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Artist...: ISAN
Title....: Greencracked Catgot
Label....: A Number Of Small Things
Cat.No...: ANOST024
Format...: Vinyl
Genre....: Electronic
Style....: IDM, Downtempo
URL......: http://www.anost.net
Tracks...: 2
Size.....: 7.51 MB
Playtime.: 00:05:07
Grabber..: EAC
Encoder..: LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Quality..: avg. 195kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
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A1. Greencracked 2:14
B1. Catgot 2:53
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05:07 (min)
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Antony Ryan and Robin Saville have been producing their very distinct variant
of pure analogue electronic music since their incredible 'Damil 85' debut for
the Wurlitzer Jukebox imprint landed almost 15 years ago. The economy employed
in their production setup and sound palette has seen them veer in and out of
fashion all along that timeline, but in reality very little has changed in the
delicate sound world they've inhabited throughout. it just so happens that at
this exact moment in time their sound feeds straight into a ravenous appetite
for all things Kosmiche and early electronic - the likes of which we haven't
seen for as long as we can remember. So while the likes of Emeralds, Roll The
Dice, Oneohtrix Point Never and The Advisory Circle hone in on and capture
different aspects of this sound, Isan continue doing what they've always done
so well; transmitting timeless electronic lullabies at once redolent of 1970's
scientific futurism and Great British archetypes, sitting out on the bowling
green, supping on a cup of tea, a BBC test card transmission flickering quietly
in the background. This limited edition 7" taster for imminent 'Glow In The
Dark Safari Set' album is just a thing of absolute beauty and simplicity, with
"Greencracked" making use of a percolated Casio rhythm and what sounds like a
detuned synth cascading throughout with all the gentle intensity you would
expect from a mid-70's Harmonia production. "Catgot" starts life in a more
choppy and unsettled fashion before taking a deep breath and stepping into the
childlike toy laboratory you've imagined while listening to Raymond Scott's
'Soothing Sounds For Baby', all the while tugging at your heartstrings and
pulling you back into a state of mental regression - the buzz and intensity of
the modern world all but gone for its blissful 3 minute duration. It just is
what it is - utterly sublime.