15.07.2010

Aural Diptych Series #3 is released & available now! Check out the details here: TQA015 | ADS03 : MILLIMETRIK / ELIKA - REMIXED - featuring no less than 3 remixes by thisquietarmy, as well as from Auburn Lull, Engineers, Sugrcane, Absent Without Leave & more!

Again, Ms. Elayne Safir provided the wonderful artwork, Ms. Meryem Yildiz provided a couple of surreal sets of diptych photography and TQA(r) put everything together with extra care, home-printed, handcut and handpackaged with love. This time around, we used delicate european Artoz envelopes, and the package design is looking better than ever! As always, these are very limited to 100 copies only.

Also for the first time, we included a free digital download with this release & All the ADS releases are now available on our TQA RECORDS BANDCAMP space for digital download. Tiny detail, we had to rais the price by 2$, because we were barely making up for the costs with the first 2 ADS releases. With such an elaborate and unique package, I'm sure you understand. Thanks for your support.

We'd also like to welcome a brand new online store from AR, PIRATE SHIP RECORDS, who have approached us to carry all of our releases! Their store opens in 10 days... make sure you go check them out!

17.06.2010

thisquietarmy & Scott Cortez - Meridians 12" LP is now available!

They are limited to 499 numbered copies and we only have a few for sale --- we'll only ship to Canada & USA as the Canada Post shipping prices are absolutely horrible for a 12" elsewhere (16$ = ridiculous) . Europeans & worldwide customers are better off ordering directly from three:four Records: here.

For Canada & USA, you can get it from us: here.
Add the Aftermath CD if you don't have it for a special price: here.

31.05.2010

The new corrected thisquietarmy - Aftermath digipaks from Basses Fréquences have arrived! Any orders starting from now on will be with the correct digipak, exactly as we wanted them to be: check it out & get it here.

If you have already purchased the misprinted one but would like to get the corrected digipak, I can include it in your next order --- just email me.

In other news, the Aural Diptych Series have been featured in Hard Format, a blog about sublime design in audio media packaging. They have also been reviewed by Textura.

30.04.2010

We have received thisquietarmy's Aftermath CDs! And Mains de Givre's Esther Marie CDs!

Unfortunately, there is a little misprint on the front cover (see picture). Instead of delaying the release to correct it, we decided to make it available, as is. The pressing plant has agreed to send us the corrected digipaks to replace them, but it could take up to a month. When that happens, the misprinted version will be very limited (collector's item). If you wish to wait for the corrected version, that is your choice, but it's really a minor misprint and the music remains completely unaffected. At worse, you could ask me to include the corrected digipak in your next order.

Read all about Aftermath and Esther Marie in Eric Quach's interviews with Textura & Tokafi.
Also, reviews of Aftermath by Textura & the Montreal Mirror, reviews of Esther Marie by Fluid Radio & Cyclic Defrost.

NOW AVAILABLE !!!

> Mains de Givre's debut album "Esther Marie" (Textura, Canada) : gatefold jacket CD
> Thisquietarmy's 4th album "Aftermath" (Basses Frequences, France) : digipak CD
> Parallel Lines's debut album "38:22" (Dead Pilot Records, UK) : thick windowed sleeve & string CD

Take advantage of our special bundles :

Thisquietarmy | Aftermath + Mains de Givre | Esther Marie + Parallel Lines | 38:22 = 25$ + shipping = 30$ CAN-USA / 34$ WORLD
Thisquietarmy | Aftermath + Mains de Givre | Esther Marie = 17$ + shipping = 22$ CAN-USA / 26$ WORLD
Thisquietarmy | Aftermath + Parallel Lines | 38:22 = 15$ + shipping = 20$ CAN-USA / 24$ WORLD
Mains de Givre | Esther Marie + Parallel Lines | 38:22 = 15$ + shipping = 20$ CAN-USA / 24$ WORLD

12.04.2010

Parallel Lines have arrived from Dead Pilot Records, this is the new psych-kraut-shoegaze trio of Eric Quach (thisquietarmy, Destroyalldreamers), Pascal Asselin (Millimetrik, Below The Sea, LCBO) & Ryan Ferguson (Sianspheric, Electroluminescent). Check it out: HERE.

Also TQA013 & TQA014 are about 60% sold out in just 1 week!

28.03.2010

TQA013 | ADS01 : Mains de Givre / thisquietarmy + TQA014 | ADS02 : Quilt / Hoefizer will be released on April 6th, 2010. Pre-order is in effect now! Shipping on April 6th. LIMITED TO 100 COPIES. Special bundle pre-order price for both releases: HERE. (edit: ended on April 23rd).

Hoefizer will also do a release show on April 14th, opening for our dear friends Caspian & Arms and Sleepers from Boston at Divan Orange in Montreal.

29.01.2010

TQA(R) will be releasing a split series, called Aural Diptych Series (ADS). It follows the same concept as the split record with 2 bands/artists, however each one will have their material on a separate 3" EP CDR, and both will be packaged as one item --- much like a diptych in photography, which uses two different images side by side to form one single artistic statement. Thus: Aural Diptych.

We are once again teaming up with visual artist Meryem Yildiz as she will provide her trademark diptych photography as the artwork to be included in the packages.

The packaging format will follow the custom-made one we did for TQA010, i.e. the thisquietarmy European tour CDR/DVDR w/ photographs. There will also be an option to receive an additional 5" CDR of the split for those who can't use 3" CDs (Mac users & slot CD players).

This said, we are happy to announce the first artists of the ADS series:

TQA013 | ADS01 : Mains de Givre / thisquietarmy
TQA014 | ADS02 : Quilt / Hoefizer
TQA015 | ADS03 : Elika / Millimetrik

ADS 01 & ADS 02 should be ready for March 2010,
ADS 03 is scheduled sometimes for late spring 2010.
More artists TBA for ADS 04 & 05, already in the talks.

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Here are some welcoming info about the new artists on the label:

QUILT is the solo works of Seth Graham, best known for his work with the recently disbanded psych-drone quartet Romance of Young Tigers from Ohio. He has since relocated to Brooklyn, NY and self-released a solo album with 50 different handmade covers. He will be recording some organ drones & vox for us.
http://www.myspace.com/romanceofyoungtigers

HOEFIZER is David Mitchell from Montreal, who also plays in Saccidananda. David is pretty active in the Montreal music scene as a booker and show promoter under the name The Grand Theft Ottoman Empire. His drones were recorded and mixed by Patrick Lacharité of Below The Sea/Apillow.
http://www.myspace.com/hoefizer

MAINS DE GIVRE is a collaboration between Eric Quach (drone) and Montreal violinist Émilie Livernois-Desroches (ex-Profugus Mortis, Bâtard du Nord, Sugarshack, etc.). They've released the "Insomnie à l'Ail" EP, limited to 24 already-sold out copies (TQA012) that were botched quickly put together for their first show last November. It will be re-released as part of a split with thisquietarmy, while we patiently wait for their full-length album, to be released by Textura this spring.
http://www.myspace.com/mainsdegivre

MILLIMETRIK is someone you're already familiar with: Pascal Asselin from Le Chat Blanc Orchestra, also in Oromocto Diamond & Below The Sea. As Millimetrik, Pascal has already released 4 albums & various EPs out on P572, Make Mine & Statik since 2003 and has performed in North America & Europe.
http://www.myspace.com/millimetrik

14.11.2009

Two new items for sale.

First, a new EP sampler called "Meanwhile". I was hoping that we would've seen a new album out by now, but it looks like it has been delayed. In fact, there are quite a few albums that have been in the works since this summer, and I imagine that they would be released throughout 2010.

