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Iszoloscope

Real Name:Yann Faussurier, Guillaume Nadon
Profile:Yann Faussurier underwent a lot of introspection before arriving at the sinister, squalling noise he now produces as Iszoloscope. Dismissive of any mainstream music ("it always has been a real joke to me"), Faussurier found his place on the vast musical continuum through videogames, of all things. A fervent gamer, he says he derived a lot of his esthetic direction from games like Doom¸ Nocturne and Unreal Tournament and a sci-fi shooter called R-Type, all of which combine moody action and eerie soundtracks. After becoming acquainted with the menacing atmospherics of artists like Future Sound Of London, The, Coil and Scorn, Faussurier began DJing at CHUO 89.1 FM (the University of Ottawa's radio station) with friend François Bénard. The two started composing original music together in 1999. Caustic and experimental, the work they created under the esoteric Iszoloscope moniker consisted of heavily processed ambience and bristling noisy beats. The duo's first full-length, Coagulating Wreckage, was released on Belgium's Spectre label in September, 2001; by then, however, Bénard had already quit the project. That suited Faussurier just fine. After gathering field-recorded samples, he manipulates them with all sorts of effects. Faussurier has no preconceived ideas of the result; the processed samples end up sounding nothing like the source material, which is what makes albums like Aquifère (2002) and Au Seuil Du Néant (2003, Ant-Zen) sound so alien.

