View basket “Classroom” has been added to your basket. The Unstable Molecule Isotope 217 SKU: THRILL049LPX Barcode: 0790377004908 32.00 £32.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Thrill Jockey Released Date: 22nd July 2022 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Available to independent retailers on coloured vinyl (opaque blue) for the first time, packaged with digital download code. Isotope 217 is made up of Dan Bitney, John Herndon, and Jeff Parker from Tortoise, along with Rob Mazurek (Chicago Underground, Exploding Star Orchestra) and Matt Lux (Iron & Wine). The music of Isotope 217 is as complex and varied as the influences of its members. Isotope 217 on Isotope 217: “It is hard to state exactly what this band is because of the diverse influences of the participants. One might say an eclectic avant funk ensemble dedicated to the Phonometric system of universal thought. One might also say a freewheeling trans- molecular unit dedicated to the betterment of all worlds.” “Drawing from free jazz, hard bop, funk, dub and post-rock, without resulting in some featureless muddle or lifeless ‘fusion’, the group’s aesthethic simultaneously recalls different aspects of early 70s musical experimentation: The Art Ensemble of Chicago, ‘Bitches Brew’/’On the Corner’-era Miles Davis, and vintage King Tubby. Isotope 217 don’t merely assemble these diverse elements in one place, but rather explore the common ground that already underlies them: a shared emphasis on texture, timbre, space, and groove” – The Wire “On Isotope 217’s impressive debut Mazurek works wonders alongside Sara P. Smith’s elastic, earthy trombone, adding particularly Cherry-like phrase fragments on ‘Beneath the Undertow’ and laying slow tones over busy rhythms. Tortoise percussionists Dan Bitney and John Herndon weave together acoustic and synthetic rhythms while bassist Matt Lux holds steady. Parker is rarely in the spotlight, but his presence is huge-he lurks in the background, subtly coloring the proceedings, sneaking in a deadly wah-wah groove on ‘Phonometrics’, the hardest-funkin’ cut” – Chicago Reader “Dense, hypnotic grooves clash with improvisation to create something methodical, yet thoroughly organic” – CMJ Artist Isotope 217 Genre Leftfield / Experimental Label Thrill Jockey Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl , Includes Download Code Condition New Country UK Track Listings Kryptonite Smokes the Red Line Beneath the Undertow La Jeteé Phonometrics Prince Namor Audio Boxing Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Leftfield / Experimental View Product Quick View Henry Cow Leg End Leftfield / Experimental | Rer Megacorp | 180g, 1LP Released 8th December 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Henry Cow Leg End £19.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Rer Megacorp SKU: RERVHC1LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 8th December 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Clarissa Connelly World of Work Leftfield / Experimental | Warp | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 12th April 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Clarissa Connelly World of Work £23.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Warp SKU: WARPLP370 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 12th April 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Spooky Tooth / Pierre Henry Ceremony: An Electronic Mass Electronica | Island | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 24th June 2021 £30.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Spooky Tooth / Pierre Henry Ceremony: An Electronic Mass £30.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Island SKU: nn225707 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 24th June 2021 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Herva Seez Leftfield / Experimental | Planet Mu | 1LP Released 16th September 2022 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herva Seez £21.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Planet Mu SKU: ZIQ446 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th September 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Marcus Fjellström Gebrauchsmusik Electronica | Miasmah | 1LP, Includes Insert Released 26th March 2021 £20.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Marcus Fjellström Gebrauchsmusik £20.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Miasmah SKU: nn220819 Formats: 1LP, Includes Insert Released Date: 26th March 2021 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Various Artists DO WHAT YOU LOVE – The Trunk Records 25th Anniversary Collection Leftfield / Experimental | Trunk | 2LP Released 1st October 2021 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists DO WHAT YOU LOVE – The Trunk Records 25th Anniversary Collection £25.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Trunk SKU: JBH093LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 1st October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Entourage Music And Theatre Ensemble Entourage Leftfield / Experimental | Folkways | 1LP, Includes Insert Released 25th June 2012 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Entourage Music And Theatre Ensemble Entourage £22.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Folkways SKU: FW33866LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Insert Released Date: 25th June 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith Correspondences Vol.1 Leftfield / Experimental | Bella Union | 1LP Released 3rd May 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith Correspondences Vol.1 £23.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Bella Union SKU: BELLA1590V Formats: 1LP Released Date: 3rd May 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Terry Riley Persian Surgery Dervishes Leftfield / Experimental | Shandar | 180g, 2LP Released 14th June 2017 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Terry Riley Persian Surgery Dervishes £36.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Shandar SKU: SSH004DLP Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 14th June 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Duster 1975 Leftfield / Experimental | Numero Group | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released 8th October 2021 £25.00 - £26.00 Select options Duster 1975 £25.00 - £26.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Numero Group Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released Date: 8th October 2021 Read More Select options See more in Leftfield / Experimental Start again
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