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Page online:
March 22, 2004
Last update/review:
June 17, 2010
Isis
Isis was the band led by Aaron Turner, who himself is the
main man behind Hydrahead Records.
Their early efforts find them in an experimental mode, with
the debut full-length
Celestial being a rather bizarre
yet intriguing post-hardcore album,
a bit strange in places but definitely a compelling listen.
The followups,
Oceanic and
Panopticon , found the band honing their dense,
post-apocalyptic hardcore soundscapes, and might be the closest
album to prime
Neurosis
since, well, Neurosis themselves
(
Cult Of Luna also is in this ballpark).
Like Neurosis, Isis understood the value of quiet and subtlety,
how the most intense moments are made all the more so by surrounding
them with sparse moments.
Turner's vocals were harsh, but the are often a bit behind in the mix,
making them less grating and more a part of the music rather than
overwhelming the songs.
In time Isis turned out to be as influential as their mentors
Neurosis, if not more so, spawning an increasingly large number
of followers.
In May 2010 they announced their breakup, having accomplished all they
had set out to do.
Last Lineup
Aaron Turner
guitars/vocals
Mike Gallagher
guitars
Jeff Caxide
bass (guest for 5ive , Palms )
Cliff Meyer
samples/vocals (Palms )
Aaron Harris
drums (Palms )
Former Members/Guests
Chris Mereshuk
keyboards/samples
Discography
Studio
Live
Compilation
Video
The Mosquito Control
EP
1998
Escape Artist
Poison Eggs
Life Under the Swatter
Hive Destruction
Relocation Swarm
Aaron Turner
Jeff Caxide
Chris Mereshuk
Aaron Harris
The Red Sea
EP
1999
Second Nature
Charmicarmicat Shines To Earth
The Minus Times
Red Sea
Aaron Turner
Mike Gallagher
Jeff Caxide
Aaron Harris
Sawblade
EP
1999
Second Nature
Aaron Turner
Mike Gallagher
Jeff Caxide
Aaron Harris
Celestial
2000
Escape Artist
SGNL>1
Celestial (The Tower)
Glisten
Swarm Reigns (Down)
SGNL>2
Deconstructing Towers
SGNL>3
Collapse And Crush
CFT (New Circuitry and Continued Evolution)
Gentle Time
SGNL>4 (End Transmission)
Aaron Turner
Mike Gallagher
Jeff Caxide
Cliff Meyer
Aaron Harris
SGNL>05
2002
Neurot
SGNL>05 (Final Transmission)
Divine Mother (The Tower Crumbles)
Beneath Below
Constructing Towers
Celestial (Signal Fills The Void) (Justin K. Broadrick remix)
Aaron Turner
Mike Gallagher
Jeff Caxide
Cliff Meyer
Aaron Harris
Oceanic
2002
Ipecac
The Beginning And The End
The Other
False Light
Carry
-
Maritime
Weight
From Sinking
Hym
Aaron Turner
Mike Gallagher
Jeff Caxide
Cliff Meyer
Aaron Harris
2002 Readers' Album
#40
Panopticon
2004
Ipecac
So Did We
Backlit
In Fiction
Wills Dissolve
Syndic Calls
Altered Course
Grinning Mouths
Aaron Turner
Mike Gallagher
Jeff Caxide
Cliff Meyer
Aaron Harris
Oceanic Remixes
2005
Hydra Head
Weight (remix by Fennesz)
False Light (remix by Ayal Noar of 27)
Hym (remix by Thomas Koner)
The Other (remix by James Plotkin)
Carry {first version} (remix by Tim Hecker)
Maritime (remix by Teledungnosis)
Maritime (remix by Mike Patton)
The Beginning and the End (remix by Venetian Snares)
False Light {Deadverse Remix} (remix by The Oktopus of Dalek)
Live 2
LIVE
2005
Hydra Head
From Sinking
Glisten
Carry
Weight
The Beginning and the End
Celestial
Live 3
LIVE
2005
Hydra Head
So Did We
Backlit
The Beginning And The End
In Fiction
Wills Dissolve
Grinning Mouths
Altered Course
Live 4
LIVE
2006
Hydra Head
Gentle Time
Glisten
C.F.T.
Celestial
Improv 1 / Endless Nameless
False Light
The Weight
In The Fish Tank 14
EP
2006
Konkurrent
Low Tide
Delial
Stolen
Clearing The Eye
VIDEO
2006
Ipecac
In The Absence Of Truth
2006
Ipecac
Wrists of Kings
Not In Rivers, But In Drops
Dulcinea
Over Root and Thorn
1,000 Shards
All Out Of Time, All Into Space
Holy Tears
Firdous E Bareen
Garden Of Light
Aaron Turner
Mike Gallagher
Jeff Caxide
Cliff Meyer
Aaron Harris
2006 Readers' Album
#29
Wavering Radiant
2009
Ipecac
Hall Of The Dead
Ghost Key
Hand Of The Host
Wavering Radiant
Stone To Wake A Serpent
20 Minutes / 40 Years
Threshold of Transformation
Aaron Turner
Mike Gallagher
Jeff Caxide
Cliff Meyer
Aaron Harris
2009 Readers' Album
#32
Live 5
LIVE
2009
Hydra Head
The Beginning and The End
The Other
False Light
Carry
- / Maritime
Weight
From Sinking
Hym
Live 6
LIVE
2012
self-released
Hive Destruction
So Did We
Not In Rivers, But In Drops
Gentle Time
In Fiction
Holy Tears
Weight
Red Sea
Carry
Temporal
COMPILATION
2012
Ipecac
Threshold of Transformation (demo)
Ghost Key (alternate demo version)
Wills Dissolve (alternate demo version)
Carry (demo)
False Light (demo)
Grey Divide (demo)
Streetcleaner (Godflesh cover)
Hand of Doom (Black Sabbath cover)
Not in Rivers, But in Drops (Melvins/Lustmord remix)
Holy Tears (Thomas Dimuzio remix)
Temporal
Way Through Woven Branches
The Pliable Foe
20 Minutes/40 Years (Acoustic version)