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Artist......: Matthew Bourne
Album.......: Isotach
Label.......: The Leaf Label
Genre.......: Ambient
Catnr.......: BAY105CD
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2018-01-30
Str.date....: 2017-08-18
Quality.....: 427kbps/44.1kHz/2 channels
Url.........: http://theleaflabel.com
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1. Isotach 3:38
2. Isothere 5:57
3. Isopleth 4:31
4. Valentine 5:01
5. Duncan 2:42
6. Wedding Mala (For Dave & Nicola) 1:41
7. Extinction 7:06
8. Candela (For Sascha Heeney) 3:48
9. Isotherm 4:16
10. Isogone (For Howie Reeve) 2:47
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\ / ________ Runtime 41:27
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,: Following his celebrated moogmemory project, Matthew Bourne :,
: returns to the piano for Isotach. Once again, spontaneity is the :
:' keyword where Bourne is concerned, catching on tape that ':
,: pregnant moment when a piece begins to form. :,
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:' Skeletal piano motifs, an aching use of space and sparing cello ':
,: arrangements are deployed to devastating effect. Recorded in his :,
: rural Yorkshire home, BourneÆs piano placed to overlook the :
:' moors while he works, the album title is a nod to the weather, ':
,: which played a part in its creation. The recordings took place :,
: during what Bourne describes as ôextreme weatherö. If you listen :
:' carefully you can hear the wind and rain picked up on the ':
,: microphones, the sparse instrumentation providing the calm in :,
: the eye of the storm. :
:' ':
,: Isotach was produced over an 18-month period when Bourne feared :,
: his relationship with music making was ôterminalö. There was :
:' never a moment when æwork beganÆ on a new album. The pieces ':
,: that make up Isotach were improvised and recorded in snatched :,
: moments between soundtrack scores and session work. What started :
:' life as sketches recorded while the tape was left rolling, ':
,: gradually became a body of work that resonates on an emotional :,
: level. While Bourne has often sought to challenge himself and :
:' his listeners, by composing in this way and leaning on deep ':
,: intuition he has produced a measured and therapeutic work. ôI :,
: havenÆt practiced the piano for years,ö Bourne explains. ôA :
:' daily communion that was once automatic and subconscious has ':
,: become an infrequent act. These pieces are dedicated to all :,
: those who gave me reason to create at a time when I wouldnÆt :
:' have crossed the room to do so otherwise.ö ':
,: :,
: The title track kicks off proceedings, having originally been :
:' conceived for the very first Piano Day in 2015. Nils Frahm had ':
,: asked for a contribution, to which Bourne agreed and promptly :,
: forgot. æIsotachÆ was written and recorded with a single :
:' microphone, the night before Piano Day. It has now been ':
,: streamed over 275k times. Likewise æWedding Mala (for Dave & :,
: Nicola)Æ was written and recorded as a gift, at the last moment :
:' before a friendsÆ wedding. æCandela (for Sascha Heeney)Æ is a ':
,: sumptuous tribute to new love, emotionally more direct than :,
: anything that precedes it, a bold and unexpected step for Bourne :
:' to take. ':
,: :,
: Given the impromptu and extended nature of the composition and :
:' recording, itÆs striking how these pieces complement each ':
,: other. Almost by chance Bourne arrived at a fully formed album. :,
: In letting the music come out without severe editing or the time :
:' to subvert it, he has produced a timeless and beautiful record, ':
,: ripe with possibility. :,
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