Secret Quarters Records 5th anniversary giveaway update

To celebrate the November 15 release of Havnatt's new Heimferd album, we're updating the Secret Quarters Records 5th anniversary giveaway. You can now also win a copy of the Heimferd album, in addition to the eight other releases! Don't forget to participate!

Havnatt's Heimferd releases on November 15th

We're proud to announce that we'll be releasing Havnatt's new full length album on November 15th.

Heimferd is the full length album follow-up to Havnatt’s critically acclaimed album entitled Etterlatte (2013). This time, the duo of Cecilie Langlie and Tom Simonsen employ a larger studio orchestra to achieve the sound they're seeking.

Musicians:
Cecilie Langlie: Vocals.
Tom Simonsen: Guitars, bass, upright bass, drums, percussion and programming.
Mira Ursic: Lots of violin overdubs.
Rosamund Brown: Lots of cello overdubs.
SQV Wind Ensemble: Wind instruments.
Pär Küsjoun: Various percussion.

Composed by Havnatt.
Arranged and produced by Tom Simonsen.
Lyrics by Tormod Skagestad.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Tom Simonsen at the Secret Quarters studios.
Released by Secret Quarters Records.
Artwork by Robert Høyem.
Design by Tom Simonsen.

The SQ 5th anniversary giveaway

Five years ago, on September 1st 2011, we released our first album ever. To celebrate the 5th anniversary of both the creation of the Secret Quarters label and the release of Omit's ambitious double debut album entitled Repose, we're giving away - to one lucky winner - one physical copy of each of the physical releases from Secret Quarters Records.

The winner will receive:

• 1 CD of Havnatt - Etterlatte
• 1 CD of Havnatt - Havdøgn
• 1 CD of Havnatt - Søvn I September (Only 20, hand-numbered copies ever made!)
• 1 CD of Omit - Medusa Truth Part 1
• 1 CD of Omit - Repose
• 1 CD of Skumring - De Glemte Tider (Remastered)
• 1 CD of Vagrant God - Vagrant God
• 1 CD of Vestige of Virtue - Sophia (Only 100 copies ever made!)

To participate: Just complete this form to add your name and email to the draw!

One winner will be selected at random on September 15th 2016. The winner will be contacted by the email registered through the form.

Dævvskævv's Episode One has just been released worldwide!

The first release from the new musical project from Cecilie Langlie (Havnatt, Omit, Skumring, Vagrant God) and Tom Simonsen (Havnatt, It's the End, Omit, Skumring, Vagrant God) has just been made available through all major download and streaming services. So, head to your favorite service and give it a listen, why don't you!

While writing and recording for the Dævvskævv project, Cecilie and Tom don't intend to adhere to any genre in particular, and we think that this shines through on this first release - or first episode, if you will. More episodes are already in the making.


With this musical Episode One comes the first episode of the accompanying ダッブスカッブちゃん manga, drawn and written by Yasuyo Fujimoto. Just click the manga image to the right to give it a read.

Musicians:
Cecilie Langlie: Vocals.
Tom Simonsen: Vocals, guitars, basses, pianos, synths, percussion and programming.
Mira Ursic: Tons of violin overdubs.
SQV Wind Ensemble: Wind instruments.
Pär Küsjoun: Drums.

ダッブスカッブちゃん manga by Yasuyo Fujimoto.
Cover artwork by Stian Jartung.
The various Dævvskævv logos by Tom Simonsen.

Dævvskævv is Cecilie Langlie and Tom Simonsen.

© 2016 Dævvskævv.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Tom Simonsen at the Secret Quarters studios.
Released by Secret Quarters Records.

Made available through:
24-7, 7digital, 8tracks, Akazoo, Amazon MP3, Apple iTunes, CD Baby, Deezer, eMusic, Google Music Store, GreatIndieMusic, Groove, iHeartRadio, Inprodicon, Kdigital, MediaNet, Omnifone, Rhapsody, Shazam, Slacker Radio, SoundExchange, Spotify, Tidal, Tradebit, Yandex, YouTube Music.

Dævvskævv's Episode One releases on June 29th!

The first release from the new musical project from Cecilie Langlie (Havnatt, Omit, Skumring, Vagrant God) and Tom Simonsen (Havnatt, It's the End, Omit, Skumring, Vagrant God) will be released at the end of the month - more specifically on June 29th!

It's part stupid pop, ugly metal and avant-gardy, slightly more undefinable stuff. As such, it might be a nightmare from a marketing standpoint, but we just don't care about such nightmares here at Secret Quarters Records.

With no regard for genre or genre boundaries, Cecilie and Tom write what ever they feel like for the Dævvskævv project. Episode One provides the first glimpse into what this actually means - with more episodes and glimpses to follow in the near future.

Head to SoundCloud to get an idea of what the Dævvskævv project sounds like. Clips from the upcoming Episode One have already been posted, with more to follow.

Musicians:
Cecilie Langlie: Vocals.
Tom Simonsen: Vocals, guitars, basses, pianos, synths, percussion and programming.
Mira Ursic: Tons of violin overdubs.
SQV Wind Ensemble: Wind instruments.
Pär Küsjoun: Drums.

ダッブスカッブちゃん manga by Yasuyo Fujimoto.
Cover artwork by Stian Jartung.
Dævvskævv logos by Tom Simonsen.

Dævvskævv is Cecilie Langlie and Tom Simonsen.

