ISNAJ DUI – LONG
DIVISION WITH REMAINDERS EP VERSION 5 (FRONT AND FOLLOW)
Described as standing
somewhere between “neo-impressionism and electronica”, Isnaj Dui is the vehicle
of Katie English who is a classically train flautist experimenting with new music
forms and techniques while retaining an appreciation for the tradition of the
form and craft. Her sounds are made
from manipulated flutes and homemade instruments to form unique sonic
assertions.
A regular question I
find myself thinking while listening to these workings is: was the menace
already there when they are started or are these acts of being sinister.
The latest
version/take of the first track is subtly expansive and could almost be used to
suggest that there are other life forms out there making music and making busy.
As things progress so
does the anxiety as the second track begins with the kind of excruciating shard
of white noise only broken televisions seem able to make. Then things motion further old school with
the reappearance of dot matrix rhythms and a crushing sonic blow in
general. My ears thank the author for
keeping it under two minutes.
The following four
minutes add another hazy degree to proceedings as the echoing flute soars
through proceedings and other a new day rising sensibility before the heaviness
of an equally distorted wind instrument adds a gnarly heartbeat and pulse to
the ensuing activity. Then you notice
the cowbell and the suggestion of an invader, an alien presence. Within minutes life has moved from optimistic
to pessimistic in a groaning fashion.
That was not polite.
It all closes in
dizzying fashion with a hectic stance and subtle stampede. The contradictions of this version feel like
they’re never going to end.
Thesaurus moment:
paradoxical.
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