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0 Master in Kathmandu Valley

November 6, 2022
by MetaQuorum
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MetaQuorum is a truly international gig. Take this track, Simple Minds, for example. Lyrics written in Moscow, drums & percussion recorded in Friesland, keys etc. in the North Pennines, and mastering in Houston. And first listening in faraway Kathmandu!

On a sunny August day, our dear friend KC Sherstha kindly drove us through the sweltering monsoon heat to a surprisingly cosmopolitan district of Patan in Lalitpur, nestled in the Himalayan foothills. In an oasis of greenery and hip cafes, we made our way to the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatoire where we were greeted by some of the very efficient and friendly staff there, and ushered into a well-equipped studio. It was great to listen to the first master with a few of the technicians/musicians and get their feedback, too.

Huge thanks to Eric C. Shrestha for arranging with Abhisek Pun for some studio time.

We were impressed with the setup – thanks guys! Look forward to a jam session next time we’re in Nepal 😉

Listening to the first master at the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatoire Recording Studio

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0 Simple Minds out on Streaming Worldwide!

November 4, 2022
by MetaQuorum
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MetaQuorum’s new single Simple Minds is out on streaming today all over the world!

Check it out @

https://tidal.com/browse/album/252053657
https://music.apple.com/…/simple-minds-single/1648154128
https://www.deezer.com/en/album/362854367
https://uk.7digital.com/…/release/simple-minds-24339864
https://soundcloud.com/metaquorum/simple-minds
https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0BJ16LXCS
https://www.qobuz.com/…/simple-minds…/go5tk5nyx69ub
https://www.emusic.com/…/234250728/MetaQuorum/Simple-Minds
https://music.line.me/webapp/artist/mi000000001ae44dde
https://music.163.com/#/album?id=152646836
https://musik.yousee.dk/album/275207316
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=N4yD38R6Jgg

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0 SIMPLE MINDS: History in the making – First drum takes, 2016

October 28, 2022
by MetaQuorum
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We’re getting some thumbs ups for our new track Simple Minds, released 9 October on Bandcamp & YouTube and going global on all major streaming platforms 4 November. Many of you guys are telling us you get the message it’s putting out, so we thought we’d let you into a little secret: it was written back in 2003! In Moscow. But sad to say humanity is still sleepwalking around today, 20 years on.

But back to the music. The first draft was recorded in Bath, UK, in 2005 and then when drummer Koos joined Dmitry in 2016, they discussed the track. Koos even laid down some impromptu drums. But then the song got put on a back burner to make way for the instrumental album Witchcraft Jazz (2018).

So here’s a little video from that early session, 2016. History in the making!

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0 NEW SONG SIMPLE MINDS RELEASED TODAY!

October 9, 2022
by Foundation for the Preservation of Yungdrung Bön
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It’s been a while, but here it is, a new Single from MetaQuorum!

Bit of a new venture for us as Simple Minds is a song rather than our usual instrumental Meld. The album in the works – Blue Cosmic Pie – is mainly songs, too.

Here’s one early review:

“Love it! I really like the wide panning with the bass and other keys. The jam at the end with the slap bass is super funky. All of these cool musical happenings, while having a much-needed conversation about current events, it’s a really great thing you’ve done.” Chris Longwood, SugarHill Recording Studios, TX, USA.

LISTEN/DOWNLOAD:

Bandcamp @ https://metaquorum.bandcamp.com/album/simple-minds

VIEW/STREAM:

YouTube lyrics video @ https://youtu.be/fkuMtq5aKp0

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.

UPC: 5057998095391

ISRC: UK-682-22-13254

CAT N.: MQN014

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0 OUT OF THE SILENCE

October 7, 2022
by MetaQuorum
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Yes, I know, we’ve been quiet for a while… but… nothing can stop the music! Between the pandemic and earning a living, we’ve been beavering away at a new album: Blue Cosmic Pie.

It’s a bit of a new venture for us because this third album – unlike our other two mainly instrumental Meld – features mostly songs. Still with our unmistakable MetaQuorum top-notch flair, of course.

The first ‘slice of The Pie’ – a single called Simple Minds – is coming out on Bandcamp on Sunday, 9^th October.

With lyrics by our very own Dmitry Ermakov, Simple Minds is a protest song calling out current social apathy. Keys (Dmitry) recorded in North Pennines, UK and drums and percussion (Koos) in Friesland. Mixed in the UK and mastered in Texas.

Available to listen and buy on Bandcamp and lyrics video on YouTube and Instagram on Sunday 9^th October, and on all other streaming platforms by 4^th November (except Spotify. We’re boycotting them ‘cos the CEO creams money he’s off all us musicians to invest in artificial intelligence defence technology). Watch this space for links.

More to follow soon on the story behind the track, plus what else to expect out of the Blue Cosmic Pie album.

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0 The Piper & The Frog – NUMBER 3 IS HERE!!

June 12, 2016
by MetaQuorum
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OUR THIRD TRACK IS OUT NOW!

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’ Bossert from Basel,Switzerland, carries us away with his bluesy solo on the harmonica. The Piper and The Frog – an IDM/Hip-Hop/Funk/Prog crossover with a sense humour.