So if you are, like myself, impatient... grab this sampler, limited to 50 copies. It contains 4 brand new tracks (33:00), never heard/never released before, and will most likely be out on separate albums, on different labels. The tracks are still untitled, and are a different edit from how they will appear on the proper album.

Check it out: HERE.
12$ PPD Anywhere

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Secondly, our friends in Chat Blanc Records & P572 Records from Quebec City have co-released a beautiful 166-pages book-CD, full color, filled with pictures, stories, memorabilia. Best of all, it features an amazing compilation that includes an exclusive thisquietarmy track called "Aluminum Twin Snakes", as well as tracks from Port-Royal, Electroluminescent, Epic45, Building Castles out of Matchsticks, Le Chat Blanc Orchestra, Darren Haymen, Swedish Death Polka, Millimetrik remixing Auburn Lull and a whole lot more!!! The shipping is pricey for this item, but it shows how heavy it is! Well-worth it if you're into those two labels and artists.

Check it out: HERE
 Canada = 27$ USD PPD
USA = 32$ USD PPD
World = 38$ USD PPD

If you are buying other items with the book, please email @ thisquietarmy / gmail for possible combined shipping quote.

Will throw in some goodies, of course...

01.07.2009

Hello everyone, I am back from Europe and I have new items for sale.

Firstly, I have some leftovers of Luftpost Tour CD/DVD ---, they are now up for grabs! "Luftpost" is an exclusive European tour double 3" CD-R/DVD-R, hand-packaged in a black envelope designed by thisquietarmy. The CD-R contains 21 minutes of exclusive music (2 new tracks: "Luftpost" & "Ceremonies"), and the DVD-R contains a 30-minute audio live set recorded in Montreal, with the visuals projections that were used for that show. Also included is a set of 4 photographs by Meryem Yildiz (www.nitescence.net) made specifically for thisquietarmy.

To purchase, go: HERE
15$US pps anywhere.

Secondly, I have new thisquietarmy army green Tank T-shirts for sale, they were made in Germany and they were designed by Matt Gauck from Portland.

To purchase, go: HERE
20$US pps canada/usa.
25$US pps worldwide.

29.05.2009

As you may or may not me, thisquietarmy (my music project) is about to go on a month long European tour with Nadja. Thus, I will be away from May 30th to June 23rd inclusive. As you can guess, shipping of orders won't be occuring for that period --- or very sporadically, depending on orders as some titles will be on the road as well... which also means that technically, TQA(R) and distro will be hitting the road as well! Please check out the shows if you're anywhere near these:

IVI, Frankfurt, Germany - 01.06.09
Villa Markel, Esslingen, Germany - 02.06.09
Enosteria, Brescia, Italy - 03.06.09
Burrida, Genoa, Italy - 04.06.09
Sonic, Lyon, France - 06.06.09
Les Instants Chavirés, Paris, France - 08.06.09
KAW, Leverkusen, Germany - 09.06.09
DB, Utrecht, The Netherlands - 10.06.09
TAC, Eindhoven, The Netherlands - 11.06.09
Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany - 12.06.09
Schokoladen, Berlin, Germany - 13.06.09
XT3, Prague, Czech Republic - 16.06.09
Klub Re, Krakow, Poland - 17.06.09
Pod Minoga, Poznan, Poland - 18.06.09
UFA, Warsaw, Poland - 19.06.09
Klub Ucho, Gdynia, Poland - 20.06.09
Alter Ego, Szczecin, Poland - 21.06.09

Also, TQA010 "Luftpost" is an exclusive European tour double 3" CD-R/DVD-R, hand-packaged in a black envelope designed by thisquietarmy. The CD-R contains 21 minutes of exclusive music (2 new tracks: "Luftpost" & "Ceremonies"), and the DVD-R contains a 30-minute audio live set recorded in Montreal, with the visuals projections that were used for that show. Also included is a set of 4 photographs by Meryem Yildiz (www.nitescence.net) made specifically for thisquietarmy. Limited to 100 copies, to be sold on tour only, unless copies remain post-tour ---- doubtful.

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Of course, all operations will resume, late June.
Thank you for your understanding!

01.03.2009

Aidan Baker & Thisquietarmy - A Picture of a Picture CD
Label: Killer Pimp Music

AVAILABLE NOW!!!

The long-awaited follow-up to the Orange EP released on TQA(R). For their first full-length album, Baker & Quach have decided to do things differently by setting a simple rule beforehand: the record was to be played and recorded live together, adding a very minimal amount of overdubs if not any. The recording session took place in the fall of 2007, in Quach's own home studio TQA-HQ in Montreal. Because of their very busy schedule, it took about a year before the two artists decided to get together to work on these tracks again. This time, Baker finalized the mixes in his home studio, resulting again in four long movements, clocking at around an hour's length. Instead of the overall terror-ambient feel of their first collaboration, the first two tracks actually find both guitarists exploring the brighter side of their spectrum, evoking the hope and the beauty represented in Christy Romanick's photographs that were again used for the artwork, in conjunction with Quach's sketches.

25.12.2008

Shame, shame, shame... Was 2008 really a year without releases for TQA(R)? The answer is FALSE. Yes, that's right.

On October 18th 2008, Thisquietarmy played his first official one-off synth-set as Hi_My_Quiet_Tsar, which took place at Cagibi, in Montreal. To commemorate the event, TQA(R) impulsively released on the same day TQA009a, a 3"CDR limited to 24 numbered copies, with a choice of 4 different covers. The item was of course sold out (at 3$ a piece), and no other copies have been made since.

While we wait for some kind of clarity and in the spirit of the holidays, Thisquietarmy & TQA(R) have decided to offer a free MP3 download of this release, under Thisquietarmy's name. Three ambient synth-jams with a Moog MG-1 & pedals, recorded by Eric Quach in Sept. '08.

Thisquietarmy - Hi My Quiet Tsar
1. Quasi-Rite Myth 2. Mystique Airth 3. Trisathymique

Download it: HERE.

07.12.2008

Electroluminescent releases the full-length version of the sold-out 2007 TQA(R)-released Measures EP on white 12" vinyl record via Black Mountain Music. TQA(R) won't be distributing this one, so we encourage you to get it directly here for only $12.99, dirt cheap! It also comes with the CD version. The tracklist features the 3 original tracks on the EP plus 3 brand new ones, never released before!

27.10.2008

THISQUIETARMY | BLACKHAUNTER is now available!!!

Thisquietarmy's sophomore album - - - technically, it's an EP, but it's 41 minutes, so it's sort of a mini-album? Either way, who cares! The fine folks at Elevation Recordings have released this beautiful digipak, with the amazing artwork by Annie Stephens. Six new dark mood-shifting tracks, a darker, suffocating affair that is expected to give you the chills, just in time for the pull of autumn & halloween!!

Here's what Elevation says about it.

29.08.2008

We have Thisquietarmy T-Shirts for sale! Light grey print on black American Apparel Shirts. Available men sizes (S, M, L, XL) and girlie sizes (M, L). Only 25$, with 10$ shipping already included and two different Thisquietarmy 1" pins. We only have about 20 of them for the online store, be quick!

16.08.2008

Hello, Just a little message to let you know This Quiet Army Records is not dead... just very busy with another little project called Thisquietarmy, trying to produce a bit more music and trying not to go overly insane with the day job. We will definitely continue to release great music when the time and project is right. We have things in the works that will be revealed all in due time. Thank you for your patience.

Meanwhile, some news about our artists:

Electroluminescent will release the Measures record in LP vinyl format, with extra tracks, via Black Mountain Music. Le Chat Blanc Orchestra will release their first album via Make Mine Music. The Sales Department has released a free digital EP called 'Runs on Codeine', you can find it here. Also stay tuned for Fugues 2008, a compilation including tracks by Apillow, Electroluminescent & Thisquietarmy on French label Fugues.

