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SIMPLE MINDS [Single}

Simple Minds is a hard-hitting alt-rock protest song calling out complacent apathy in a society flooded with fake news, as the planet slips into chaos.

Genres (iTunes): Main Genre: Rock: Alternative Rock/Post-rock; Alternate Genre: Rock: Funk Rock

Additional genres: Protest rock/Protest song; Jam band; Prog; Heavy Rock

 Time: 8:26

Dmitry Ermakov: composition, lyrics, recording, keyboards, vocals, synth bass & synth guitars, drum programming, anthropophony, producing, mixing, cover art.

Koos van der Velde: recording, drums, percussion.

Recorded in North Pennines, UK & Friesland, Netherlands.

Mixed in UK.

Mastered by Chris Longwood @ SugarHill Recording Studios, Houston, TX, USA.

© Dmitry Ermakov, 2022.

℗ Dmitry Ermakov, 2022.

UPC: 5057998095391

ISRC: UK-682-22-13254

CAT N.: MQN014

Lyrics:

Simple Minds

have simple desires.

Simple Minds

are easily washed and dried.

Simple Minds

don’t question their guidelines.

Simple minds

have a chance

but change nothing.

What is the way?

Who knows it?

Who dares?

Who cares?

Great cities are breathing smog

and drinking poisonous water.

They eat money

and have bad dreams.

Little villages

have nothing

and dream about a pair

of travelling shoes

to move away

from where they stand

closer to the highway,

to sell pies and hooks

for the simple fish.

Fish-eyes are surprised.

They stare at the moon

from an icy bath of glass –

their last hotel

before the hell

of the frying pan.

Simple Minds

sip mugs of cheap tea

with a sweetener

of absentmindedness.

They gaze into lightboxes

full of mesmerising movement

and listen to

the vibrations of deceit.

They listen to

the vibrations of deceit.

Oh yeah!

They listen to

the vibrations of deceit.

[Can you believe these people? Just listen how they talk!]

CHICKEN & EGG [Single]

This track is the musical expression of an ongoing question we each face every day when we try to understand the causes and effects behind what’s going on in our lives and in the universe as a whole: what comes first and what follows? The universal timeless dilemma of the chicken and egg.

Dmitry Ermakov scribbled the sketch for this track as fragments of a score many years ago in a very different time and place: St. Petersburg, in a crumbling Soviet Union. The fragments rose from the ashes in 2016 while MetaQuorum were recording their second album, Witchcraft Jazz, in MQ’s recording studio in Weardale, North Pennines.

The rhythmic track is a meld of various styles: jazz-rock, funk, prog & electronica; and a fusion of mixing techniques. The result? The unmistakable sound of Meld music, pioneered by MetaQuorum.

STREAM:
Spotify: https://goo.gl/pjFvTu
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/65157460
Deezer: http://www.deezer.com/album/14093368

DOWNLOAD:
iTunes: https://goo.gl/sWw6Vw
GooglePlay: https://goo.gl/z0XQtE
Digital Tunes: https://goo.gl/Q6eMSM
Qobuz: https://goo.gl/Gpp81K

Genres (iTunes): Main Genre: Rock: Prog-Rock; Alternate Genre: Jazz: Fusion
Genres (MQ definition): Meld: Funk/Prog-Rock/Jazz/Electronica/Hip-Hop – Fusion

Release Date: 27/10/2016
Time: 3:45
Written and arranged by Dmitry Ermakov.
Keyboards, synth and key bass – Dmitry Ermakov.
Drums, audio-engineering – Koos van der Velde.
Recorded, produced and mixed by Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde @ Low Bishopley Studio & Market Place Studio, Weardale, UK.
Mastered by Chris Longwood @ SugarHill Recording Studios, Houston, TX, USA.
Cover art by Alexander Voitsekhovsky.
Cover design by Dmitry Ermakov.
© Dmitry Ermakov, 2016.
℗ Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde, 2016.
UPC: 5056052738489
ISRC: UK-682-16-24116
CAT N.: MQN011

CITY FOLK [Single]

City Folk is a lilting Folk/Prog/World Beat Fusion track inspired by the pulse of urban life.
A soundscape recorded right in the heart of Newcastle-upon-Tyne merges with the opening bars of melodic sequences composed in Barnes, London, and laid over punchy shuffle drums and oriental percussion opening out into rock organ harmonies…

STREAM:
Spotify: https://goo.gl/dCSyCv
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/62190575

DOWNLOAD:
MQ Shop: https://metaquorum.greedbag.com/buy/city-folk-3/
iTunes: https://goo.gl/BzCQyX
Google Play: https://goo.gl/Dwucxp

Release Date: 10/07/2016
Time: 3:53
Written and arranged by Dmitry Ermakov.
Keyboards, synth and key bass, vocals – Dmitry Ermakov.
Drums, audio-engineering – Koos van der Velde.
Recorded, produced and mixed by Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde @ Low Bishopley Studio & Market Place Studio, Weardale, UK.
Mastered by Chris Longwood @ SugarHill Recording Studios, Houston, TX, USA.
Cover art by Dmitry Ermakov.
© Dmitry Ermakov, 2016.
℗ Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde, 2016.
UPC: 5056052738465
ISRC: UK-682-16-24115
CAT N.: MQN009

CYBER FUNK [Single]

Roaring dance sequencers and G-Funk leads combined with jazzy piano improvisation, slap and Boogie synth bass, strong, upbeat drums, Go-go percussion and Electro Funk vocoder – Cyber Funk is a rollicking Funk Jam piece, an unusual meld of several styles and beats.

