26.11 // h. 22.30 // AUR-ORA piccolo teatro della stazione // via Stazione 45 ORA_AUER (BZ)
Thisquietarmy x Philippe Leonard
2x16mm + guitar and effects
Thisquietarmy is a Montreal-based project active since 2005. Revolving around improvised guitar drone and by combining textural & structural elements of ambient/noise, electronic/shoegaze, post-punk/krautrock, black/doom metal, thisquietarmy creates an impressive wide range of dynamic soundscapes which oscillates between dreamy hypnotic minimalism and immersive face-melting heaviness, as presented in its prolific discography comprising of over 30 releases on more than 20 different labels worldwide - including full-length albums on esteemed labels such as Denovali Records, Aurora Borealis, Consouling Sounds, Shelter Press, three:four Records & Alien8 Recordings. thisquietarmy has also recorded collaborations with as Aidan Baker (Nadja), Scott Cortez (loveliescrushing), André Foisy (Locrian), Labirinto, Monarch, Noveller, Syndrome (Amenra), USA Out of Vietnam, Year Of No Light & Yellow6, and has taken part in other projects such as Hypnodrone Ensemble, Destroyalldreamers, Mains de Givre & Parallel Lines.
With such a large body of work and near 500 live performances in more than 30 countries in North/South America, Europe & Asia, including appearances at esteemed festivals such as Montreal's edition of Red Bull Music Academy, Nemo Digital Arts Biennale (France), Incubate Festival (Netherlands), Le Guess Who (Netherlands), Dunk! Festival (Belgium), Amplifest (Portugal), Denovali (Germany), Drone Celebration (Argentina), Suoni Per Il Popolo (Canada), Zemlika (Latvia) & more - thisquietarmy is a pioneer of the experimental music scene emerging from Canada.
www.thisquietarmy.com
Philippe Leonard lives and works in Montreal. His artistic practice focuses on still and moving images, through film, photography, performance and installations. His theoretical and aesthetic reflections focus on the complex temporality of still and moving images, the spectral dimension of physical spaces, and expanded documentary practices. Distributed by Light Cone and CFMDC, his work has been showcased in notable international contexts, such as the 16th WRO Media Biennale (Poland), Rotterdam International Film Festival (Netherlands), Anthology Film Archive (New York), Galerie Michel Journiac (Paris), Cineteca di Bologna (Italy), Festival du nouveau cinéma (Montreal), EXiS Experimental Film and Video Festival (Seoul), European Media Arts Festival (Germany), O 'Gallery (Milan), Museo Nitsch (Naples), Struts Gallery (New Brunswick), Annecy International Animated Film Festival (France), Galerie Les Territoires (Montréal), etc.
As a cinematographer, he is involved in artistic, documentary and commercial audiovisual projects, using a broad range of cameras and formats: Super 8, 16mm, 35mm, HD, etc. Philippe Leonard emphasizes a mastery of both analog and digital techniques to create moving images. He completed a Bachelor's degree in Film Production from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and a Master of Fine Arts at Concordia University with the support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. In 2013, he was awarded a residency at the MIT Media Lab to study under the mentorship of the late Harun Farocki. He is a member of the Montreal collective of experimental cinema Double Negative and Millenium FIlm Workshop in New York City.
www.philippe-leonard.com
(photo: st.Cibo)
Thisquietarmy x Philippe Leonard
2x16mm + guitar and effects
Thisquietarmy is a Montreal-based project active since 2005. Revolving around improvised guitar drone and by combining textural & structural elements of ambient/noise, electronic/shoegaze, post-punk/krautrock, black/doom metal, thisquietarmy creates an impressive wide range of dynamic soundscapes which oscillates between dreamy hypnotic minimalism and immersive face-melting heaviness, as presented in its prolific discography comprising of over 30 releases on more than 20 different labels worldwide - including full-length albums on esteemed labels such as Denovali Records, Aurora Borealis, Consouling Sounds, Shelter Press, three:four Records & Alien8 Recordings. thisquietarmy has also recorded collaborations with as Aidan Baker (Nadja), Scott Cortez (loveliescrushing), André Foisy (Locrian), Labirinto, Monarch, Noveller, Syndrome (Amenra), USA Out of Vietnam, Year Of No Light & Yellow6, and has taken part in other projects such as Hypnodrone Ensemble, Destroyalldreamers, Mains de Givre & Parallel Lines.
With such a large body of work and near 500 live performances in more than 30 countries in North/South America, Europe & Asia, including appearances at esteemed festivals such as Montreal's edition of Red Bull Music Academy, Nemo Digital Arts Biennale (France), Incubate Festival (Netherlands), Le Guess Who (Netherlands), Dunk! Festival (Belgium), Amplifest (Portugal), Denovali (Germany), Drone Celebration (Argentina), Suoni Per Il Popolo (Canada), Zemlika (Latvia) & more - thisquietarmy is a pioneer of the experimental music scene emerging from Canada.
www.thisquietarmy.com
Philippe Leonard lives and works in Montreal. His artistic practice focuses on still and moving images, through film, photography, performance and installations. His theoretical and aesthetic reflections focus on the complex temporality of still and moving images, the spectral dimension of physical spaces, and expanded documentary practices. Distributed by Light Cone and CFMDC, his work has been showcased in notable international contexts, such as the 16th WRO Media Biennale (Poland), Rotterdam International Film Festival (Netherlands), Anthology Film Archive (New York), Galerie Michel Journiac (Paris), Cineteca di Bologna (Italy), Festival du nouveau cinéma (Montreal), EXiS Experimental Film and Video Festival (Seoul), European Media Arts Festival (Germany), O 'Gallery (Milan), Museo Nitsch (Naples), Struts Gallery (New Brunswick), Annecy International Animated Film Festival (France), Galerie Les Territoires (Montréal), etc.
As a cinematographer, he is involved in artistic, documentary and commercial audiovisual projects, using a broad range of cameras and formats: Super 8, 16mm, 35mm, HD, etc. Philippe Leonard emphasizes a mastery of both analog and digital techniques to create moving images. He completed a Bachelor's degree in Film Production from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and a Master of Fine Arts at Concordia University with the support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. In 2013, he was awarded a residency at the MIT Media Lab to study under the mentorship of the late Harun Farocki. He is a member of the Montreal collective of experimental cinema Double Negative and Millenium FIlm Workshop in New York City.
www.philippe-leonard.com
(photo: st.Cibo)