21.03.2008

THISQUIETARMY | UNCONQUERED
WILL BE AVAILABLE ON APRIL 1ST 2008

Thisquietarmy's debut album is finally available for order! It is released worldwide by Foreshadow in Poland. Eight epic tracks running at 54:00, housed in a standard jewel case with a 6-panel layout with original artwork by Thisquietarmy himself. The album also features guest appearances by Aidan Baker (from Nadja) on guitar & Meryem Yildiz on vocals. Check out what the record label Foreshadow has to say about the release: here.

PRPRORDER THISQUIETARMY | UNCONQUERED HERE

We will be shipping them around April 1st, 2008.

09.02.2008

Elika's follow up to their succesful EP on This Quiet Army, their debut album 'Trying Got Us Nowhere' produced by Starflyer59's Jason Martin, is now out on Fiercely Indie in the U.K.

This Quiet Army Records are distributing it right here, for a very low price, go order it right now here.

07.12.2007

Elika are playing in Lima, Peru all weekend!
We could not be more proud of you guys, have a blast!! Their TQA EP is sold out but you can still find them at Tonevendor.

TQA007 + TQA008 are now available through Norman Records, Tonevendor, Linus Records, Duotone Records, Atom Heart & L'Oblique.

09.11.2007

New releases now available:

* The Sales Department, Account EP (TQA007) - MD Matheson formed The Sales Department in 2006 after successfully leading Beef Terminal through a decade of analogue samples and guitar based core values. The main idea behind this project is portability. Making music with a computer and found sounds, without real instruments, wherever he may be. TSD could be found at home in Toronto or mixing on a plane during on his travels throughout Thailand & China! The results: Music made by computers operated by a human, reminescent of a comeback of Warp Records' IDM ambient artists such as Autechre, Plaid & Boards of Canada, with the transposed essence of Beef Terminal's soul.

* Apillow, Leaves Winter Alone EP (TQA008) - Apillow is Patrick Lacharité, the guitarist and sound engineer behind Below The Sea. After 3 critically acclaimed full-length albums on Where Are My Records, Patrick Lacharité finally releases a disc of his very own solo work. Apillow tinkers on an old lonely piano, scratches on his effected guitar and mixes it all up with computer-generated percussions to create imaginative and complex build-ups within the minimalism realm. This could be your perfect soundtrack for the current automnal season that you'd wish it never ends. "Leaves Winter Alone" is 4 tracks, also packaged in brown cardboard Arigato Pak, with drawings by Kit Malo, hand-printed by Patrick Lacharité in 5-color silkscreen process - all done with extra care & love.

As usual, both releases are limited to 200 physical copies.

Grab both of them at a special price (12$ shipped anywhere) for a limited time only. Order them together here!

15.10.2007

New distro item in: DESTROYALLDREAMERS' NEW ALBUM, Wish I Was All Flames. We will also include a couple of thick exclusive stickers with the purchase, handmade by Eric Quach, only at This Quiet Army Records. ORDER IT NOW!!

26.09.2007

* TQA007 - The Sales Department's first EP will be called "Accounts".
The release date will be confirmed soon, for this fall.

* Our newest artist signing on This Quiet Army Records is none other than
Patrick Lacharité from Below The Sea, aka Apillow. He is supposed to have something ready for us (TQA008) for this fall as well.

* * On the distro front, Destroyalldreamers will be releasing their new long-awaited 2nd full-length album titled "Wish I Was All Flames" on October 23rd 2007, on Where Are My Records. It will be available on This Quiet Army Records on the same date. We might do a pre-order, we'll let you know. Their first album will also be available at the same time.

* Want to be on the mailing list? Send an email to thisquietarmy [at] gmail [dot] com.

19.08.2007

* Thisquietarmy's Wintersleeper (TQA001) is now sold out!
Duotone & Tonevendor may still have some left.
You can also download it on Thisquietarmy's Virb.com & Last.fm.

31.07.2007

* We are out of TQA003 Aidan Baker/Thisquietarmy - Sorry!!! No repress.
Duotone, Aquarius Records & Tonevendor may still have some left, check them out.
Aidan & Eric have also talked about collaborating some more as well.

11.07.2007

* Thisquietarmy's Echotone EP will be released July 17th, on Chat Blanc Records. Two local Montreal CD launches are planned for the release. PART 1 will be July 15th at L'Absynthe, with Ghettonuns and Goldsword. PART 2 will be July 25th at Zoobizarre with CASPIAN & JUNIUS, both hailing from Boston.

* TQA Records website now features a small DISTRO section, mostly of CDs and projects that are related to the TQA Records family - available now is Millimetrik (Pascal Asselin from Le Chat Blanc Orchestra) and Ixe-13 (Mathieu Grisé from Le Chat Blanc Orchestra), and of course, the new Thisquietarmy EP on Chat Blanc Records. We also got a few 12" vinyl EP by Destroyalldreamers if anyone is interested, though it is a real pain to ship. Scroll to the right to check out the store!

19.06.2007

* You can now order the new release TQA006 by Electroluminescent, last release of the summer. 3 brand new tracks of wondeful psychedelic ambient running over half an hour, plus 2 remixes of classic Electroluminescent tracks by Elika & Millimetrik. Listen to the sample MP3. Read the release sheet for more info. To Order, go HERE, or HERE for Canadians.

* We are pleased to announce that the next release, TQA007 will be by The Sales Department. The Sales Department is MD Matheson. Yes, this is the same person behind Beef Terminal (Noise Factory). Mr. Matheson has hanged up his guitar indefinitely and has started to make music solely with computers - or as he puts it, "electronic music made by computers operated by humans". The early mixes on his myspace suggests that TSD is heading toward something pretty Boards of Canada-ish (which is very good in our books!) but the final result will only be heard this fall of 2007.

* Another review of TQA003 by Roberto Mandolini on LOSING TODAY (IT)

* Website revamped.

03.06.2007

* A couple of reviews:

Aidan Baker & Thisquietarmy on Brainwashed.com
Le Chat Blanc Orchestra on The Silent Ballet

* Those of you who are in Europe, go see Electroluminescent!

JUNE.03.2007| Electroluminescent, Virus Festival, Eindhoven
JUNE.09.2007 | Electroluminescent, Four Rooms, Liepzig
JUNE.14.2007 | Electroluminescent, Elixir Café, Metz
JUNE.15.2007 | Electroluminescent, d:qliq, Luxembourg City
JUNE.18.2007 | Electroluminescent, La flèche d'or, Paris

21.05.2007

* TQA(r is happy to announce that the next release will be from Electroluminescent, oh yes! and why so sudden? well, it's pretty simple: Electroluminescent will be going on tour in Europe for the 2nd time, starting June 3rd in Eindhoven - Netherlands! And he will need some CDs for the tour + TQA(r is working hard to make it happen. We've been listening to it all weekend, and it's fucking awesome. It also features remixes by our very own Elika and Millimetrik (Pascal Asselin, also in Le Chat Blanc Orchestra).

The CD will be exclusively available to the Electroluminescent tour, and available by TQA(r in July 2007. If you're in the area, please check this guy out, you will be blown away by his performance. Check out his myspace for more info: http://www.myspace.com/electroluminescent

Also, if you can help out for other dates anywhere in Europe, please get in touch!

* Don't forget to get your Le Chat Blanc Orchestra release ASAP, have we not mentionned that they were sealed and numbered as well?

11.05.2007

* Le Chat Blanc Orchestra will be playing their CD launch show Sunday May 13th at Zoobizarre, 6388 St. Hubert (Montreal).They will be opening for ontarian post-rock bands Cities of a hundred spires & Tunturia, so come early and don't miss them!! 9pm sharp!

