Querkus
Winnipeg, MB, CA
Alternative / Trip Hop / Prog Rock
Bio
Synth arpeggios and strings spiral like nebulas. Piano and guitar play with light and dark to create a horizon over a mysterious landscape.
Querkus is fronted by duo of lead vocalist and pianist Karen Asmundson and guitarist/producer Edgar Ozolins. They contrast and compliment each other like elements in their music – a forestry technician and a truck driver, female and male, piano and guitar.
Karen and Edgar have spent ten years exploring music together bonded by a shared curiosity of thei...
Comments
Maxlink AkA Dark Angel:
Very best to you
Dec 28
Richard Page:
Love your stuff. Can't wait to see you in Ottawa!
Mar 21
Arek:
smooth sounds! i like!
im a fan! check my stuff and... maybe do me the same honors? lol
also... im one of the dopest graphic designers around. hit me up if you need any covers, flyers, a new dope logo etc. etc.
MySpace...
Feb 12
Press
“Karen Asmundson and Edgar Ozolins have been working at this project for nearly a decade. In that time, Querkus (check your Dr. Who for the reference) has evolved from a hybrid of classical piano (her) and electronic atmospherics (him) into a true blend of an electric band with acoustic piano. Fans of Kate Bush and Tori Amos will be pleased, as the piano and Asmundson’s voice evoke both performers, but the downtempo, dark and often pastoral vibe of these 11 songs avoids grandiose and pompous excesses. Well worth several careful listens”
Artist Stats
Fans: 1,453
Song Plays: 427
Visits: 1,789
Video Plays: 39
Widget Hits: 6,763
Status
Status:
Just got off the phone with a lovely helpful CSR.... who thought Winnipeg was spelt Winnepeg. Made me laugh... i hope that wasn't mean.
