13.02.10
L'envers, Montreal
w/ K.Lemieux/ D.Bryant/ J.Parant/ A.S-Onge/ JF. Truchy/R.Tellier-Craig + RM Seventh Order of Chaos (Red Mass)

19.02.10
L'app'art, Trois-Rivières
(vs. Hoefizer) w/ 1-speed bike

20.02.10
Un Après-Midi Ambient @ TBA, Kamouraska
w/ LCBO/Millimetrik

27.02.10
Galerie Nota Bene, Montreal
w/ TMO+J.Vane, Cloudscapes, Valley of the Shadow of Death, Les Beyond, .cut

++ PAST ++

28.11.09
Casa Del Popolo, Montreal (as part of GHIDRAH feat. TQA/Aun/Maggot Breeder) w/ Animal Hospital, Aidan Baker, Le Chat Blanc Orchestra

27.11.09
443 Kent, Ottawa
w/ Aidan Baker, Animal Hospital, We Fled Cairo

26.11.09
L'App'art, Trois-Rivières
w/ Aidan Baker, Animal Hospital, Korvette

25.11.09
L'Agité, Quebec
w/ Aidan Baker, Animal Hospital, Millimetrik

14.11.09
Casa Del Popolo, Montreal
w/ Sianspheric, My Dad vs. Yours, Electroluminescent

30.10.09
Loft From Hell, Montreal
(improv w/ Shane Whitbread) w/ Home Drone & François Pedneault

10.10.09
La Sala Rossa, Montreal
w/ Om, Lichens

01.10.09
Espace Réunion, Montreal
(as part of CATALOGUE synth-improv)

16.09.09
Casa Del Popolo, Montreal
w/ Aun, Nadja

27.08.09
Green Room, Montreal (improv collab/Ghidrah) w/ Cloudscapes

26.07.09
P572 Haus, Quebec City, QC (improv collab w/ Electroluminescent + Millimetrik) w/ Electroluminescent

12.07.2009
Piknic Electronik, Montreal
w/ Aun, de.i.te, Ben Steiner-Fleury

11.07.2009
Katacombes, Montreal
as part of GHIDRAH (with Aun + Maggot Breeder) w/ Lights of Shipwreck, Squalor, Reirea

01.06.2009
IVI, Frankfurt, DE
w/ Nadja

02.06.2009
Villa Markel, Esslingen, DE
w/ Nadja

03.06.2009
Enosteria, Brescia, IT
w/ Nadja

04.06.2009
Burida, Genoa, IT
w/ Nadja

06.06.2009
Sonic, Lyon, IT
w/ Nadja

08.06.2009
Les Instants Chavirés, Paris, FR
w/ Nadja

09.06.2009
KAW, Leverkusen, DE
w/ Nadja

10.06.2009
DB's, Utrecht, NL
w/ Nadja

11.06.2009
TAC, Eindhoven, NL
w/ Nadja

12.06.2009
Markhalle, Hamburg, DE
w/ Nadja

13.06.2009
Schokoladen, Berlin, DE
w/ Nadja

16.06.2009
XT3, Prague, CZ
w/ Nadja

17.06.2009
Klub Re, Krakow, PL
w/ Nadja

18.06.2009
Pod Minoga, Poznan, PL
w/ Nadja

19.06.2009
UFA, Warsaw, PL
w/ Nadja

20.06.2009
Ucho, Gdynia, PL
w/ Nadja

21.06.2009
Alter Ego, Szczecin, PL
w/ Nadja

{ PAST SHOWS }

24.05.2009
Zoobizarre
w/ Lineland, Animal Hospital, Mark Templeton

03.05.2009
Friendship Cove
Sunday Punk Matinée, Vol.3

02.05.2009
Loft From Hell
w/ Junius, Squalor, Bridges To Dream, Maggot Breeder

12.04.2009
Phog Lounge, Windsor
w/ Electroluminescent, What Seas What Shores

11.04.2009
EVAC, London (ON)
w/ Electroluminescent, Exit 2012

05.04.2009
Cagibi
Sunday Afternoon Drones
w/ Aun, The Montreal Nintendo Orkestar, Maggot Breeder, de.i.te, Hoefizer, Cloudscapes, Electroluminescent, Shane Whitbread, Anti-School Year

