thisquietarmy – Blackhaunter
Back again this year is Eric Quach with another fantastic edition in the thisquietarmy catalog titled Blackhaunter. Some may remember me writing a few words about the projects debut Unconquered earlier this year, which I fully recommend to pick up. Focusing on Blackhaunter though, this mini album of sorts takes on a bit of a different feel than it predecessor. Where Unconquered used layered fuzzy tones and loops to create a bit of warmth here and there, Blackhaunter does the complete opposite. As the title might suggest, this is a darker and much colder vision from Quach that at times reaches unsettling hair raising atmospherics. In my opinion it seems like a fantastic way to follow up a record such as Unconquered and displays Quach’s ability to achieve such contrasting moods through his skillful guitar tone manipulations.
All I can really think about through Blackhaunter, especially during the first couple of tracks, is being outside lost in the dark surrounded by nothing but snow covered terrain with only the moonlight reflecting off of it providing any sort of light. Blackhaunter manages to capture that sort of gloom and hopelessness in expert fashion. Tracks like “Vampyr” and “Taming the Beast” are especially enjoyable to listen to as you can slowly hear various layers fall into place that eventually contribute to each tracks monumental ending full of melted distortion and warped melodies. I won’t say “Hunting Demons” is the most uplifting piece from the album; however it strays away from the impending doom for a few moments and opts for a more weighty melancholic set of melodies that spans almost the entire eight minutes of the track.
thisquietarmy – Vampyr [MP3]
For those interested in picking up Blackhaunter then head on over to Elevation Recordings. It’s limited 1000 copies and once their gone they will be gone for good. However if you’re into the digital thing these days, then there is always MP3’s available for purchase at Emusic, etc. Enjoy!
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