iszoloscope

Since 1999, Iszoloscope has been casting the musical conceptualization of isolation and its induced altered states of consciousness into a powerful, ominous, and immersive world of dark, distorted sonic aesthetic that can be called its very own. Seamlessly bending stylistic constraints by creating a fusion of industrial, break-core, rhythmic noise, psy-trance, electro-acoustic and ambient music; this artistic endeavor sets an exceptional standard in hard, hybrid electronic music.

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by Dag Stinus by Neonyme by S.Alt by Julien Mercier by Julien Mercier by Julien Mercier by Julien Mercier by Liis Roden by Liis Roden by PAL by PAL by Neonyme by Neonyme by Neonyme by Neonyme by Neonyme by Neonyme by Neonyme by Club Metropolis by Club Metropolis

encyclopedia

Iszoloscope

    An isoloscope is a theoretical measuring device that would monitor the degree of isolation of a subject during a sensory deprivation experiment using a data-set from various physiological sources (heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, electroencephalography, etc).

L'Arte dei Rumori (The Art of Noise)
    This 1913 Futurist manifesto you might haven't heard of was arguably one of the most important and influential texts in 20th century musical aesthetics.
Cosmology
    The study of the Universe in its totality, and by extension, humanity's place in it.
Electronic voice phenomena (EVP)
    Popularized by Konstantin Raudive in 1971, EVPs are sections of static noise on a recording that are interpreted as voices (often believed to belong to ghosts or spirits). A tragically great example of apophenia in popular culture, still a very fascinating by its nature.
Fallacies
    The whole "argument" experience dissected by Dr. Michael C. Labossiere. This is an absolute must of the internet experience!
The Ghost in the Machine (ostensible haunting frequency)
    Research by the late Vic Tandy, lecturer at Coventry University, suggesting that subsonic frequencies are responsible for many ghost sightings. In my opinion, this is the most important, if not the only credible scientific discovery (I mean, actual real science) regarding this phenomena since Houdini's work debunking spiritualists in the 1920s.
Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
    The truly amazing world of scientific and philosophic possibilities brought forth by our understanding of quantum mechanics.
Isolation tank
    One of Iszoloscope's original influences. Invented by John C. Lilly in 1954 in order to test the effects of sensory deprivation.
K Foundation
    The elaborate continuation of the KLF's work after their "flamboyant" (reads "fuckyou") retirement from the music industry: Burning money, cryptic newspaper adds, K Foundation art award for "worst artist of the year" and various other acts of music industry sabotage... project on hold until 2013.
The Power of Myth
    A book and six part television documentary of conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers. Uniquely inspiring and emancipating, one of my personal favorites of all time!
The Problem With Music
    A milestone article by Steve Albini written in 1993 for "The Baffler", vol. 5 and reprinted in "Maximum RocknRoll" #133. This is dated but perfectly reflects how the music industry still operates and offers a great insight of why blaming every single problem that this industry faces on MP3s is just absurd!

artistic current

Categorizing "sub-sub-genres" downstream from the post-indutrial and electronic music currents from the 80ies and 90ies is pretty much impossible and results are often ridiculous at best. With that in mind, here is my humble offer of some educated direction. A collection of Wikipedia articles enough people have agreed upon to be, in my opinion, culturally (or sub-culturally) relevant:

Breakcore

    "Breakbeat-oriented sound that encourages speed, complexity, impact and maximum sonic density. It adheres to a loose set of stylistic rules." Iszoloscope is even mentioned in this article.
Dark Ambient Music
    "[...] A subgenre of ambient music that features foreboding, ominous, or discordant overtones." Iszoloscope is also mentioned in this article.
Experimental Music

    "is apt, providing it is understood not as descriptive of an act to be later judged in terms of success or failure, but simply as of an act the outcome of which is unknown (John Cage 1961, 13)" [...] "In a broader sense, it is also used to mean any music that challenges the commonly accepted notions of what music is."
Industrial music
    This is the most complete and comprehensive definition I have found... oh and this one is not completely fallacious (in contrast to most ill informed posts on online forums and bizarre (reads "idiotic") articles I've come across over the last couple of years).
Musique concrète

