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thisquietarmy is the experimental guitar-based project of Eric Quach from Montreal, Canada – active since 2005. Revolving around improvised drone music, he takes his sonic experimentations further by adding textural and structural elements of post-punk/shoegaze, krautrock/spacerock & black/doom metal to them. The results can be described as dark, melodic, expansive & engaging dreamscapes. His live performances are mostly presented as a real-time score to hypnotic ethereal visuals, which he creates himself for each performance.

Forthcoming releases on Aurora Borealis (UK), Basses Fréquences (FR), Lunasylum (BE) & Orange Milk (US) have been scheduled for this spring, with more in the works for Denovali (DE) & Dead Pilot (UK) later this year. Past works have appeared on labels such as Alien8 Recordings (CA), Killer Pimp (US), Three:Four (CH), Foreshadow (PL) & Elevation Recordings (US). thisquietarmy has also collaborated extensively with Aidan Baker (Nadja), Scott Cortez (lovesliescrushing) & Yellow6, and has several side-projects (Destroyalldreamers, Mains de Givre, Parallel Lines & Ghidrah).

With already such a large body of work released & nearing close to one hundred performances all over Canada, USA & Europe, thisquietarmy is a forward contender as a pioneer of the experimental music scene emerging from Canada.

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY:

* Vessels (CD, May 2011, Aurora Borealis)
* Death Valley (w/ Yellow6, 2xLP, Dec 2010-May2011, Basses Frequences)
* Meridians (w/ Scott Cortez, LP, June 2010, three:four)
* Aftermath (CD, April 2010, Basses Fréquences)
* Transmissions (Digital, April 2009, Alien8 Recordings)
* A Picture of a Picture (w/ Aidan Baker, CD March 2009, Killer Pimp Records)
* Blackhaunter (CD, November 2008, Elevation)
* Unconquered (CD, April 2008, Foreshadow)

MORE INFO ON WWW.THISQUIETARMY.COM

General Info

  • Genre: Ambient / Experimental / Shoegaze

    Location Montreal, Quebec, Ca

    Profile Views: 136966

    Last Login: 6/20/2012

    Member Since 12/5/2005

    Website www.thisquietarmy.com/tqa

    Record Label Aurora Borealis, Denovali, Basses Frequences, Alien8, Killer Pimp, three:four, Foreshadow, Elevation

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    thisquietarmy is the experimental guitar-based project of Eric Quach from Montreal, Canada – active since 2005. Revolving around improvised drone music, he takes his sonic experimentations further by adding textural and structural elements of post-punk/shoegaze, krautrock/spacerock & black/doom metal to them. The results can be described as dark, melodic, expansive & engaging dreamscapes. His live performances are mostly presented as a real-time score to hypnotic ethereal visuals, which he creates himself for each performance. Forthcoming releases on Aurora Borealis (UK), Basses Fréquences (FR), Lunasylum (BE) & Orange Milk (US) have been scheduled for this spring, with more in the works for Denovali (DE), ConSouling (BE) & Dead Pilot (UK) later this year. Past works have appeared on labels such as Alien8 Recordings (CA), Killer Pimp (US), Three:Four (CH), Foreshadow (PL) & Elevation Recordings (US). thisquietarmy has also collaborated extensively with Aidan Baker (Nadja), Scott Cortez (lovesliescrushing) & Yellow6, and has several side-projects (Destroyalldreamers, Mains de Givre, Parallel Lines & Ghidrah). With already such a large body of work released & nearing close to one hundred performances all over Canada, USA & Europe, thisquietarmy is a forward contender as a pioneer of the experimental music scene emerging from Canada. ++SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY++ * Vessels (CD, May 2011, Aurora Borealis) * Death Valley (w/ Yellow6, 2xLP, Dec 2010-May2011, Basses Frequences) * Meridians (w/ Scott Cortez, LP, June 2010, three:four) * Aftermath (CD, April 2010, Basses Fréquences) * Transmissions (Digital, April 2009, Alien8 Recordings) * A Picture of a Picture (w/ Aidan Baker, CD March 2009, Killer Pimp Records) * Blackhaunter (CD, November 2008, Elevation) * Unconquered (CD, April 2008, Foreshadow) MORE INFO ON WWW.THISQUIETARMY.COM
  • Members

    EQ: guitar & pedals, processing, mixing, arrangements & programming.
  • Influences

    current event news; the weather; state of mind; 9-to-5er; exhaustion; depression; philosophy; interpersonal relationships; natural selection; elitism; sadness; lack of endorphine; aloneliness; tragedies; war; epidemies; natural catastrophies; tired sounds; entrapment; anger; hopelessness; collisions; mind warps; honesty; depth; emotions; space travel; atmosphere; stars; darkness; etc.
  • Sounds Like

    agony, drowning in your bathtub, inhaling smoke, being at war, tears dropping like bombs, splicing veins, floating on methane, feeling the ultraviolet rays through ozone...

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    Skies over Toronto. @ Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) http://t.co/Gopr3rDOR3

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    Electro-acoustic graduates selling their album door-to-door on a saturday night? Really?

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    Check out this Labirinto/thisquietarmy teaser video created by Muriel Curi, with 4 sample tracks off the record! https://t.co/qKGhz2aGXG

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    Midnight train, St.henri http://t.co/IyuHS3PvLs

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    Woe; @ deathouse http://t.co/xvJT9af0pI

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