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Lucky Cat

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I fell in love with Isan way back with Beautronics, which to me was like somewhat minimilist modern/contemporary sculpture, combined with otherworldly landscapes, made into music. Since then I've been keeping up with them and their unique sound.

Not quite as good as their most recent album, Meet Next Life, in my opinion, but Lucky Cat is still an extremely good album of music. Track 7, Kittenplan A, for instance, breaks my heart with it's lush, bittersweet, futuristic melodies. No one writes music like Isan, and I'm glad someone does. This is another winner of an album and is highly recommended to moderate and dedicated fans alike.

Thanks Isan! :)

Note: This album was released in 2001, not 2005 like Amazon would lead some to believe.

The tracklisting for this CD is not the compilation <i>Putting the Morr Back In Morrissey</i>. It's the album <i>Lucky Cat</i> by Isan.

i am so glad i bought this CD. the other day I got in my car, leaned the seat back, closed my eyes and listened to Lucky Cat from start to finish. it was like being in a beautiful, fetal dream state.

Isan's LUCKY CAT distinguishes itself by its startling simplicity. In a world of cluttered IDM, their tracks come through clean and distilled. "Cutlery Favours," for instance, keeps its palette simple, allowing the melodic beauty to come through. "Fueled," steeped in ambience as it is, whistles with delicate emotion. And although "Recently in the Sahara" does display Boards of Canada influences (as do other tracks), its sweeping qualities and low, rumbling tones help alleviate the similarities. The tempo changes in "Kittenplan A" keeps the listener on his toes, while "Cathart" tweets as pretty as a bird in the spring. "Scraph" puts some concrete rhythms into the mix and "You Can Use Bamboo as a Ruler" closes out the album on a gentle note, clicking its way into silence. Nice.