27.03.2009
L'envers
w/ Romance of Young Tigers, Dora Bleu, Please Don't Put Charles On The Money

12.03.2009
Casa Del Popolo
w/ Caspian

31.01.2009
Casa Del Popolo
w/ Arms and Sleepers, The Baltic Sea , Depost Through The

12.12.2008
Cagibi
w/ S.Cibo, .cut & Friends, Stochastique

01.11.2008
(((Collaboration with AUN + Maggot Breeder)))
Loft From Hell
w/ Holoscene

23.10.2008
Casa Del Popolo
w/ Nadja, .cut & Maggot Breeder, Whilst

18.10.2008
(((SYNTH-SET as hi_my_quiet_tsar)))
Cagibi
w/ Le Chat Blanc Orchestra, Electroluminescent & Kolumkilli

14.09.2008
Petit Campus
w/ AUN, Maggot Breeder, Thierry Gauthier

13.09.2008
Zoobizarre
w/ Lymbyc Systym, This Will Destroy You

25.08.2008
Sneaky Dee's, Toronto
w/ Elika, Holoscene

24.08.2008
P572 Haus, Quebec City
w/ Elika

23.08.2008
Casa Del Popolo
w/ Arms and Sleepers, Elika, Apillow

16.07.2008
La Sala Rossa
w/ Olafur Arnalds, Saccidananda

21.06.2008
Friendship Cove
w/ Place Hands, Saccidananda

15.06.2008
Divan Orange
w/ Apillow

12.04.2008
Pepperjack's Cafe, Hamilton
w/ Aidan Baker, Millimetrik, Electroluminescent

11.04.2008
Trepid House , Waterloo
w/ Mahogany Frog, Millimetrik, Gregory Pepper

10.04.2008
Mitzi's Sister, Toronto
w/ Whisper Room, Millimetrik, Electroluminescent

29.03.2008
Textures Series @ Cagibi
w/ Des Cailloux et du Carbone, Turner of Wheels, saibotuk

27.03.2008
Ninkasi du Faubourg, Quebec City
w/ Electroluminescent

26.03.2008
CD LAUNCH @ Zoobizarre
w/ Millimetrik, Electroluminescent

15.02.2008
Wasted City Studios, Burlington VT
w/ Arms and Sleepers, Vitals

16.02.2008
Casa Del Popolo
w/ Arms and Sleepers, .cut & Maggot Breeder, The Fade-out

01.03.2008
Tapageur, Sherbrooke
w/ Millimetrik

06.03.2008
Casa Del Popolo
w/ Nadja, Aidan Baker, Dog Bless You

18.11.2007
Cagibi
w/ Aidan Baker, The Pacific Theater

03.11.2007
Twin Peaks, Boston/Jamaica Plain (MA)
w/ Elika, Arms and Sleepers, Motionless

02.11.2007
The Underscore , NYC (NY)
w/ Elika, Arms and Sleepers, Projekt Skyward

31.10.2007
Casa Del Popolo
w/ Armless Ensemble, Shane Whitbread

04.10.2007
L'Agite, Quebec City
w/ Voila & Le Chat Blanc Orchestra

25.09.2007
La Sala Rossa
w/ Ulrich Schnauss, Millimetrik

16.08.2007
Casa Del Popolo
w/ Kimika, Proeliis Fere

15.07.2007
L'Absynthe
w/ Darcin, GoldSword

25.07.2007
Zoobizarre
w/ Caspian, Junius

05.04.2007
ZooBizarre
w/ AUN

27.01.2007
Casa Del Popolo
w/ Elika, Millimetrik

18.11.2006
Casa Del Popolo
w/ Troum, Tim Hecker, Aidan Baker

15.10.2006
Main Hall
w/ People for Audio, Small Sails

19.09.2006
Avant Garde Bar, Ottawa
