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01. ISAN - Cuckoo Down
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02. ISAN - Lace Murex
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03. ISAN - Parley Glove
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04. ISAN - Glass Bird Movement
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05. ISAN - Leonardo's Formula
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06. ISAN - Every Since And Then
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07. ISAN - Napier Deltic
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08. ISAN - Rattling Downhill
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09. ISAN - Slow Rings
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10. ISAN - Risefallsleep
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ARTIST
ISAN
TITLE
Glass Bird Movement
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
MORR MUSIC
CATALOG #
MORR 148CD
MORR 148CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
10/14/2016
On their first album since 2010's
Glow In The Dark Safari Set
(MORR 099CD/LP),
ISAN
once more weave together electronic soundscapes, delicate rhythms and the occasional odd sound into a pulsating, ever-morphing whole.
Glass Bird Movement
is
Antony Ryan
and
Robin Saville
's eighth studio album since starting the project in the late '90s. Exchanging ideas between England and Denmark, ISAN have crafted an album which is reminiscent of heyday
Boards Of Canada
productions, the friendlier ventures of
Aphex Twin
or the most focused moments of
Ulrich Schnauss
, if you will. However,
Glass Bird Movement
(as subtle and impressive as their back catalog is) displays a strong signature. ISAN constantly move forwards without leaving their respective studios. And why should they - it's warm and dry in there and the kettle is always boiling. The title
Glass Bird Movement
is the product of a free associative process which reflects ISAN's creative methods and frames the eleven songs in a way that triggers the imagination. Communicating less about their music than rather with their music, Ryan and Saville together immerse themselves in complex structures without shutting out their audience. Instead, the friendly bouncing grooves of songs like "Napier Deltic", the washed out harmonies of the aptly titled "Risefallsleep" or the circular rhythms of the album's opener, "Cuckoo Down", have dream-like, inviting qualities to them. ISAN are particular about incorporating the element of chance, a sort of second-hand human touch, in their music. If it's a cheap keyboard that is only good for one note in one song alone or a tape loop cut by hand, anything can find its way into an ISAN song. Even though they take most of their inspiration from the machines they work with, they do not fetishize their gear - but play with it.
Glass Bird Movement
relies just as heavily on all those sonic idiosyncrasies as it does on the sophisticated rhythms and throbbing basses that form its foundation. One might call the music that ISAN make Intelligence Dance Music. However, be aware that there has reportedly only ever been one person seen dancing to it.
Glass Bird Movement
is likely best enjoyed where it is warm and dry, while the kettle is boiling. Artwork by Morr Music's in-house designer,
Julia Guther
.
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