Chick Quest | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Vienna, Austria |
Genres | Post-punk, indie rock, lo-fi, garage rock |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Independent |
Members |
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Website | http://www.chickquest.com |
Chick Quest are a post-punk/ indie-rock band from Vienna, Austria. Their initial concept was to combine chord progressions from old 1960s Italian Western film scores, such as works by Ennio Morricone, with the dancey post-punk of the late 1970s and early 1980s like Talking Heads, B-52's, Manicured Noise and the Clash. [1] The band's name is a nod to cheesy 1960s B-film titles and is meant to be taken as "A girl on a quest" as opposed to "Guys on a quest for chicks".
Ryan White (vocals/guitar), an American expat from Athens, Georgia, now living in Vienna, Austria, began the project with his Austrian friend, Iris Rauh (drums), in early 2014. Their original goal was to create a live dance party for their friends in small clubs, playing music they like to dance to and could not find in Vienna. By mid-2014, they added Magdalena Kraev (bass) and completed the lineup by early 2015 with Marcus Racz (trumpet/keyboards) —both Austrian.
Their original "dance party" idea eventually blossomed into bigger shows and festivals, [2] a spot on Austrian television, [3] a debut record in 2015 with glowing reviews, [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] including its release mentioned on Pitchfork, [15] songs premiered on KEXP [16] & CMJ, [17] and an honorable mention as one of six best albums of the year by Der Standard, [18] one of Austria's biggest newspapers.
In 2016, the band started working on their second album, [19] which was released in February 2017 and saw songs featured by AlternativePress, [20] Noisey, [21] and BrooklynVegan, [22] among other outlets.
Chick Quest | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Vienna, Austria |
Genres | Post-punk, indie rock, lo-fi, garage rock |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Independent |
Members |
|
Website | http://www.chickquest.com |
Chick Quest are a post-punk/ indie-rock band from Vienna, Austria. Their initial concept was to combine chord progressions from old 1960s Italian Western film scores, such as works by Ennio Morricone, with the dancey post-punk of the late 1970s and early 1980s like Talking Heads, B-52's, Manicured Noise and the Clash. [1] The band's name is a nod to cheesy 1960s B-film titles and is meant to be taken as "A girl on a quest" as opposed to "Guys on a quest for chicks".
Ryan White (vocals/guitar), an American expat from Athens, Georgia, now living in Vienna, Austria, began the project with his Austrian friend, Iris Rauh (drums), in early 2014. Their original goal was to create a live dance party for their friends in small clubs, playing music they like to dance to and could not find in Vienna. By mid-2014, they added Magdalena Kraev (bass) and completed the lineup by early 2015 with Marcus Racz (trumpet/keyboards) —both Austrian.
Their original "dance party" idea eventually blossomed into bigger shows and festivals, [2] a spot on Austrian television, [3] a debut record in 2015 with glowing reviews, [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] including its release mentioned on Pitchfork, [15] songs premiered on KEXP [16] & CMJ, [17] and an honorable mention as one of six best albums of the year by Der Standard, [18] one of Austria's biggest newspapers.
In 2016, the band started working on their second album, [19] which was released in February 2017 and saw songs featured by AlternativePress, [20] Noisey, [21] and BrooklynVegan, [22] among other outlets.