Quinton Barnes & The Black Noise Ensemble

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Quinton Barnes & The Black Noise Ensemble

Quinton Barnes is a vital and rising force - The Wire

The album is eerie and harsh in its embryonic stages before bursting into an avant-garde, jazz-like delirium - The Quietus

A Radical Sonic Reckoning & Reclamation of Black Experimental Music - Jace Media Music

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Quinton Barnes is a Montreal-based artist exploring the edges of Canada’s music scene -building a unique sound, writing, rapping, singing, producing, mixing & mastering his own work, pushing the boundaries of hip hop, R&B, hyperpop, footwork & experimental music.

Inspired by Afropessimist thought & the work of economist Jacques Attali, he became interested in noise & its function within the context of Black music. He hoped to situate noise within a context of Black cultural expression, fusing soul & gospel-inspired vocals with noise, pushing the limits of Black genres to their sonic brink. Together with 7 of Montreal’s most daring experimental musicians they explore an expansive sound that merges avant-jazz, noise, hip-hop, breakbeat, drone, & footwork, supporting Barnes’ poetic, nihilistic sprechgesang.

The album 'Black Noise' was released to critical acclaim in June 2025. The full band come to Utrecht's Le Guess Who? festival in Nov & we've managed to get one of only 2 UK shows. This might be a once in a lifetime performance or this could be the birth of the scene's most exciting talent. Either way you'll be want to be part of history!

Presented by Body Rhythm Music.

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