Celestial

Isis

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Barcode: 655035710518

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ISIS first album, available on vinyl for the first time in six years.

Recorded by Matt Bayles (MASTODON, BOTCH, PEARL JAM, etc).

Re-mastered audio with a high attention to detail, \”Celestial\” is sounding better than ever.

All new layout with re-envisioned artwork by ISIS guitarist and visual guru Aaron Turner.

The classic debut full-length \”Celestial\” highlights ISIS\’ roots in metal and hardcore while displaying the experimentation with post-rock and ambiance that they would become best known for. Accurately described by Decibel Magazine as \”a transitional record between the band\’s early work and the post-metal benchmarks such as Oceanic … the elements of the greatness are present, but rawer, more direct.

Initially surfacing in 2000 following the larvael stages of formative EPs, \”Celestial\” was ISIS\’ first release with the (then newly-solidified) lineup that would last them through a decade until disbanding in 2010. With chugging sludge, expansive doom, droning metal and a nuanced yet vital use of keys, samples and noise, \”Celestial\” at times borders on complete devastation, but gracefully shifts into passages of sheer beauty.

ISIS came into their own with \”Celestial\”, mastering the flow of sonic dynamics between \”loud\” and \”quiet\”, smoothly bringing sparse elements into an otherwise oppressively heavy sound. This unique and varied album of nearly an hour\’s length was their first captured by engineer Matt Bayles, who subsequently recorded ISIS\’ following three long-players.

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Track Listings

LP #1:
01. SGNL>01
02. Celestial (The Tower)
03. Glisten
04. Swarm Reigns (Down)
05. SGNL>02
06. Deconstructing Towers

LP #2:
01. SGNL>03
02. Collapse And Crush
03. C.F.T. (New Circuitry And Continued Evolution)
04. Gentle Time
05. SGNL>04 (End Transmission)

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