Quasi

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Quasi is an American indie rock band known for its lo-fi, keyboard-driven sound and association with the Pacific Northwest music scene.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Quasi canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf indie rock band
activeSince early 1990s
associatedWithLabel Domino Recording Company
Kill Rock Stars
Touch and Go Records
Up Records
associatedWithRegion Pacific Northwest music scene
basedIn Portland, Oregon
linked to: Portland
countryOfOrigin United States
formedIn Portland, Oregon
linked to: Portland
formerMember Joanna Bolme
genre alternative rock
experimental rock
indie rock
lo-fi
hasAssociatedAct Built to Spill
Elliott Smith
Heatmiser
Sleater-Kinney
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
hasMember Janet Weiss
Sam Coomes
hasMemberRole Janet Weiss – backing vocals
Janet Weiss – drums
linked to: Janet Weiss

Sam Coomes – guitar
Sam Coomes – keyboards
Sam Coomes – vocals
hasNotableAlbum American Gong
Breaking the Balls of History
Featuring "Birds"
Field Studies
Hot Shit!
Mole City
R&B Transmogrification
The Sword of God
When the Going Gets Dark
instrumentationFeature prominent use of electric piano
use of organ
lyricalThemes existential anxiety
personal relationships
politics
notableFor keyboard-driven sound
lo-fi production aesthetic
notableSong Birds
Our Happiness Is Guaranteed
The Poisoned Well
soundCharacteristic distorted keyboards
minimalist arrangements
raw production style

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heatmiser associatedAct Quasi
Wild Flag associatedBand Quasi
Janet Weiss associatedAct Quasi
Kill Rock Stars notableArtist Quasi