    "is a form of electroacoustic music that utilises acousmatic sound as a compositional resource. The compositional material is not restricted to the inclusion of sonorities derived from musical instruments or voices, nor to elements traditionally thought of as 'musical'".
Noise music

    "is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically generated noise, randomly produced electronic signals, and non-traditional musical instruments. Noise music may also incorporate manipulated recordings, static, hiss and hum, feedback, live machine sounds, custom noise software, circuit bent instruments, and non-musical vocal elements that push noise towards the ecstatic."
Rhythmic Noise
    "is a fusion genre among noise music and various styles of electronic dance music." Again, Iszoloscope is mentioned in this article.

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full length albums

The Edge Of Certainty . CD
[Ant-Zen, act258] November 2010

  1. first transcendental component (featuring norad)
  2. flatline receiver
  3. the edge of certainty
  4. second transcendental component
  5. in the face of descent
  6. when all you see is light
  7. l'imaginaire de la fin
  8. inseparable from the void
  9. third transcendental component
The Audient Void . CD
[Ant-Zen, act 189] September 2005
  1. The Audient Void (9:57)
  2. The Sum Of Us All (8:56)
  3. Raudivian Device (6:40)
  4. The Path Of Totality (Part One) (7:02)
  5. Insubstantiality (7:03)
  6. From Hollow (6:00)
  7. Unto Deeper Calling (7:20)
  8. Heard Voices (Album Version) (4:39)
  9. The Path Of Totality (Part Two) (8:10)
Les Gorges des Limbes . CD
[Ant-Zen, act 178] May 2004
  1. Manuscrits De L'Invisible [Chapitre Un] (13:56)
  2. Your Dark And Ghostly Guidance (5:22)
  3. Les Manuscrits De L'Invisible [Chapitre Deux] (18:22)
  4. Reaching Out From His Watery Grave (7:28)
  5. Les Manuscrits De L'Invisible [Chapitre Trois] (14:59)
Au Seuil du Néant . 2CD
[Ant-Zen, act 138] May 2003
  1. Untitled (1:15)
  2. No More Sighs (8:07)
  3. Untitled (0:40)
  4. Le Dénominateur Commun (6:43)
  5. Untitled (1:06)
  6. -28C And Falling (8:05)
  7. Skotophobique (5:30)
  8. This Monstrosity Is Part Of My Fibric (7:11)
  9. Untitled (1:12)
  10. The Apocryphal Market (7:28)
  11. Untitled (1:32)
  12. 32 Hours Of Eternity (6:54)
  13. Au Seuil Du Néant (Nonexistence) (8:02)
  14. Untitled (1:20)
  15. Iszoloscope Tomes Deux (6:55)
  16. Untitled (3:27)
First CD contains the full length album.
  1. Skotophobique (Recollection Mix By Urusai) (5:33)
  2. Crimson Road (Remixed By Antigen Shift) (4:50)
  3. Skotophobique (Remixed By Ah Cama-Sotz) (5:04)
  4. Crimson Road (Menstrual Mix By 45 Cep) (5:22)
  5. Spontaneous Cognitive Combustion (Remixed By Mortmain) (6:08)
  6. Crimson Road (Remixed By Sinequanon) (4:23)
  7. Skotophobique (Fear Leads To Anger Mix By Pin) (5:37)
  8. Crimson Road (Dead End Mix By Pupil) (4:53)
  9. Prima Momentum (Remixed By Élément Kuuda) (6:09)
  10. Spontaneous Cognitive Combustion (Remixed By Asche) (5:10)
  11. Phobos II (Remixed By Liar's Rosebush) (5:41)
  12. Le Dénominateur Commun (Remixed By Imminent) (5:33)
  13. Skotophobique (Remixed By We V2) (4:23)
  14. Le Dénominateur Commun (Flip And Multiply Mix By If Then Do) (7:49)
2nd CD contains 14 remixes.