For those who can't make it, the CDs are available earlier than planned, so grab them while they are hot! A slightly evolved packagng has been done for this release. You're just gonna have to see them.

USA/World orders HERE.
Canada exclusively HERE.
Distros, contact by email.

* Red alert for TQA001!!! There are only 15 left of these red discs, and there is no future plan to make more of them for now. This is your very last chance... !

18.04.2007

* The next release on TQA Records will be Le Chat Blanc Orchestra EP (TQA004), a new Montreal project by Pascal Asselin (Below The Sea, Milimetrik) & Mathieu Grisé (Destroyalldreamers, IXE-13) - very ambient, think Stars of the Lid! It will be available in June 2007. It will be called 'Théories sur la dance', and it will feature Silver/Purple CDR.

* The Elika CD is out of stock! Luckily for those who haven't had the chance to get a copy yet, a 2nd pressing of 100 has already been made! Grab it now before they become rich, famous and unattainable! The NY duo will be recording this summer, with Jason Martin from STARFLYER59, in his L.A. studio, WHOAAAA...

* Thisquietarmy have recorded a new EP, titled Echotone, it will be released on Chat Blanc Records.

22.12.2006

* The Aidan Baker/Thisquietarmy EP (TQA003) will be available on January 1st 2007. It will be called Orange, on Silver/Orange CDR.

* Thisquietarmy have recorded a new exclusive track for Australia's Dreamland Recordings. Also plenty of recording is being done for future releases.

* For sale (7$ + shipping) : we have 2 copies of Chat Blanc Records' Double 3"-CDR very limited compilation of ambient works called 'Blanc:resultat' (cbr-013). It includes Thisquietarmy's exclusive song 'see you space cowboy...' Email us to order one.

* Read a review of Elika's EP by Jason Lamoureux on somewherecold.com can be found here.

25.10.2006

* Aidan Baker (Nadja, Arc, Mnemosyne) & Thisquietarmy have been working on a musical collaboration for the past few months... it may see the day soon on TQA(r)... (TQA003?)

* Norman Records (UK) now carries the complete TQA(r) catalogue!

* Tonevendor (USA) has restocked on Elika's release.

04.10.2006

* Thisquietarmy is preparing a couple of live performances in october & november with great bands & artists such as People for Audio, Small Sails, Aidan Baker, Troum & Tim Hecker. Great nights, not to be missed. This will make up for the lack of productivity in the recording department.

* Elika's self-titled release, is now available through Tonevendor (USA), Duotone Records (Japan) & Atom Heart (Canada). Their release is doing great, especially on Tonevendor (reached #2, who knows what would have happened if Tonevendor didn't run out of discs).

* Summer shows in Montreal & Ottawa with Elika, destroyalldreamers, thisquietarmy, Shane Whitbread & Electroluminescent were a blast... loads of fun and lots of good times...

* New releases in the works for 2007, TBA soon.

14.08.2006

* Elika's self-titled release, is now available through TQA(r). hand-packaged and limited to 200 copies, on a double-color silver/BLUE CDR.

For purchasing details, go here.

* A review of Shane Whitbread by Jason Lamoureux on somewherecold.com can be found here.

* A review of Thisquietarmy's Wintersleeper by Didier Goudeseune on derives.net can be found here.

06.06.2006

um, 666!!!

* Website remodeled w/ a background picture taken by Ms. Christy Romanick @ space30A.com, but i tweaked the colors a bit (sorry).

* thisquietarmy will be playing June 22nd @ Zoo Bizarre, opening for the Armless Ensemble, featuring members of Where Are My Records & Nara.

* An amazing review of Thisquietarmy's Wintersleeper by Jason Lamoureux on somewherecold.com can be found here.

* Stay tuned for more releases this year...

12.26.2005

* Shane Whitbread's first release, Tomorrow Fades Away, is now available through thisquietarmy Records. hand-packaged and limited to 200 copies, on a double-color silver/BLACK CDR.

For purchasing details, go here.

12.05.2005

* a new track by thisquietarmy entitled 'see you space cowboy...' will be exclusively released on Chat Blanc Records as part of a double 3" compilation "blanc: résultat" (cbr-013)

* thisquietarmy will be performing live at Atom Heart music store, 364-B Sherbrooke E, Montreal (514-843-8484), as part of an in-store showcase featuring Chat Blanc Records, with Millimetrik & IXE-13

12.01.2005

* thisquietarmy's first release, Wintersleeper, which was available for download in its entirety from April to November 2005, is now available on CD through thisquietarmy Records. hand-packaged and limited to 200 copies, on a double-color silver/RED CDR.

For purchasing details, go here.

 

 


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The collaboration between Scott Cortez and thisquietarmy doesn’t really come as a surprise. The latter acknowledges that the previous works from Cortez (under the lovesliescrushing moniker) greatly influenced his work, to the point of using the same way of writing the band’s name (no capital letter and no spaces between words) for his actual solo project. The main thing that they have in common is their unconventional use of the guitar, which they consider as a signal generator. They then process those sounds through various effects, to obtain a different result than that of the original signal until the source becomes almost undetectable. Meridians is also the first vinyl production from thisquietarmy, as it is Scott Cortez’s first under his real name.

Meridians is a cross-project between the two artists. Separated by 1.000 miles, Eric Quach (thisquietarmy) and Scott Cortez simultaneously began to record the first guitar layer for both sides on December 18th 2009 at 1pm EST. The original drone was supposed to be played like a three tones piece, with the use of a different string for each tone. They then sent the result to each other to work on the piece that the other had begun. This is how they recorded the two tracks that feature on this record.

This is definitely an unusual practice, far from the classic split exercise and the result is fascinating: abstract, radiant and hypnotic drones that intertwine with numerous harmonic structures. They created a coherent whole that goes beyond their unique recording method.

Written and pressed to be played at 45 rpm, the record can also be played at 33 rpm. Darker and more mystical, the result is stunning.

Tracklist:

A. 41° 52' 50" N, 87° 42' 39" W
B. 45° 30' 4" N, 73° 33' 29" W

Label: three:four Records (France/Switzerland)
Format: 12" LP
Release date: June 15th, 2010
Mastering: Julien Grandjean (Jetlag).
Artwork: Arnaud Guillet.

 

BF25: THISQUIETARMY | AFTERMATH CD
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(READ THE NEWS FEED FROM 31.05.2010)

<a href="http://thisquietarmy.bandcamp.com/album/aftermath">The Hierarchy of Angels by thisquietarmy</a>

Aftermath is thisquietarmy's fourth album and first for Basses Fréquences. Partially inspired and in respect to aesthetics by the works of German visual artist Anselm Kiefer, the setting of Aftermath takes place in the post-apocalyptic countryside and revolves around fallen angels as unexploded ordnances. In parallel, the compositions were also inspired by the sounds of crackling tubes and failing resistors captured by amplifiers during the recording process. Drones and melodies were built around these hissing sounds to create moods of tension and transitions from the remnants of destruction. These static interferences thus remained as important compositional elements, as if the whole themed-universe stemmed from a faraway buzz, in which the dawn of a new era reveals itself. With Aftermath, thisquietarmy manages to create the perfect light and heavy post-nuclear winter atmosphere, with a glimmer of hope appearing slowly like sun rays through massive dust clouds.

