Hot Water Music and Quicksand release Surprise Split EP

Hot Water Music and Quicksand are getting ready to hit the road together for a European tour. Today, the two bands and Equal Vision labelmates surprise fans with a four-song split EP featuring covers of each other and previously unreleased songs.

“Supercollider” is Quicksand’s first new material since 2021 Distant populations. They perform Hot Water Music’s 1999 song “Free Radio Gainesville,” while Hot Water Music plays a rendition of Quicksand’s 1993 song “Fazer.” Hot Water Music’s original song is “Undertow,” taken from the Vows sessions.

Hot Water Music singer/guitarist Chuck Ragan said:

Like many who grew up listening to hardcore and punk rock from a young age, we were inspired and driven by a lot of the work of all the members of Quicksand and of course by Quicksand itself. Fast forward to 1999, when we had the honor of working with Walter Schreifels on the production of our record No division. That experience went from surreal and intimidating to completely comforting and empowering. Our respect and admiration increased tenfold until we got the opportunity to tour with them. We already admired and respected them, now we love them like family.

Getting to know Alan, Walter and Sergio along the way and now doing a split together has been an incredible experience, and even though we are in the most normal of situations with these earthly souls, we are still squeezing ourselves out of time. until-time.

Walter Schreifels added:

Being a part of this split with Hot Water Music is a great moment for me to come full circle. It wasn’t long after Quicksand broke up that I met and worked with Hot Water Music as a producer on their album. No division. It was an absolutely magical experience. We had so much fun, the album came out great, and at the very end of the last day of recording I added a vocal to my favorite song “Free Radio Gainesville,” which we covered before the split. I’m beyond grateful that all these years later, Quicksand is back doing what we love, alongside our brothers in HWM, and still playing with the same passion that brought us together in the first place. Feels like home.

Meanwhile, Hot Water Music also received the key to the city of Gainesville – their hometown – last week and October 24 was declared Hot Water Music Day. In honor of the recent holiday, you can stream their split with Quicksand below.