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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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:
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Tidal: http://listen.tidal.com/album/59924309
DOWNLOAD:
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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:
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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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