Tracklist:

1. The Hierarchy of Angels
2. Heaven and Earth
3. The Iron Harvest
4. Melted Lead on Ashen Fields
5. Finding the Fallen
6. Unearthing the Past

Running Time: 47:00

Label: Basses Frequences (France)
Format: Digipak
Release date: April 30th, 2010

 

TEXTURA002: MAINS DE GIVRE | ESTHER MARIE CD
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<a href="http://mainsdegivre.bandcamp.com/album/esther-marie">Un choeur d'âmes en détresse by Mains de Givre</a>

MAINS DE GIVRE is a violin-centered soundscaping project involving self-taught experimentalist Eric Quach and classically trained musician Émilie Livernois-Desroches, both of whom call Montreal home. Quach is widely known for the experimental ambient work he's produced under his thisquietarmy alias and also is the founder of the instrumental-shoegazer band Destroyalldreamers. Livernois-Desroches has played violin since she was seven years old and been teaching since 2003. She has been a part of various chamber music and symphonic orchestras, and performs with a wide variety of bands in styles ranging from pop to medieval to metal. While her previous best-known project was the melodic folk-black metal band Blackguard (formerly known as Profugus Mortis), Mains de Givre is her most experimental project to date.

Quach and Livernois-Desroches first crossed paths in 2003 while playing with their respective bands Destroyalldreamers and Sugarshack as part of the emerging post-rock scene in Montreal. Following each other's musical achievements over the years, their mutual respect for each other grew until they found themselves six years later embarking on a studio collaboration initially intended to be part of a thisquietarmy release. As their personal and musical chemistry grew, their newfound closeness turned the collaboration into an official long-term project they christened Mains de Givre (frost hands) after a nickname that had been given to Émilie (émilie-aux-mains-de-givre) by her bandmates.

Mains de Givre's debut album, Esther Marie, originates from material recorded at the duo's first jam session in the spring of 2009. The recording opens with the very first notes the two played together, notes that evoke an eerie sadness that permeates the album and characterizes the mood of their collaboration. With the violin as the lead instrument, Quach's guitar playing is restrained yet also tense, as he generates dark, slowly evolving drone atmospheres alongside subtle, looped-based patterns that swirl within the lower end of the sound spectrum.

Tracklist:

1. Un chœur d'âmes en détresse (13:22)
2. Le cercle des moeurs (7:52)
3. Cauchemar noir et rouge (10:44)
4. Larmes sanglantes (14:21)

Label: Textura
Format: Gatefold Jacket CD
Artwork: Meryem Yildiz
Release date: May 10th, 2009

REVIEWS:

> Fluid Radio
> Cyclic Defrost

OFFICIAL WEBSITE:

http://www.thisquietarmy.com/mainsdegivre

LISTEN:

http://mainsdegivre.bandcamp.com
http://www.myspace.com/mainsdegivre

 

DPR032: PARALLEL LINES | 38:22 CDR
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<a href="http://parallellines.bandcamp.com/album/38-22">Part I by Parallel Lines</a>

Eric Quach (destroyalldreamers, thisquietarmy) from Montreal QC, Ryan Ferguson (Electroluminescent, Sianspheric) from Hamilton ON, Pascal Asselin (Millimetrik, Le Chat Blanc Orchestra, Below The Sea) from Quebec City QC have often crossed paths during their musical careers with their various projects --- the first time in 2005. Since then, they've become close friends and have played together all over Quebec, Ontario & even in Europe.

It was only a matter of time before a collaboration was to happen. And so it did, on July 26th, 2009 - live at Sam Murdock's house in Quebec City where he runs the P572 label and occasionally host house shows. This project, dubbed Parallel Lines, in reference to their numerous musical endeavours, is the result of this musical collaboration between 3 great friends.

Split over 5 parts; or "movements", this live collaboration between 3 artists at the forefront of underground experimental music in Canada is quite an epic. Sprawling layers of guitars and synths create a huge wall of psyched out shoegaze over the top of rhythmic and hypnotic drumming. What you'll hear is something you would not hear from any of the artists individually; it's something new and exciting. The term "krautgaze" has been used and it's a pretty accurate description.

Limited to 200 hand stamped and hand numbered copies in standard windowed sleeve tied with string, from Dead Pilot Records (UK).

http://parallellines.bandcamp.com
http://www.myspace.com/parallellines3

More details : HERE

 

CBR/P572 : CHAT BLANC RECORDS/P572 RECORDS BOOK-CD | 5 ANS DE MUSIQUE ET DE RÉVOLUTION
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P572 & Chat Blanc Records, two labels from Quebec City, have put out a collective 166 pages book called "5 ans de musique et de révolution". It contains information on their releases, pictures of artists, manifestos, posters & a lot more. The book also comes with an exclusive CD compilation with exclusive tracks, including one by thisquietarmy: "Aluminum Twin Snakes".

Here's the complete tracklist: [ P572 side ] 01. Darren Hayman - Zeros and Ones 02. Mathématique - Hands 03. PRINCESS & MURDOCK - The length of nature 04. Oromocto Diamond - Diamond March 05. Jane Ehrhardt - Emergency (live) 06. Keith Kouna – Petite Fée 07. (swedish) Death Polka - Columbia Final 08. Millimetrik remixes Auburn Lull - Grange Arcade [ Chat Blanc Records side ] 09. Port-Royal - Putin vs Valery (Ambidextrous remix) 10. Electroluminescent - The trip and the toll 11. Epic45 - A clear day 12. DNT – Prise 13. Building castles out of matchsticks – The love of my life
14. Galerie Stratique - Caravane Hallucinée 15. thisquietarmy - Aluminum twin snakes 16. Le chat blanc orchestra - Crescendo's are prohibited (Aidan Baker remix)

It's a heavy but beautiful book, which makes the shipping prices outrageous, sorry... But very well-worth it if you are a fan of both labels and those artists. We have a few copies available now, weI'll even throw in some TQA goodies... stickers, flyers, pins, even random CD-Rs. Contact us for combined shipping.

More details : HERE

 

TQATS002 : THISQUIETARMY TANK T-SHIRT
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Design : Tank, by Matt Gauck
Brand : Fruit of the Loom
Shirt Color : Army Green
Print Color : White
Manufacturing Company : Toxic Kids Screenprint
Made in : Germany

More details : HERE

 

PIMPK009 : AIDAN BAKER & THISQUIETARMY | A PICTURE OF A PICTURE CD

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Aidan Baker & Thisquietarmy
A Picture of a Picture (CD, 2009)
Killer Pimp Music

1. Imaginistic Continuity
2. Lost of Perspective
3. Negative Space
4. Horizon Line

Their first studio collaboration was the Orange EP which came out as a limited edition of 200 orange CDRs on thisquietarmy's own imprint. The tracks were recorded separately from their home, sent back and forth via postmail for months, and finally mixed and edited by Eric Quach. The release was quickly sold out, much to the dismay of the largely reputed Aquarius Records store who kept asking for more after having sold a large part of the run in a very short matter of time.

For their first full-length album, Baker & Quach have decided to do things differently by setting a simple rule beforehand: the record was to be played and recorded live together, adding a very minimal amount of overdubs if not any. The recording session took place in the fall of 2007, in Quach's own home studio TQA-HQ in Montreal. Because of their very busy schedule, it took about a year before the two artists decided to get together to work on these tracks again. This time, Baker finalized the mixes in his home studio, resulting again in four long movements, clocking at around an hour's length. Instead of the overall terror-ambient feel of their first collaboration, the first two tracks actually find both guitarists exploring the brighter side of their spectrum, evoking the hope and the beauty represented in Christy Romanick's photographs that were again used for the artwork, in conjunction with Quach's sketches.

