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07 December 2014

Reduced price on the Havnatt Double Pack!

Get Havnatt's Etterlatte album and Havdøgn EP for the price of just €9.99 including shipping costs! (That's €17 off the regular price!) It does not matter where on the planet you're located. Make your order by heading to the Secret Quaters Records web shop, or make your order through PayPal by clicking this link.

26 November 2014

Omit's Medusa Truth Part 1 album has been released worldwide

Head to your favorite site or service to give Omit's new album a listen, or order the CD version from Secret Quarters Records, omitmusic.com, CD Baby or amazon.com.

Some information about this new album, taken from our press release:
Soon after the release of their debut album Omit started writing new material. The recording of this new material got started at the Secret Quarters Studios in the beginning of 2014 and, initially, resulted in a full length album with the title of Medusa Truth Part 1. Mixing and mastering of this album took place during the summer of the same year, and got completed in time to make Secret Quarters Records' autumn release window. Medusa Truth Part 1 was then announced to be released on November 26th, 2014.

As "Part 1" in the title suggests, the album is a part of a series of albums that will attempt to portray a sequence of events in the period of a person's life. Part 1 deals with a certain series of events, in three parts (or sub-parts or chapters, if you will) corresponding to the number of tracks on the album. The following album (or albums) will seek to musically describe other events in the life of the protagonist.

The title of the album was inspired by the following passage from The Mutiny of the Elsinore by Jack London: "The profoundest instinct in man is to war against the truth; that is, against the Real. He shuns facts from his infancy. His life is a perpetual evasion. Miracle, chimera and to-morrow keep him alive. He lives on fiction and myth. It is the Lie that makes him free. Animals alone are given the privilege of lifting the veil of Isis; men dare not. The animal, awake, has no fictional escape from the Real because he has no imagination. Man, awake, is compelled to seek a perpetual escape into Hope, Belief, Fable, Art, God, Socialism, Immortality, Alcohol, Love. From Medusa-Truth he makes an appeal to Maya-Lie."

Omit members/musicians on Medusa Truth Part 1
Cecilie Langlie: Vocals
Kjetil Ottersen: Keyboards and programming
Tom Simonsen: Guitars, keyboards, bass and programming

All tracks composed and performed by Omit.
Orchestral arrangements and drums programming by Tom Simonsen.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Tom Simonsen at the Secret Quarters Studios.
Artwork, designs and photos for Medusa Truth Part 1 by Tom Simonsen and Cecilie Langlie.

The Medusa Truth Part 1 album will be become available through all the following sites and services:
24-7, 7digital, Akazoo, Amazon MP3, Apple iTunes, Beyond Oblivion, CD Baby, Deezer, eMusic, Google Music Store, GreatIndieMusic, iHeartRadio, Inprodicon, JB Hi-Fi, MediaNet, Mondia Media, Muve Music, MySpace Music, Nokia, Omnifone, Rdio, Rhapsody, Samsung Music Hub, Shazam, Simfy, Slacker Radio, Spotify, Tradebit, WiMP, Xbox Music, Yandex.

22 November 2014

Another clip from Omit's Medusa Truth Part 1

Omit just uploaded another YouTube video with an audio clip from the track entitled Deplore, the third track on the upcoming Medusa Truth Part 1 album.

Medusa Truth Part 1 releases on November 26th. Pre-orders are available from Secret Quarters Records and omitmusic.com.

01 November 2014

Pre-orders available for Medusa Truth Part 1!

We just made it possible to pre-order the CD version of Omit's upcoming Medusa Truth Part 1 album.

Head on over to secretquarters.com or omitmusic.com to order your copy. It is also possible to make your pre-order of the album by simply clicking this link.

The Medusa Truth Part 1 album features three brand new tracks with a total playing time of about 49 minutes. It is the follow-up album to Omit's critically acclaimed debut double album, entitled Repose.

New video and first audio clip from Omit's Medusa Truth Part 1

Omit just published a video with the first audio clip from their upcoming Medusa Truth Part 1 album and a few tiny peeks into the recording process of the same album.

In addition to giving everyone a taste of the music on the album, the video also gives everyone a look behind the scenes of the production of the album. The video clips show the recording of guitars and pianos on the first parts of the track entitled Distrust. The Medusa Truth Part 1 album releases on November 26th, on Secret Quarters Records.

Pre-orders will be available very soon.

28 October 2014

The CD version of Vestige of Virtue's Sophia is here!

As a response to notable demand among listeners, the limited CD edition of Vestige of Virtue's debut full-length album Sophia is now available for orders and shipping.

Vestige of Virtue would like to thank you all for your interest in this project!

The limited jewel case CD edition of the Sophia album can be ordered directly from the Secret Quarters Records online shop.

25 October 2014

Omit's Medusa Truth Part 1 album releases November 26th!

The date has been set for the release of Omit's new album! We just got the copies of the CD version back from the printing facility, did our usual quality check, and we are good to go.

We added a couple of slightly revealing photos to celebrate and mark the occasion. Some of you have been asking for a track listing, and we do try to aim to please...

Medusa Truth Part 1 will be released worldwide through most digital distribution services/sites, just as should be expected. Pre-ordering of the CD version will be made possible shortly. Stay tuned for more info!

01 October 2014

Vestige of Virtue's Sophia has just been released worldwide

Secret Quarters Records are pleased to announce that Vestige of Virtue's debut album Sophia is now available for digital download through the following channels. It will become available through lots more sites and services over the next few hours.
We hope you enjoy this long-awaited record!

