It's over! It's been an 8 month journey, an odyssey of epic proportions. The struggle to raise the veil of darkness and illuminate the cosmos with sound, song and silliness. Gradually, through tireless effort and unerring aim, we managed to forge a small island of hope in a world of commerce and trickery (admittedly, only to be gobbled up by the latest poker craze - I'm sure there is something in that for us all).

True to form, the following contributors were on duty, providing support, and fighting the eternal fight for right on the night. Many have been there almost every night:

• Leyne The Lovely inspired the unconverted, and fired up the engines for success.
• Rex The Brave and steadfast who rallied the masses, and handled the hecklers.
• The incontravertible(*) Simon (Dr Quantum), our enigmatic leader, who led and inspired us all by (hypothetical) example.
• Trip was an ascendance to a heavenly plane.
• Morgan (along with Ben) was a true delight.
• Maddona is the heart and soul of the night.
• Marnie (MJ Numen) was totally fascinatingly interesting sight.
• Martin was our mascot and our mate, and was ever on my right.
• Dan was the man who always can if anyone can.
• Daxton was an inspiration to the nation.
• John Cunane is the sonic solution that could sooth any savage beast.
• Noel was no Elle. But he played a great Queen (song) in any case!
• The incredible Mr John Hooper was ... (I seem to be lost for words here) ... absolutely incredible.
• The Flaming Galahs were squawking and carrying on, and foraging around for witchetty grubs.
• The prodigal Brenden returned to give us our first true voice.
• The irrepressible Steve was our image maker, and the official defender of the Schwartz.
• The pioneering Sir Josh, with his legendary lifetime of service defending the Schwartz, was with us to the very end, with maid Angela by his side.
• Meanwhile, the valiant squire Hal fought to contain the feedback loop monster, and protect the innocent from bad sound syndrome, while absorbing some of the raw cosmic Schwartz rays.

Other artists and contributors from throughout our lifespan, that we'll never forget, and always regard fondly (apologies for any omissions, list is still being compiled) include:

• The marvelous Mischa raised the standards, and dressed us for success.
• SNRUB were unpronounceable - but made up by being very listen able.
• Manek put the pop-corn back into punk.
• Supersede were unsurpassed.
• Darling Tan was the Asian tiger who still haunts my dreams.
• Radical Son touched a place somewhere deep within the soul.
• The mystical Kate inspired us all at the start, and played "Madame Squeeze" to perfection.
• Sarah Aubrey and the Audio Visual Club
• Candy Royale
• Tek
• Elias
• Stamperdowns Community Choir
• Melanie Guest
• Veruschka Buhrmester
• Anomaly
• Worn Out Porno
• Robert
• Fillin Bayou
• Rex Havoc
• Flooded Basement
• Marriane
• Ivan
• David Lucas
• Chevonne
• The Cast Of Hedwig

And now ... (drum roll please) ... the moment you've all been scrolling for ...

Samples from the final QL (24th Sep 06)

Here is the full sample list for the evening. This time I'm putting up every single musical performance that occured on the night! That's because it was such an action packed night and there were so many artists, that many only got to play one song each! (There are altogether 40 samples here totalling 29.6 MB)

Well what do you know, as usual, there were some technical problems. This time the sample rate was too low, providing some digital hashing of higher frequencies.

The point is though, that these recordings in no way do justice to the performances provided by the artists that appeared. In fact no recording ever could, which is why live music is here to stay, always has been and always will be! Long live the spirit of The Quantum Lounge.

P.S. (*) "incontravertible" is not a real word, so don't bother to spell check this one! - ed