w/ Elika, Electroluminescent, Shane Whitbread

14.07.2006
CB's Gallery, NYC (NY)
w/ Elika, Dead Leaf Echo

22.06.2006
Zoobizarre
w/ Armless Ensemble

16.12.2005
Atom Heart
w/ Ixe-13, Snowflake

ALL SHOWS IN MONTREAL UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE

ALBUMS
		TRANSMISSIONS (DIGITAL, 2009, ALIEN8 RECORDINGS, CANADA) 1. THE 1936 OLYMPIC GAMES IMPERIALISTIC ANTHEM 2. SKY SURVEYS 3. POLARIZED SPECTRAL LINES 4. PHASE CALIBRATION 5. RADIO-GALAXY QUASAR 6. SUBARRAYS IN CONTINUUM 7. INTERCEPTIONS FROM A DYING VOYAGER 8. LOST SATELLITE DEBRIS 9. PULSES OF LIGHT, STREAMS OF NEUTRINOS 10. ALIEN EIGHT
		BLACKHAUNTER (CD, 2008, ELEVATION RECORDINGS, USA) 01. BLACK HAUNTERS 02. IN THE BREATHING FOREST 03. VAMPYRS 04. TAMING THE BEAST 05. HUNTING DEMONS 06. STRANGER THAN THE SEA
		UNCONQUERED (CD, 2008, FORESHADOW PRODUCTIONS, POLAND) 01. IMMOBILIZATION 02. BATTLEFIELD ARKESTRAH 03. WARCHITECTS 04. THE SUN DESTROYERS 05. DEATH OF A SAILOR 06. THE GREAT ESCAPIST 07. MERCENARY FLAGS 08. EMPIRE
EPS
		MEANWHILE (LIMITED TO 50 COPIES, 2009, TQA011, THIS QUIET ARMY RECORDS, CANADA) 01. MEANWHILE UNTITLED 1 (EDIT) 02. MEANWHILE UNTITLED 2 (EDIT) 03. MEANWHILE UNTITLED 3 (EDIT) 04. MEANWHILE UNTITLED 4 (EDIT)
		LUFTPOST (EUROPEAN TOUR 3" CDR + 3" DVDR, LIMITED TO 100 COPIES, 2009, TQA010, THIS QUIET ARMY RECORDS, CANADA) 01. LUFTPOST 02. CEREMONIES
		HI MY QUIET TSAR (3" CDR, 2008, LIMITED TO 24 COPIES, TQA009, THIS QUIET ARMY RECORDS, CANADA) 01. QUASI-RITE MYTH 02. MYSTIQUE AIRTH 03. TRISATHYMIQUE
		ECHOTONE (3" CDR, 2007, LIMITED TO 111 COPIES, CBR030,CHAT BLANC RECORDS, CANADA) 01. DROWN 02. SPACEMAN 03. WORLD DEATH CLOCK
		WINTERSLEEPER (CDR EP, 2005, LIMITED TO 200 COPIES, TQA001, THIS QUIET ARMY RECORDS, CANADA) 01. A HAMMER PARADE FALLS FROM THE SKY 02. TSUNAMI DEATH TOLLS ARISING 03. BOMBING FOR PEACE, FUCKING FOR VIRGINITY 04. THE PANNING ICE AGE EXPERIMENT 05. METHANE RAINS AND GASOLINE RIVERS
SINGLES
		BATTLEFIELD ARKESTRAH & DRONEWARS (DIGITAL, 2007, FCHFREE002, FORESHADOW PRODUCTIONS, POLAND) 01. BATTLEFIELD ARKESTRAH 02. DRONEWARS thisquietarmy.foreshadow.pl
BOOK SOUNDTRACKS
		VERY LARGE ARRAY by CHRISTY ROMANICK (PHOTOBOOK, 2008, SPACE30A) + + + TRANSMISSIONS TO 3774379 258421 13S (CD EP SOUNDTRACK, 2008, LIMITED TO 75 COPIES, SPACE30A, USA) 1. THE 1936 OLYMPIC GAMES IMPERIALISTIC ANTHEM 2. SKY SURVEYS 3. POLARIZED SPECTRAL LINES 4. PHASE CALIBRATION 5. RADIO-GALAXY QUASAR 6. SUBARRAYS IN CONTINUUM 7. INTERCEPTIONS FROM A DYING VOYAGER 8. LOST SATELLITE DEBRIS 9. PULSES OF LIGHT, STREAMS OF NEUTRINOS
FILM SOUNDTRACKS
