Drone your winter blues away...

CJLO 1690 AM proudly presents an evening of drone to help wash away the winter blues. The line up is made up of local Montreal talent and all proceeds will go towards Concordia's campus-community radio station.

THISQUIETARMY

http://www.thisquietarmy.com/

Echo Beach

http://echobeach.bandcamp.com/

Aim Low

http://aimlow.bandcamp.com/

Old Wyoming

http://oldwyoming.bandcamp.com/

$5 at the door. Doors at 9 pm.

This is a CJLO 1690 AM fundraiser.

Jackie & Judy's - 6512, Avenue du Parc (corner of Beaubien)

Adrian Aniol - Arrhythmia OST (TQA020, TQA Records)

TQA020 - ADRIAN ANIOL - ARRHYTHMIA OST

Artist: Adrian Aniol
Release: Arrhythmia OST
Release Date: January 12th, 2012
Format: Limited full-length CDR in a handmade deluxe packaging
Promo: tqarecords@gmail.com

We also prepared a press kit here, which includes the one-sheet, press photos & artwork:
http://thisquietarmy.com/records/press/TQA020/

The CD is currently available for pre-order with a 5-track preview:
http://thisquietarmy.storenvy.com/products/226222-tqa020-adrian-aniol-arrhythmia-ost-cdr


Details:

Adrian Anioł is a Polish composer & sound designer.

TQA Records is proud to present his "Arrhythmia OST", the follow-up to "It Falls Apart", his debut release on dark cult American label Utech Records (Locrian, Horseback, Nadja, Mamiffer, James Plotkin, Daniel Menche, etc.).

The score to the late James Hartley's film of the same title is a dark & mysterious journey filled with haunting subsonic ambiances and claustrophobic layers of frigid soundwaves. Ambient and minimal, yet emotionally charged with terrifying imaginative visuals, overbearing industrial atmospheres and loud startling percussive effects, Adrian Anioł has created an incredibly captivating and powerful film soundtrack.
Initially self-released digitally in March 2011, the record was slightly reworked & remixed by Adrian Anioł, mastered by Eric Quach (thisquietarmy) in November 2011 & released in January 2012 by TQA Records.

Adrian Anioł's "Arrhythmia OST" is TQA Records' 1st full-length physical release, which consists of a compelling black top & black bottom CDR, hand-stamped with black acrylic ink. The disc is placed on a hub inside a folded insert, which slides into a thick 80lb A7 grey printed envelope. The package also includes a set of 4 oversize 5x7" photographs and is strictly limited to 100 handmade & numbered copies.

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Adrian Aniol - Arrhythmia OST (TQA020)

01. The Opening 02:27
02. Informis Pravitas 03:30
03. In A Darkened Room 04:47
04. Lament 02:11
05. Thoughts Become Noise 02:40
06. 3AM Revelations 02:50
07. The Others 04:20
08. The Permanence 01:49
09. Arrhythmia (In A Heartbeat) 02:11
10. In Black Twilights 02:55
11. The Way Of All Flesh 02:08
12. The Dark Night Of The Soul 03:03
13. Slowly Downward 04:55
14. In Control Of All Things 02:54
15. The Closing 06:05

This recording was made for a 38min independent movie "Arrhythmia" directed by James Hartley (September 13, 1979 - April 22, 2011). Please note that this album was recorded using low-end techniques with purpose.

Composed, arranged, written, performed, and produced by Adrian Anioł.
Saxophone performed by Russell Johnson.
Cello and strings performed by Paul Martin.
Arrhythmia was assembled and mixed by A. Anioł at Withinwithout Studios.
Soundtrack consultant: Dorota Rus.
Mastering: Eric Quach.
Art direction: 21grams inc.

Un après-midi ambiant (Lévis, 2011-12-11)

Some records I've listened to

Here are some records that caught my attention this year, in no particular order. By no means a complete list nor a reference, as there are quite a few records I still haven't had time to listen & explore, due to my busy music-making schedule - sometimes you just want to go back to old comfort records in-between creative sessions...

