Quarion

This is a minimix containing all tracks from my latest EP on Retreat, "Shifts In The Environment". It's my first record in almost 3 years and I'm very happy with it ;-) 
Additional info can be found here: http://www.retreat-vinyl.de/38381/releases/quarion-shifts-in-the-environment-ep-rtr13/
The mix is a quick and easy blend with 2 vinyl copies and some live EQing. The tunes played are "The Plump Shrew", "Digging For Water" and "The Red Room".

Shifts In The Environment (minimix)

Stagnation is one of my worst fears and for this reason, I love to set myself new challenges. So I recently chose to ditch the  computer for live shows and started building a strictly hardware setup with the wonderful Octatrack as the main hub. Definitely one of the best decisions in my musical life ;-) From now on, I'll be performing live shows exclusively with this new configuration and you can get an idea of what it sounds like with this 20-minute one-take demo!

Machine Passion: Hardware-only Live Set (snippet)

Kim Brown - Nabi 1970 EP
Just Another Beat, JAB 11
Vinyl / Digital
Street: February 19th 2016
Tracklisting:
A: Nabi (Quarion’s Farewell To Hardware Remix)
B: Visiona 1970

After a 2-year hiatus from the mothership, Kim Brown return to Just Another Beat with a new 12“, including the brand-new track “Visiona 1970“ and an exceptionally impressive remix of “Nabi“, one of the outstanding tracks off their debut album “Somewhere Else It’s Going To be Good“, beautifully executed by Quarion.

It was Quarion aka Yanneck Salvo himself who approached the Berlin-based duo, being eager to work on his own version of the track and taking it to the next level. The result equals en epic transformation. Using only the key melodic elements of the rather quiet and lush original, Quarion’s version is much more than a remix. It’s more like a cover version, showcasing his own unique approach of how to first dismantle and then carefully, bit by bit, rebuild the peak time moment of the dancefloor. Clocking in at just under 10 minutes, to be enjoyed best from start to finish, this is a voyage extraordinaire.

On the flip, “Visiona 1970“ presents Kim Brown in a glistening rainbow of deep colours. With freely shuffling hi-hats, intimate percussion and some of their most beautiful melodies yet, this track marks a turning point for the project. Having mainly released remixes for other artists recently, Ji-Hun Kim and Julian Braun have been constantly working on a new album as well, which will finally see the light of day not long after the release of this EP. In the meantime, please enjoy these 2 tracks.

Nabi (Quarion's Farewell To Hardware Remix)

Released on Ripperton's Tamed imprint, this EP contains two of my deepest excursions to date. At the time, I was making music in the Funkhaus, a huge complex that used to be the GDR Radio offices for East Berlin. The building would become rather eerie and spooky during the night, and this would be the time where I would come up with strange and hipnotic tracks such as these...

Vinyl:
https://clone.nl/item40190.html
https://hardwax.com/76141/quarion/funkhaus-phantoms/
http://www.phonicarecords.com/product/quarion-funkhaus-phantoms-tamed-musiq/138535
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/quarion-funkhaus-phantoms/609785-01/
http://oye-records.com/sgl.php?id=148986&aplay=0
http://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/quarion-funkhaus-phantoms-476288?p=lrzZAN
http://www.decks.de/t/quarion-funkhaus_phantoms/c7m-jk

Digital:
https://quarion.bandcamp.com/album/funkhaus-phantoms-ep

Buy at Clone.nl

Funkhaus Phantoms - Snippets

Selon le Tsukumogami-emaki, les tsukumogami proviennent d'objets ou d'artéfacts qui ont fêté leur 100e anniversaire et qui prennent vie.