 

TQATS01 : THISQUIETARMY T-SHIRT HEART DESIGN
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Design : Heart, by Annie Stephens & Eric Quach
Brand : American Apparel Standard American
Shirt Color : Black
Print Color : Light Grey
Manufacturing Company : Custom Ink
Made In : Canada

More details : HERE

 

EV-05 : THISQUIETARMY | BLACKHAUNTER CD

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Blackhaunter (CD, 2008)
Elevation Recordings

Thisquietarmy is the ambient/drone project of Eric Quach, from Montreal post-shoegazer band Destroyalldreamers. His guitar-based sonic experimentations challenge the boundaries of the conventional guitar-drone mould by combining both non-frigid song structure and ambiance together, blending layers of textures over textures, merging faint growing melodies in a beautiful sea of noise & tightening loose ends together. "Blackhaunter" is Thisquietarmy's sophomore album, which its themes revolve around inner demons and the darker side of affairs. The cleansing ritual is processed in slow-motion throughout six powerful mood-shifting tracks, while struggling deeply between the realms of ghostly dreams and sexy nightmares. Extra spicy agony, martial metronomic beats & haunting suffocation included. Expect to wake up from this deliverance covered in sweat!

Tracklist :

1. Black Haunters
2. In The Breathing Forest
3. Vampyr
4. Taming The Beast
5. Hunting Demons
6. Stranger Than The Sea

 

FSHCD007 : THISQUIETARMY | UNCONQUERED CD
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Unconquered (CD, 2008)
Foreshadow Productions

THISQUIETARMY is a solo project from a young talented Canada-based artist Eric Quach. He is also known for being a guitarist in a renowned shoe-gaze band DESTROYALLDREAMERS. As THISQUIETARMY, he explores never-ending spectrum of guitar ambience and loop drone sounds.

From the mellow opening of“Immobilization”, through grandiose “Battlefield Arkestrah” and “The Sun Destroyers”, gloomy “Death of a Sailor”, to closing notes of “Empire”, Eric Quach manages to capture the essence of contemporary alternative guitar experimentation while maintaining disturbing but also captivating aural atmosphere. “Unconquered” presents this musical project as consciously standing among the best artists of this genre, which is symbolized by the guest appearance of Aidan Baker.

On the other hand, THISQUIETARMY, already on his debut album,looks far into the future and crosses the boundaries, the best sign of which are the clean female vocals of Meryem Yildiz in one of the tracks – something not common in the field of ambient drone guitar music. Eric’s experience in DESTROYALLDREAMERS, numerous live performances, brave open mind and genuine artistic freedom allowed him to deliver his first official debut full-length album in a flawless and extraordinary way.

Tracklist :

1. Immobilization
2. Battlefield Arkestrah
3. Warchitects
4. The Sun Destroyers
5. Death of a Sailor
6. The Great Escapist
7. Mercenary Flags
8. Empire

 

ELIKA | TRYING GOT US NOWHERE CD

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Elika
Trying Got Us Nowhere (CD, 2008)
Fiercely Indie (UK)

1. The Whip
2. Nowhere
3. To The End
4. Confidence Killed My Spirit
5. Let Down
6. They'll Hate Us
7. Eliana

Elika’s debut album ‘Trying Got Us Nowhere’was recorded, mixed & produced in Los Angeles in July 2007 by Jason Martin ofStarflyer 59 fame. Whilst working with Elika,Jason commented: “These kids are so good,they could battle the sun.”

Released onMonday 18th February to coincide with theBritish tour, this album is Elika’s first release onFiercely Independent Records, a UK-basedindependent record label.

Formed in New York in 2005 by Evagelia Maraveliasand Brian Wenckebach, Elika describe their dreamymusic as “blissed-out ambience with head-nodding beats that range from Downtempo to Trance to IDM.” They mix spacey female vocals with gauzy,textured guitars, field recordings, and crisp drumprogramming to create incredibly visual songs with the atmosphere of childhood and layers of detail.Describing their influences, Eva and Brian include Slowdive and Boards of Canada combined with elements from My Bloody Valentine, Aphex Twin,and Flying Saucer Attack.

Brooklyn based duo Elika will commence their firstUK tour at The Louisiana in Bristol on Saturday 16th February. The tour will include London venuesIndustry and The Windmill, as well as incorporating an album launch party in Plymouth on 21stFebruary. Elika will be performing alongside world-renowned electronic composer Ulrich Schnauss, aswell as Arthur & Martha, Exit Calm, Sennen, EatLights Become Lights, Dawn Chorus Ignites AspenWoods and Winterlight.“Elika from Brooklyn—an incrediblyexciting, radical fusion of shoegaze andelectronica elements.” - Ulrich Schnauss

WAM023 : DESTROYALLDREAMERS | WISH I WAS ALL FLAMES CD

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Wish I Was All Flames (CD, 2007)
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Finally, the long awaited second album from Montreal favourite Destroyalldreamers will be out October 23rd! Wish I Was All Flames was recorded more than a year ago and could be their best effort yet. The 8 page booklet contains amazing pictures taken by Meryem Yildiz and a design layout by Eric Quach.. Wish I Was All Flames was mastered by Harris Newman at his own Grey Market Studio.

Tracklist :

1. Wish I Was All Flames
2. Cendres En Transe
3. Automne
4. A Summer Without You
5. Le Pianiste Météorologique
6. My Eyes Were On The Dancefloor
7. Perdre Est Une Question De Méthode
8. Her Brother Played The Riot (Pt.1)
9. Her Brother Played The Riot (Pt.2)
10. Her Brother Played The Riot (Pt.3)

WAM017 : DESTROYALLDREAMERS | A COEUR LEGER SOMMEIL SANGLANT CD

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A Coeur Leger Sommeil Sanglant (CD, 2004)
Where Are My Records (WAM017)

The best shoegazing record of 2004! Destroyalldreamers' debut album occupies the space between the words dreamy, melancolic, and meticulous. Using effected guitars to sculpt walls of sound like those pioneered by Slowdive and Bailter Space in the early nineties -- and brought forward into contemporary indie-rock by Explosions in the Sky -- destroyalldreamers is instrumental shoegazing at its best. - Tonevendor

Tracklist :

1. Zeta Reticuli Express
2. Orage
3. Victoire sur le Soleil
4. Facultatives imaginaires, en robe et en éclats
5. The sky was glorious for a moment
6. Destroy all dreamers
7. Swirling colours sink
8. Sombrer dans la folie
9. Ghost guitar in the shell

ECHO010 : DESTROYALLDREAMERS | GLARE/HALO 12" LP

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destroyalldreamers
Glare / Halo EP (2006)
BLACK VINYL 180g 12"
Claire's Echo

A1. Her brother played the riot
B1. Dead on arrival
B2. A summer without you
B3. A la guerre comme à la mer

Destroyalldreamers captivated us to no end with their gorgeous debut album in 2004 (the year's best shoegaze record, hands-down!) We were ecstatic to have them record a special limited record just for us, and we are quite excited to present it to you. LIMITED to 100 red vinyl copies, and 200 black vinyl copies, all pressed on heavy audiophile-quality 180-gram virgin vinyl. Housed in a gorgeous die-cut jacket in the Claire's Echo series by Aaron Winters, with a slip-in full color heavy card cover image, backed with a beautiful close-up shot of a guitar in b&w.

Destroyalldreamers does destroy indeed, with their beautiful and intense sonic landscapes. The instrumental outfit from Montreal keeps you on the edge of your seat as they weave through tapestries of billowing, effected guitars to create massive layers of beauty and noise. Fans of Slowdive, Explosions in the Sky, Paik, etc. definitely fall in love with Destroyalldreamers the moment they hear them. The EP is kicked off with the incredible "Her Brother Played the Riot" - a monumental side-long track eclipsing 20 minutes that had to broken into 3-parts on the forthcoming album. Here it appears on vinyl exclusively. On the flip, we are treated to three shorter but equally powerful tracks: Dead on Arrival (100% exclusive to this release), A Summer Without You (another taster from the forthcoming album on WAMR), and A La Guerre Comme A La Mer (another 100% exclusive track that will not appear elsewhere).