		I LOVE YOU LESS by RYAN DADDI (Los Angeles) Short Film, 17'51, HD Featuring excerpts of "A HAMMER PARADE FALLS FROM THE SKY ", "VAMPYR", "SUMMER ISOLATION" & "THE SUN DESTROYERS "
		EMILY DIVINE by JACOB HENSBERRY (New York City) Short Film, 15'40, Digital Betacam Featuring excerpts of "BLACK HAUNTERS", "HUNTING DEMONS" & "BATTLEFIELD ARKESTRAH"
		THE ART LOVER by ANDREW KRAJEWSKI (Montreal) Short Film, 8'42, HD World Premiere @ Fantasia Festival 2008, CANADA Featuring excerpts of "MERCENARY FLAGS" & "WORLD DEATH CLOCK"
COLLABORATIONS
		A PICTURE OF A PICTURE with AIDAN BAKER (CD, 2009, PIMPK009, KILLER PIMP RECORDS, USA) 01. IMAGISTIC CONTINUITY 02. LOSS OF PERSPECTIVE 03. NEGATIVE SPACE 04. HORIZON LINE
		ORANGE with AIDAN BAKER (CDR EP, 2006, TQA003, THIS QUIET ARMY RECORDS, CANADA) 01. AGENT 02. MANDARIN 03. CLOCKWORK 04. BLOOD
COMPILATIONS
		STRANGE ENCOUNTERS (3" CDR, 2010, WL031, WALNUT + LOCUST, FRANCE/CANADA) Featuring the exclusive track: ROCKETSHIP SHAKEDOWN 1969 (as HI, MY QUIET TSAR)
		WHITE SILBER - A COLD SLOW XMAS (DIGITAL, 2009, SILBER, SILBER RECORDS, USA) Featuring the exclusive track: THE CLANGING CHIMES OF DOOM
		CHAT BLANC RECORDS/P572 RECORDS - 5 ANS DE MUSIQUE ET DE RÉVOLUTION (BOOK-CD, 2009, CANADA) Featuring the exclusive track: ALUMINUM TWIN SNAKES
		THE SILENT BALLET COMPILATION VOLUME 12 (DIGITAL, 2009) Featuring the exclusive track: ORCHESTRAL DOTS UNDER STATIC
		_POST (3" CDR, 2008, WL014, WALNUT + LOCUST, FRANCE/CANADA) Featuring the exclusive track: THEY HAVE FOUND US
		FUGUES UNRELEASED TRACKS 2008 (CDR, 2008, FUGUES, FRANCE) Featuring the exclusive track: SUMMER ISOLATION
		TWISTED FAERIE TALES : A [WALNUT + LOCUST] WINTER COMPILATION (3" CDR, 2008, WL012, WALNUT + LOCUST, FRANCE/CANADA) Featuring the exclusive collaborative track with .cut & friends (Emmanuel Tremblay): SOUS LA NEIGE
		SILBER SOUNDS OF HALLOWEEN (DIGITAL, 2007, SILBER, SILBER RECORDS, USA) Featuring the exclusive track: AS THE CREATURES UNRAVEL FROM WITHIn (Vampyr)
		STRING THEORY: AN EXPLORATION OF INTERNATIONAL GUITAR SOUNDS (2xCD, 2007, DR022, DREAMLAND RECORDINGS, AUSTRALIA) Featuring the exclusive track: THE GOLDEN RECORD
		BLANC: RESULTAT (2x 3" CDR, 2005, CBR013, CHAT BLANC RECORDS, CANADA) Featuring the exclusive track: SEE YOU, SPACE COWBOY
REMIXES
		AARKTICA - CORPSE REVIVER NO. 2 (THISQUIETARMY REMIX) (CD, 2010, SILBER 79, SILBER RECORDS, USA)
		RADIOHEAD - RECKONER (THISQUIETARMY REMIX) (DIGITAL, 2008) radioheadremix.com/remix/?id=763 All rights owned by Radiohead, WMC & Xurbia, or whatever, etc.

