A brilliant introduction into SBA’s darker foundations with Isolated Community likely to be a wonder to seek out in a live performance environment.
Forgotten voices that transmit over a rural dystopia
See Blue Audio (SBA) is known for its tremendous catalogue of experimental ambience. Self described that it gestures towards ‘Shade rather than light…‘ this is shown in dedicated depth on their December release from Isolated Community, the alias that cloaks sound artists Rachael Talbot Dunn and Richard Dunn. Cold Sleet on Old Slate, is the duos sixth release and debut on SBA.
Harboring frequencies from the the Northern counties of the United Kingdom, you would be forgiven to think these were directly sourced from a contact mic on the Voyager Golden Record’s current location; detected near desolate caverns within shadowed craters that orbit a lonely field of debris and universal vulnerability.
Over the course of 30-minutes, Isolated Community take a foreboding stance in these forgotten voices that transmit over a rural dystopia. Signals of emergency harmonize into lost bird song that intensifies apprehension whilst we take gentle steps as to not disturb the surrounding volatile habitat. These atmospheric endeavors promote a cinematic landscape with only your heart to fill in the beat.
A brilliant introduction into SBA’s darker foundations with Isolated Community likely to be a wonder to seek out in a live performance environment.
Cold Sleet on Old Slate is available on See Blue Audio. [Bandcamp]
