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Quietland

About Me


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In 1997, a group of teenagers met while studying for various degrees in music at Salford University. They started writing together, and found it to be a good partnership…good enough to still be going a decade later. Ten years on they’re still writing together, and bring the love, life experience, maturity, and proficiency to their music that only time can confer.
Arising out of a central love of good songs, Quietland’s sound incorporates the acoustic beauty of Scott Matthews, the loud harmony of Smashing Pumpkins, the soaring melody of Jeff Buckley and the progressive development of Porcupine Tree. The result? A sound which is truly their own. They bring honesty, reflection and guts contained within music influenced by artists as diverse as Smashing Pumpkins, Nick Drake and Antony and the Johnsons.
Although Quietland was initially a studio project, the new album Output 1 has been developed as a live band. Output 1 has been self-financed, recorded and released on Babyboom Records UK. Quietland are now looking for publishing, synchronisation and licensing.
Quietland would like to thank the following for their invaluable contribution to Output 1:
Babyboom Records UK - www.myspace.com/Babyboomrecordsuk
Audigist digital distribution - www.audigist.com
StudioNyne Multimedia Services - www.studio-nyne.co.uk
To find out more please visit Babyboom Records UK -
www.myspace.com/babyboomrecordsuk
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Artwork from Output 1...
Buy Quietland's tracks as MP3 downloads from Audigist below!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 17/10/2005
Band Website: www.quietlandband.co.uk
Band Members:

QUIETLAND: are:
Gareth Metcalf - Guitarscapes, BVs
Matt Linley - Vox, guitars, unusual bits & pieces
Nick Cooper - Keys, guitar, BVs
Louise Chapman - Bass, double bass, BVs
Eddie Rayner - Drums, BVs

Praise for Output 1...
“Output 1 might just see them reap the rewards that they definitely deserve for the music created here. Very nice…. As a five piece, Quietland have all the ingredients needed to make some good tunes and they don..t disapoint here… 9/10”
Allan Bannerman, PowerPlay Magazine, March 2008
“Quietland..s real potential...distinctly in the footsteps of Blackfield...”
Andrew Latham, Room Thirteen, March 2008
"... the bands epic strides are well represented... The acoustic flourishes on “Shade Of Black” are wonderfully presented and when the band really do get into a progressive gallop on “I’m Tired” you begin to get a real taste for their hybrid of Seattle / MOR / New Rock sounds..."
Emily Slowlie, www.manchestermusic.co.uk
"...what an album!... In a nutshell, Output 1 is utterly brilliant. It ebbs and flows with a confidence... We genuinely believe, after hearing this, that Quietland could be leading the way for Manchester music for years to come..."
www.manchesterismusic.co.uk
"... Quietland are a special band, this is clear from the moment that the first track begins to play. Their sound is fresh yet familiar, with influences such as Jeff Buckley clearly recognizable... 'Output 1' is bursting with pristine, well produced, and harmonious recordings... a talented band, and deserve positive notoriety, I cannot wait to see what the future holds for them... With Quietland you have no sense of security, these talented musicians can take the auditory senses almost anywhere..."
Goldie Stewart, www.subba-cultcha.com

FINALLY! A long time coming, but worth the wait.. The full video of Pale&Wired...


Influences: Jeff Buckley, Soundgarden, Scott Matthews, Blackfield, Steven Wilson, Stone Temple Pilots, Antony & The Johnsons, Nick Drake, Smashing Pumpkins, Living Colour, Sting, Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd, Zero 7, Sheila Chandra, Trilok Gurtu, Pearl Jam, The Police, Primus, Stanley Clarke, Prince, Sarong.

Sounds Like: Jeff Buckley, Smashing Pumpkins, Blackfield, Turin Brakes, Radiohead, Scott Matthews, Porcupine Tree
Record Label: Babyboom Records UK
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Oz connections

Quietland continue to write remotely with Nick currently in Melbourne! We have done this before, with lyrics and music being written in places as far away as India and also France, then sent home via ...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:04:00 GMT

The full video, in all its glory

Well, it's been worth the wait. I won't waffle on, as it speaks for itself: Well done NBC...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:13:00 GMT

Jaime écouter au radio

Radio went well! Cheers to all those who tuned in. For those who didn't - either because they were still in bed, couldn't get the webfeed working, or could be bothered , we have it AAAALLL on tape, no...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:52:00 GMT

Geurilla Marketing (snigger)

Please all put your hands together to welcome the latest addition to the Quietland family ('The Sixth Quietlander '? Sie ist ein Ausländer)... Vickie Hastings:Vickie is the band's new alias, and ...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:55:00 GMT

ALL FM acoustic session and LAST FM update

ALL FM Quietland (well, Maff and G) will be performing on ALL FM 96.9 on Monday 21 April. They will be in session for the whole of the breakfast show 'Breakfast Express' with Jason and Steve, playing...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:29:00 GMT

RIP JayCee

RIP John ’JayCee’ Clark 1967 - 2008 You will be missed xxx
Posted by on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:31:00 GMT

Video and nose update!

  Our big news this week is that filming for our video to Pale&Wired is now complete! Filming was done on Sunday 24 February at South Manchester Studios in Heaton Mersey.  We had a great...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:59:00 GMT

Album release!

Spring 2008 will see the release of long-awaiting debut album "Output1" on Babyboom Records UK. The band are currently working on promoting the album and an album launch party will follow soon so watc...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:49:00 GMT

Album done and wedding over!

Alot has happened in the world of Quietland since our last blog :-S We have finished the album and had it mastered. The artwork has been completed and the album pressed :-D Gareth got married in De...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:43:00 GMT

Studio update - so close now, oh yes...

Oh, I know it's been a while, but things have been busy alright? Sadly, not all musically oriented, but life's never so simple. Not to say that music hasn't been on the cards though..We've been in the...
Posted by on Wed, 09 May 2007 16:10:00 GMT