Re: (idm) tekonivel/ISAN

From Lance C McGannon
Sent Thu, Apr 29th 1999, 19:45

At 10:31 AM 4/29/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>what's ISAN like?
>

I'm a big fan of Isan's sound which ranges from
droney electronica to more melodic idmish tracks.
At times you can hear autechre/funkstroung
influences whereas other times you hear hints
of EAR, Labradford, and maybe even 
Spiritualized.

Here is the Forced Exposure writeup on their 
Beautronics cd:

"The debut album release from future retro noodlers 
ISAN [who are supposedly now signed to Warp for 
their future releases]. The titles resemble an audio 
paint chart, and the duo have produced a subliminally 
funky, organically gorgeous and occasionally 
disturbing slab of electronica. Together with
the likes of Plone, Add N To X and Warp 
Records, they are pioneering the future sound of 
retro electronic ambient music. ISAN (pronounced 
'eye ess ay en') is Robin Saville and Anthony Ryan.
Their use of cheap analogue equipment was initially 
a financial necessity but has since become a 
restriction that they choose to enjoy. Several 
sources have compared the ISAN sound to the kind 
of music from obscure children's programs you saw on sick days off from
school." 

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