Cargo Records

Corridor

Corridor is the alias for multi-instrumentalist Michael Quinn's musical project. Michael is now a member of Warpaint (now signed to Rough Trade). The self-titled debut album features eight tracks of lush noise- drenched stories of passion, disillusion and coming of age in the modern world. Quinn himself, whom still in his early 20's is considered a seasoned player in the post-hardcore scenes in Boston and Seattle. Eventually making the move to the greater Los Angeles area, Corridor wasted no time getting key slots on shows with Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Xu Xu Fang, Winter Flowers and Rainbow Arabia, as well as packing up the cello, guitars, samplers and keyboards in his old VW wagon and performing unforgettable live shows at dives and art galleries across the USA.

Taking his influences from dark-wave Michael Gira's Swans, midieval English folk and gypsy-jazz master, Django Reinhart, he makes sounds that only few can dare to categorize. Quinn paid his dues as a virtuosic drummer in various Boston hardcore bands in his early teens and eventually going completely solo as a drummer, cellist, guitarist and noisemaker.

His self titled debut is a whirlpool of dark lush noise cast in a post-hardcore and folk shell, bringing to mind Joy Division, Swans, 70's Kraut Rock and Bright Eyes. Standing apart from most one-bands with a laptop snd whatever, Corridor's live performance showcases his raw talent. The virtuoustic, gypsy-esque guitar work over looping layers of atmospheres and noise, has audiences dropping jaws. A completely self-taught musician, Corridor's chops on guitar, cello, and drums would have you think he was classically trained.

Riding high on a lot more than simply technical prowess, his debut album Corridor is a spectral, eerie journey that is at once psychedelic, haunting, and original. Completely performed by Quinn himself, the compositions throughout the album are often paradoxical: intense, serene, bleak, and often beautiful all in the same song.