Mishaps Happening

Quantic | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 8, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ubiquity
• ASIN: B00023B1MG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #307,666 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

STRAIGHT NO CHASER

Instantly accessible yet irresistable... life-affirming.

Mishaps is definitely happening, and will make you a soul believer.

Product Description

Building on the success and popularity of his first 2 albums "Mishaps Happening" sees Will Holland aka Quantic take it to the next level with the aid of guests like U.S. funk legend Spanky Wilson and Quantic right-hand woman Alice Russell. From the explosive Brazil tinged title track to the enchanting soul of "Sound of Everything" and the Afrobeat flavored "Furthest Moment" album #3 continues to join the musical dots, Quantic style. Jazz, funk and Afrobeat blend with tight breaks and distinctive production that happily nods to the past but sounds like the future.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ideal jazz music even for people who don't like jazz music., July 21, 2004

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90.7 WXIN "Jay" (Rhode Island) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mishaps Happening (Audio CD)

This CD is absolutely delightful. I've never been one to enjoy a full-range jazzy CD, but I'm happy to make an exception here.

With no prior knowledge of a band called "Quantic" even existing, this album surely has made a terrific first impression on me. I should clarify that this album is not jazz. In fact it really cannot be classified. Perhaps if you're completely OCD about the proper cataloguing of CDs as well as everything else in your life, you'll just have to make a new category for this. There are fine elements of jazz, a hint of reggae, groove, samba perhaps, and just a whole lot of character and ambition. Therefore you have to classify this album in a category labeled "Fun".

Each track on the album is quirky and smart, with a pleasant personality all its own. Many tracks include very talented guests for surprise vocals, albeit I've never heard of any of them. I thoroughly recommend sampling the tracks right on Amazon and I guarantee you'll be grinning.

This music is absolutely perfect to ease your way through work or a car trip. Let me put it this way: If Quantic was the music we all heard when someone on the other end of the telephone line puts us on hold, the world we be a much happier place to live in.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MISHAPS IS HAPPENING!, July 26, 2004

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Darrell L. Lee "dlatrell" (Jackson, MS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mishaps Happening (Audio CD)

I didn't digest Quantic's Mishaps Happening too well at first, until I threw it on one of those car stereos that rupture your eardrums...at any rate, once I experienced this disc on a high quality sound system, I was amazed at the incredible mixture of songs that Will Holland produced. He goes from Afrobeats to pure funk to deep house to soul to jazz with the skill of someone twice his age--I understand the guy is 23! Pretty impressive being that a lot of folks his age on the scene are more concerned with an image and doing cheesy popcorn music. Quantic's music is outstanding and he never compromises on good taste. Highly Recommended!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No mishaps but definitely happening., June 10, 2004

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B. Berry (San Luis Obispo, Ca. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mishaps Happening (Audio CD)

Will Holland, the force who is Quantic is one of those no talent... (sarcasim). If you read the credits on this album you'll see that he plays guitar, bass, double bass, vibes, sax, key boards, percusion and even contributes back up vocals. He also produces and arranges the samples and beats. This is impressive but is the music good? The answer in my opinion is unquestionably, yes it's great. It's mid tempo, it's funky and groovy, and jazzy. His ear for detail is superb and he keeps things interesting with varied instrumentation. The last song features a guest musician playing a banjo with a swinging beat. It may sound strange but like everything he puts together it just works. This one is a winner for Will Holland and for anyone who buys it.