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  Green Isac Orchestra — Green Isac Orchestra ( Spotted Peccary  SPM-1304, 2015, CD) by  Peter Thelen , Published 2016-03-07 Those who have followed Green Isac from ther very beginnings – the  Strings & Pottery album from 1991 – have witnessed plenty of growth and evolution over the last 25 years, beginning as the duo of Morten Lund (guitars, bass, keyboards, flute, etc.) and Andreas Eriksen (world percussion, keyboards, electronics) with a simple concept of creating an ethnic stew fusing rhythms and electronics, later adding more ideas and instruments to that concept, along with additional guest players as needed to realize the development in progress over the course of five studio albums. Last year the group officially expanded to a five-piece, now including longtime collaborator Tov Ramstad (electric cello), and relative newcomes – since 2014 release  Passengers  – additional percussionist Frode Larsen and keyboardist Jo Wang, allowing Lund to concentrate on guitars. And with th