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Just to save you the time of trying this yourself, the answer is yes, you can use arbitrary queries with SpotlightFS.

mkdir 'kMDItemTitle = "A Day In The Life"'             %/Volumes/SpotlightFS(0)
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ls 'kMDItemTitle = "A Day In The Life"'                %/Volumes/SpotlightFS(0)
:Users:prh:Music:iTunes:iTunes Music:The Beatles:Love:23 A Day In The Life.m4a@
:Users:prh:Music:iTunes:iTunes Music:The Beatles:Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band:13 A Day In The Life.m4a@
:Users:prh:Music:iTunes:iTunes Music:The Beatles:The Beatles 1967–1970:1-06 A Day In The Life.m4a@
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mkdir 'kMDItemTitle = "A Day In The Life" && kMDItemAlbum = "Sgt.*"'
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ls 'kMDItemTitle = "A Day In The Life" && kMDItemAlbum = "Sgt.*"'   
:Users:prh:Music:iTunes:iTunes Music:The Beatles:Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band:13 A Day In The Life.m4a@
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I also would suggest defining a shell function that does the mkdir-ls-rmdir dance in one step.

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