The CD/digipak edition of Sophia will be released at a slightly later stage this autumn or early winter. Stay tuned at the Vestige of Virtue and Secret Quarters Records sites for updates regarding this.

The complete list of sites and services looks as follows:
24-7, 7digital, Akazoo, Amazon MP3, Apple iTunes, Beyond Oblivion, CD Baby, Deezer, eMusic, Google Music Store, GreatIndieMusic, iHeartRadio, Inprodicon, JB Hi-Fi, MediaNet, Mondia Media, Muve Music, MySpace Music, Nokia, Omnifone, Rdio, Rhapsody, Samsung Music Hub, Shazam, Simfy, Slacker Radio, Spotify, Tradebit, WiMP, Xbox Music, Yandex.

29 September 2014

The release of Vestige of Vitue's Sophia is imminent

As you may already know, we're releasing Vestige of Virtue's debut album Sophia on October 1st. You may already want to visit their Bandcamp site where the track Letter to Vettori is now available for streaming. Should you decide to pre-order the full album there, the song may be downloaded immediately in the audio quality and file format of your choosing.

Head on over to vestigeofvirtue.bandcamp.com!

In addition to the digital release of Sophia, there will be a limited CD (digipak) release later this autumn as well. More details will follow shortly.

01 September 2014

Havnatt's Søvn I September has just been released worldwide

This is Havnatt's first release since the critically acclaimed Etterlatte album (2013). This single features the largest orchestral arrangement that the Norwegian duo has written and recorded this far. The track also serves as a taste of what's in store for future releases.

Dedicated to Annika Becker.

Havnatt is:
Cecilie Langlie - Vocals.
Tom Simonsen - Guitars, piano and orchestral arrangements.

Composed by Havnatt.
Produced by Tom Simonsen.
All lyrics by Tormod Skagestad.
The lyrics were taken from the collections of poems entitled "Mørkt vatten glir mot havet" (1950).

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Tom Simonsen at the Secret Quarters studios.
© 2014 Havnatt. All rights reserved.

Released by Secret Quarters Records.
The Secret Quarters logo © 2014 Secret Quarters Records. All rights reserved.

Illustrations and design by Robert Høyem.

Havnatt's new single can now be enjoyed through any or all of the following sites and services:

24-7, 7digital, Akazoo, Amazon MP3, Apple iTunes, Beyond Oblivion, CD Baby, Deezer, eMusic, Google Music Store, GreatIndieMusic, iHeartRadio, Inprodicon, JB Hi-Fi, MediaNet, Mondia Media, Muve Music, MySpace Music, Nokia, Omnifone, Rdio, Rhapsody, Samsung Music Hub, Shazam, Simfy, Slacker Radio, Spotify, Tradebit, WiMP, Xbox Music, Yandex.

12 August 2014

Physical copies of Havnatt's Søvn I September available for pre-order

We decided to print an extremely limited amount of CD copies of Havnatt's latest single and make them available for sale. Only twenty, hand-numbered copies were produced, and we're only making fifteen of them available for purchase through the web shop of Secret Quarters Records.

These copies are available for pre-order right now, so head on over to secretquarters.com or havnatt.com to secure your copy of Søvn I September!

All pre-orders will be shipped ahead of the actual release date (September 1st). And as always; when ordering from Secret Quarters Records there are no additional shipping costs.

29 July 2014

Vestige of Virtue to release debut album "Sophia" on October 1st

Secret Quarters Records are pleased to announce the latest addition to their roster, namely the gothic doom metal trio Vestige of Virtue.

Besides Secret Quarters' own Kjetil Ottersen, this project is manned by vocalist Frode Forsmo, known from acts including Old Man's Child, Tulus, Minas Tirith and Funeral, and drummer Shaun Winter Taylor-Steels, a name familiar to most My Dying Bride, Anathema and Solstice enthusiasts. Vestige of Virtue, then, is the company's first act to include permanent non-Secret Quarters members.

Vestige of Virtue originates back to the preliminary songwriting and recording initiated by Ottersen in 2009. A couple of years later, the production of debut album Sophia had reached completion whereas a number of reasons led to the release being procrastinated indefinitely. Hence, it is with great excitement that Sophia will finally be presented and made available to the audience.

20 July 2014

Havnatt's Søvn I September releases September 1st

Havnatt's new single, entitled Søvn I September, was just set for its worldwide release on September 1st, and we had to share it with you right away. This single features the largest orchestral arrangement that the Norwegian duo has written and recorded this far, and the track also serves as a taste of what's in store for future releases. The amazing Robert Høyem - the guy who did the massive booklet for Havnatt's Etterlatte album - did the hand drawn artwork.

Havnatt would like to dedicate this single to Annika Becker, who is currently battling illness. Being a small, indie act, it is immensely important to Havnatt to receive good support from the Internet community. Annika has been a strong and friendly supporter, and we wish for a speedy recovery.

This digital distribution only release will be available through all of the following services simultaneously:

24-7, 7digital, Akazoo, Amazon MP3, Apple iTunes, Beyond Oblivion, CD Baby, Deezer, eMusic, Google Music Store, GreatIndieMusic, iHeartRadio, Inprodicon, JB Hi-Fi, MediaNet, Mondia Media, Muve Music, MySpace Music, Nokia, Omnifone, Rdio, Rhapsody, Samsung Music Hub, Shazam, Simfy, Slacker Radio, Spotify, Tradebit, WiMP, Xbox Music, Yandex.

Pick your favorite.