Men Without Qualities

MEN WITHOUT QUALITIES - A KIND OF INTRODUCTION

Men and women without qualities usually depend fully on the outer world to form their characters. Lack of any profound essence and ambiguity as a general attitude to life are their principal characteristics. Occasionally though, some of them might have something they wish to express.

When this happens, the Men Without Qualities to whom you are now introduced usually write pieces of music. And this is what they have done now. They have also had the rare guts to record these ten musical pieces of work, in close collaboration with a man by the name of Niels Nielsen. Nielsen is previously best known for his work with orchestras like Ghost, Tikkle Me, MCC, Dead Soul and In Flames.

From day one, Nielsen and the MWQ have found a special joy in working together. So much actually, that Nielsens own classy record label The Cortina Collective will be the platform for the release of the music. The idea behind the album is nothing less pompous than to present a new musical nation to the world. A nation without borders, in the World of the Rising Sun (where all the Cold Brothers have turned warm and friendly, at last!).

Inspired by people and bands like PJ Harvey, Don Van Vliet, Bernie Sanders, AC/DC, King Crimson and Radiohead - MWQ:s own cocktail of notes, rhythms and lyrics is expected to break new ground in the field of rock music. Only, it is still fairly unclear by whom these expectations are possessed.