thisquietarmy, the drone/experimental guitar-based project of Eric Quach (Hypnodrone Ensemble, Destroyalldreamers & Parallel Lines) will release their new studio effort “Anthems for Catharsis” next month, on May 15 via TQA Records & Consouling Sounds.
The new album was recorded and mixed by Erich Quach in his hometown of Montreal and according to the mainman is darker than the last studio release “Rebirths” from 2014.
“Ruminations”, a new song from the 6-track release is now playing below.
Pre-orders for “Anthems for Catharsis” are now available from TQA Records here and Consouling Sounds here.
Meanwhile, thisquietarmy have announced a new European tour with Labirinto in May, check out the confirmed tour dates and cities below.
Tour dates:
May 05 - Rome, IT @ Forte Fanfulla
May 07 - Ghent, BE @ Consouling Store (TBC)
May 08 - Cologne, Germany @ Private Gig
May 09 - Mainz, Germany @ Baron
May 10 - Rochefort, Belgium @ Congoland
May 11 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ The Cave
May 12 - Hamburg, Germany @ MS Stubnitz
May 15 - Zottegem, Belgium @ Dunk! Festival
May 18 - Paris, France @ L'Espace B
May 19 - Geneva, Switzerland @ La Gravière
May 20 - Chambéry, France @ Le Brin de Zinc
May 21 - Bulle, Switzerland @ Ebullition
May 22 - Winterthur, Switzerland @ Gaswerk
May 23 - Innsbruck, Austria @ PMK
May 24 - Bologna, Italy @ Freakout Club
May 25 - Milano, Italy @ Rock N Roll Club
May 26 - Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Channel Zero
May 27 - Maribor, Slovenia @ Gustaf Pekarna
May 28 - Budapest, Hungary @ Dürer Kert
May 29 - Bratislava, Slovakia @ whoneedslyrics?! Festival
May 30 - Prague, Czech Republic @ 007 Strahov
May 31 - Berlin, Germany @ Tiefgrund (Halle)
“Anthems for Catharsis” marks the follow up to thisquietarmy's last full length studio effort “Rebirths”, a representative collection of reworked tracks that have defined his purgative live performances. Between back-to-back tours in Europe & Asia and the release of live drone documents as well as collaborative works with Noveller, Aidan Baker/Hypnodrone Ensemble, André Foisy/Locrian, Syndrome/Amenra, thisquietarmy's Eric Quach went back to the drawing board in his Montreal studio, at the end of 2014.
Within the repetitive genre of ambient and drone, thisquietarmy constantly evolves and tries to incorporate new additional textures and structures into the music – for instance, think of the kraut rock shoegaze of “Resurgence”, or the post-rock doom of “Hex Mountains”. However, in other to start fresh and shed skin from exhaustive influences, Quach strips his music down to the black bones.
“Anthems for Catharsis” sounds very focused but also extremely dark, not unlike a ritual cleansing or a detoxification. In dismantling his sound, thisquietarmy almost struck a black metal vein, resulting in a dark and brooding ice cold oozing of his signature drones.
Weblinks:
www.thisquietarmy.com
www.facebook.com/thisquietarmy
The new album was recorded and mixed by Erich Quach in his hometown of Montreal and according to the mainman is darker than the last studio release “Rebirths” from 2014.
“Ruminations”, a new song from the 6-track release is now playing below.
Pre-orders for “Anthems for Catharsis” are now available from TQA Records here and Consouling Sounds here.
Meanwhile, thisquietarmy have announced a new European tour with Labirinto in May, check out the confirmed tour dates and cities below.
Tour dates:
May 05 - Rome, IT @ Forte Fanfulla
May 07 - Ghent, BE @ Consouling Store (TBC)
May 08 - Cologne, Germany @ Private Gig
May 09 - Mainz, Germany @ Baron
May 10 - Rochefort, Belgium @ Congoland
May 11 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ The Cave
May 12 - Hamburg, Germany @ MS Stubnitz
May 15 - Zottegem, Belgium @ Dunk! Festival
May 18 - Paris, France @ L'Espace B
May 19 - Geneva, Switzerland @ La Gravière
May 20 - Chambéry, France @ Le Brin de Zinc
May 21 - Bulle, Switzerland @ Ebullition
May 22 - Winterthur, Switzerland @ Gaswerk
May 23 - Innsbruck, Austria @ PMK
May 24 - Bologna, Italy @ Freakout Club
May 25 - Milano, Italy @ Rock N Roll Club
May 26 - Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Channel Zero
May 27 - Maribor, Slovenia @ Gustaf Pekarna
May 28 - Budapest, Hungary @ Dürer Kert
May 29 - Bratislava, Slovakia @ whoneedslyrics?! Festival
May 30 - Prague, Czech Republic @ 007 Strahov
May 31 - Berlin, Germany @ Tiefgrund (Halle)
“Anthems for Catharsis” marks the follow up to thisquietarmy's last full length studio effort “Rebirths”, a representative collection of reworked tracks that have defined his purgative live performances. Between back-to-back tours in Europe & Asia and the release of live drone documents as well as collaborative works with Noveller, Aidan Baker/Hypnodrone Ensemble, André Foisy/Locrian, Syndrome/Amenra, thisquietarmy's Eric Quach went back to the drawing board in his Montreal studio, at the end of 2014.
Within the repetitive genre of ambient and drone, thisquietarmy constantly evolves and tries to incorporate new additional textures and structures into the music – for instance, think of the kraut rock shoegaze of “Resurgence”, or the post-rock doom of “Hex Mountains”. However, in other to start fresh and shed skin from exhaustive influences, Quach strips his music down to the black bones.
“Anthems for Catharsis” sounds very focused but also extremely dark, not unlike a ritual cleansing or a detoxification. In dismantling his sound, thisquietarmy almost struck a black metal vein, resulting in a dark and brooding ice cold oozing of his signature drones.
Weblinks:
www.thisquietarmy.com
www.facebook.com/thisquietarmy