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The Soft Moon - The Soft Moon (Captured Tracks)
Ringo Deathstarr - Colour Tripp/Sparkler (Sonic Unyon/Club AC30)
A Winged Victory For The Sullen (Erased Tapes/Kranky)
Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972 (Kranky)
Low - C'Mon (Sub Pop)
Epic45 - Weathering (Make Mine Music)
Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You  Will (Sub Pop)
Explosions - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care (Temporary Residence)
Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1 (Southern Lord)
Esmerine - La Lechuza (Constellation Records)
Birds of Passage - Without The World (Denovali)
Labirinto - Anatema (Dissenso)
The Haxan Cloak - The Haxan Cloak (Aurora Borealis)
Aun - Phantom Ghost (Denovali)
Le Révélateur - Fictions (Gneiss Things)
Talvihorros - Descent Into Delta (Hibernate)
Birds of Passage - Without The World (Denovali)
Liturgy - Aesthetica (Thrill Jockey)
Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestial Lineage (Southern Lord)
Timber Timbre - Creep On Creeping On (Arts and Crafts)
Duchess Says - In a Fung Day T! (Alien8)
Grails - Deep Politics (Temporary Residence)
Ensorcelor - Crucifuge (Media Tree)

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Here are some records which I've heard a promo or early version in 2011, that I look forward to in 2012:

Adrian Aniol - Arrhythmia OST (TQA Records) 

Monarch - Omens (At A Loss Recordings) 

Elika - Always The Light (Saint Marie Records) 

thisquietarmy / TQA Records News 2011#6

For those who don't know, I have a mailing here:
http://groups.google.com/group/thisquietarmy?hl=en

Add yourself to receive it. Here's the latest one.


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Hey,

First of all, I would like to thank you all for your incredible support in 2011, and also to all the labels, publicists, reviewers & promoters that have been involved - so much has happened, including a successful European tour & of course all the following releases:

Vessels CD (Aurora  Borealis), Orange CD/LP (Lunasylum/Orange Milk), Valley LP (Basses Frequences), Resurgence 2xCD/DLP (Denovali), Unconquered DLP (Denovali), Ghidrah CDR (Brise-Cul), Parallel Lines CDR/DVDR (TQA Records), Electroluminescent/Giant Claw 2xCD (TQA Records), More Hope for Japan 4xCD compilation (Oxide Tones), Sequence2 DL compilation (Sequence), Canadian Drones CDR compilation (0bpm), etc.

Here's to hoping that 2012 will turn out to be even better!


# 30% OFF ALL THISQUIETARMY DOWNLOADS FOR X-MAS

A lot of you are probably getting ready for travels, leisure or family, leaving your CDs & vinyls at home. So here's a 30% discount off for your digital downloads needs on thisquietarmy's Bandcamp. To fill up your iPod, just use the coupon "xmas" at checkout (valid until 12/31): http://thisquietarmy.bandcamp.com


# RESURGENCE + UNCONQUERED DLP NOW AVAILABLE

I received my copies of Resurgence DLP & Unconquered DLP. These wonderful deluxe items are quite heavy, glossy gate fold with 2x 180g slab of PVC, by far my proudest releases. Only the black copies are in the store, as I received a very limited quantities of colored version, which have been reserved for local friends & fans. If you're so inclined, email me privately and maybe I will have a couple of colored copies left to spare. Montreal: you can find copies at Cheap Thrills, Atom Heart, L'Oblique, Soundcentral & Phonopolis. http://thisquietarmy.storenvy.com 

Resurgence has received mostly glowing reviews from reputed zines & papers all over Canada, USA & France, Germany, UK, Austria, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland & more. All of them have been posted as I get them, through my facebook & twitter account.