CBR-021 : IXE-13 | LOVE LA NUIT CDR

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Love La Nuit (CDR, 2006)
Chat Blanc Records

01. Mysterieux mc
02. C'est triste l'horizon
03. Gallerie b-312
04. The 2$ mic
05. Ode à la perte de l'amour cérébral
06. Solitude cathodique
07. Reading dostoievsky in yukon
08. East-slide
09. Crucifie-le hibou!
10. Read white and blues
11. This is not new orleans
12. A la jeune fille fauve
13. Le mystère est une éternelle improvisation
14. L'industrie de la mort

Ixe-13 first full length album on a special edition 5'' stamped cd-r.
45 minutes of shoegazing-ambient-pop music.

CBR-027 : MILLIMETRIK | I AM YOU ARE ME CDR

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I am you are me (CDR, 2006)
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01. Un lent procédé de dégradation
02. Une fragrance pour Motoko remix by aKido
03. Les protagonistes du rien remix by Port-Royal
04. Dernier chapitre : la mort de l'iceberg remix by ixe-13
05. Bleu de propos géographiques remix by Deadbeat
06. Funérailles ensoleillées remix by Televise
07. Les derniers chuchotements de Krzysztof
08. Hojicha roji remix by Keith Barry
09. Eéthique hivernale (version)
10. Le moment ou il fut trop tard

Millimetrik's I am you are me, which consist of a full length album with 6 remix and 4 brand new tracks, is your chance to hear reworks by Port-Royal, Televise, Deadbeat, Ixe-13, aKido and Keith Berry. Limited to 222 copies.

CBR-030 : THISQUIETARMY | ECHOTONE 3" CDR

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Echotone (CDR, 2007)
Chat Blanc Records

1. Drown
2. Spaceman
3. World Death Clock

Thisquietarmy's 1st EP on Chat Blanc Records, 2nd overall if you don't include the collaboration with Aidan Baker. Special edition 3" format, with artsy DIY design, hand-packaged by Genevieve Garneau of Chat Blanc Records. Limited to 133 copies.

 

 

   

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NEW RELEASES - AURAL DIPTYCH SERIES :

> TQA015 | ADS03 : MILLIMETRIK / ELIKA [ JULY 15TH ]

COMING LATER THIS YEAR - AURAL DIPTYCH SERIES :

> TQA016-020 | ADS04-08 : ELECTROLUMINESCENT / PATTERN BLUE / AIDAN BAKER / LEAH BUCKAREFF / SCOTT CORTEZ / MELISSA ARPIN-DUIMSTRA / YELLOW6 / ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE / SLEEPING ME / +++ more TBA +++

 

TQA015 | ADS 03 : MILLIMETRIK / ELIKA

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Released: July 15th, 2010

Aural Diptych Series # 3 : Millimetrik / Elika

Preview : <a href="http://tqarecords.bandcamp.com/album/tqa015-ads03-millimetrik-elika">On The Road To Kula (Auburn Lull Rmx) by TQA Records</a>

Double-split 3" CDR placed on a heavy stock folded & printed insert, packaged in a delicated ivory white Artoz 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. Also for the first time, this releases comes with a digital download code, appropriate for the current ipod-age and the inability to read 3" via sliding CD slots. LIMITED TO 100 COPIES ONLY.

ADS03 features returning artists from our roster: NYC-based electro-dreampop duo Elika and Quebec City's lo-fi electro-dub ambassador Millimetrik aka Pascal Asselin, also known as one-half of LCBO - both of which have released their first EPs on TQA(r) back in '06 & '07 respectively.

Both discs from both artists strictly features remixes of some of their best tracks by renowned names in the ambient, electronic & shoegaze scene: Auburn Lull, Engineers, Sug(r)cane, Absent Without Leave, Project Skyward, The Invisible Kid and thisquietarmy (x 3).

The release was made available for Elika's performance at the OFF festival in Quebec City, July 15th 2010, curated by Pascal's label Chat Blanc Records. Don't you love how everything is so incestuous?

Disc 1: Millimetrik / Music by Pascal Asselin.

1. On the road to Kula [Auburn Lull Rmx] / 2. Outhouse/I wish you will never leave [Sugrcane Rmx] / 3. On the road to Kula [Thisquietarmy Rmx] / 4. Les artefacts du futur [Absent Without Leave Rmx]

Disc 2: Elika / Music by Brian Wenckebach & Eva Maravelias.

1. Death & avalanches [Engineers Rmx] / 2. Let down [Thisquietarmy Rmx] / 3. Nowhere [Project Skyward Rmx] / 4. You win hearts [The Invisible Kid Rmx] / Bonus Track - digital download only : 5. Nowhere [Thisquietarmy Rmx]

 

 

TQA014 | ADS 02 : QUILT / HOEFIZER
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Released: April 6th, 2010

Aural Diptych Series # 2 : Quilt / Hoefizer

Preview : <a href="http://tqarecords.bandcamp.com/album/tqa014-ads02-quilt-hoefizer">The Killers That Run by TQA Records</a>

Double-split 3" CDR placed on a heavy stock folded & printed insert, packaged in a slick cactus green envelope, with printed artwork by New York City-based artist Elayne Safir. It includes a set of diptych photography by Montreal-based artist Meryem Yildiz. LIMITED TO 100 COPIES ONLY.

Disc 1 : Quilt - Vague

1. The killers that run / 2. Peggy, Charlie and Francis / 3. A difficult and mysterious word – here – / 4. The more mystery and romance = more sales

Quilt is Seth Graham of the sadly defuncted but incredibly captivating & dynamic 4-piece ambient band Romance of Young Tigers from Dayton, OH. ROYT has released a few recording on Magic Bullet Records (This Will Destroy You, Lymbyc Systym, etc.). Quilt is now based in Brooklyn, NY and this is his 2nd synth-based output under this name. Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/quiltrecords

Disc 2 : Hoefizer - Henning

1. Ideals / 2. Rose hips / 3. Dr. Theman

Hoefizer is David Mitchell from Montreal. He plays bass for Saccidananda & Burls, and runs a local booking/promoting agency. He met Seth/Quilt when he booked a show for ROYT and has since been influenced by their sound. His guitar drones were captured by Patrick Lacharité of Below The Sea & Apillow. Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/hoefizer

 

 

TQA013 | ADS 01 : MAINS DE GIVRE / THISQUIETARMY

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Released: April 6th, 2010

Aural Diptych Series # 1 : Mains de Givre / thisquietarmy

Preview : <a href="http://tqarecords.bandcamp.com/album/tqa013-ads01-mains-de-givre-thisquietarmy">Insomnie à l'ail by TQA Records</a>

Double-split 3" CDR placed on a heavy stock folded & printed insert, packaged in a slick coyote red 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. LIMITED TO 100 COPIES ONLY.

Disc 1 : Mains de Givre - Insomnie à l'ail : 1. Insomnie à l'ail
Disc 2 : thisquietarmy - Drifting/Falling : 1. Part I 2. Part II 3.Part III

Mains de Givre is thisquietarmy's latest side-project with Emilie Livernois-Desroches on violin. Both discs were improvised & recorded during the same session on a single night, October 27th. 2009, by Eric Quach : spontaneous drone/violin sound-making fueled by garlic. Mixed at TQA HQ, Montreal.

 

 

TQA012 : MAINS DE GIVRE | INSOMNIE A L'AIL

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TO BE RE-RELEASED AS
TQA013 | ADS 01

Released: November 2009

Released impulsively for the first Mains de Givre performance on November 28th, 2009 at Casa Del Popolo, Montreal. Limited to 24 copies. To be re-released in April 2010 as a double-3" split with thisquietarmy (TQA013 / ADS01)

Tracklist :

1. Insomnie à l'ail

 

TQA011 : THISQUIETARMY | MEANWHILE
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Released: November 2009

"Meanwhile" is a limited sampler EP of edited versions of brand new tracks, untitled as of yet, to be released on separate work-in-progress albums, by different labels throughout 2010. self-released & handpackaged with tlc, on this lovely day of autumn, friday the 13th of november of 2009. this record is dedicated to those who, like myself, cannot wait...

