"Kento Oiwa and Michiko Swiggs make luxurious ambient paintings but slash them up too, nicking the centers with vicious bursts of jarring noises to unsettle you when you are getting too comfy. This description makes IQU seem all ethereal and heady, but their live shows are a truly physical experience..."

8 Out Of 10

"There's no doubting these Japanese Americans are still making beautiful music together in the studio, as immersion in Sun Q proves. Mixed by lauded Portland knob twiddler Tony Lash (Tahiti 80, Dandy Warhols, Quasi), the new disc flaunts a glittery patina over its Leftfield disco and Paisley Park funk ensure that a more computerized sound doesn't mean a less swinging sound."

"With Sun Q, IQU have resurfaced even stronger-arriving at an enchanting sound that's both technically complex and melodically playful-as well as becoming what many Seattle residents believe to be the Northwest's next breakout act."

4 Out Of 5 STARS
"Multi-instrumentalist beatmakers Kento Oiwa and Michiko Swiggs have replaced the standup bass of their not-quite-as-ambitious 1998 debut with floor-flexing Daft Punk-y kaboom, but what drives these whomping club grooves over the top is their embrace of human imperfection."