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Iszoloscope   / artists (I) Real Name: Yann Faussurier 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, 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 the more recent Au Seuil du Néant (released in May) sound so alien. 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: Guillaume Nadon, Yann Faussurier

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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. 2003's 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. 2005's 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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