Here are a few:
CANADA - http://hour.ca/2011/12/22/thisquietarmy-resurgence/ 
CANADA - http://www.montrealmirror.com/wp/2011/12/08/music-reviews-62/ 
CANADA - http://www.textura.org/reviews/thisquietarmy_resurgence.htm 
FRANCE - http://www.w-fenec.org/indus/thisquietarmy,7121,resurgence.html 
FRANCE - http://www.indierockmag.com/article16308.html 
ITALY - http://www.storiadellamusica.it/Thisquietarmy_-_Resurgence_(Denovali_Records,_2011).p0-r4392
GERMANY - http://www.blueprint-fanzine.de/home/index.php4?page=cat&Rub=2&EID=5969 
GERMANY - http://www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2011/THISQUIETARMY/Resurgence/ 
GERMANY - http://www.musikansich.de/review.php?id=10830 
AUSTRIA - http://www.demonic-nights.at/2011/11/thisquietarmy-resurgence/ 
POLAND - http://www.wiadomosci24.pl/artykul/ciemna_strona_mocy_thisquietarmy_resurgence_220738.html
UK - http://musosguide.com/thisquietarmy-resurgence/19502#more-19502 
UK - http://www.attnmagazine.co.uk/music/5201 


# THISQUIETARMY IN ROCK-A-ROLLA MAGAZINE

thisquietarmy is featured on the latest issue of UK's Rock-A-Rolla Magazine, Issue #35 - "thisquietarmy" appears on the cover (fronted by the mighty Acid Mothers Temple), a full-page article/in-depth interview & a featured review. Pick it up!


# TQA RECORDS; OTHER RELEASES FOR 2012

I'll be spending my holidays working on those 2 label releases I mentioned last month, for January 2012. Lots of designing, burning, printing, cutting, gluing, hand-packaging... Also, TQA Records now has a facebook page, please join to keep up: http://www.facebook.com/tqarecords 

+++ TQA020: Adrian Aniol - Arrhythmia OST. A mysterious Polish composer whose music is incredibly dark & intense, slow & frigid with eerie subsonic textures - listen to his tape, just released on Utech Records: http://adriananiol.bandcamp.com/album/it-all-falls-apart 

+++ TQA021: Aidan Baker / thisquietarmy - Document: Eurotour 2011. This will be an extremely limited 3xCD box-set, featuring a collaborative live set as well as a solo set from each of us. It will also include a tour report, flyers, photographs & more.

+++ thisquietarmy + Yellow6 - Death Valley 2xCD. This will be out on Basses Frequences, early 2012. It will include a bonus track left off from the session, a collaborative live track & a remix by Fear Falls Burning (Dirk Serries, who also did the mastering), as well as a booklet with more beautiful Death Valley landscapes. A special discount will be available for those who bought the vinyls.

+++ Year of No Light/thisquietarmy 12" split. A split/collaboration is in the works, it will probably come out on French label Destructure. More details soon.

+++ thisquietarmy/Parallel Lines. A split from our separate sessions, live at the Christ's Church Cathedral in Hamilton where we performed last fall. The sound of the crashing reverb of that cathedral is huge & incredibly intense. Also, a Parallel Lines semi-studio album will be released next spring.


# AUN/THISQUIETARMY EUROTOUR 2012

I will be joining fellow Montrealers, label mates & friends AUN on tour next spring. It will start the day after their appearance at the mighty Roadburn festival, from April 14th to April 28th. The tour is already being booked - Bochum (DE), Berlin (DE), Hamburg (DE), Copenhagen (DK), Basel (CH), Nancy (FR), so far - more to be updated: http://www.denovali.com/booking - we might extend the tour for another week and try to head to the UK as we're looking into the possibility. If you have ideas, offers or suggestions, please write to me or to Denovali Booking: booking@denovali.com

Thanks for reading as always,
Have a wonderful holidays!
Eric / thisquietarmy & TQA Records

http://www.thisquietarmy.com 
http://www.facebook.com/thisquietarmy 
http://www.facebook.com/tqarecords 
http://www.twitter.com/thisquietarmy

Reviews & Interview updates

Interview in french with thisquietamy by Pelecanus:

http://www.pelecanus.net/entrevue-thisquietarmy-avec-eric-quach.html

Topics: Resurgence, Denovali, European tour, etc.

