Etnotronica

Green Isac | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Spotted Peccary
• ASIN: B00067HPSM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,212 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Etnotronica: etno – ethnic elements and instrumental performances; tronica – electronica and electronics

Green Isac crosses the highly popular Electronic dance energy with the traditional world elements of the west-African grooves from Gambia, layered with Asian textures and minimalist structural influences, inspired by composers like Philip Glass and Steve Reich. This outstanding new work features sophisticated electronic grooves, crafted textures and treatments, constrained melodic motifs, west-African drum grooves, wordless vocals, and a wide array of acoustic and percussion instruments. Green Isac is where ethnic percussion meets vintage synths, where bowed strings meet pottery.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Electronic Rhythms of Africa and Asia, February 5, 2005

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medievalcrusadesbabe "ebabsedasurclaveidem" (Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Etnotronica (Audio CD)

Green Isac is a Norwegian-based duo. The flavor here is electronica, featuring keyboard, guitars and flute of Morten Lund and the very Aramaic/African influenced percussions of Andreas Eriksen. This is the second CD from this group, their first being "Groundrush".

The form of this electronica is to influence the listener with the rhythms while overlaying a minimal amount of fill and melody. Added to this base are some vocals and sounds to further emphasize and suggest "traditional" African and Arabic flavors. This is all expertly executed on this CD, providing the listener with a very energizing and enjoyable production.

There are thirteen tracks on this CD, ranging from 45 seconds to over six minutes. This is a Spotted Peccary Music release, and is up to the usual high standards we have come to expect from this music company.

Outstanding tracks on this CD include "Siamese Drum", a very Asian feeling piece, pulsating, rhythmic and almost hypnotizing, an excellent example of the style of this group and how they have mastered their sound. Also "Dr. Talk's Bagpipe" which is more Aramaic in feel but again, presents the listener with the same pulsating and rhythmic beats and traditional feel.

Giving more of the "electronic" angle to the CD are tracks like "Black Hands, White Skin" and "Subman", and the excellent track "Tubesontoo" all feature drumming but also highlight the excellent ability of Morten Lund to execute superb electronic surfaces for the drumming to glide upon.

Tracks like "Adm. Bulctow" and "Ambino" have a funk and groove electronic feel to them, and present us with yet another variation in style that is generously peppered with the percussion style of Andreas Eriksen. Again, well performed and outstanding in my mind.

Overall, this is an excellent introduction to the work of Green Isac, and to the abilities of Both Morten Lund and Andreas Eriksen. A good addition to your world music collection. maf

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying Grooves, November 12, 2004

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Sweetmead "Sweetmead" (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Etnotronica (Audio CD)

Once again Green Isac has created a CD of ethnic rhythms, electronic voices and traditional instrumentation. The use of the Yang Chin is amazing and the rhythms are hypnotic. Dr. Talks Bagpipes, Adm Bulctow and Ahab are my favorites, but the rest of the tracks do not disappoint. If you liked Happy Endings, this is a wonderful CD to follow it in your music changer.

5.0 out of 5 stars Writings by Serge Kozlovsky, July 3, 2010

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Serge Kozlovsky (Minsk, Belarus) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Etnotronica (Audio CD)

In the impetuous pulse of modern life
To feel the voice of Eternity...

Green Isac masterfully blends electronic music with ethnic grooves. Their "Etnotronica" album was released in 2004 and is still up-to-date because of very unusual sound. It plunges the listener into a particular world with quaint landscapes and quickly shifting visual images. Electronic melodies and ethnic percussion perfectly supplement each other and you cannot tear yourself away from this trance and piercing music. It penetrates deeply to the depths of your soul.

Green Isac is a Norwegian-based duo featuring multi-instrumentalists Morten Lund and Andreas Eriksen. Andreas plays all the percussion and Morten plays all the guitars, the rest is more or less equaly shared. Their creative work is a truly a breath of fresh air in the present-day hectic world. And at the same time it is very modern music. It is dynamic and always moving.

Listen to Green Isac's "Etnotronica" album and feel the pulse of a variable and everlasting world!...

Serge Kozlovsky
http://sergekozlovsky.com