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qpe

About Me



Kacy Wiggins a/k/a quiet personal electronics (qpe) is a subtly profound composer whose reputation as a live performer and soulful soother of the frenetic New Yorker has earned him a solid following. His music takes off from instrumental hip-hop, stealthily skirting the no-fly zones of excessive complexity and over-production around much of IDM and trip hop, to land in a new sonic terrain: Hip Hop Nouveau.

qpe at bleep .

qpe at itunes us

Artist I'd like to work with (a list in progress):
Stina Nordenstam
Green Gartside/Scritti Politti
Trevor Horn

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 16/06/2005
Band Website: www.qpe.info
Band Members: Kacy Wiggins
Influences: My influences are varied and in some cases it may be hard to hear them in my music but these artist among many others have shaped what qpe is today: Art of Noise, Kraftwerk, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, DJ Olive, Lloop, Once 11, We, My Bloody Valentine, Pere Ubu, Brainiac, James Brown, the Pharcyde, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Prince Paul, Prefuse 73, Madlib, Madvillain, MF Doom, KMD, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Boards of Canada, Prince, Amon Tobin, New Order, Joy Division, Gang of Four, The Clean, Tall Dwarfs, Love Child, MIA, Diplo, Scritti Politti, the Fall, New Order, ESG..
Sounds Like: The sound is hip hop nouveau. Part hip hop, part dub, part noise. It'll make you nod your head and calm your nerves. Music to make out to or just chill to. Some artists people compare qpe to include Boards of Canada, Cujo/Amon Tobin, Prefuse 73.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

qpe playlist top 10 update

i have updated my web page with my current favorite music. a long awaited update. i know you have been dying, waiting for it. check it out at qpe.info.
Posted by on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:03:00 GMT

two words

GNARLS BARKLEY!!!!
Posted by on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 23:44:00 GMT

qpe unable to attend monkeytown

While the show will continue, Due to a family emergency qpe will not be performing at the show.
Posted by on Sat, 04 Mar 2006 10:14:00 GMT

qpe podcast at Rhythm Incursions/Resonance FM

you can now download a hi-fi version of the set I did last December at the Nature party at the manhattan bistro. check out mrtrick.net to download. also check out the previous download which inclu...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:23:00 GMT

free qpe downloads at music.downloads.com

there are 3 mp3s already available at cnet's downloads.com. but stay tune for unreleased, exclusive, and rare qpe tracks in the near future.
Posted by on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 20:40:00 GMT

more reviews +

here are more reviews of the new album "Gentrifried." properly chilled textura smother.net ..10 on the wnyu fm chart for the week ending january 30th!!!
Posted by on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:14:00 GMT

climbing the charts at betterpropaganda

qpe is currently climbing the charts at betterpropaganda. at last check the song "stare" from the forthcoming CD gentrifried was number 10 on the electronic download chart and number 6 on the hip hop ...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:44:00 GMT

gentrifried or gentrified

there is some confusion about the name of the forthcoming qpe CD. both online and in print i have seen "gentrified" which is not correct. i can't imagine ever calling a CD gentrified. the correct titl...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:37:00 GMT

podcast update and other news

the qpe podcast has been updated here. french dj leekid has included an older qpe track in a pretty cool mix. worth checking out.
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:00:00 GMT

allmusic.com review

well better late than never. here you'll find a review of qpe's debut cd, released over 3 years ago.
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jan 2006 01:23:00 GMT