As of today, Iszoloscope has remixed countless artists, apeared on dozens compilations, produced 2 more full length albums on the German label Ant-Zen Les Gorges Des Limbes (2004), and The Audient Void (2005) along with several EPs and collaborations on the European labels Yb70 and Ad Noiseam. A lot of electronic music tends to be bold and shimmering; Iszoloscope's sound is more jagged and elusive. What makes the project even more unusual is the fact that such outlandish noise should emanate from a burgh like Ottawa: O-Town ain't exactly a buzzword in electronic circles.
URLs:http://www.iszoloscope.net
http://www.myspace.com/iszoloscope
Members:François Bénard, Guillaume Nadon, Yann Faussurier
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Releases:
Coagulating Wreckage (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Spectre 2001
Aquifère (CD, Album)   Nautilus (2) 2002
The Blood Dimmed Tide (CD, Mini)   Spectre 2002
Au Seuil Du Néant (2xCD, Album)   Ant-Zen 2003
Do America (CD, Maxi)   Ad Noiseam 2003
This Monstrosity Is Part Of My Fibric (LP)   Ant-Zen 2003
Les Gorges Des Limbes (CD, Album)   Ant-Zen 2004
Split (CD, EP)   Yb70 2004
The Audient Void (CD, Album)   Ant-Zen 2005
Remixes:
10 Years Bat Vibez (2xCD, Comp, Sma) Zostrah (Fear, Madness... Hands Productions 2003
Implicit Structures (CD, Album, Ltd) Needle Contingency (Is... Frozen Empire Media 2003
Kikai No Sekai (LP, Ltd) Hush Little Baby (Iszo... Hands Productions 2003
Pareses Re:Infected (CDr, Album, Ltd) Silent House (Iszolosc... Hive Records 2003
Das Leberwurstbrot (CDr, Album) Sexx Invasion Wreck Chords 2004
Next To Departed (CD, MiniAlbum, Ltd) A Distant Exit (Furthe... Frozen Empire Media 2004
Tribal End (CD, Album, Ltd) Pylon (Iszoloscope 196... Divine Comedy Records 2004
Abscond: The Abandon Remixes (CD) Brain Death (Remixed B... NXA Records 2005
Collect:Erase (CD, Album) Iszoloscope Collects Hive Records 2005
Exit #72 (EP) ◄ (2 versions) Himmel (Iszoloscope Re... Out Of Line 2005
Meth EP (CDr, EP, Ltd) Meth (Silent House Remix) Not On Label 2005
Sequence Or Die 2.8 (CDr) Beep Signal Attack (Li... Brainchaos 2005
Univers Carcéral (2xCD, Ltd) Feedback 1968 (Haunted... Divine Comedy Records 2005
Vertical Mixes ◄ (2 versions) The Noise Institute (1... Out Of Line ... 2005
You Are My All And More (CD, Album) White Cover (Heaven Li... Crunch Pod 2005
Booze Up And Riot / Binge Drinking Bonus Disc (CD, Album + CDr, Album, Ltd) Dog Dick Ugly (Iszolos... Crunch Pod 2007
Drunken, Crazy, With A Gun (CD, Album) Legalize Death (Remix ... Invasion Wreck Chords 2007
Reworks2: Friendly Fire (CDr, Ltd) Rhythm & Hate (Iszolos... Not On Label 2007
The Fine Art Of Killing Yourself (2xCD, Album) Rhythm & Hate (Iszolos... Vail Records 2007
nBoyde raRepi (CD, Album) Significantly Altered ... Hive Records 2007
Broken Beats For Broken Hearts (CD, Album) Obligatory Interlude P... Hive Records 2008
A Bright Cut Across Velvet Sky (CD, Album, Ltd) Just (Spookier Remix B... Tympanik Audio 2009
Approach Lights 09 (CD, Smplr, Ltd, Car) Just (Spookier Rmx By ... Tympanik Audio 2009
Origins Unfold (CDr, Album, Ltd + CDr, Mini, Ltd) Unearth Me (Save Me VS... Origins Productions 2009
Sega Lugosi's Dead (CD, Album) Second Album Means It'... WTII Records 2009
Appears On:
Echoes Ov Who Lieth Dead But Ever Dreameth (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Spectre 2003
Abscond: The Abandon Remixes (CD)   NXA Records 2005
A Mere Invention Of The Idle Mind (CD) Heard Voices Crunch Pod, Mechanismz 2006
Reload. Invasion And Friends 2009 (CD, Comp) In The Other Mind Of U... Invasion Wreck Chords 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Maschinenfest 2001 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Le Dominateur Common Pflichtkauf 2001
Subsnow 02-02 (CD, Ltd) Skotophobique Ad Noiseam 2002
Words, Becoming Vol. 1 (CDr, Comp) The Apocryphal Market Fleshmadeword 2002
CD Side 14 (CD, Smplr) Skotophibique (D-Side ... D-Side 2003
Daruma (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Au Seuil Du Néant (Da... Ant-Zen 2003
Maschinenfest 2003 ◄ (2 versions) opr01IPK Pflichtkauf 2003
Saturation Bombing (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) -28C And Falling TIK Recordings ... 2003
Sequence Or Die 2 (CDr) Suffocating Simoniacs Brainchaos 2003
Angst (2xCD, Comp) A Spectral Threat Spectre 2004
Axc_Labs (2xCD, Ltd) Symposium Axess Code 2004
Das Bunker: Fifteen Minutes Into The Future (CD) Axel F(aussurier) Das Bunker 2004
Electronic Revolutions @ Movement 2004, Detroit (CD, Promo) Once The Inferno Alley Records 2004
FUCK (First Edition) ◄ (2 versions) Suffocating Simoniacs ... Hive Records 2004
Revelation (CD) A Deep Cthulhu Terror Bugs Crawling Out Of People 2004
Saturation Bombing 2 (CD) Once The Inferno (Resa... TIK Recordings 2004
A.L.P.H.A. (CD, Comp + CD, Enh, Comp) In The Middle Of Nowhere Geska Records 2005
Maschinenfest 2005 ◄ (2 versions) Heard Voices (Album_Ve... Pflichtkauf 2005
Orkus Compilation 14 (CD, Smplr, Enh) Heard Voices (Album Ve... Orkus 2005
Parazit ◄ (3 versions) The Sum Of Us All Remix Yb70 ... 2005
Rhythms For Decay (CD) Insubstantiability (De... Infekted Sound 2005
Sequence Or Die 2.8 (CDr) Heard Voices, Heard Vo... Brainchaos 2005
A Mere Invention Of The Idle Mind (CD) Heard Voices Crunch Pod, Mechanismz 2006
Ad Noiseam 2001-2006 (2xCD + DVD) To Exhibit Chaotic Beh... Ad Noiseam 2006
Breaking Down The Barriers 1995-2005, Ten Years Of Afe (File, MP3, Comp) Once The Inferno Afe Records 2006
One By One (CD, Comp) Mimetic Iszoloscope Urgence Disk Records 2006
Pandora's Box. Invasion & Friends 2K6 (CDr) Heard Voices Invasion Wreck Chords 2006
Spectre • Decade - Anniversary Compilation 1996 - 2006 (CD, Ltd) Something Wicked This ... Spectre 2006
The Other Side (CD) Seasonal Identity Cris... Geska Records 2006
Audiotion - Sonic Tribute To Takashi Miike (2xCD, Dig) Learn That Agony That ... Vital 2007
Kinetik Festival Volume One (2xCD, Comp) In The Other Mind Of U... Artoffact Records 2008
Maschinenfest - The 10th Anniversary Jubilee Celebration Present 2008 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Something Shaped Like ... Ant-Zen 2008
Maschinenfest 2008 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) In The Face Of Descent... Pflichtkauf 2008
Kinetik Festival Volume Two (2xCD, Comp) In The Face Of Descent... Artoffact Records 2009
Reload. Invasion And Friends 2009 (CD, Comp) In The Other Mind Of U... Invasion Wreck Chords 2009
User Reviews:
Reticulum_Flux, Jan 29, 2006

One of the big guns in the rhythmic noise music category. Iszoloscope first debuted in 2001 with his Coagulating Wreckage album. It was crunchy hard noise with little rhythm or direction. Next up was Aquifere in 2002 - this was quite a change from the first release. This album would see Iszo take on ambience and recreate the feeling of being trapped in an underwater tunnel. 2003s Au Seuil Du Neant was his next effort. This album perfected what he did with his first CD - rhythmic noise. It was clear at this time where Iszoloscope was heading... or was it? In 2004 he released his Les Gorges Des Limbes CD. A extremely dark ambient album with no beats what so ever. 2005s The Audient Void would see Iszo return to noise, but this time many more electronics were added in and gave a club edge to his music. While Iszoloscope continues to change directions he manages to get better and better with each release.

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