Aquifère . CD
[Spectre - Nautilus, NA05] October 2002

  1. Feeding Earth's Blood Stream (7:18)
  2. Aquifère Karstique (6:01)
  3. Phreatobite (3:45)
  4. Subterranea (6:00)
  5. Aquifère Stratifié (5:44)
  6. Holokarst (3:09)
  7. Hypogeum (11:22)
  8. Hypogeum II (10:42)
  9. Travertine (3:23)
  10. Untitled (5:34)
  11. Untitled (7:51)
Coagulating Wreckage . CD
[Spectre, R06] September 2001
  1. Coagulating Wreckage (6:17)
  2. Prima Momentum (6:21)
  3. Phobos II (6:25)
  4. Subterra Humidor (6:06)
  5. Intermittent Cycles (6:15)
  6. Winds Of Minos Linea (7:46)
  7. Deimos II (5:55)
  8. Crimson Road (4:27)
  9. Purge (5:24)
  10. Iszoloscope (Tomes Un) / Contemplating Paranoia & The Morning After (18:12)

eps & singles

Beyond Within And So On . Free MP3 EP
[Ant-Zen, dig018] October 2010

  1. something wicked this way comes (6:10)
  2. the apocryphal market (merchants of babel remix by manufactura) (6:42)
  3. unearth me (iszoloscope remix. original version by cenotype) (4:41)
  4. -28c and falling (pummeled sweating testies mix by caustic) (4:06)
  5. a spectral threat (live) (6:02)
  6. the apocryphal market (lucidstatic remix) (5:12)
  7. heard voices (endless noize remix) (5:33)
  8. Unplugged (0:54)
  9. then backward into oblivion (27:39)
Beyond Within . CD-EP
[Ant-Zen, act 257] August 2010
  1. The Unsettled (5:53)
  2. Dumachus Junction Feat. Aliceffekt (4:18)
  3. In The Other Mind Of Us (6:56)
  4. To Exhibit Chaotic Behavior (Live Cut) (4:53)
  5. Etched Into My Very Core (6:58)
  6. Heard Voices (Acoustic Piano Version By MissT) (4:47)
  7. Raudivian Device (Ah Cama-Sotz Remix) (5:59)
  8. The Sum Of Us All (iVardensphere Remix) (4:25)
  9. -28°C And Falling (Frozen Space Remix By Demanufacturer) (7:02)
  10. The Path Of Totalitarianism (Rehabilitated By Norad) (5:01)
  11. Raudivian Device (Mangadrive Remix) (6:47)
  12. The Sum Of Us All (Collective Negative Equation Remix By ESA) (6:33)
  13. Heard Voices (Xenocode Remix) (5:46)
This Monstrosity is Part of my Fibric . 12" vinyl LP
[Ant-Zen, act 138.3] May 2003
  1. A1 - This Monstrosity Is Part Of My Fibric (7:11)
  2. A2 - No More Sighs (8:07)
  3. A3 - Skotophobique (5:30)
  4. B1 - 32 Hours Of Eternity (6:54)
  5. B2 - The Apocryphal Market (7:28)
  6. B3 - -28c And Falling (8:05)
Solistice . 7" vinyl EP
[Spectre, R06.1] September 2001
  1. Au Centre Absolu (6:29)
  2. Spontanious Cognitive Combustion (6:01)

splits and collaborations

Camanecroszcope II . CD
Echoes Ov A Beckoning Arcanum
[Spectre, S23] October 2006
Collaboration with Ah Cama-Sotz.

