Baker, Aidan/thisquietarmy
Hypodrone Ensemble
The Hypnodrone Ensemble is a new project conceived by Aidan Baker (Nadja, Caudal, B/B/S) & Eric Quach aka thisquietarmy (Parallel Lines, Destroyalldreamers, Mains de Givre) as part of an exclusive performance during thisquietarmy's Europe tour in the spring of 2014. In the last 10 years, the two prolific guitarists have collaborated on several releases, toured together and shared stages numerous times in North America & Europe. The idea was to present a collaborative, semi-improvisational piece exploring atmospheric guitar drones and propulsive polyrhythms, joined by Berlin-based drummers Felipe Salazar (Caudal, Muerte en Pereira), Jrmie Mortier (Alice In The Cities), and David Dunnett (Man Meets Bear). The performance was recorded live in front of a captivated audience at NK - an artist residence and sound arts organisation in Berlin-Neukoeln to be released as their debut album. They will perform again at Incubate Festival 2014 in Tilburg as part of Aidan Baker's residency.