Contact : thisquietarmy at gmail
Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/thisquietarmy
VIRB : http://www.virb.com/thisquietarmy
Last FM : http://www.last.fm/music/thisquietarmy

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Eric Quach is a guitarist and sound engineer who performs under the name Thisquietarmy. He is also the guitarist and founding member of the Montreal-based instrumental rock band Destroyalldreamers. With two internationally acclaimed albums, “À Cœur Léger Sommeil Sanglant »  in  2004 and  « Wish I Was All Flames » in 2007 on Where Are My Records, a Montreal record label, as well as a 12” vinyl EP « Glare/Halo » in 2006 on Claire's Echo, an American record label, Destroyalldreamers has gained a notorious cult band status amongst their peers.

As Thisquietarmy, a one-man solo drone/ambient project, Quach composes visual guitar-based soundscapes and experimental music that goes beyond the typical song structure. By exploring his guitar as a tone generator, he furthers the boundaries of his instrument with the use of multiple effect processors & real-time loop-samplers, alternating the guitar signal’s shape and tone, blending textures over textures, merging a wide combination of sounds together and developing the melodies hidden in these walls of sound. Concrete musical ideas are often generated by the re-interpretation, the decomposition and the reconstruction of its own improvisations. Thisquietarmy performs live regularly throughout Canada and the USA, and has played with Ulrich Schnauss, Olafur Arnalds, Tim Hecker, Troum, Nadja & Caspian just to name a few.

Thisquietarmy has released two albums « Unconquered » and « Blackhaunter » in 2008, respectively on Poland’s Foreshadow Productions and USA’s Elevation Recordings. He has also released several EPs including: « Wintersleeper » (2005) and « Orange » (2006), both on his own imprint This Quiet Army Records, « Echotone » (2007) on Canada’s Chat Blanc Records. A collaborative album with Aidan Baker (Nadja) will be released in 2009 on USA’s Killer Pimp Records and Thisquietarmy is currently working on a few short-film scores and soundtracks. With already such a large body of work in which is revealed a large range of guitar-based sonic styles, from minimal drone to electro-ambient to psychedelic shoegaze/post-rock, Thisquietarmy is a forward contender as a pioneer of the experimental ambient Canadian music scene.

Live performance

Thisquietarmy has been performing live since 2006, especially in Montreal and Quebec City, but also in Ontario and in the USA. The live performances are always presented as a multimedia installation, based on an impromptu score to a prepared film. The usual themes revolve around dark ethereal ambiences and ghostly abstract, prepared by Thisquietarmy himself.

Except for the occasional propulsive beat, no other sound is pre-recorded on stage as everything is done live on the fly. Armed with no less than three loop-samplers, a dozen of pedals, dual-mono signals, as well as dark & ghostly visual projections, Thisquietarmy’s live material can be as structured as it can be improvised on the spot, depending on the moment’s vibe, and drowns the audience in a dream-like hypnotic state of introspection that can sometimes turn into a nightmare.

Since 2006, parallel works in sonic exploration and visual montage have been in constant evolution with each performance. In 2009, Thisquietarmy intends to present brand new works with new images and new live pieces to be performed.

A European tour is scheduled for late spring 2009, with Nadja & Aidan Baker.