Isan, Beautronics (Tugboat) CD
So what does beautronics mean? When Isan
interviewed themselves for Robots.. they described "fantasy
listening experiences" that included Brian Eno in the snow atop a
perilously tall mountain and the Cocteau Twins by the canal in
Leicester after a Summer rain. Bear these images in mind when I tell
you that "Beautronics" is considerably more relaxed than early tracks
like "Remegio" (on their Hummy and Joey release), as if they're
writing a Haynes manual for the Ambient Electro Mk 5 by stripping down
from the full model to the chassis, carefully noting and recording all
the details to ensure that their guide is correct, and will some time
in the future start to put all the bits back together again. Often on
this album there's little more than hints of mood overlaid with the
simplest of beats and some spectral FX---the kind of music HAL might
make during a somnolent moment.
Lots of imagery to describe beautiful music in this review. I guess
that's as good a definition of beautronics as any.
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