Atsuko Hatano – Insulated Paradise [CS] Avant-Garde / Leftfield I scrapped the second two

I scrapped the second two parts after a couple of subsequent performances and developed it into a six-part piece

the band's music was typically based on repetitive rhythmic patterns bolstered by Mizutani's heavily distorted lead guitar

and the unique results gained from tape loop manipulations

buck’s measured crescendo conjures the trance-inducing meditations of the sufi dervishes while watson’s pipes peal out glossolalic spasms that sound like a long lost maclise ritual

creaking textures

Atsuko Hatano – Insulated Paradise [CS] Avant-Garde / Leftfield I scrapped the second two"Atsuko Hatano is a contemporay classical Viola player who works with electronics to add textures and layers to her sound. Located in Tokyo, Japan, she is a commanding instrumentalist and composer who constructs innovative compositions with strings and layered electronics. Working in isolation due to the Covid pandemic, Atsuko Hatano played violin, viola, synthesizer and electronics to create these powerful, unique compositions. Insulated Paradise is