Will Holland


William Holland is an English musician, DJ and record producer. He is based in New York City, after spending seven years in Colombia. Holland records under various pseudonyms, including Quantic, the Quantic Soul Orchestra, The Limp Twins, Flowering Inferno, and Ondatrópica. His music features elements of cumbia, salsa, bossa nova, soul, funk and jazz. Holland plays guitars, bass, double bass, piano, organ, saxophone, accordion and percussion. Much of his sound is original composition, rather than sampling of other artists' material. In addition to his original compositions, he has also produced remixes of over 30 songs.
Holland's first label was called Magnetic Fields, on which he released heavy soul and funk. Holland retired Magnetic Fields in 2003. Holland recently founded Selva, his new record label, based in Brooklyn NY in 2018, and has been releasing music on Selva since the start of 2020.

History

His albums The 5th Exotic and Apricot Morning featured vocals from British artists including soul singer Alice Russell. In 2003, he assembled The Quantic Soul Orchestra, a new project aimed at producing 1960s/1970s style raw funk, playing guitar himself, and featuring musicians including his sister Lucy on saxophone.
In 2007, Holland moved to Cali, Colombia. He set up an analogue studio called Sonido del Valle and recorded and released the Quantic Soul Orchestra album Tropidélico and the self-titled debut from his tropical-dub side project, Quantic presenta Flowering Inferno, which featured a variety of musicians from the area. He subsequently assembled the Combo Bárbaro.
Holland's 2008 collaboration with Nickodemus, "Mi swing es tropical", was featured on an Apple iPod television commercial.

Discography

Albums

Holland has self-produced eighteen studio albums under various pseudonyms. All albums were released on the label Tru Thoughts from Brighton:
DateMain recording artistAlbum
2001QuanticThe 5th Exotic
2002QuanticApricot Morning
2003The Limp TwinsTales from Beyond the Groove
2003The Quantic Soul OrchestraStampede
2004QuanticMishaps Happening
2005The Quantic Soul OrchestraPushin' On
2006QuanticOne Off's Remixes and B Sides
2006QuanticAn Announcement to Answer
2006Spanky Wilson & The Quantic Soul OrchestraI'm Thankful
2007The Quantic Soul OrchestraTropidélico
2008Flowering InfernoDeath of the Revolution
2009Flowering InfernoDog with a Rope
2009The Combo BárbaroTradition in Transition
2010Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo BárbaroLook Around the Corner
2011QuanticThe Best of Quantic
2012Los Miticos del RitmoLos Miticos del Ritmo
2012OndatrópicaOndatrópica
2014QuanticMagnetica
2015Quantic Presents The Western TransientA New Constellation
2016Flowering Inferno1000 Watts
2017OndatrópicaBaile Bucanero
2017Quantic & Nidia GóngoraCurao
2019QuanticAtlantic Oscillations

Singles

Holland has collaborated and was featured on many recordings by other musicians, including :