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Artist : thisquietarmy
Album : Hex Mountains
Genre : Ambient
Year : 2013
Label : Denovali
Cat# : n/a
Source : WEB
Bitrate : 320Kbps
Size : 101,15 MB
Runtime : 88:22 min
URL : http://thisquietarmy.bandcamp.com/album/hex-mountains
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01. From Darkness 18:09
02. Wraithslayers 27:40
03. Digital Witchcraft 25:30
04. Spirits in Oblivion 17:03
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Drone all the way!
THISQUIETARMY is the solo project of Canadian Eric Quach
(formerly member of the instrumental post rock band outfit
DESTROYALLDREAMERS). Since 2005 he explores under this moniker
the never-ending spectrum of the guitar and its potential for
exceptional ambient and loop drone sounds. Characterisic for
Quach's experimental sounds is the inclusion of structural
elements and textures from different genres such as post punk,
shoegaze, kraut rock, post rock, black metal and doom metal.
With a boundless creativity and energy Quach has released 20
physical records so far and has played over 200 concerts all
around the globe in over 20 countries, including Canada, the
US, Brazil, and almost all Europe.
The new album HEX MOUNTAINS encompasses Thisquietarmy's sonic
growth through his latest travels & encounters across the
world. Touring & sharing the stages with monumental bands such
as Year of No Light, Caspian, Om, Deafheaven or Russian
Circles has definitely marked his desire to take it up a
notch. In an attempt to follow that ambition, Eric Quach
leaves the misanthropy aside and enlists the help of drummer
Scotty Rooney (Alaskan), bassist Dorian Williamson
(Northumbria/Adoran) and vocalists ╔milie Bresson & Jeanne
Peluard (Monarch) to add fresh elements to TQA's sound:
thundering drums, thick foggy bass and witch-like shrieks,
while retaining thisquietarmy's signature drone-based
soundscapes that remain omnipresent throughout the record.
The collaborative sessions were recorded live in the Basque
countryside and in various urban parts of Canada, then brought
back together in the studio to extract its essence, crafting
as a result TQA's heaviest and darkest album yet. The epic
guitar riffs, the explosive melodies and the uplifting beats
will make you soar, but the creepy noise sorcery, the mental
screams and the weighty burden will also make you want to
throw up. From one peak to the other, climbing Hex Mountains
is one hell of a trek.
Mastered by James Plotkin.
credits
released 18 October 2013
Eric Quach (guitar, bass, fx, programming, mixing), Scotty
Rooney (drums), Dorian Williamson (bass, fx), ╔milie Bresson
(vox, fx), Jeanne Peluard (brass, vox, fx), James Plotkin
(mastering)
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