels on Slip, the greatest '90s rock album that you've probably never heard". Louder. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
We were definitely inspired by bands that were doing cool stuff from that time, Fugazi were a big influence on us, bringing this avant-garde, DIY thing, so were Janes Addiction, doing this rock music that was experimental and sexy, we felt rally close to them. Helmet came out of the blue and they were doing this jazzy, math thing. These bands were older than us, so we were kind of regurgitating their sound with our influences.
- ^ Beaugez, Jim (May 18, 2023). "Quicksand's Walter Schreifels: "I use the tricks I have to the most effect that I can. And I think that's the trick of my playing"". Guitar World. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
'We did a tour in England and got ahold of a My Bloody Valentine cassette,' [Schreifels] says, 'and by the time we did Slip, that was our biggest influence. I don't know how much it comes off as sort of, 'Oh, they're doing shoegaze,' but that's what we were doing.
- ^ Hill, Stephen (November 9, 2017). "Quicksand's track by track guide to new album Interiors". Louder. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.