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Aidan Baker & thisquietarmy - Orange LP (Orange Milk Records) reviewed by Foxy Digitalis (9/10):

http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=20269

"All I can say is that this was one thought-provoking, experiential, affinity-inducing listen."

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Parallel Lines - 11:3:11 3" CDR/DVDR (TQA Records) reviewed by SSG Music (8.6/10):

http://www.ssgmusic.com/october-in-review/

"Eric Quach (AKA thisquietarmy) has long reigned as the slow rolling prince of Canadian guitar exploration, but within the trio of Parallel Lines, the cautious momentum of his solo work comes into contact with the sporadic world of post-rock and jazz."

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thisquietarmy + Yellow6 - Death Valley 2xLP (Basses Fréquences) reviewed in german by Thepostrock.de:

http://www.thepostrock.de/basses-frequences-zusammenkunfte/

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thisquietarmy - Vessels CD (Aurora Borealis) reviewed in french by W-Fenec:

http://www.w-fenec.org/indus/thisquietarmy,7025,vessels.html

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Aidan Baker & thisquietarmy - Orange CD (Lunasylum) reviewed by Heathen Harvest (4/5):

http://heathenharvest.org/2011/10/01/aidan-baker-thisquietarmy-orange/

"Flawless execution in both shape and sound makes this my favourite ambient release of this year up to this point."

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Aidan Baker & thisquietarmy - Orange CD (Lunasylum) reviewed by KZSU Standfor Radio Station:

http://zookeeper.stanford.edu/index.php?action=viewRecentReview&tag=983099

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thisquietarmy + Yellow6 - Death Valley 2xLP (Basses Fréquences) reviewed in french by New Noise Mag:

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Aidan Baker & thisquietarmy - Orange LP (Orange Milk) reviewed by Animal Psi:

http://animalpsi.com/2011/08/orange-milk/

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thisquietarmy - Vessels CD (Aurora Borealis) reviewed by Foxy Digitalis:

http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=15724

"Listening to Vessels is like being on the deck of an old warship, ducking and dodging whizzing bullets and booming cannonballs. Quach takes pains to temper his music’s beauty with a buzzing roughness; quiet interludes feel decidedly too quiet as we await the next vigorous rush of sound."

TQA Store: one-day 25% Halloween sale!

"Trick or Treat!"

Well, I don't know any tricks... So here's my treat: a 25% Halloween

sale!

Use coupon "Halloween2011" to get your discount - the offer will

expire in 24 hours from now.

https://thisquietarmy.storenvy.com/

Happy halloween!

11.11.11

11.11.11

CABARET PLAYHOUSE

5656 du Parc

8$

+++ ALASKAN [ Post-Metal, Sludge, Heavy ]

http://alaskan.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/alaskanband

+++ SHOW OF BEDLAM [ Saint-Vitus meets Babes in Toyland ]

http://showofbedlam.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Show-of-Bedlam/231634652456

+++ THISQUIETARMY [ Drone, Shoegaze, Cinematic, Doom ] *

http://thisquietarmy.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/thisquietarmy

+++ PARAZITIK STATIK [ Noise, Ambient, Harsh, Horror, 50's fiction ]

http://myspace.com/parazitikstatik

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Parazitik-statik/104700172939794

* with rumors that Alaskan's drummer will be joining thisquietarmy on stage at some point...

RESURGENCE + UNCONQUERED PRE-ORDERS

Pre-orders for RESURGENCE 2xCD / 2xLP / 2xLP+7'' & UNCONQUERED 2xLP have started!! 3 new tracks from Resurgence can be listened here: http://www.denovali.com/thisquietarmy/

cinema+sound2011 | Montreal

I've been added last-minute to this cinema+sound2011 A/V event, happening tomorrow friday - I'll be performing at 10pm.

