Quazar: The Seven Stars EP

QUAZAR are pioneers of the first house- and techno-generation of the early 90’s. Formed in Amsterdam by producer Gert van Veen, QUAZAR debuted in 1990 with the 12 inch ‘The Seven Stars/Day glo’, which became an underground hit all over the world, from the UK and Germany to The USA, Goa and Australia. It’s still conside red as one of the ultimate classics of the original rave-scene.

‘The Seven Stars’, a wild and exciting musical voyage, full of instru mental crescendoes and rushes, is a hard hitting techno-track that set dance floors on fire with its fierce energy.

The raw persuasive power of the a side and the acid tinged 'Moon Turns The Tide' is balanced by the gentle, melodic ‘Day-glo’ - a predecessor of the later minimal style and a favourite of Ricardo Villalobos, that unexpectedly became just as popular as ‘The Seven Stars’.

During the Amsterdam Dance Event 2024 ‘The Seven Stars EP'will be rereleased on vinyl, two weeks later followed by the rerelease of the first QUAZAR album ‘Seven Stars’.

‘The Seven Stars EP' 12" presents remastered versions of the three tracks on the original record plus a 2024 QUAZAR remake of ‘The Seven Stars’, mixed by Dutch house legend Olav Basoski.

To celebrate these releases, QUAZAR, still one of the best live acts in the Netherlands, will do a special hardware-only live-gig at DOKA/The Volkshotel in Amsterdam on Wednesday October 16 2024.

‘The Seven Stars’ 1990 press quotes

‘Holland has been widely tipped as the next happening country for dance for several months and Penetration’s ‘Free entry’ and QUAZAR’s ‘THE SEVEN STARS’ are already huge on British dance floors’ (MELODY MAKER, UK)

‘This is one hot record. The dance floor in my after hours went nuts. Very good alternative music. (METRO SOUND, Canada)

You can’t keep a strong Dutch rave tune down. Monster! (RAVE, UK).

‘Day-glo’:

‘Tucked away on the b-side, this Amsterdam recorded brightly percolating, popping and tapping bleeper seems to be selling around South Yorkshire better than the violent, synth snarled, fran tically trashing SEVEN STARS, exciting though that is. (RECORD MIRROR, UK).

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Superstition Records

18.10.2024

A1. The Seven Stars

A2. Moon Turns The Tide

B1. The Seven Stars 2024 (Olav Basoski Mix)

B2. Day-Gl