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Review Hypnagogue

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  Green Isac Orchestra JANUARY 15, 2016   HYPNAGOGUE LEAVE A COMMENT No matter how much music I listen to or write about, it seems that I am constantly introduced to acts and artists who’ve been turning out music for X years without my ever hearing of them. Case in point: Green Isac. From what I read on the Spotted Peccary web site, Andreas Eriksen and Morten Lund have been going strong for 25 years. And yet it’s only now, when they’ve expanded their roster and added the word “Orchestra” to their name that I get to experience this excellent blend of world styles, jazz-informed structures, and cinematic New Age sensibilities. The array of instruments brought into play here is impressively global, and the styles, although most have a bit of Middle Eastern flair, cover pretty fair ground as well. The jazz influence shows up nicely in the piano-fronted “Algebra,” accented with smooth strings and a bit of a Latin feel to the drums. “Hapi” catches me with its chugging rhythm, collection of p

Review Gutsofdarkness

Review Gutsofdarkness   Au rayon des albums qui semblent totalement dénués d'intérêt et qui s'avèrent être de véritables surprises, ce “Green Isac Orchestra” du duo Norvégien Green Isac doit certainement figurer en tête de liste. Flanqué de 3 musiciens invités; Jo Wang aux claviers, Frode Larsen aux percussions et Tov Ramstad au violoncelle, au ukulele, à la scie et à la basse, Morten Lund and Andreas Eriksen donnent ainsi plus de profondeur, plus de richesse et ainsi plus d'horizons sans frontières à une approche clanique toujours imbibée par la poésie Scandinave des influences d'Erik Wollo. D'ailleurs il y a un savoureux mélange entre les influences de Robert Fripp, Markus Reuter et Erik Wollo sur “Green Isac Orchestra” dont les principaux attraits restent néanmoins un solide jeu des percussions manuelles et ces éléments soniques disparates qui délient des ambiances toujours aux portes de l'inattendu. La séduction débute avec ces vaguelettes d'accords qui