Cargo Records

Corridor

Corridor is the alias for multi-instrumentalist Michael Quinn's musical project.

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 virtuostic, 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/mdcccclxxxi 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 paradoxal: intense, serene, bleak, and often beautiful all in the same song.

Track Listing

1. Demeter
2. Barricks
3. Redux Doze
4. Books I Have Never Read
5. Free Icon
6. Undo
7. T and V H
8. I've Felt