STREAM:
Spotify: https://goo.gl/Fru2y6
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/60950721

DOWNLOAD:
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iTunes: https://goo.gl/USlXkT
Junodownload: http://goo.gl/q3p779

Release Date: 28/06/2016
Time: 5:01
Written and arranged by Dmitry Ermakov.
Keyboards, synth and key bass, vocoder vocals – Dmitry Ermakov.
Drums, audio-engineering – Koos van der Velde.
Recorded, produced and mixed by Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde @ Low Bishopley Studio & Market Place Studio, Weardale, UK.
Mastered by Chris Longwood @ SugarHill Recording Studios, Houston, TX, USA.
Cover art by Dmitry Ermakov.
© Dmitry Ermakov, 2016.
℗ Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde, 2016.
UPC: 5056052738458
ISRC: UK-682-16-24114
CAT N.: MQN008

MIDNIGHT SUN (Remastered)

All tracks written and arranged by Dmitry Ermakov.
Track 07, Canzona, includes variations on a theme from “Canzona” by Francesco Canova da Milano (~V. Vavilov?).
Track 09, The Racer, is based on unidentified vintage riff.
Keyboards, synths – Dmitry Ermakov (01-10).
Key bass – Dmitry Ermakov (01, 04, 05, 07-10).
Bass & guitar – Viktor Mikheyev (02, 03, 06).
Drum programming – John ‘Trafik’ Elliott (01), Eduardo Lopez (01, 03, 05, 07-10),
Viktor Mikheyev (02, 03, 05).
Drums – Koos van der Velde (04, 06).
Recorded 2001-2014 in Perugia, Italy; London & North Pennines, UK;
St. Petersburg, Russia; Byala, Bulgaria & Drachten, Friesland.
Produced by Dmitry Ermakov.
Audio-engineered, mixed, mastered & re-mastered by Eduardo Lopez
@ Loft Music Studios, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, 2014.
Tracks 04 & 06 re-mixed by Koos van der Velde, Drachten, Friesland.
Cover art by Eduardo Lopez.
Remastered by Dmitry Ermakov @ Low Bishopley Studio, Weardale, UK, 2016.
© & ℗ Dmitry Ermakov, 2016.
UPC: 5056052738441

THE PIPER & THE FROG [Single]

An electrifying track with a hip hop beat, some snazzy effects and a funky vibe, The Piper and The Frog takes us from Celtic pipes through tropical frogs to a soaring crescendo as guest artist Markus Bluesharp carries us away with his bluesy solo on the harmonica. The Piper and The Frog – an IDM/Hip-Hop/Prog crossover with a sense humour.

STREAM:
Spotify: https://goo.gl/SGknv9
Tidal: http://listen.tidal.com/album/60135741

DOWNLOAD:
iTunes: https://goo.gl/uBYzB6
Junodownload: http://goo.gl/RcCqpl

Released 12/06/2016
Time: 5:09
Written and arranged by Dmitry Ermakov.
Keyboards, synth and key bass – Dmitry Ermakov.
Drums, audio-engineering – Koos van der Velde.
Featuring Markus ‘Bluesharp’ Bossert – harmonica.
Recorded, produced and mixed by Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde @ Low Bishopley Studio & Market Place Studio, Weardale, UK.
Mastered by Chris Longwood @ SugarHill Recording Studios, Houston, TX, USA.
Cover art by Dmitry Ermakov.
© Dmitry Ermakov, 2016.
℗ Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde, 2016.
UPC: 5056052738434
ISRC: UK-682-162-4103
CAT N.: MQN005

MIGRATION [Single]

Migration is our first song, the lyrics call us to wake from our endless roaming and find direction in life.

A progressive track with an epic sound, sub bass and bass evoke the echoing expanse of the solar system while the insistent dance-trance rhythm on drums, guitar, slap key-bass and sequencers provide a sense of relentless movement, our transmigration through time and space.

An array of effects enhance this cosmic feel, culminating with the soulful sax (actually sound-engineered from Japanese kokyū) which beams out across the galactic winds.

