Originally, the word was in the czech defined as the longest known czech word all made of consonants only ("ctvrtsmrst"). A friend unconsciously and very freely translated it in the english as "quarterstorm", which we liked and accepted as a bandname.

Yes, we do and we like it a lot! However, situation here is that unless you are a well known band nobody's interested to invite you for a gig. It takes a lot of time, effort and money to play at least once a month. We organize the shows ourselves usually and sometimes we invite other bands that we hope will invite us too for their own shows, in future. Kind of trade thing. We are also trying to get promoted abroad - anywhere around Europe or outside. We would LOVE to play in other countries if we got a chance!

A lot! Now almost anybody can hear almost anything in the web. I'm sure the music should be in public, not conserved in the CD's that are gonna be sold for big amounts.

Too hard to say! One can proudly say NO, but if an offer like that comes....I think everybody thinks about it somewhere in the deep. Even if I wrote here that music shouldn't be conserved in expensive small plastic circles (and that's an attack to major labels), of course it is still easiest way how to reach the masses. And majority of musicians (me including) are there to play for as many people as possible. I don't need to earn for living with music, because I've got a good daily job, but my will is that my music moves somebody's senses. And more people know our music more chance to appeal somebody there is.

There was given the form of the band by Hanka Vankova and Radim Chrobok in early 2001 (ex-Love History, ex-Forgotten Silence). During 2001-2002 the fluctuation of members in the band was still quite intense, however the first stable members became Tana Dbala (vocals) and Viktor Cermak on bass. With the help of Martin Kostka (guitar) and Jakub Dolezal (sax), who becomes a regular member later on, there was given the birth to the first official promo recording consisting of just one longer song, called "Dead Man", musically and lyrically inspired by the same named movie by the cult American director Jim Jarmusch. Only in the end of 2002 the place of guitarist was filled up finally with Tomas Nykl, with whom the band finished the basic repertoire and started playing live at spring 2003. In the meantime Tana left the band and was replaced with Lada Soukupova after a certain time spent on huge search for the right front(wo)man. In April 2004 QuarterStorm is finishing another promo material in Viktor's home studio and in studio Hostivaø. During 2004 and the beginning of 2005 the band played yet more shows in Prague and around and does its best to play more and write the new songs, which take a slightly different style direction.

clever music only! : )
Peter Gabriel
King Crimson
Joe Zawinul
Trilok Gurtu
Jan Garbarek
Sigur Rós
Pink Floyd
Chick Corea
Flecktones
Genesis
Dave Matthews Band
Santana
Sting

We like art-rock, but art-rock in a more "song like" form, as played by Gabriel, or Genesis for example, not with neverending solos and 25 minutes long compositions.

Thanks to anybody who gives us a chance and spends a few minutes on downloading our music and reading the lines!