MetaQuorum

0 March Update

Well, things have been moving pretty fast here at MetaQuorum. North Sea Fret finished 13 out of 100 in the IndieNationBlog viral competition – thank you all for voting! And the title track Midnight Sun reached number 3 in the All About Jazz popular download charts. We’ll be loading another track with them in a few days, so watch this space for the latest free downloads. Midnight Sun also went on air with BBC Newcastle Introducing last weekend, while for those of you living down South, tune into Croydon Radio to catch District Line and North Sea Fret, playing all month.

Meantime, the début album Midnight Sun is getting some great reviews both at home and abroad – check the Reviews page for the latest. Here’s what one of the pundits says:

“Yesterday I played Clodhopping on air for the second time, and as I said, it gets better every time you listen to it. Actually, that goes for the whole album. Silver Thread and Unexpected Encounter are especially beautiful, and Canzona too.

Eventually these kinds of records always turn out to be the true gems in your collection, because in the long run they keep on surprising you.”

Dick de Graaf, De Etherbak show, Smelne FM, http://www.smelnefm.nl/ (Feb. 8, 2015).

Check more reviews here: https://metaquorum.uk/reviews/

1 Bishopley Sessions: two new singles on the way!

We had a really productive time last week with Koos over from Friesland, the home studio was definitely well into the funk groove! As well as jamming and trying out new sounds, Dmitry and Koos polished two new tracks, recording live drums and key bass. With pre-production complete, the pieces are all set to go to the studio, so we’re looking into ways of funding the next stage. Any suggestions welcome 😉

0 MIND THE GAP!

Hi everyone,

District Line is our track of the week, and it’s going great so far! It’s been hand-picked by the team at Croydon Radio to be played two or three times a week for the next month, so listen in for an upbeat commute to work 😉

For those of you who prefer a bit of eye candy while you’re listening, why not check out the simple District Line YouTube video?

Safe travels!

The MQ Team

0 Take a trip on the District Line

Hi folks!

The debut album Midnight Sun is out and about now, taking on a life of its own. To help you get to know the individual tracks better, we’re going feature one each week, and we’ve decided to kick off with the first track, District Line.

Here’s what one of our fans says:

“Just listened to District Line. I love the feeling of being on a busy, cheerful journey & the actual sounds of the train etc. are perfect!”

So here it is – safe journey 😉

0 #1 in Jazz charts!

MetaQuorum is #1 in Jazz charts for Newcastle! https://www.reverbnation.com/metaquorum

0 North Sea Fret broadcast from Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK

MetaQuorum’s North Sea Fret was featured on Harry Simpson’s show yesterday, along with Simply Red, Paulo Nutini, Matt Woosey, Zoe Gilby etc. Harry runs the Saltburn Blues Club, and aptly enough, the show’s broadcast from Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire – the seaside town which inspired the track! The North Sea Fret video opens in Saltburn, too, so watch out for the distinctive pier and long beach.

Thanks Harry – a great show! http://www.mixcloud.com/harrye41/chill-with-h-2601/

0 NEWSFALSH. NORTH SEA FRET IS BEING PLAYED ON BBC NEWCASTLE 8PM NOW!

“Hi there,

I’ll play your track on tonight’s BBC Intro NE show from 8pm:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gttnj

Nick
95.4FM, DAB and online

@bbcnewcastle

@nickyrob

Nick Roberts

Beat Surrender – Saturday 6.30 – 8pm

BBC Introducing in the North East – Saturday 8 – 10pm
BBC Newcastle – Radio for the North East”

0 RADIO WAVES

The début single has only been out a couple of weeks but Meta Quorum’s already making it onto the airwaves!
Dutch radio station Smelne FM is to play Clodhopping from the debut album Midnight Sun on Saturday, Jan 24th on the Dick de De Graaf’s De Etherbak show from 17.00 – 18.00 on 106.5 FM (cable 96.1). They’ll also be playing a couple of tracks by drummer Koos’ two former bands Megakronkel and Big Tree with another MetaQuorum track to follow on the De Etherbak show in two weeks time.
Apparently, if you live more than 25 km from Drachten NL, the best way to listen is via http://www.smelnefm.nl 😉
A local radio DJ from Saltburn-by-the-Sea was so taken with MetaQuorum’s music video he wants the music for his show, so listen out for North Sea Fret on Chill with H. http://www.mixcloud.com/harrye41/
And finally – Dmitry was interviewed earlier today (January 22, 2015) by Seva Novgorodtsev for BBC’s Russian Service – if you understand Russian, listen in here@
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/bbseva
http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/multimedia/2011/03/000000_podcast_bbseva_gel
Watch this space for more radio plays and interviews!

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