Check the details here: http://cinemaplussound.blogspot.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=233355073379949

Parallel Lines - Cathedral live excerpt

Here's an excerpt of my project Parallel Lines - live drums, synth & guitar improv in a cathedral in Hamilton a few weeks ago... Enjoy.

Cathedral A1 by Parallel Lines

thisquietarmy - Resurgence (teaser)

Sherbrooke show - October 1st

PiedBo Dancing présente :

à ne pas rater: un one man band culte de Montreal, un duo inédit Franco/Quebecois

et un autre duo inédit de Sherbrookois mais de musique électronique composée..

que faire de plus pour susciter ta curiosité maladive?

avec/

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thisquietarmy (Montreal): ambient/drone/shoegazer/experimental

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est un guitariste soliste de montreal branché sur 20 000 pédales pour te faire atteindre le nirvana....

tu crois en l'amour? viens te tester !

lui en tout cas n'a plus rien à prouver.

www.thisquietarmy.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcgpAjjILmc

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyKPE4T2nTU&feature=related

www.myspace.com/thisquietarmy

www.facebook.com/thisquietarmy

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.cut featuring Gibet (Montreal/Lyon): experimental/post-rock/progressive/electro/noise

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est un duo instrumental "post-rock/experimental" basé entre Montreal et Lyon (France).

ils produisent une musique sombre et évolutive (veut dire qui ne respecte pas les critères de durée de la chanson populaire classique)

un peu comme si tu contemplais l'effroi tout en réconfortant ton angoisse de la stagnation de ce monde perdu à jamais...

www.dotcut.org

www.myspace.com/dotcut

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU8ci5QwTfg

www.facebook.com/dotcut

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Paf Dignitas (Sherbrooke): fusion/electronique

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est un duo batterie / saxophone / électronique.

Vous êtes tannés d'écouter des bands qui copient l'esprit des années 80 sans rien y comprendre ?

Paf Dignitas est fait pour vous, enfin un band qui réécrit (ou plutôt recompose) la fusion électronique des années 80-90 avec

tous les clichés qui vont avec mais tout en y apportant une vision contemporaine..quoi que...

une bouffée d'air frais!

http://pafdignitas.bandcamp.com/

http://me.voir.ca/piedbodancing/

www.myspace.com/piedborecords

Parallel Lines 2x3" CDR/DVDR - 11:3:11

Grab it now!

http://thisquietarmy.storenvy.com/products/155114-parallel-lines-11-3-11-2x-cdr-dvdr

The second recording from Parallel Lines was captured live on video by Wearepostrock at Divan Orange in Montreal, part of the Under The Snow Festival on March 11th 2011, opening for Esses & Sianspheric.

Completely improvised and totally unrehearsed, tri-city trio /// Pascal Asselin on drums + Ryan Ferguson on synth + Eric Quach on guitar /// gets together once again and put themselves in danger on stage for some thrilling moments. Whatever happens happens: downtempo ambient, psyched-out shoegaze, tension, buildups & explosions.

This will be released as a 2x3" CD/DVD on TQA Records, handmade & limited to 100 copies - just in time for their next performance for the Hamilton Art Crawl at Christ's Church Cathedral on September 9th, 2011.

1. 11:3:11 - Part I

2. 11:3:11 - Part II

3. 11:3:11 - Part III

4. 11:3:11 - Part IV

Hamilton shows - Sept. 9 & 10

Friday Sept. 9th: AKUMU + PARALLEL LINES

Christ's Church Cathedral

252 James Street North

Hamilton, ON

The New Harbours music series returns with deep bass soundscapes and hypnotic visuals from AKUMU (Deane Hughes) and psyched out shoegaze from PARALLEL LINES (Pascal Asselin, Ryan Ferguson and Eric Quach).

http://www.musicbyakumu.com/

http://parallellines.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/NewHarbours

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=254421037924474

8pm doors

Pay what you can / Donation

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Saturday Sept. 10th: New Harbours Supercrawl Edition w/ W.A. DAVISON and THISQUIETARMY

Christ's Church Cathedral

252 James Street North

Hamilton, ON

Crawl in a different direction with polymedia performance artist and founder of recordism, W.A. DAVISON. This will be a SONGS Of The NEW EROTICS performance - expect otherworldy sonics, surrealist theatre, and general weirdness. Also performing wll be THISQUIETARMY (Eric Quach), conjuring cascading drone magic from six strings.

http://www.recordism.com/SOTNE/SotNE.html

http://www.thisquietarmy.com/

http://www.facebook.com/newharbours

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=253930627974874

Pay what you can / Donation

Vessels CD restocked!

