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There are 3 different bands with the name Quidam.
(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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Jayu88 wrote:
Pozytywna, warta docenienia muzyka.
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badcad wrote:
Child In Time, from the Baja-Live in Mexico 99 album is absolutely a super great song. Can't believe it's not in top 5 plays much less top 15. Anyway, many very good songs and band.
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wreath5 wrote:
Zapraszam na Koncert [wreath], Prisma, Alternative Tension - 25.10., Klub NEO, Warszawa!
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Arcadius45 wrote:
Jesteśmy zespołem, który obraca się w klimatach neo-progresywnych. W naszej muzyce słychać rockowy fundament, ale nie ukrywamy, że staramy się kombinować, urozmaicać naszą muzykę, kontrastować dźwięki, tworzyć muzykę wielowarstwową i złożoną. Naszą muzykę najlepiej charakteryzują chwytliwe melodie, niemała dawka pazura, melancholii jak i również doza elektroniki, ale najlepiej będzie jak odwiedzicie nasz myspace. Serdecznie zapraszamy! AERO http://www.myspace.com/aeropoland
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gimli91 wrote:
Sanok i reszta świata czeka na Was. Mamy nadzieję na rewelacyjny koncert na Love Never Dies;)
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Tijmenlastfm wrote:
What is this? Some kind of Riverside?
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glyce wrote:
:)
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GXion wrote:
i had doubt about trying this bands, since i had not liked that match the similar ones (like Satellite or Collage) but at least the first songs from 'Alone Together' are pretty nice...
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jsiminski wrote:
Amazing band.
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_Dumal_ wrote:
Simply fantastic band!
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gaspode8 wrote:
Sylvans new studio album »Force Of Gravity« is available for pre-order at www.sylvan.de (listen to samples at www.myspace.com/sylvanhome). According to their shop »all pre-orders that are paid for in time, will be shipped starting august 1, 2009« (this is almost eight weeks before the official release).
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atchor wrote:
miłe zaskoczenie barwą dźwięków na Alone Together, czysty art rock pełen melodyjnych akcentów, looking 4 more
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bruno280678 wrote:
instantaneous love with this band!*__*
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leoner wrote:
Very different band. Old and new albums are all good.
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Mikhael1504 wrote:
Aha, no i szkoda że tak mało koncertują, bardzo chętnie obejrzałbym ich na żywo, gdyby zawitali do stolicy albo gdzieś w okolicach tego :(
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Mikhael1504 wrote:
Alone together jest niesamowite - zarazem przebojowe i bardzo nastrojowe, świetne aranżacje, teksty, wokal... Słucham regularnie już od kilku miesięcy, nadal mi się nie znudziło. Szkoda tylko, że ze skołowaniem pozostałych płyt jest problem :(
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cris22ino wrote:
nie to jest ten inowrocław od Quidam'u
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lukasbusko wrote:
jestes malanosky&partnerzy. to twoje zdanie sie nie liczy :D znajdz mi ten kawalek to pogadamy
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lukasbusko wrote:
kopiuja metalike? to jakis zart? :D
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joespin wrote:
Is a Master Peace
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rezhim_obida, AestheticGem, Arolowana and 4 other people added Quidam to their libraries. yesterday evening
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leonardocsm tagged Quidam with ‘progressive’. Sunday evening
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pedrobitten tagged Quidam with ‘polish’. 7 days ago
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rjp1980 tagged Quidam with female vocalists, rock, progressive and 2 other tags. 14 days ago
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wob001 added Quidam to the lineup of Quidam at Progresja. 18 days ago
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Petula07 and wwwojtek6 added Quidam to their libraries. 19 days ago
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Rotor12 tagged Quidam with ‘male vocalist’. 20 days ago
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