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Home of Eternity's Jest Records, Inc. and Quarkspace Too

Forward looking aural travelogues expressed in progressive, psychedelic electronica and rock. Beats. Loops. Songs. Improv. Large-form compositions. Hyper-kinetic playing. 21st Century Berlin School meets spacerock and prog. Home of Church of Hed and Quarkspace.

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Electric Sepulcher reviewed at Sonic Curiosity

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Electric Sepulcher gets its first published review from the legendary comic book artist Matt Howarth at his site, Sonic Curiosity.

“A tasty dose of bouncy electronic tunes.

While being versatile, these electronics also comport themselves with a touch of spry humor. (Not outright silly humor, but suffice it to say this music lacks the taking-itself-too-seriously intellectualism practiced by many purveyors of contemporary electronic music.) There’s a nice balance of background layers supporting a bevy of centerstage keyboard riffs, which sidereal effects are frequent-everything blending to formulate some appealing tuneage.”

You can read the full review here. Be sure to explore the rest of the site, which includes reviews of most Quarkspace and Church of Hed releases, as well as from the best in underground progressive, electronic, and freaky musics. Explore Matt’s robust library of classic comic books.

We’ll post other reviews of Electric Sepulcher when they are published. You can keep a running score at the ES release page on this very website. Boom.

Church of Hed — Electric Sepulcher Officially Released!

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The new Church of Hed album, Electric Sepulcher, is officially released!

You can buy the CDs and digital audio (in a variety of formats, including FLAC) from CD Baby or directly from us (we throw in some free albums as well when ordering from us). Check out the shop on our new website, the Audio and Media page has videos for every CoH tune  as well — including Electric Sepulcher. The album will be available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and other digital providers shortly.

We’re happy the album is finally able to be heard all over the world. We are also looking forward to starting on new albums and continuing work on the sequel to Rivers of Asphalt.

Church of Hed’s Paul Williams: “This is the first album I’ve recorded and released since Quarkspace retired (or went on hiatus) last year. As such, it is easily the most focused Church of Hed album to date. I really was inspired to take my playing and composing to a higher level being without the “nurturing arms” of the mothership, Quarkspace. Mixing electronica with organic and kinetic playing was my goal and I hope you freak on the result. Indeed.”

The album is dedicated to the memory of Gong’s Daevid Allen, Tangerine Dream’s Edgar Froese, Cluster’s Dieter Moebius, and Yes’s Chris Squire. All four artists, who tragically passed earlier this year, are major influences on Church of Hed and Quarkspace for that matter.

Expect more updates in the coming weeks as more digital audio providers add the album to their services.

Enjoy!

Welcome to the New Church of Hed Website

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The new Church of Hed website goes live, featuring the American psychedelic, electronic, spacerock prog band. An easy to navigate, mobile-friendly platform allowing to get your Hed with minimal hassle. There are separate pages for each Church of Hed release, a growing archive of audio, video, and other media, and a convenient music store (still in progress) when you want to order your Church of Hed albums directly from the artist.

This new platform makes it easier for us to update you on our latest activities, and even some Quarkspace news if they ever come out of retirement. Bookmark this page, subscribe to our RSS feed, like our Facebook page, and follow us on Twitter (when and if we get an account).

Keep tuned for news about our new album, Electric Sepulcher.

Most importantly, thanks for your support and thanks for listening.

Paul Williams