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There are 3 different bands with the name Quidam: a Polish neo-prog group, a French rock band and a gothic death rock band from Spain.
(1) Hailing from Poland, the neo-prog group Quidam released its first album in 1996 and quickly won both specialized press and audiences over. The angelic voice of singer Emila Derkowska and the group’s ample use of flute in its arrangements secured it a respectable place alongside Collage and Abraxas in what has been called the ’90s Polish contingent of neo-proggers.
In 1991, guitarist Maciek Meller, bassist Radek Scholl and drummer Rafal Jermakow, then all 18 and 19 years old, formed the hard rock/blues trio Deep River and began to play bars all around Poland. They were soon joined by keyboardist Zbyszek Florek and cycled through a number of singers until they found Emila Derkowska in 1993. The arrival of flutist Ewa Smarzynska provided the impetus to shift the musical direction toward a more symphonic sound. Songs grew slightly more complex but the group still wanted to appeal to wide audiences and thus the music developed around the neo-prog axis of IQ, Camel and late-period Pink Floyd. At this point the name was changed to Quidam, a Latin word meaning “someone” but here making specific reference to a poem by Kamil Norwid.
Quidam’s live shows, fronted by the charismatic Derkowska, gained local fame.
(1) Hailing from Poland, the neo-prog group Quidam released its first album in 1996 and quickly won both specialized press and audiences over. The angelic voice of singer Emila Derkowska and the group’s ample use of flute in its arrangements secured it a respectable place alongside Collage and Abraxas in what has been called the ’90s Polish contingent of neo-proggers.
In 1991, guitarist Maciek Meller, bassist Radek Scholl and drummer Rafal Jermakow, then all 18 and 19 years old, formed the hard rock/blues trio Deep River and began to play bars all around Poland. They were soon joined by keyboardist Zbyszek Florek and cycled through a number of singers until they found Emila Derkowska in 1993. The arrival of flutist Ewa Smarzynska provided the impetus to shift the musical direction toward a more symphonic sound. Songs grew slightly more complex but the group still wanted to appeal to wide audiences and thus the music developed around the neo-prog axis of IQ, Camel and late-period Pink Floyd. At this point the name was changed to Quidam, a Latin word meaning “someone” but here making specific reference to a poem by Kamil Norwid.
Quidam’s live shows, fronted by the charismatic Derkowska, gained local fame.
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field-cricket wrote:
Panowie wydajcie coś nowego, zagrajcie gdzieś, gdzie będzie można usłyszeć waszą świetną muze. Pzdr!
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macbeth_goth wrote:
i'm stuck between to audycja o życiu pomiędzy znaczeniami.o wędrówce w stronę zachodzącego słońca poprzez dźwięki progresywne, chropowato-gładkie, agresywno-łagodne (czasami nawet łagodno-agresywne!), kanciasto-zaokrąglone, szybko-powolne... Serdecznie zapraszam :)
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progresywa wrote:
Tu można wygrać najnowszą płytę After, w którym gra basista Quidam http://rockella.pl/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=1999&cntnt01returnid=18
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Gabriel_Opeth wrote:
nice job
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ik_5 wrote:
I really enjoy the music of Quidam, one of the best prog-rock bands today.
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Starmetal9 wrote:
Beautiful!!!! "They are there to remind us"
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Concrete2 wrote:
brilliant brilliant brilliant
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LefterisDel wrote:
depicting colours of emotions... one of my favourites!
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Siurol wrote:
Damasławek pozdrawia:)
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PoGrzyba wrote:
:O
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mateuszd4pl wrote:
:)
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Geroi13 wrote:
Great band
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SamurajGrzes wrote:
http://przyladekmuzycznejprzestrzeni.blogspot.com/ - blog dla osób lubiących posłuchać ciekawych brzmień m.in. Riverside, Opeth, Porcupine Tree itp.
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Mistermasyl wrote:
Witam serdecznie. Zapraszam na premierowe, pierwsze wydanie autorskiej audycji "za PROGiem", którą poprowadzę już we wtorek 1 marca o 20.00 w Radiu Aktywnym :) Pasmo audycji będzie poświęcone historii rocka progresywnego i wspólnie z kolejna audycją będziemy przesuwać się z lat 60-tych do czasów nam współczesnych :) Po więcej info zapraszam tutaj: http://za-progiem.blogspot.com/ Dodam jeszcze, że w trakcie pierwszej audycji przewidziany jest KONKURS z nagrodami!!!! ZAPRASZAM! Czekam za progiem :)
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Shelef wrote:
Great polish prog!
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Sylvias_LastFM wrote:
great music
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AshesLips wrote:
Fantastic polish band!!!! I really enjoy their music as much as enjoy Riverside. =)
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lewdator wrote:
Słucham Quidam od 12 lat , i nadal mam sentyment do starych płyt , jeszcze z Emilią Derkowską . Mam też wszystkie nowe płyty,bo to chyba najważniejszy ( dla mnie ) zespół rock prog. w Polsce. Pozdrawiam fanów takiej muzyki.
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Deadmaker666 wrote:
Great discovery, Alone Together is a wonderful album, I just like all tracks on that album. Finding some great polish prog bands lately, and this one is just perfect =]
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prz22 wrote:
czas na nowe utwory na nowej trasie nie mogę się doczekać;):)
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QUIDAM W MINI MAXIE
19 Mar 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/quidampl
..Howgh WiaruchnaNasze DVD STRONG TOGETHER promuje się na
maxa, a w najbliższą niedziele o 21.00 na MINI MAXIE. Gośćmi
trójkowej audycji będą Zbyszek i Maciek.Bądźcie z nami!
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