QUIX is back! Despite a strong stream of releases through the year including the impressive ‘Time’ with Alison Wonderland, and tracks like ‘Trying To Love’ & ‘Guiding Light,’ longtime fans have missed the old QUIX. The raw, gritty, no nonsense, top-line-less QUIX that first blew our brains with tracks like ‘Pokies’ and ‘Move That Dope’. Thankfully IDK [Vol. 1] sees QUIX returning to his roots with 4 insane bangers.
Kicking the project off comes ‘Huhhh’. Ominous undertones lure us into his lair before pounding drums and sirens build hype. Perfectly sprinkled vocal samples are paired with trap grunts that give the song its namesake. Metallic synths rip through the track like a freshly sharpened Katana and thick bass reverberates through your soul. This is easily one of the hardest tracks QUIX has created since ‘Storm’. ‘FON’ follows things up keeping the energy high and agressive. Don’t expect a stroll on the beach with ‘Fiji Day 4’. This one is as menacing and hard-hitting as the rest of the project. Sci-fi sounds are coupled with drilling bass and mind-rattling sound design for a vibe that’s anything but relaxing. Saving the most adventurous for last comes ‘My House is IKEA’. It’s the type of off-kilter smash that’ll have you screaming “what the fuck!?” regardless of your surroundings. You may not want to listen to this in a library or quiet study hall. Not only will it have you screaming out, but you’ll be struggling to fight the urge to shuffle aggressively. I’m not sure how MALM dressers and POÄNG chairs inspired this banger but we have to give thanks to Ingvar Kamprad for this one.
IDK [Vol. 1] is everything we’ve been hoping for in a QUIX EP. It’s pounding, audacious, unforgiving and filthy. This is QUIX at his best.
