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Quazar

Band, NL
Dance
A.k.a. MG = "Magic" Gert Van Veen & Eric Cycle

Quazar from Utrecht / Amsterdam, The Netherlands, initially consisted of Gert Van Veen AKA MG ("Magic") and Erik van Putten AKA Eric Cycle. Both had played in a band before, but they were not all that successful in those days. In 1989, van Veen was a music journalist for a national newspaper, 'De Volkskrant'. He wrote some articles about "The New Dance Craze". Together with the famous resident DJ of 'The Roxy' club in Amsterdam, Eddy De Clercq and Eton Crop member Corné Bos, he produced 'Pay The Piper' A-Men. It is generally argued to be the first Dutch house record, although Peter Slaghuis from Rotterdam was a pioneer too. Van Putten, van Veen and De Clercq had their first underground hit with 'Dish & Tell' as House Of Venus, part of which was sampled by Prince. The first Quazar record was 'Seven Stars'. It was picked up by a broad audience (even mellow-oriented DJ's played it), but it was definitely a milestone for hard (euro) techno. The second release, 'Here & Now', is also quite experimental. It features an intro by Urban Dance Squad guitar player René van Barneveld AKA Tres Manos. The remix edition features the often underestimated, slighty melodic techno tune, 'Midsummernightsdream'. Quazar rose to "world fame in The Netherlands", when they were featured in the classic documentary, 'House gewoon uit je dak', in the Impact series by the Dutch VARA-television. They even managed to penetrate the booming market for (album) CD's. Their outstanding first album 'The Seven Stars' sold well over 10.000 copies. Later attempts were made to appeal to a more general audience. Their tracks became more song-like in format, and vocals (by Farida Merville) got more emphasis. Unfortunately things didn't quite work out for them. Gert van Veen still uses the name Quazar for his projects.

     
Popular Tracks   
The Seven Stars 2024 - Olav Basoski Mix on The Seven Stars EP by Quazar & Olav Basoski
Seven Stars '97 on Flightrecorder by Quazar
Breakaway (Deep Trance) - Remastered on Here & Now by Quazar
The Nightshift on The Nightshift EP by Quazar
Day-Glo on The Seven Stars EP by Quazar & Olav Basoski
The Seven Stars on The Seven Stars EP by Quazar & Olav Basoski
Sunflower on IV by Quazar
Moon Turns The Tide on The Seven Stars EP by Quazar & Olav Basoski
Change For The Better - Remastered on Seven Stars by Quazar
Zero One / Breakaway - Remastered on Here & Now by Quazar

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Band Membership
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
The Nightshift EPQuazar2016Album
Surkus Jam EPQuazar2012Album
GCF / 1.1 RemakeGabriel Ananda / Daniel Mehlhart / Quazar2010Album
Number One EPQuazar2010Album
21 HoursQuazar1999Album
House MusicQuazar1999Album
Confusing The SunQuazar1998Album
One & The EndQuazar1998Album
FlightrecorderQuazar1997Album
This Is MusicQuazar1997Album
Ninety-Seven StarsQuazar1997Album
New Years Eve EPQuazar1995Album
Zodiac TraxQuazar1995Album
OneQuazar1995Album
SunflowerQuazar1994Single
Deeper & HigherQuazar1993Single
Here & NowQuazar1993Album
Break AwayQuazar1993Album
UnityQuazar1993Album
Last Train To ParadiseQuazar1992Album
Change For The BetterQuazar1992Album
Here & Now (Remix) / Midsummernight's DreamQuazar1991Album
(Fast Forward) Into The FutureQuazar1991Album
The Spring EPQuazar1991Album
Seven StarsQuazar1991Album
The Seven StarsQuazar1990Album
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