In 2015, Chad VanGaalen premiered his short film TARBOZ at the GIRAF Festival of Independent Animation, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short. He’s now sharing the video publicly. Watch it below. “TARBOZ was planned as the first episode of ‘Translated Log of Inhabitants,’ and was an experiment to see if i could make a long-form improvised animation and still get out alive,” Van Gaalen said in a statement. He explained that he conceived “Translated Log of Inhabitants” as a guide to the origin story of different species, much like Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials. “It expands a universe that I had already been developing in my own music videos, as well as ones for other bands,” he continued. “The videos for ‘Peace on the Rise’ as well as ones for Black Mountain and Shabazz Palaces all exist in the same world (at least in my head).”

Chad VanGaalen has added several more tour dates, extending his run through the end of January. Find his full itinerary below. His latest album, Light Information, arrived in September.

Chad VanGaalen:

10-15 Utrecht, Netherlands - EKKO

10-16 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Rotown

10-17 London, England - Oslo

10-18 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club

10-20 Hamburg, Germany - Molotov

10-21 Copenhagen, Denmark - Stengade 30

10-22 Berlin, Germany - Kantine am Berghain

10-24 Düdingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn

10-25 Lyon, France - Le Sonic

10-26 Amiens, France - La Lune des Pirates

10-27 Paris, France - Point Ephemere

10-28 Nantes, France - SOY Festival

10-29 Tourcoing, France - Le Grand Mix

10-30 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Rotondes

10-31 Ghent, Belgium - NEST

11-09 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Biltmore Cabaret

11-10 Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern !

11-12 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge !

11-14 San Francisco, CA - The Chapel !

11-15 Los Angeles, CA - Satellite Club !

11-16 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar !

11-17 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar !

11-18 Albuquerque, NM - Sister !

11-19 Denver, CO - Hi Dive !

11-20 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court

11-30 Toronto, Ontario - Lee’s Palace

12-01 Detroit, MI - El Club ^

12-02 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle ^

12-03 Indianapolis, IN - The Hi Fi ^

12-05 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe ^

12-06 Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade NYC ^

12-07 Allston, MA - Great Scott ^

12-08 Montreal, Quebec - Fairmount

01-19 Winnipeg, Manitoba - The Good Will

01-20 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Winterruption! Festival

01-25 Calgary, Alberta - Commonwealth Bar and Stage

01-26 Red Deer, Alberta - Bo's Bar

01-27 Edmonton, Alberta - The Needle Vinyl Tavern

! with NE-HI

^ with Un Blonde