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Spacefolds 7

by Quarkspace

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Black Star Shining 08:05
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The Translight Limited 04:39
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Jay, the Prog Boy 03:12
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Fissure 06:23
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Red Star Pulsing 06:02
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Fujita 05:22
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Appliances of the Gods 05:13
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The Living Stone 04:45
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Green Star Shooting 10:55
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Chippertronics, Vol. 1 06:31
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True Millennium 04:35
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Blue Star Glowing 06:16
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The seventh installment in Quarkspace's Spacefolds Series, Spacefolds 7 features a more atmospheric and symphonic sound than Spacefolds 5 or 6. It's still trippy as shit however.

We decided to re-release the album here on Bandcamp. Unlike Spacefolds 6, there aren't any bonus tracks, just the original album release. Enjoy!

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released May 4, 2001

Chet Santia: Bass, Guitar
Jay Swanson: Keyboards, Synth
Paul Williams: Drumming, Synth, Keyboards
Stan Lyon: Guitar

All Music Improvised by Quarkspace
Produced by Lance Starbridge
Cover art by NASA

Copyright 2001, 2020 Eternity's Jest Records, Inc.

Album Reviews

Between their regular albums of cosmic space rock, Quarkspace is prone to produce releases devoted entirely to their improvised performances, a style the band has mastered to epic proportions. This 2001 release features 72 minutes of such glorious sonic finesse.

Imagine searing guitar tapestries winding through powerful keyboard riffs. Dodge the spurious electronics that veer out of the mix, exploding to drench the listener with golden spaciness. Be carried away by the intricate percussive propulsion as drums natural and synthetic conspire to captivate your sensitivity to rhythms. Be warned that the bass will grab your gut with its quasi-subsonic rumble, delivering a stable grounding in the swirling melodies that are to found on this CD.

In Quarkspace's case, the term "improvisation" can be considered to be deviously misleading. Fact: the songs were created with no prior intention, they occurred as the musicians joyfully interacted with each other, playing their hearts out with astral fervor. Bigger fact: these songs are coherent and tight, with obvious structure and building harmonies that coalesce to form dynamic tuneage that will dazzle even the most jaded spacehead.

While Quarkspace's music is often compared to a fusion of Hawkwind, Gong and Can, this time there are tasty traces of Grateful Dead unfurling in the band's feverish jams. - Matt Howarth, Sonic Curiosity


Quarkspace is back with yet another in their Spacefolds series of instrumental improvisations. The main difference on Spacefolds 7 is that while for some time Stan Lyon had been an unofficial second guitarist, he has joined the band full time since the departure of Dave Wexler late last year. I've long said Quarkspace would appeal to progressive rock fans as much as space rockers and this is true more so than ever on Spacefolds 7. Believe me, the cosmic elements are present in heaping mind expanding portions, but there's a symphonic quality to the music that proggers would love. There's also a complexity to the music that isn't easily apparent, but if you listen close you'll hear multiple layers of keyboards, ambience, and endless embellishing electronic bits that serve to build a beautifully sonic whole. There's even a detour into minimalist Frippertronics territory on the giveaway titled tune, "Chippertronics, Vol 1". And though these are improvisations, the music has a composed feel that allows the listener to jam along with the band while never questioning the certainty of destination. But this is only natural as these guys have played together for many years now. A large part of what I enjoy is the combination of bass and piano with ambient space to give the music a sense of rhythm and melody that Quarkspace excels at.

In summary, Quarkspace have an easily recognizable sound. No small achievement. And while comparisons are tenuous at best, it's safe to say that fans of Pink Floyd, Ozric Tentacles, Ash Ra Tempel, and the like would be thrilled with what they hear. And I have to throw in, as always, that the sound on Quarkspace CDs is top quality and listeners who submit to the headphones will find themselves in the first class section on the shuttle to the black, red, green, and blue stars beyond.

Why pay the Russians $20 million when for $6 you can spend 70 minutes traveling to realms that mere human technology can only dream of? - Jerry Kranitz, Aural Innovations

The seventh installment in trippy space rock outfit Quarkspace's series, Spacefolds 7 takes yet another direction and manages to top its predecessor in terms of quality improvisation and cohesion. The series concept is to quickly deliver studio improvisations in order to let the fans know of the band's evolution. While Spacefolds 5 was strongly influenced by techno and Spacefolds 6 came back to the prog/space roots of the group, this CD presents 12 soft journeying pieces. Paul Williams' electronic drums take a less prominent role, letting ripples of synthesizers and atmospheric guitar slowly unfold. The trilogy formed by "Black Star Shining," "Green Star Shooting," and "Blue Star Glowing" is reminiscent of Tangerine Dream (plus percussion) and Ash Ra Temple. It provides some of the album's best moments. Melodies and rhythmic patterns slowly arise, all backed by Chet Santia's basslines. On "Chippertronics, Vol. 1," someone develops a loop piece à la Robert Fripp's early Frippertronics. The music on Spacefolds 7 is by no mean forced upon the listener: it flows and develop naturally and always remains light, ethereal. Even the busiest passages eschew the kind of hypnotic dance drive Ozric Tentacles usually lock into. This is a welcomed addition to the series and an enjoyable place to start exploring the band's catalog. - Francois Couture, All Music Guide

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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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