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DPC 073LP
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Thirteen years after Quarion released the instant classic Karasu on Drumpoet Community (2006), he returns to the label with yet another remarkable debut. His first album Shades takes you on an emotional journey to the deeper realms of house music encompassed by elements of Detroit techno, dub, and electronica. All of the nine tracks fully display Quarion's unmistakable musicality and state-of-the-art production skills and are, undoubtedly, the artist's most accomplished work to date. Ever since starting to produce as Quarion back in 2006, Yanneck Salvo has enjoyed an exciting career with stellar releases on Retreat, Innervisions, Tamed Musiq and certainly Drumpoet Community. 2016 proved to be a turning point artistically as well as personally, which eventually triggered an outburst of inspiration consolidating in the core of Shades. After two years spent on refining this music, Yanneck felt that the bond between the tracks was too strong to be split across various EPs and chose instead to elaborate his vision as a full-scale album. The nine pieces that make up Shades are quintessential Quarion, yet their scope is both broader and more precise than on previous releases by the Swiss producer. The beautiful melancholy of "Indigo (Aries)", the rich layers of "Periwinkle" or the panoramic journey of "Cobalt (Plains)" are testimonial to the new depth in the music of the Berlin-based artist. In addition, the album has highly benefitted from a more experimental writing process, showcased in the bass-heavy ambient piece "Teal" or the sliding pads of "Ultramarine". This passion for unrestrictive creativity is clearly at the heart of "Azure (Émotion)", a thrilling collaboration with Ripperton where both artists twist life out of a modular system. Finally there are tracks as intense as the Acid workout "Sapphire (Tessellate)" and the techno-influenced "Cerulean". Their electric tension easily creates a watershed moment on the dance floor that lingers long after the night is gone. An imperceptible thread lays within the album's tracks; it molds Shades into an outstanding album by an artist on top of his game, highlighting Quarion's ever-growing talent for producing music of the deeper kind.
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DPC 069EP
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Quarion is back on Drumpoet Community with an enchanting new EP that leaves nothing to be desired. "Cobblestone" takes the dancer on a deep sensual journey, builds up continuously, and subtly into a truly emotive peak. "Sunday Night Part 2" tops it by captivating with rhythmic chords, which are reminiscent of the early '90s. "Jamaican Morse Code" is a driven drum track, spiced with dubby sounds and a highly addictive beat. Once again, Quarion proves his outstanding quality.
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RTR 016EP
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Retreat co-founder Quarion showcases a jazzier, somewhat wilder side of his work. Ambient introduction "Lost Coordinates" -- built around a circular four-note theme, white-noise percussion, and a distant choir -- represents a direct follow-up to Quarion's offering on the 2014 Treats Vol. 5 compilation (RTR 015LP). "A Thousand Questions" is proper club music with a sweet jazzy touch, Rhodes bassline, deep piano chords, and drum fills. The infectious offbeat Rhodes loop of "Burnin'" is sure to make the dancers go crazy. "You Were the Only" is a jazzy broken-beat workout reminiscent of West London at the turn of the millennium.
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DPC 049EP
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With this 12", Quarion represents his versatile attitude. "Sunday Night" was inspired by the legendary Panorama Bar, a track which spreads forward-thinking feelings in connection with classic house vibes. On "Mr. Smith Does Acid" he gives us a driving example of how a slow acid-disco tune can sound. With "Falling Down" he presents a truly modern example of a deep house track with twisted elements in a slightly British way. "Searching" is a homage to Chicago house and the wonderful world of Larry Heard. Useless to say that this 12" has been played by DJs such as Gerd Janson and Albrecht Wassersleben.
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