Vinyls are out now:
https://clone.nl/item40188.html
http://www.phonicarecords.com/product/ripperton-sidelines-ep-tamed-musiq/138534
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=89877
http://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/73688-tmq009-ripperton
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/ripperton-sidelines-ep/609782-01/
http://www.triplevision.nl/release/TMQ009/
http://www.unearthedsounds.co.uk/products/ripperton-sidelines-ep
http://www.hhv.de/shop/de/artikel/ripperton-sidelines-ep-476287
http://www.decks.de/t/ripperton-sidelines_ep/c7m-j0

digi will follow soon on my bandcamp:
ripperton.bandcamp.com


Sidelines EP

bandcamp

Ripperton & Quarion - Tsukumogami  Tamed Musiq 009

IV67 - Various Artists - Secret Weapons EP Part 8

Release Date:
September 23rd 2016

Order here:
www.mutingthenoise.com/music/secret-…s-part-8-4-lp 
Itunes: https://apple.co/2d59dWf
Beatport: https://btprt.dj/2cIo31J


A1 Yotam Avni - Tikkun 
A2 Ingrid Lukas - We Are 
(Manuel Tur Remix 3)

B1 Rampa - Necessity 

C1 Fred und Luna – Im Klanggarten 
(Prins Thomas Remix)
C2 Mosca - In This Life Or The Next 

D1 Alex.Do - Drenched

E1 Eagles & Butterflies - X
E2 Davis Feat. Cameo Culture - Blind

F1 Denis Horvat – Momak

G1 Quarion – Monolith
G2 Dino Lenny – A Certain Distance 
(Dixon Retouch)

H1 Culoe De Song - Judgement Day        
H2 Francesco Chiocci - Nightmares


Secret Weapons Part 8

Monolith

IV67 - Quarion - Monolith -  Secret Weapons Part 8

Inspired by my new neighborhood, this club mix is built on trippy, soulful, quirky and heavy tracks which I've been excited to play out recently. Enjoy!

164 Feet Field Elevation (DJ Mix)

A little extract of my remix for Marbert Rocel coming out on Compost. I tried different approaches but somehow it ended up in a very dubby and trippy affair. Play this one at the right moment and it will have a mesmerizing effect on the dancers...
Available here:
https://marbert-rocel.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-beginning-remixes
http://oye-records.com/sgl.php?id=157971&aplay=0
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/marbert-rocel-in-the-beginning-remixes/639169-01/
http://www.traxsource.com/title/747568/in-the-beginning-remixes
https://www.beatport.com/release/in-the-beginning-remixes/1935696

In The Beginning Remixes

Marbert Rocel - With Your Love (Quarion Remix) - Snippet

This is a teaser of my rework for youANDme, coming out in a few weeks on Drumpoet Community. Feel those bassbins rattle!

All Comes Back

youANDme - All Comes Back (Feat. Gjaezon - Quarion's Motion Tracker Dub) - Snippet

A teaser of my upcoming collaboration with swedish maestro Joel Alter. Three sizzling tracks coming out on True Rotary on September 18th 2017!
From the press release: ""Tabor Session" is a hypnotizing piece of modern techno fusing driving beats with a myriad of synths and eerie sounds in a complete balance. Like an ensemble of dancers on the verge of loosing control. While "Memory Lane" shows the melancholic mindset of the artists, "Sansui Cruise"  is full of playfulness and raw bouncy beats in a tribal groove."

Tabor Session

Pre-order

QNA - Tabor Session - Teaser

The complete recording of my set for DEEP DEPOT in DAS LOKAL, a perfectly-sized club based in Wroclaw, Poland.
I had a great time there and I honestly think I performed one of my best sets of 2017 that night... I definitely was in the proverbial "zone". Thanks again to the fabulous people that came out for a dance plus Rafal and the two Jakubs for the invitation!

Quarion@DEEP DEPOT bday - Das Lokal 13.10.2017

I'm very happy with this EP that came out early july 2018 on Drumpoet Community... 3 tracks that showcase my definition of house music: groovy, hipnotic and emotional.

