Quadron, Average Fruit
By Mikela Floyd on February 22, 2010
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Soulful, experimental Copenhagen duo Quadron will release their self-titled debut March 23 via Los Angeles based label, Plug Research. One of the tracks on this upcoming solid debut is “Average Fruit” , which was recently offered all day as a free download and is now available via podcast on KCRW's esteemed “Top Tune” program.
According to Quadron’s Robin Hannibal, “the song is about finding what you believe in, and what your heart beats for. No matter if that is working in a supermarket, or as a rocket scientist. Heavily inspired by Charles Stepney string arrangements, the beat is a take on a modern version of a syncopated African rhythm.”
"Morning Becomes Eclectic" producer Ariana Morgenstern praises the band’s laid back, lounge sound for aptly representing a cross section of KCRW’s eclectic music format. Other notable tastemakers that are fans include Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D. and James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, as well as Gilles Peterson of BBC radio who picked the track "Day" as one of his faves of 2009.
Singer Coco also sites “Day” as her favorite song as well. “I love that it is the slowest song, but still the one that i can dance the best to. I love to sing it live, and it almost makes me cry every time.”
Lauded KCRW DJ Raul Campos put Quadron in his Top 10 of 2009, noting, “It's rare to come across a full-length release that is stellar from beginning to end,”Campos says of the duo’s music. “The lush beats from Robin Hannibal and Coco’s beautiful vocals make Quadron a winner. With songs that are so full of emotion and life, this one is an instant classic in my book."
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