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Welcome to the New Artists Page. This page definitely represents the 'thrill of discovery.' These are new artists putting out their own product. I hope you'll frequent this page often to check them out. When these artists make it big (and they will), these early recordings of theirs will definitely be collectors' items. Get them while you can!
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Quarkspace was formed in 1984 and was originally called Quark! "Space" was added later to stave off any potential lawsuits by a certain software company. College classmates - Jay Swanson on keys, and Kevin Wherry on bass were joined by the brother of a classmate - Darren Gough (guitar). They proceeded to work on cover material, planning to play frat parties and local bars. Fledgling singer-songwriter Chet Santia soon joined along with Darren's classmate, Paul Williams on drums. Whilst slaving over cover tunes by Zappa, Camel, Neil Young, Talking Heads, etc., plus a few originals - a knack for communal space jams became apparent.
Paul and Chet both left in early 1986 to concentrate on school. The other members continued for about a year with another singer and a couple of drummers before Quark! went dormant for a period. In the interim, Jay released a couple of cassettes of homespun keyboard music. Paul played in a few bands (including the almost legendary New Druids) and released an ambient space solstice-music cassette that once was the first release from Eternity's Jest Records. Dave Wexler had spent several years writing songs and playing guitar in bands along the west coast before meeting Paul in 1991.
Quarkspace & Matt Howarth/Node in Peril ....CD $11.99
Node in Peril, a new Quarkspace CD featuring a 16 page comic booklet by renowned underground artist, Matt Howarth. Node in Peril features 70 minutes of the finest Quarkspace brand of electronic post-spackerock.
| Quarkspace/Quarkspace ....CD $9.99 | Quarkspace/Live Orion ....CD $9.99 |
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Quarkspace released it's first CD in 1996 with Dave (and others) appearing as a guest. By the time Spacefolds 2 was released, Dave became the newest member of the band. Since then Quarkspace has done several successful live performances (including appearances at Strange Daze 97 & 98 with Hawkwind and some of the other best American spacerock bands, including Alien Planetscapes, Architectual Metaphor, F/i, Melting Euphoria, Pressurehed, ST37, Born to Go, etc). Their second CD, Live Orion, was recorded at the first Orion Spacerock festival. It was named the 3rd best Psychedelic/Spacerock Album of 1998 by the French-canadien Avant-garde radio show, Delire Musical. It also finished #53 on the Gagliarchives Top 100 Progressive albums of 1998.
Quarkspace/Spacefolds 7 ....CD $6.99
Quarkspace Spacefolds 7 now playing all over the Galaxy! Spacefolds 7 is the latest in a series of improvisational music releases from Quarkspace that started in 1996 with the imaginatively titled Spacefolds 1. A mini price, but not a mini CD, Spacefolds 7's twelve tracks take you on a 72 minute journey. Prepare to fly.
Quarkspace/Spacefolds 6 ....CD $6.99
This is the latest in Quarkspace's ongoing Spacefolds series. This is not a mini-CD as the price might suggest, but over 70 minutes of extended space jams! ...an outer space rave leading to a journey across uncharted space towards ascension into the quark nebula... 100% certified raw improv...enjoy and beware...
Quarkspace/Spacefolds 5 ....CD $6.99
Quarkspace have just released their latest CD, Spacefolds 5, the latest in the Spacefolds series and the first released on CD. This is not a mini-CD as the price might suggest, but over 70 minutes of extended space jams! ...an outer space rave leading to a journey across uncharted space towards ascension into the quark nebula... 100% certified raw improv...enjoy and beware...
Glass Hammer's prolific output has outgrown this little corner of The Artist Shop. You'll now find their catalog on our new Arion Records page.
Par Lindh Project and Crimsonic Records have outgrown this little corner. You'll now find their catalog on our new Crimsonic Page.
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