Isolant Oblivion
- Format
12 Inch
Black
£20.00
Thunderous industrial hardcore from Boston that fiercely reimagines it’s early 1990s’ forebearers.
Pulverisingly heavy doom-laden riffs are overlain with hauntingly dissonant melodies while the rhythm section lends both crushing power and more reflective expressions in equal measure. Meanwhile, roared vocals explore themes of dystopian desolation and isolation. And as with the original industrial innovators of Godflesh and early Pitchshifter, the sonic landscape is one that draws heavily on 1980s UK crust and hardcore, which Isolant then skilfully blend with more darkly ambient soundscapes akin to Scorn.
Featuring current and former members of various Boston bands, Isolant have resurrected the “industrial crust” sub-genre from the dead. Taking influences from Godflesh, Pitchshifter, Coil and mixing it with a thick late 1980s UK crust influence of bands like Deviated Instinct, this EP represents a resurrection of the long dead style. From selecting an IBM Selectric font for the back cover text to retain the feel of the time period, to using Pantone spot-ink printing to achieve that 1980s hue, to the skillful mastering of Carl Saff for maximum loudness, no detail was spared in the process of making this EP and capturing the spirit of the industrial crust style.
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