ISIS blend minimalist-dub, music concrete and heavy churning tribal psychedelic drone to create a hypnotically intense listening experience. Recorded at the Outpost in Stoughton, MA, as well as involving a bit of home recording, this EP (a continuation of a series that originated on Escape Artist Records) contains some of the most punishing drums unheard of since John Bonham walked the earth. The bottom end is beyond heavy and saturated - it infiltrates and levels every living thing in its path, just like an atomic explosion does. Nice. Also includes a challenging remix by Godflesh's Justin Broadrick. (www.neurotrecordings.com)
Music Reviews | No. 24
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by Roman Sokal
Former Jessamine cohorts Andy Brown and Rex Ritter and friends step up the flow of their liquid space jazz funk to the next level. Whereas their debut was doused with the textural jams of Miles Davis,...