The Dark Peak – Press Reviews
European Union Quartet M.E.N Review February 2012 The Dark Peak (O.A.P. Records) Manchester is cosmopolitan for its own European Union Quartet, which is to say that three members of the EUQ are exotic staples of the homegrown scene: guitarist Ulrich Elbracht (Germany), drummer Marek Dorcik (Slovakia) and native-born bassist Gavin Barras. The fourth member, saxophon- ist Iman Spaargaren, lives in Amsterdam, and is the maverick of the outfit. It’s not just geography that gives him an air of...
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The Dark Peak – Album Out Today!
Our brand new album is released world-wide today October 24th 2011. Read all about it below!!! European Union Quartet -The Dark Peak- Release date: October 24th 2011 Atmosphere and emotions are key words for the European Union Quartet and its cd ‘The dark peak’. A quartet that is really European with its combination of a Dutch, a German, a Slovak and an English jazzmusician. The title piece (by bassplayer Gavin Barras) has a nearly picturesque quality: one hears a landscape growing...
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The Dark Peak – Release date 24th Oct 2011
Our fantastic new seminal album The Dark Peak is being released internationally on the 24th October 2011. For more information click O.A.P. Records
Read MoreThe Dark Peak Promotional Video
The new album from the European Union Quartet will be released in Autumn 2011. Here’s a chance to hear tracks from the album in a special promotional video.
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The Dark Peak
The second album from the European Union Quartet, called The Dark Peak, will be released soon. We have been very busy the last few months rehearsing, writing, recording and gigging! In January/February we recorded our new album near Amsterdam, in a very very nice studio with Barry Olthof. Barry is the owner of O.A.P. Records, a great new label based in The Hague, The Netherlands. The new album features an all original program of compositions by Ulrich Elbracht, Iman Spaaragren and Gavin...
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- The Dark Peak - OUT TODAY! Available online and in decent record shops everywhere!!!24 October 2011 @ 10:54 am
- One week to go! EUQ 'The Dark Peak' out 24th October 201117 October 2011 @ 9:16 am
- check out www.oaprecords.com - our new label based out in The Hague7 October 2011 @ 3:05 pm
- Lots of gig plans for 2012 - around the UK, Belgium, Holland, Germany etc. New album drops in less than 2 weeks 24th Oct 2011 YES!7 October 2011 @ 2:58 pm
- New Album drops 24th October 2011!!!27 September 2011 @ 12:51 pm
