STAR'S END Update 01.22.23

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Covering a wide sonic terrain, from luminescent beauty to anonymous landscapes, THE FOREST ABIDES (57'25") by Isostatic (alias Sean Costello) offers edge to edge motion. Each track, a singular flowing thought, asks us to tune into the quieter frequencies of music. These eight works unfold distinctively in the dreamy brilliance of slow harmonic climaxes, then vaguely in the thickening air of electronic dusk. With little in the way of discernible rhythm to meter distances, nor melody to accompany us on our trek, THE FOREST ABIDES shivers in stretches of atonal textures, sparkling effects and ascending atmospheres. Transcendent, yet tethered to Earth, across this release harmony and timbre reinforce each other on a nuanced journey into sonic and terrestrial vistas. Murmuring drones brighten then blacken against pristine field recordings as Ambient whispers stir soft chimes. Faint bells casting about above luminescent chords provide a slow contemplative pace, while further in breathing synth strings shift from dark keys to light. The experience is quiet and contemplative - and meaningful to those open to such declarations. In most places consoling, but occasionally questioning, THE FOREST ABIDES means to move the listener out of the dissonance of the everyday, and into bewitching thought zones of telluric richness.

Please tune in to the 01.22.23 live broadcast of STAR'S END for music from THE FOREST ABIDES by Isostatic

For more on THE FOREST ABIDES, please access: http://exosphere.bandcamp.com

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Chuck van Zyl
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