Quadron

Quadron
Origin Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres
Years active 2009–present
Members

Quadron is a Los Angeles-based Danish duo consisting of singer Coco O (real name Coco Maja Hastrup Karshøj) and musician/producer Robin Hannibal (real name Robin Hannibal Mølsted Braun). The name of the band refers to the multi-racial heritage of the band members (from "Quadroon").[1] The group considers itself, and the music they provide, "electronic soul music".

The self-titled debut album Quadron was released in late July 2009. Paste Magazine named Quadron "Best of What's Next" in August 2010,[2] and New York Magazine named Quadron's self-titled album number 7 in their top 10 best albums of the year.[3] The duo released their second studio album Avalanche in 2013.

In 2011, Quadron collaborated with American DJ and record producer Kaskade for the song "Waste Love" off his album Fire & Ice.

  • Quadron contributed seven songs on the soundtrack for the Hella Joof movie, Hush Little Baby[4] including the film's theme song "Slippin'".
  • In 2011, Quadron contributed the track "Samba De Verão" to the Red Hot Organizations charitable album Red Hot+Rio 2. The album is a follow-up to the 1996 Red Hot + Rio. Proceeds from the sales were donated to raise awareness and money to fight HIV/AIDS and related health and social issues.

Solo and other projects

  • When Quadron are not acting as a duo, both are part of an electronica collective, Boom Clap Bachelors, who in early 2008 released the album Just Before Your Lips.
  • Coco has also previously been in the Karen Corps, and Robin Hannibal has collaborated with Nobody Beats The Beats, Clemens, Jokeren and L.O.C.
  • Quadron's rendition of "Baby Be Mine" was also featured in 'Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man'.
  • Hannibal has concurrently been working on his own projects, Owusu & Hannibal and Parallel Dance Ensemble.
  • Coco Maja Hastrup Karshøj is featured in Chip tha Ripper's newest single "Me Too", which is produced by Blended Babies and set to appear on the rapper's upcoming album.[5]
  • Coco Maja Hastrup Karshøj is featured on Tyler, The Creator's song "TreeHome95" from his album Wolf which was released on 2 April 2013. On 26 February 2013, she joined him on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and performed the song.[6] The two of them allegedly met at Roskilde Festival in 2011.
  • Robin Hannibal is one-half of the duo Rhye, along with Canadian musician Michael Milosh. After releasing two tracks to critical acclaim, they have released their first album Woman on 4 March 2013.[7][8]
  • In April 2013 it was announced that Coco Maja Hastrup Karshøj (as "Coco O") would contribute to the soundtrack of Baz Luhrmann's big-budget adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's literary classic The Great Gatsby, produced by Jay-Z.[9] She contributes with the song "Where The Wind Blows" and joins Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey, Gotye and Florence and the Machine, among others, on the soundtrack.
  • In 2014 Quadron was booked as the opening act on Mayer Hawthorne's U.S. tour.[10]
  • Coco was a featured vocalist in French DJ/producer Cedric Gervais's 2014 single "Through the Night".
  • Coco provided vocals for the track "Business Casual" on the album "Mr Finish Line" by Vulfpeck released in 2017.
  • Coco was a featured vocalist on the track "Don't Want It to Be Over" on the upcoming 2018 album "Inside Voice" by Joey Dosik.

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
DEN
[11]		 US
[12]
Quadron 31 —
Avalanche
  • Released: 31 May 2013
  • Label: Vested in Culture, Epic
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
 3 115
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
DEN
Download
[11]		 DEN
Airplay
[14]
2009 "Slippin'" — — Quadron
"Pressure" — —
2010 "Buster Keaton" — —
2013 "Hey Love" 8 — Avalanche
"Favorite Star" — —
"LFT" — 16
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

References

  1. ↑ Reeves, Mosi (2013-06-05). "Get to Know Quadron and Rhye's Robin Hannibal". MTV Hive. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  2. ↑ "Best of What's Next: Quadron". Pastemagazine.com. 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  3. ↑ Abebe, Nitsuh (2010-12-05). "Nitsuh Abebe's Top 10 Pop Albums of 2010 – The 2010 Culture Awards – New York Magazine". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  4. ↑ "Most Popular Titles With Quadron". IMDb. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "New Music: Chip Tha Ripper "Like Me Too" - Rap Radar". Rap Radar. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Lee, Ashley. "Tyler, The Creator Debuts New Song 'TreeHome' with Jimmy Fallon". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. ↑ Battan, Carrie. "Rhye Announce Debut Album". Pitchfork Media.
  8. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Rising: Rhye".
  9. ↑ Jagernauth, Kevin. "'The Great Gatsby' Soundtrack Features New Songs By Jay-Z, Lana Del Rey, Jack White, Fergie & More". IndieWire.
  10. ↑ Josephs, Brian (3 December 2013). "Quadron Announce U.S. Tour Dates With Mayer Hawthorne". The Boombox.
  11. 1 2 "DanishCharts.com Quadron discography page". Danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  12. ↑ "Quadron". Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "CERTIFICERINGER" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ "Certificeringer". IFPI.dk. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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