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Quickbeam Release Album Sampler & Free Download ‘Immersed’
"Impossibly beautiful...." - This Is Fake DIY
"Quickbeam's debut is a thing of beauty." - The Scotsman
Quickbeam today announce the release of the free download track 'Immersed' alongside a special album sampler exclusively on This Is Fake DIY.
The track is taken from their forthcoming self-titled debut album, part funded by Creative Scotland and due for release on 3rd June through Scottish label Comets & Cartwheels.
'Immersed' perfectly highlights Quickbeam's beautiful sound. Opening with gorgeous cello and allied by Monika Gromek's striking vocals, the song builds beautifully throughout before upping the pace as it comes to a close. Ending with snapping drums and quickening piano, 'Immersed' is knitted together with the aforementioned cello as the instruments interplay wonderfully.
You can watch the video for the forthcoming download Immersed via YouTube or from the embed below.
Originally formed in 2010 by Monika Gromek (Vocals/Harmonium) and Andrew Thomson (Guitar/Vocals/Piano), the band have since evolved into a four-piece with the addition of Liam Chapman (Drums) and Ruth Campbell (Cello). Having released their first single Seven Hundred Birds to widespread critical acclaim last year, Quickbeam aim to capture the hearts and minds of the music community once more.
Download 'Immersed' for free, and view the video album sampler, exclusively on This Is Fake DIY.
The resulting collection of songs captured on the album further reveal Quickbeam’s growing maturity as songwriters and highlights the chemistry between the members - orchestrally arranged strings, brass, and rich harmonium pitted against thunderously distorted guitar passages and pounding rhythms. As a result, Quickbeam showcase their undoubted skills by producing an album filled with melancholic beauty which captivates the listener to stunning effect, whilst displaying a diversity to their work the likes of which Sigur Ros and Low would be proud of.
Quickbeam will be celebrating the launch of their debut album at a very special event in the disused Victorian swimming pool of Govanhill Baths on 31st May 2013. Having secured funding from PRS For Music Foundation in order to stage a special series of events, this show will see Quickbeam collaborate with local artist Annie Crabtree (Picture Window) and Becca Thomas (Pidgin Perfect) to produce a very special event experience that encompasses environmental artistry, projection, theatrics, and of course Quickbeam's own brand of majestic and cinematic music. The night will also include a full band performance from label-mates Fake Major, and Comets and Cartwheels official partners Brewdog will be providing the bar.
Tickets for the event can be purchased from the Tickets Scotland website.
'Immersed' is free to download exclusively on This Is Fake DIY now, and will available to all other websites from Tuesday 30th May.
Quickbeam will release album Quickbeam via Comets & Cartwheels on 3rd June.