If you missed out, they are available again at the store: http://thisquietarmy.storenvy.com/products/140198-thisquietarmy-vessels-cd

Would a 35-mins live drone set, sped up at 500%, sound like Justin Bieber?

This is the ultimate test.

Recorded in Ghent on May 31st 2011, Belgium at Huis Ligy, a crumbling 15th century mansion. The audio/video was time-stretched 500% faster, and the sound was pitched down 2.4 octave to avoid the chipmunk effect for this video.

Meet Skully

New TQA webstore

We now have a brand new store!

There was something comforting about having all the releases on one page. To add a picture, a description and a paypal button whenever there was a new one. However with the constant increase in new outputs, it became more and more difficult to update my website in a non-frustrating manner. The page is also getting more clogged with each one, and with the popular increase of self-managing webstores out there, I needed to make the move to something more convenient.

I give you:

thisquietarmy.storenvy.com

You'll find everything on the first page, but more importantly the categories will help you to browse the items that you might've missed. And you'll know which items were newly added to the store... I would also suggest to register to the site for faster checkouts.

To commemorate the opening of this store, I've made a promotional coupon available for 15% off any items that you will purchase until the end of the week (Aug. 21st). Just enter the code: "TQASTOREOPENING" to claim the rebate when you checkout.

Thanks for your continuing support!

Added this week (very limited quantities! like 5 or so) :

- GHIDRAH - The Guitar Years CDR (Brise-Cul Records) - collab between thisquietarmy, AUN & Maggot Breeder/Reuel from Squalor.
- V.A. - Golden Classics 2xCDR (Chat Blanc Reocrds) - featuring an exclusive track by Mains de Givre.
- V.A. - Kito Sounds #3 (Chez Kito Kat) - featuring an exclusive track by Mains de Givre .
- V.A. - Canadian Drones Vol. 1 (0bpm) - featuring an exclusive track by thisquietarmy.

Aural Diptych #6: Electroluminescent / Giant Claw

Aural Diptych #6: Electroluminescent / Giant Claw

Release date: July 14th, 2011

Preview:

Double-split 3" CDR placed on a heavy stock folded & printed insert, packaged in a felt-textured harvest yellow envelope, with printed artwork by New York City-based artist Elayne Safir. It includes two sets of diptych photography by Montreal-based artist Meryem Yildiz. Inner artwork by Keith Rankin. This releases comes with a digital download code with bonus tracks. LIMITED TO 100 COPIES ONLY.

ADS06 features two psych cosmic synth kraut lovers. Electroluminescent (2nd release on TQA) from Hamilton, ON - presents 'Lost Time', a ambient-driven conceptual storytelling inspired by french new wave cinema, Eric Rohmer's six moral tales in particular. Meanwhile, Giant Claw reciprocates madly with a massive dose of heavy-psychedelic bubbly chiptunes, fittingly titled 'Nuclear Hellearth'.

Disc 1 : Electroluminescent - Lost Time ++ 1. Two Means Yes / 2. Hidden in Books / 3. Faith and Fate / 4. Mystery Collection / 5. A Single Chance / 6. In The Afternoon*

Disc 2 : Giant Claw - Nuclear Hellearth ++ 1. Nuclear Hellearth pt. 1 / 2. Nuclear Hellearth pt. 2* / 3. Open Fields / 4. Nuclear Hellearth pt. 3

* Bonus Digital Tracks (download included)

PURCHASE HERE: http://thisquietarmy.com/records/#tqa018