STREAM:
Spotify: https://goo.gl/UXXqua
Tidal: http://listen.tidal.com/album/59924309

DOWNLOAD:
MQ Shop: https://metaquorum.greedbag.com/
iTunes: https://goo.gl/P808Ab
Google Play: https://goo.gl/0zp3gP

LYRICS:

Migration…
Temptation to move
on the surface of the Earth,
in the waves between the worlds

Migration…
Elevator to the stars
reflects galaxies dance,
nebulas moving past fast

Migration…
Star dust on the shoes,
silicon soles on the move
echo in the empty tube

Migration…
Mind games unfold on the screen
of the perceptual realm
filled with the ants’ scream

Migration…
Existence – running in loops,
population of the virtual realms
distracted from the moment of truth

Migration…
There’ll come a moment at last
when you break through the deadly impasse,
when the wheels of migration collapse.

Release Date: 28/05/2016
Time: 11:14
Lyrics, written and arranged by Dmitry Ermakov.
Keyboards, synth and key bass, vocals – Dmitry Ermakov.
Drums, audio-engineering – Koos van der Velde.
Vocals – Carol Ermakova.
Soundscapes by Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde.
Recorded, produced and mixed by Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde @ Low Bishopley Studio & Market Place Studio, Weardale, UK.
Mastered by Chris Longwood @ SugarHill Recording Studios, Houston, TX, USA.
Cover art by Dmitry Ermakov.
© Dmitry Ermakov, 2016.
℗ Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde, 2016.
UPC: 5056052738427
ISRC: UK-682-16-24102
CAT N.: MQN004

JONATHAN LIVINGSTON [Single]

“You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now, and nothing can stand in your way.”

― Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Release Date: 15/05/2016
Written and arranged by Dmitry Ermakov.
Keyboards, synth and key bass – Dmitry Ermakov.
Drums, audio-engineering – Koos van der Velde.
Soundscapes by Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde.
Recorded, produced and mixed by Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde @ Low Bishopley Studio & Market Place Studio, Weardale, UK.
Mastered by Chris Longwood @ SugarHill Recording Studios, Houston, TX, USA.
Cover art by Dmitry Ermakov.
© Dmitry Ermakov, 2016.
℗ Dmitry Ermakov & Koos van der Velde, 2016.
UPC: 5056052738410
ISRC: UK-682-16-24101
CAT N.: MQN003

Stream:
Spotify: https://goo.gl/i5n4rW
Tidal: http://listen.tidal.com/artist/6360894

Download:
MQ Shop: https://metaquorum.greedbag.com/
iTunes: https://goo.gl/P808Ab
GooglePlay: https://goo.gl/GujcNt

NORTH SEA FRET is MetaQuorum’s début single, a lilting instrumental track inspired by the vast, rough beauty of North-East England, its rolling sea, empty beaches, moors and mists, as well as by its vibrant cities, age-old villages and, of course, its people.

NORTH SEA FRET 04:40
Written and arranged by Dmitry Ermakov.
Keyboards, synths & soundscape – Dmitry Ermakov.
Bass, guitar & drum programming – Viktor Mikheyev.
Recorded in North Pennines, UK & St. Petersburg, Russia.
Produced by Dmitry Ermakov.
Audio-engineered, mixed & mastered by Eduardo Lopez
@ Loft Music Studios, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, 2014.
Cover art by Eduardo Lopez.
© & ℗ Dmitry Ermakov, 2015.
UPC: 811868 569178 ISRC: US-LZJ-14-74003 Released: 08/01/2015

MIDNIGHT SUN
MetaQuorum’s début album, Midnight Sun, is a journey through progressive fusion, an organic blend of jazz, funk, rock, reggae, baroque, electronica and more, with a cool, foot-tapping swing which makes the room buzz. The complex polyphony, riffs, quirky piano and synth solos, upbeat drums and occasional roaring guitar reflect Ermakov’s joie de vivre as well as his influences, which include: Miles Davies, Marcus Miller, George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Oscar Peterson, Weather Report, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, Kraftwerk, Yello, King Crimson, Chicago, Vivaldi, Frescobaldi, Mozart and Rachmaninoff.

All tracks written and arranged by Dmitry Ermakov.
Track 07, Canzona, includes variations on a theme from “Canzona” by Francesco Canova da Milano (~V. Vavilov?).
Track 09, The Racer, is based on unidentified vintage riff.
Keyboards, synths – Dmitry Ermakov (01-10).
Key bass – Dmitry Ermakov (01, 04, 05, 07-10).
Bass & guitar – Viktor Mikheyev (02, 03, 06).
Drum programming – John ‘Trafik’ Elliott (01), Eduardo Lopez (01, 03, 05, 07-10),
Viktor Mikheyev (02, 03, 05).
Drums – Koos van der Velde (04, 06).
Recorded 2001-2014 in Perugia, Italy; London & North Pennines, UK;
St. Petersburg, Russia; Byala, Bulgaria & Drachten, Friesland.
Produced by Dmitry Ermakov.
Audio-engineered, mixed, mastered & re-mastered by Eduardo Lopez
@ Loft Music Studios, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, 2014.
Tracks 04 & 06 re-mixed by Koos van der Velde, Drachten, Friesland.
Cover art by Eduardo Lopez.                                                                                                                           © & ℗ Dmitry Ermakov, 2015.UPC: 811868 570037 Released: 23/01/2015

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