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Quarkspace

by Quarkspace

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1.
Dancing Swan 08:38
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2.
I Feel 04:06
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3.
I See The Water Wash Me Away 04:09
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4.
Youthful Breeze Space 06:46
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5.
See The City 05:11
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6.
Stereotypes For Breakfast 04:17
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7.
Oklahoma 05:09
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8.
She Has 03:44
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9.
World Through Your Eyes 05:12
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10.
Teton Range Space 04:17
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11.
Air 04:00
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12.
On A Beach 04:46
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13.
Fade To Black 04:28
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14.
In My Lost Mind 06:41
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about

The debut Quarkspace album is now re-released on Bandcamp for Bandcamp Friday. Featuring arguably our best collection of songs, the album suffers from poor production, largely due to a lack of quality studio equipment and experience. Mistakes were made, and those lessons learned led to improved production on our future releases.

credits

released September 4, 1996

Chet Santia: Bass, Guitar, Vox, Percussion, Loops
Jay Swanson: Keyboards, Synth
Paul Williams: Drumming, Synth, Keyboards, Loops
Darren Gough: Guitar

Special Guests
Richard Fox: Guitar (tracks 8, 14)
Dave Wexler: Guitar (tracks 4, 10)

All Music by Quarkspace, except 8, 14 - Quarkspace/Fox.
Produced by Lance Starbridge.
Cover art by Kirk Wyckoff.

Reviews

Quarkspace's eponymous album was released in 1996 on the band's own Eternity's Jest label. This first complete studio effort contains nicely crafted songs and a truckload of good ideas, but also unrealized potential and poor sound quality. These were learning times for the band. Musicianship will be much better later on (lack of tightness becomes obvious on a few tracks) and, overall, Quarkspace is only a pale foreteller of subsequent albums like Live Orion and The Hidden Moon. Yet, compositionally, all the main elements were already in place. This album is song-oriented and contains only two space jams ("Youthful Breeze" and "Teton Range"). From the Beatles ("On a Beach") to Peter Gabriel ("She Has") and a bunch of psychedelic and space rock bands, most of the group's influences are represented. Highlights include the opener "Dancing Swan," the pop songs "I Feel" and "See the City," and "In My Lost Mind," a very nice song written in 5/4 that will reach its full potential on Live Orion. Quarkspace is an interesting document of the band's early days, but its poor production will discourage newcomers. Start with Live Orion or The Hidden Moon. - Francois Couture, All Music Guide

The first of their recorded works, Quarkspace's self-titled CD contains 12 songs and two instrumentals. It is their only work to date with vocals. The vocal numbers are notable in that the music is just as well structured and imaginative as on the instrumentals. Santia's vocals have a haunting quality to them that both complements and contrasts with the music. From the world music rhythms of "Dancing Swan", and the Peter Gabriel tinged "Oklahoma", to the full blown space jams of "Youthful Breeze" and "Teton Range", the CD is an excellent introduction to one of the more exciting bands on the current spacerock scene. - Jerry Kranitz, Aural Innovations

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Church of Hed/Quarkspace Columbus, Ohio

Church of Hed is the solo electronic space prog project of Quarkspace drummer/synthesist, Paul Williams. RIYL: Floyd, the Orb, Stereolab -- Quarkspace is an American band together since the mid 80s. Known for combining spacerock and electronics with folk and progressive songwriting, their influences straddle the American and English psychedelic scenes of the late 60s with more modern influences. ... more

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