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The prettiest and most entrancing electronic music

Stryker Stereo | Albany CA. | 02/08/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love Seefeel. This album is extremely difficult to find. I have a burned copy, my friend made it for me after I somehow lost the original? I've listened to this for many years now as my head was at rest against a pillow. I never get tired of it, ever. If you love washes and waves of soothing music floating above your head, you'll love seefeel."

Seefeel's Twinkles Frozen In Time

Tark Mwain | 10/06/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Seefeel was a relatively shortlived band, and this album serves as their peak release. They collaged a couple of EPs to make their closest thing to an equal effort when they made Polyfusia, but it would seem Quiqe was the most conceptual and full effort they would make. When starting out, with the idea of being a sort of contemporary rock band, Seefeel would become drawn to electronic instrumentation and looping and multi-instrumental compositions that combined all of those elements along with lush and subtle female vocals. Some songs have a more human touch and others have a more synthetic production edge. This album alludes to ideas of new wave and shoegaze beginning days, sometimes in aesthetics, other times by way of experimentation aspects. The splicing together of all the electronica and guitaring and bass work and sometimes acoustic drums/sometimes drum machines really turned out to be something of a different breed. Lots of sound washes and thick ambient layering. With the adding and subtracting of soft drones accompanied by the tender and angelic voice of Sarah Peacock, Seefeel was sure to make a mark as completely unique and soul-charming. This album is very much psychedllic and atmospheric, and it remains humble all the while. Real shame the band never captured that creative premise later on with the Soccour LP; the Starethrough EP seems to run along the same angle as Quique, but leaves much to be desired, as it is only four songs long. For the amount of time Seefeel were together Quique, to me, showcases how wonderful things can turn out if people think outside the box and push themselves to create expression that they haven't done before."