Vinyl:
. https://www.juno.co.uk/products/quarion-cobblestone-ep/687266-01/
. https://www.phonicarecords.com/product/quarion-cobblestone-ep-drumpoet/154138
. https://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/quarion-cobblestone-ep-579619?p=nRGS3e
. https://oye-records.com/releases/quarion-cobblestone-ep
. https://www.decks.de/track/quarion-cobblestone_ep/cck-gp
Digital:
. https://www.beatport.com/release/cobblestone-ep/2317792

DPC 069

Cobblestone EP Trailer

A little taste of my rework for Plasmik, coming out soon on their new Wronkey imprint! Relentless drive and a detroit-y chord progression.

Plasmik - Grande (Quarion Remix) - Snippet

Back in the summer of 2018, I was invited by my good friend Ripperton to perform for his "To The Blaze" party series in Lausanne's Folklor. Somewhere around 5 in the morning, we decided to play back 2 back and this resulted in one of my favourite moments of 2018. Merci Raph!

Quarion x Ripperton (To The Blaze @ Folklor 16/06/18)

Thirteen years after Quarion released the instant classic "Karasu" on Drumpoet, 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. 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.

Shades

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PREMIERE : Quarion - Cobalt (Plains)

A pumping set that I recorded while playing in one of my favourite Berlin clubs, Salon Zur Wilden Renate. Some rough mixes but so much energy! 
Picture by Skye Sobejko

Live DJ Set @Wilde Renate

Thirteen years after Quarion released the instant classic "Karasu" on Drumpoet, 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. 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 (Emotion)”, 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.

Listen

Shades - LP Teaser

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➟ All platforms: https://DrumpoetCommunity.lnk.to/QuarionShades

Thirteen years after @quarion released the instant classic "Karasu" on Drumpoet, 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. 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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Quarion feat. Ripperton - Azure (Émotion)

Exclusive Quarion 'Indigo (Aries)' 

Based in Zurich Drumpoet Community releases music detached from any trend or current hype and has exactly therefore gained a reputation beyond its hometown. Label-founders and fathers Ron Shiller and Alex Dallas always follow a strict yet open-minded label-philosophy releasing deep or melodic and forward-thinking music from artists - known or upcoming. And their concept has proven to be successful since Drumpoet Community has been existing for more than a decade. The latest release on the label comes from affiliated producer Quarion, whose first EP on DPC, 'Karasu', goes back to 2006. Now the Berlin based producer compiled his album 'Shades', which will see the light of day in a few days. Shortly before the release Torture the Artist had the chance to speak to Quarion about his (musical) career, producing music and much more.

Quarion's album 'Shades' will be released on Drumpoet Community on September 27th, 2019.

Buy the album:
Digital/ Vinyl: https://DrumpoetCommunity.lnk.to/QuarionShades

Read the full interview with Quarion here:
https://torturetheartist.net/2019/09/23/interview-exclusive-quarion-indigo-aries-drumpoet-community

Artist & label information:
Quarion: www.facebook.com/quarion // @quarion // www.instagram.com/quari0n
Drumpoet Community: www.facebook.com/Drumpoet-159423414109236 // @drumpoet // www.instagram.com/drumpoet

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Indigo (Aries)

Interview

EXCLUSIVE: Quarion - Indigo (Aries) [Drumpoet Community]

At the beginning of January last year, Iron Curtis and I played a memorable all-nighter at Paloma Bar for which we decided to dig deep in our Broken Beat and Dubstep collection so that we could try to stay clear of the four to the floor. Of course, we ended up playing House and Techno as well :-)
This was a special night for multiple reasons, the most peculiar one being that this gig would turn out to be my last club performance before the pandemic...
This edit of the original 10-hour recording covers roughly the first four hours of our back 2 back. 
Special thanks to Finn and the Palomas for the invitation (and the recording!) and all the friends who showed up that night.

Iron Curtis B2B Quarion - Astral Basement @ Paloma Bar, 11 Jan 2020

Quarion releases on Drumpoet Community, Innervisions, Tamed and co-owns the Retreat label with Hauke Freer of Session Victim.

06.07 - Sisyphos, Berlin
20.07 - Heideglühen, Berlin
11.08 - Kater Blau, Berlin

Booking: elie@mensch-booking.com