Markus Bluesharp_2 — Markus ‘Bluesharp’ Bossert (Photo courtesy AndreaA-rt)

BEHIND THE SCENES

Koos and Dmitry worked on producing the track in the Low Bishopley Home Studio last spring. The biggest challenge was trying to fit the original recording – an MP3 recorded on a stereo mike from the speakers, made back in 2000 – to the new grid to even out the rhythm.

Koos pondering sound-engineering techniques. (Photo by Carol Ermakova)

We’d not worked with a guest musician before – Markus sent several versions of his solo over from Switzerland so we had to pick the best and join them together to make a smooth, seamless track.

THE TRACK

The Piper and The Frog is an electrifying track with a hip hop beat, some snazzy effects and a funky vibe. It 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.

STREAM:
Spotify: https://goo.gl/SGknv9
Tidal: http://listen.tidal.com/album/60135741
Microsfot Groove: https://goo.gl/GnCgPh
Google Play: https://goo.gl/07cosG
Bandcamp: https://goo.gl/phIzM0
YouTube: https://youtu.be/aw90JzNLzA0
Rhapsody: http://goo.gl/IUBJ7F

DOWNLOAD:
MQ Shop: https://goo.gl/2LkUvL
iTunes: https://goo.gl/uBYzB6
Amazon: https://goo.gl/MJdd35
Digital Tunes: https://www.digital-tunes.net/releases/the_piper_the_frog
JUKE: http://goo.gl/iawH9b
Junodownload: http://goo.gl/RcCqpl
Medianet: http://goo.gl/QLQXWa
Gobuz: http://goo.gl/fa8jjv

Genres (iTunes): Main Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap: Hip-Hop; Alternate Genre: Electronic: IDM/Experimental

Genres (MQ definition): Meld: Funk/Prog-Rock/Jazz/Electronica/Hip-Hop – Fusion

Release Date: 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

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0 CHECKING OUT KORG KRONOS X IN JG WINDOWS, Newcastle

June 5, 2016
by MetaQuorum
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0 JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SINGLE IS OUT!

May 18, 2016
by MetaQuorum
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Hello everyone!

The first in our series of new singles was released a couple of days ago! Jonathan Livingston is already enjoying airplay and reviews, and we have 3 interviews lined up for next week.

As you might guess from the name, this track was inspired by Richard Bach’s book Jonathan Livingston Seagull which influenced so many during 70-80s and beyond.

“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

The release is live on scores of download and streaming services so you’ll be able to tune-in wherever you are.

For STREAMING please follow us on Spotify @ https://goo.gl/i5n4rW, if you can – it costs you nothing and we get some pennies dropping each time it’s played.

For DOWNLOAD please go to our own shop @https://metaquorum.greedbag.com/

Or for the full list of services see bottom of the post 😉

PRESS:

“MetaQuorum are being very bold in May, with two singles released; fans of their funk laden electronica are in for a real treat as new track Jonathan Livingston is released on Sunday 15th May with Migration following on Saturday 28th May.

Jonathan Livingston is filled with punchy grooves, and is powerfully atmospheric. Mellow yet melodic, it makes full use of funk-filled slap bass lines and smooth electronic effects. All set against a soundscape of seagulls, it’s a dense, moody instrumental that harbours an emotive expressive representation of our longing for freedom. Migration is a similarly progressive track, an epic sound echoing the expanse of the solar system, it’s all filled with dance-trance rhythms.”

By Simon Beckwith on Thursday, May 5th, 2016.
NARC. Magazine @ http://goo.gl/xTxUY5

NEXT RELEASE

We’ll be bringing out our first song – Migration – in just 10 days. We’re all very excited about it, looking forward to sharing it with you all!

Cheers,

Dmitry, Koos and Carol

JONATHAN LIVINGSTON STREAM/DOWNLOAD LINKS

STREAM:
Spotify: https://goo.gl/i5n4rW
Tidal: http://listen.tidal.com/artist/6360894
Microsoft Groove : https://goo.gl/NqABxz
YouTube: https://goo.gl/jihguo
Rhapsody: http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/metaquorum/
Shazam: http://www.shazam.com/artist/200466377/metaquorum
DOWNLOAD:
MQ Shop: https://metaquorum.greedbag.com/
iTunes: https://goo.gl/P808Ab
GooglePlay: https://goo.gl/GujcNt
Bandcamp: https://metaquorum.bandcamp.com/
Amazon: https://goo.gl/BpPAab
Digital Tunes: https://www.digital-tunes.net/releases/jonathan_livingston
Emusic: http://www.emusic.com/artist/metaquorum/15010671/
Juke: http://goo.gl/2gi6TW
Junodownload: http://goo.gl/ynlRwH
Medianet: http://goo.gl/dyWkM1
Gobuz: http://goo.gl/xVDaf

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0 MetaQuorum’s NEW Tidal Page

May 12, 2016
by MetaQuorum
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News Flash: MetaQuorum now has a squeaky new profile on Tidal @ http://listen.tidal.com/artist/6360894 🙂

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