Quad ~ England

2 (Q) (1997)

Quad 2 starts with an Indian stringed instrument that sets the tone (or drone) while tribal drums and acid guitar slowly float the listener away. Lots of mellotron and acoustic guitar. One of the most blissfully tranced out Krautrock albums since Dom's Edge of Time.

Ownership: 1998 Prescription (LP). Numbered (theoretically, mine has a red mark in its place) with an insert. 

2004 (review); 3/18/11 (acquired / update); 6/2/24 (update)

Quad (1997)

---June 2005

Psychedelic chill out music from Sun Dial offshoot. With the female narration, you could qualify this as a modern day Galactic Supermarket. An easy formula that is rarely duplicated in these times. Plenty of great acid guitar and echoed sitars.

---1/18/20

 

Quad was a side project of Gary Ramon, basically exploring his more Krautrock preferences. In a lot of ways, Quad was to Gary Ramon / Sun Dial what Incredible Expanding Mindfuck was to Steven Wilson / Porcupine Tree. Plenty of great acid guitar and echoed sitars to submerse oneself in. A formula that is hard to master to obtain the right atmosphere. 

Ownership: 2005 Acme / Lion (CD). Has a full history of Gary Ramon and Sun Dial. 

9/23/97 (first acquired); 6//05 (review); 1/18/20 (review)

Live ICA June 1997

Quad was a side project of Gary Ramon's Sundial. The premise here is that Quad would take the neo psychedelic roots of Sundial and apply it more to a Krautrock styled sound. Their two proper albums are indeed quite excellent and do a fine job at recreating the atmosphere of a group such as Yatha Sidhra.

As far as I knew, those two albums were all they released. And even the second one is very tough to score given its limited edition. A few years ago I learned of a 3rd album, released only on CD-R. One can see why this wasn't a proper album. To be generous, I could say this was Ramon's homage to the electronic pioneers, such as Tangerine Dream circa Zeit or early Cluster. But mostly it's pretty dull to be honest, and could have used some more judicious editing and a few more ideas. But for fans of analog electronics, static as it may be, it's certainly worth seeking out for a listen.

6/9/19 (review)

6/9/19 (new entry)