  1. For All Things Now Dead And Gone (6:19)
  2. A Horrible Excess Of Stench... (5:52)
  3. ...Thrown Up By The Profound Abyss (4:48)
  4. What Comes Forth From Obscurity (7:56)
  5. Among The Blackest Souls Below (7:04)
  6. Governed By The Sphere Of Mars (5:52)
  7. From The Gulf And Into Existence (6:53)
  8. Ancient Voices Haunt The Deep (6:18)
  9. On The Brink Of The Steep (6:24)
Iszoloscope & Ebola . CD EP
[YB 70, YB70 09] June 2004
Split with Ebola.
  1. Iszoloscope - Le Méchanisme Du Hobereau (11:47)
  2. Iszoloscope - Sighs National Park (5:36)
  3. Iszoloscope - In The Other Mind Of Us (Opened-Mix) (5:47)
  4. Ebola - Cut Off (7:34)
  5. Ebola - Convert (6:50)
  6. Ebola - Klikass (5:34)
Camanecroszcope . CD
Echoes Ov Who Lieth Dead But Ever Dreameth
[Spectre, S14] October 2003
Collaboration with Ah Cama-Sotz.
  1. Invocating The Dead But Ever Dreameth (9:58)
  2. Irion-Estyon (4:54)
  3. Xenthono-Rohmatru (7:35)
  4. Zodcarnes (6:02)
  5. Yog-Sothoth (8:10)
  6. Dho-Hna (7:04)
  7. Damamiach (5:28)
  8. Closing With The Sign Of Koth (8:51)
Tarmvred & Iszoloscope Do America . CD EP
[Ad Noiseam, adn 25] March 2003
Collaboration with Tarmvred.
  1. Tarmvred - Fixtur Tre (4:53)
  2. Tarmvred & Iszoloscope - A Sovereign Reflexion (7:33)
  3. Iszoloscope - Au Seuil Du Néant (7:12)
The Blood Dimmed Tide . 3" CD EP
[Spectre, S10] October 2002
Collaboration with Antigen Shift.
  1. Iszoloscope & Antigen Shift - All Started With The Second Death (2:19)
  2. Antigen Shift - It Drowned The Ceremony Of Innocences (7:59)
  3. Iszoloscope - Then Came The Blood Dimmed Tide (10:35)

remixes

XP8 . Juggernaut (Iszoloscope Remix)
Burning Down [Deathwatch Asia - 2012]

iVardensphere . Ghostnote (Iszoloscope Remix)
I Dream In Noise: Remixes Vol. 2 [Metropolis - 2012]

It-Clings . Six And A Half Minutes Of It-Clings Talking About His Fucking Cock (Iszoloscope Censored Watered Down Radio Mix)
I'm The Biggest Fucking Thing In The Whole Fucking World ‎ [Bugs Crawling Out Of People - 2012]

Suicide Inside . Snake H (Remix By Iszoloscope)
Homicide [Alpha Matrix - 2012]

Distorted Memory . Hand Of God (Iszoloscope Remix)
Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music To Cure Cancer Volume II: Recurrence [Metropolis - 2012]

Hybrid Sytem . Destroyer (Iszoloscope Remix)
Leviathan [Ninja Columbo - 2012]

Distorted Memory . Hand Of God (Iszoloscope Remix)
Archive / Hand Of God Remixes [Noitekk - 2011]

Asche . Dogday Sunrise (Rmx By Iszoloscope)
Stone Brain [Industr8 - 2011]

iVardensphere . Jigsaw (Iszoloscope Remix)
Scatterface V2 [Danse Macabre 2010]

Manufactura . All Things Must Die (Iszoloscope Remix)
As They Drown In Their Lies (14xFile, Album, Dig) [Crunch Pod 2010]

Contaminant . Sea53
Rotcast [Pflichtkauf 2009]

Cenotype . Unearth Me (Save Me Vs Unearthed Mash-up By Iszoloscope)
Origins Unfold [Origins Productions 2009]

Gothsicles . Second Album Means It's Too Late To Change Your Band Name (Iszoloscope Remix)
Sega Lugosi's Dead [WTII Records - 2009]

Cenotype . Unearth Me (Iszoloscope Mix)
Kod.eX Electronic Compilation [Kod.eX, Brume Records 2009]