Limited to 50 copies, green CDR. If you're impatient for the next thisquietarmy album, grab it quickly. Some of the tracks may not even see the light for another year... even though they are ready. Running time: 33:00

Tracklist :

1. Meanwhile Untitled 1 (Meanwhile edit)
2. Meanwhile Untitled 2 (Meanwhile edit)
3. Meanwhile Untitled 3 (Meanwhile edit)
4. Meanwhile Untitled 4 (Meanwhile edit)

 

TQA010 : THISQUIETARMY | LUFTPOST - EUROPE TOUR 2009
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Released: June 2009

"Luftpost" is an exclusive European tour double 3" CD-R/DVD-R, hand-packaged in a black envelope designed by thisquietarmy. The CD-R contains 21 minutes of exclusive music (2 new tracks: "Luftpost" & "Ceremonies"), and the DVD-R contains a 30-minute audio live set recorded in Montreal, with the visuals projections that were used for that show. Also included is a set of 4 photographs by Meryem Yildiz (www.nitescence.net) made specifically for thisquietarmy.

Limited to 100 copies, to be sold on the European tour exclusively.
Post-tour leftovers (if any) will be then be sold worldwide.

Tracklist :

1. Luftpost
2. Ceremonies

 

 

TQA009 : THISQUIETARMY | HI MY QUIET TSAR
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Released: October 2008

On October 18th 2008, Thisquietarmy played his first official one-off synth-set as Hi_My_Quiet_Tsar, which took place at Cagibi, in Montreal. To commemorate the event, TQA(R) impulsively released on the same day TQA009a, a 3"CDR limited to 24 numbered copies, with a choice of 4 different covers. The item was of course sold out (at 3$ a piece), and no other copies have been made since.

While we wait for some kind of clarity and in the spirit of the holidays, Thisquietarmy & TQA(R) have decided to offer a free MP3 download of this release, under Thisquietarmy's name. Three ambient synth-jams with a Moog MG-1 & pedals, recorded by Eric Quach in Sept. '08.

Tracklist :

1. Quasi-Rite Myth
2. Mystique Airth
3. Trisathymique

 

TQA008 : APILLOW | LEAVES WINTER ALONE
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8$ US shipping included (anywhere)

Released: October 2007

Screenprinted on Arigato Pack sleeves and hand-packaged by Patrick Lacharité, Kit Malo & Eric Quach. Cyan CDR on hub, limited to 200 copies.

Tracklist :

1. Up to the hill
2. Travel log
3. The dark
4. The departing heart

All music composed, played, recorded and mixed at home, in Montréal, by Patrick Lacharité, fall 2007. Drawings by Kit Malo.

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TQA007 : THE SALES DEPARTEMENT | ACCOUNTS
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8$ US shipping included (anywhere)

Released: October 2007

Hand-packaged and numbered, limited to 200 copies. White CDR and Arigato Pack cardboard sleeves with folder stickers.

Tracklist :

1.Taxi stand
2. Good things in store
3. Rain projections II (thru the roof)
4. In high doses
5. Delete your heart

All songs by MD Matheson c2007 socan-bmi
Recorded March-August 2007 Toronto, Thailand, China.

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TQA006 : ELECTROLUMINESCENT | MEASURES
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SOLD OUT

Released: June 2007

Hand-packaged and limited to 200 copies. Pink CDR on hub, printed on acetate and white cardboard, inserted, sealed & hand numbered in clear polyvinyl enveloppe with flap.

Tracklist :

1. Ampere
2. Farad
3. Candela
4. Ghosts in the gaps (Elika remix)
5. To make him live again (Millimetrik remix)

Track 1, 2, 3 recorded and written in a cottage & basement, april/may 2007.
Music by Ryan Ferguson. Cover by Beth de Jong. Mastering by Donny Cooper.

Track 4 remixed by Elika (Brian & Eva)
Track 5 remixed by Millimetrik (Pascal Asselin)

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TQA005 : SHANE WHITBREAD | TOMORROW FADES AWAY
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8$ US shipping included (anywhere)

Released: December 2005

Hand-packaged and limited to 200 copies, double-color silver/BLACK CDR,
two-sided cover printed on glossy jacket, inserted in a clear vinyl sleeve.

Tracklist :

1. Lost in static (failed transmission)
2. View from the observation deck
3. Terrian
4. Tomorrow fades away

Everything by Shane Whitbread.
Recorded between 2003 & 2005.

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TQA004 : LE CHAT BLANC ORCHESTRA | THEORIES SUR LA DANSE
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8$ US shipping included (anywhere)

Released: May 2007

Hand-packaged and limited to 200 copies, double-color silver/PURPLE CDR on hub, folded glossy jacket & printed paper attached inside. Inserted, sealed & hand numbered in clear polyvinyl enveloppe with flap. Photographs by Mathieu Grisé.

Tracklist :

1. She left this morning
2. Hibou (for Joseph Cornell)
3. Son visage, déchu et fatigué
4. Everybody dance!
5. Rivière-du-Loup

Pascal Asselin (below the sea, millimetrik, glider, snowflake)
Mathieu Grisé (destroyalldreamers, ixe-13, meta-meta)
Recorded at le studio du carré rouge & under the snow studio (2006-2007)

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TQA003 : AIDAN BAKER & THISQUIETARMY | ORANGE
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FREE / PWYC DOWNLOAD: HERE

SOLD OUT

Released: November 2006

Hand-packaged and limited to 200 copies, double-color silver/ORANGE CDR,
two-sided cover printed on glossy jacket, (photographs by Christy Romanick at space30a.com) with printed insert on paper, inserted in a clear vinyl sleeve.

Tracklist :

1. Agent
2. Mandarin
3. Clockwork
4. Blood

Aidan Baker (Nadja, Arc, Mnemosyne)
thisquietarmy : Eric Quach (Destroyalldreamers)
Recorded at home.

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TQA002 : ELIKA | SELF-TITLED
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SOLD OUT

Released: August 2006

Hand-packaged and limited to 200 copies, double-color silver/BLUE CDR,
two-sided cover printed on glossy jacket, painting by Evagelia Maravelias,
with double-panel paper lyric sheet, inserted in a clear vinyl sleeve.

Tracklist:

1. Elliptical white tablet
2. Fire
3. You're not safe at all
4. Siesta
5. Building around it
6. December
7. We stay the same
8. Employment
9. Farewell

Elika is : Evagelia Maravelias and Brian Wenckebach
Recorded at home in Brooklyn.
Additional live drums recorded by : Michael Ryan in Chicago
Additional musicians : Andy Durutti (bass), Daniel Lee (programming on 9)

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TQA001 : THISQUIETARMY | WINTERSLEEPER
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FREE / PWYC DOWNLOAD: HERE

SOLD OUT

Released: December 2005

Hand-packaged and limited to 200 copies, double-color silver/RED CDR,
two-sided cover printed on glossy jacket, (photographs by Christy Romanick at space30a.com) with printed insert on paper, inserted in a clear vinyl sleeve.

Tracklist :

1. A hammer parade falls from the sky
2. Tsunami death toll arising
3. Bombing for peace fucking for viriginity
4. The panning ice age experiment
5. Methane rains and gasoline rivers

Recorded and mixed by Eric Quach, december 2004 to january 2005.
Mastered in april 2005

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