© 2016 Dævvskævv.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Tom Simonsen at the Secret Quarters studios.
Released by Secret Quarters Records.

Made available through:
24-7, 7digital, 8tracks, Akazoo, Amazon MP3, Apple iTunes, CD Baby, Deezer, eMusic, Google Music Store, GreatIndieMusic, Groove, iHeartRadio, Inprodicon, Kdigital, MediaNet, Omnifone, Rhapsody, Shazam, Slacker Radio, SoundExchange, Spotify, Tidal, Tradebit, Yandex, YouTube Music.

Havnatt's Spor I Snø has just been released worldwide!

Havnatt's new single named Spor I Snø has just been released worldwide, and will be popping up on all major streaming and download services shortly.

Spor I Snø is a track from the upcoming full length album entitled Heimferd. The single has been named after Tormod Skagestad’s poem with the same name, first published in the collection of poems entitled Havdøgn.

Havnatt is Cecilie Langlie and Tom Simonsen.

Musicians on Spor I Snø:
Cecilie Langlie: Vocals.
Tom Simonsen: Guitars, percussion and programming.
Rosamund Brown: Lots of cello overdubs.
SQV Wind Ensemble: Wind instruments.
Pär Küsjoun: Various percussion.

Composed by Havnatt.
Arranged and produced by Tom Simonsen.
Lyrics by Tormod Skagestad.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Tom Simonsen at the Secret Quarters studios.
Released by Secret Quarters Records.
Photo and artwork by Tom Simonsen.

Made available through:
24-7, 7digital, 8tracks, Akazoo, Amazon MP3, Apple iTunes, CD Baby, Deezer, eMusic, Google Music Store, GreatIndieMusic, Groove, iHeartRadio, Inprodicon, Kdigital, MediaNet, Omnifone, Rhapsody, Shazam, Slacker Radio, SoundExchange, Spotify, Tidal, Tradebit, Yandex, YouTube Music.

Havnatt's Spor I Snø releases on June 1st

We're really happy to announce that Havnatt will be releasing a new single from their upcoming album, on June 1st. The single named Spor I Snø has been named after Tormod Skagestad’s poem with the same name, first published in the collection of poems entitled Havdøgn.

Havnatt is Cecilie Langlie and Tom Simonsen.

Musicians on Spor I Snø:
Cecilie Langlie: Vocals.
Tom Simonsen: Guitars, percussion and programming.
Rosamund Brown: Lots of cello overdubs.
SQV Wind Ensemble: Wind instruments.
Pär Küsjoun: Various percussion.

Composed by Havnatt.
Arranged and produced by Tom Simonsen.
Lyrics by Tormod Skagestad.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Tom Simonsen at the Secret Quarters studios.
Released by Secret Quarters Records.
Photo and artwork by Tom Simonsen.

Made available through:
24-7, 7digital, 8tracks, Akazoo, Amazon MP3, Apple iTunes, CD Baby, Deezer, eMusic, Google Music Store, GreatIndieMusic, Groove, iHeartRadio, Inprodicon, Kdigital, MediaNet, Omnifone, Rhapsody, Shazam, Slacker Radio, SoundExchange, Spotify, Tidal, Tradebit, Yandex, YouTube Music.

Skumring's De Glemte Tider (Remastered) has been released!

"Ten years have passed since the release of Skumring’s debut album De Glemte Tider on Aftermath records. Here at Secret Quarters Records, we still get a lot of questions about this release, and since it has been sold out for years, we figured that it was about time to do a re-release of this doom metal gem. And why not give it a remaster while we’re at it, just to subtly fix some of the audio issues with the original low budget version.

Kjetil Ottersen took on the task of doing the remaster, and I think the result sounds quite a lot better than the release from 2005. I hope you’ll enjoy listening to it."

- Cecilie Langlie, September 2015

All music composed and performed by Skumring.
Original recordings made in 2004. © 2004 Skumring. All rights reserved.

Remastered by Kjetil Ottersen at the Secret Quarters Studios, August 2015.
Photos and artwork by Tom Simonsen, August 2015.
The CD version comes with a 12 page booklet.

Released by Secret Quarters Records.

The album is being made available through the following sites and services:
CD Baby, 24-7, 7digital, 8tracks, Akazoo, Amazon MP3, Apple iTunes, Beyond Oblivion, Deezer, eMusic, Google Music Store, GreatIndieMusic, Groove, iHeartRadio, Inprodicon, JB Hi-Fi. MediaNet, MixRadio, Omnifone, Rdio, Rhapsody, Shazam, Slacker Radio, SoundExchange, Spotify, Tidal, Tradebit, Yandex, YouTube Music.

The copies have arrived!

Here's a little taste of what they look like. The CD version comes with a 12 page booklet.

The remastered version of Skumring's De Glemte Tider album releases worldwide on 11.11.2015!

Skumring's De Glemte Tider (Remastered) album releases 11.11.2015!

We just set the release date for a remastered version of Skumring's legendary De Glemter Tider album.

This album was originally released back in 2005, now ten years ago. As such, this release celebrates this album's ten year anniversary by releasing a version of the album with better sonics, as well as making it available for sale again. The previous print sold out a long time ago. In addition, the album has never been (legally) available through any of the streaming/download services out there.

De Glemte Tider (Remastered) releases through all major streaming/download services (and then some) as well as being available in CD format.

We're including a photo from our test printing process to go along with this post. Making high quality test prints is essential when you want to make sure that the artwork turns out as intended.