Ad·ver·sary . Just (Spookier Remix By Iszoloscope)
A Bright Cut Across Velvet Sky [Tympanik Audio 2009]

Ad·ver·sary . Just (Spookier Remix By Iszoloscope)
Approach Lights 09 [Tympanik Audio 2009]

Cenoptype . Unearth Me (Save Me Unearthed remix by Iszoloscope)
Origins Unfold [Origins Productions - 2009]

Autoclav1.1 . Obligatory Interlude Part 2 (Iszoloscope Remix)
Broken Beats For Broken Hearts [Hive Records - 2008]

Terrorfakt . Rhythm & Hate [Iszoloscope Remix]
The Fine Art Of Killing Yourself [N/A - 2007]

Terrorfakt . Rhythm & Hate [Iszoloscope Remix]
Reworks2: Friendly Fire [Vail Records - 2007]

Prometheus Burning . Significantly Altered [Iszoloscope Remix]
nBoyde raRepi [Hive Records - 2007]

Caustic . Dog Dick Ugly [remix by iszoloscope]
Booze Up And Riot "SPECIAL edition" [Crunch Pod Media - 2007]

Amassador21 . Legalize Death [remix by iszoloscope]
Drunken, Crazy, With A Gun [Invasion Wreckchords - 2006]

KiEw . Himmel [iszoloscope remix]
exit ..72 [Out Of Line - 2005]

Autoclav1.1 . White Cover [heaven likes it dirty remix]
You Are My All And More [Crunch Pod Media - 2005]

The Liar's Rosebush / Scrap.edx . Collects [iszoloscope Collects]
C o l l e c t : E r a s e [Hive Records - 2005]

Haujobb . The Noise Institute (1994mix by iszoloscope)
Vertical Mixes [Metropolis Records - 2005]

Re_Agent . Brain Death (iszoloscope remix)
ABSCOND: The Abandon Remixes [NXA records - 2005]

Mimetic Dancing . Inscets (iszoloscope remix)
Sequance or Die vol. 2.8 [Brainchaos - 2005]

Ordinateur . Beep Signal Attack_live version (iszoloscope remix)
Sequance or Die vol. 2.8 [Brainchaos - 2005]

HIV+ . 1968 (haunted mix by iszoloscope)
Univers Carcéral [Divine Comedy Records - 2005]

Rasputin . Sexx (iszoloscope remix)
Das Leberwurstbrot [Invasion Wreck Chords - 2004]

Antigen Shift . A Distant Exit (Further remix)
Next to Departed [Frozen Empire Media - 2004]

Soul Circuit . Loathe (iszoloscope remix)
Voluble [Independent - 2004]

Lith . Cesium (1967 remix)
[Divine Comedy - 2004]

Ah Cama-Sotz . Zostrah (Fear, Madness and Mysticism remix)
10 Years of Bat Vibez [Hands - 2003]

Mono No Aware . Hush Little Baby (iszoloscope remix)
[Credited as "Iscoloscope"]

Kikai No Sekai [Hands - 2003]
Pneumatic Detach . Meth (Silent House remix)
Pareses Re:Infected [Hive Records - 2003]

Antigen Shift . Needle Contingency (iszoloscope remix)
Implicit Structures [Frozen Empire Media - 2002]

Robot Haus . Psychic Warriors ov Unicron (iszoloscope remix)
Promo [Self-released - 2002]

compilations

Something Wicked This Way Comes
Kinetik Festival Volume Five (2xCD, Comp)
Artoffact Records - 2012

The Sum Of Us All (ESA's Kinetik Cut)
Kinetik Festival Volume Four (2xCD, Comp)
Artoffact Records - 2011

In The Face Of Descent
Extreme Störfrequenz 6 (CD, Comp)
UpScene & Indigo - 2011

Iszoloshifted (with Antigen Shift)
Maschinenfest 2010 (2xCD, Comp, Fes)
Pflichtkauf - 2010

