We’ve just released the last in our series of summer songs: City Folk – Folk/Prog/World Beat Fusion track inspired by the pulse of urban life.
This track is quite different from our other pieces, a more lilting tune with plenty of space, punchy shuffle drums and oriental percussion opening out into soaring rock organ harmonies.
THE BEGINNING
Actually, the basic theme for this track was the very first thing Dmitry played on his Yamaha Motif when it came out of the box back in 2004 when he was living in London.


So City Folk reflects the rhythm of urban life, and we’ve dedicated it to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a city where arts meet business, Georgian architecture blends with super-modern structures, and the River Tyne flows through it all.
THE MIDDLE
Koos and Dmitry ran into serious technical trouble with this track – we won’t bore you with the details, suffice to say, we had to take the hard drive apart with a drill…
THE END
But we managed to salvage it all in the end, and Chris Longwood did a great job on the master, so we’re proud to present: CITY FOLK.
You can stream and download the track on all the usual channels:
STREAM:
Spotify: https://goo.gl/dCSyCv
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/62190575
Microsoft Groove: https://goo.gl/z5MypA
YouTube: https://youtu.be/sae_zbBnlqA
Rhapsody: http://goo.gl/P3edTl
Deezer: http://www.deezer.com/album/13395567
DOWNLOAD:
MQ Shop: https://metaquorum.greedbag.com/buy/city-folk-3/
iTunes: https://goo.gl/BzCQyX
Google Play: https://goo.gl/Dwucxp
Bandcamp: http://metaquorum.bandcamp.com/album/city-folk
Amazon: https://goo.gl/QxjAoL
Juke: http://goo.gl/snLgex
Medianet: http://goo.gl/37VvGa
Gobuz: http://goo.gl/l4L1sb
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
WHAT NEXT?
We’ve got one more single ready to release in September and are working on a couple of EPs, so we’ll have lots of new stuff for you in the Autumn.
Meantime, have a relaxing summer!
Koos, Carol, Dmitry