The Sum Of All Of Us (Ivardensphere Remix)
Cum To My House. I Have Beer, I Have Scotch, There Will Be Drugs! (16xFile, FLAC, Comp)
Bugs Crawling Out Of People - 2010

The Unsettled (Kinetik Cut)
Kinetik Festival Volume Three (3xCD, Comp)
Artoffact Records - 2010

The Unsettled (Glimpses Of Hell)
Electronic Aid To Haiti (54xFile, MP3, Comp, 320)
Sigsaly Transmissions - 2010

In The Other Mind Of Us (Extended)
Reload. Invasion And Friends 2009
Invasion Wreck Chords - 2009

In The Face Of Descent (Kinetik Cut)
Kinetik Festival Volume Two
Artoffact Records - 2009

-28C & Falling
Saturation Bombing (Re-edition)
Bugs Crawling Out Of People - 2008

The Sum Of Us All (Remix)
Parazit (12" edition)
YB70 - 2008

In The Face Of Descent (Mf08 Cut)
Maschinenfest 2008
Pflichtkauf - 2008

Something Shaped Like Agony
Maschinenfest - The 10th Anniversary Jubilee Celebration Present
Ant-Zen - 2008

In The Other Mind Of Us (Kinetik Cut)
Kinetik Festival Volume One
Artoffact Records - 2008

Learn The Agony That Was Etched Into My Very Core
Audiotion - Sonic Tribute To Takashi Miike
Vital - 2007

Something Wicked This Way Comes
spectre:decade
Spectre Records - 2006

To Exhibit Chaotic Behavior
Ad Noiseam 2001-2006
Ad Noiseam - 2006

Seasonal Identity Crisis Disco
The Other Side
Geska Records - 2006

Heard Voices [credited as "Mimetic Iszoloscope" (feat. Mimetic)]
A Mere Invention Of The Idle Mind
Crunch Pod Records - 2006

Heard Voices [credited as "Mimetic Iszoloscope" (feat. Mimetic)]
Pandora's Box
Invasion Wreck Chords - 2006

Insubstantiability (Decay_Cut)
Rhythms For Decay
InfeKed Sound - 2005

The Sum Of Us All (Remix)
Parazit
YB 70 - 2005

Heard Voices (album version)
Maschinenfest 2005
Pflichtkauf - 2005

In The Middle Of Nowhere
A.L.P.H.A. Compilation
Geska Records - 2005

Heard Voices (live remix)
Sequance or Die vol. 2.8
Brainchaos - 2005

Heard Voices
Sequance or Die vol. 2.8
Brainchaos - 2005

A Spectral Threat
Angst
Spectre Records - 2004

A Deep Cthulhu Terror
Revelation
Bugs Crawling out of People - 2004

Symposium
Axc_Labs

AXC - 2004 (Collaboration with Detritus)

Suffocating Simoniacs (remix)
Hivewantsyouto Fuck
Hive Records - 2004

Axel F(aussurier)
15 Minutes Into The Future
Das Bunker - 2004 (cover of Harold Faltermeyer's Axel F)

Once the Inferno (resaturation)
Saturation Bombing 2
TiK - 2004

Suffocating Simoniacs
Sequence Or Die Vol.2
Brainchaos - 2003

In the Other Mind of Us
Maschinenfest '03
Pflichtkauf - 2003 (listed as "opr01IPK")

Au Seuil du Néant (Daruma cut)
Daruma
Ant-Zen - 2003

-28C and Falling
Saturation Bombing
TIK - 2003

Skotophobique (D-Side cut)
D-Side 14
D-Side - 2003

The Apocryphal Market
Words Becoming
Flesh Made Word - 2002

Skotophobique
Sub-Snow 02-02
Ad Noiseam - 2002

Crimson Road (live)
Great White Noise
Departure Productions - 2001

Le Dominateur Commun
Maschinenfest '01
Pflichtkauf - 2001