Blue Noise is a two-part work, one visual and one aural, meant to be experienced as one. It approaches the subject of synaesthesia, the cross over of the senses within the brain. In this instance the melding together of sight and hearing. Synaesthesia has been a long-standing fascination within my work.

Noise has its different ‘colours’, white, pink, red, blue etc. Each named after the colour it most closely resembles in wavelength in the colour spectrum. It is this relationship that inspired this work.

The sound in this work is made entirely from one sample of blue noise. Both the painting and sound were developed in tandem, creating a bond between them within the creative process. The painting was influenced by the experience of noise and the sound influenced by the action of painting.

More info & pictures of the work:
www.warrenshaw.net/bluenoise

If you would like to embed this sound please get in touch. Thanks, Warren 
© Warren Shaw 2013

Blue Noise

Oceanic was Terrorizer’s album of the year for 2002 and in a multi-page “Hall of Fame” article discussing the influence of the X-song release, Decibel Magazine said “Unlike Celestial’s outright anger and brutality, Oceanic was expansive, inviting and, in many respects, the opposite of its forebear. Surely, it was still Isis, for Aaron Turner’s howl and the group’s undulating tumult still played a significant role in how they communicated, but the collective had aged, learned to open up and, as you will learn, smoked Boston out of its reefer reserves. With tracks like opener ‘The Beginning and the End,’ the body/mind-moving ‘False Light’ and the exceptional ‘Weight’ —with Maria Christopher’s fey voice leading the despondent charge— Oceanic was, for all intents and purposes, a sea change moment for Isis”

“With the Oceanic remaster I feel we've saved the best for last,” explained drummer Aaron Harris.  “The clarity that's been revealed in these songs was surprising even to me. I've heard these songs probably thousands of times. When I listened to the remastered version of "Weight" it was like I was back in the studio recording the song.  The big, open, roomy drums sound so detailed now. I also noticed a lot of new detail in Jeff's bass guitar, and energy in the guitars. I know Oceanic is a favorite among fans, and I think this remaster will bring a new appreciation even to those who have heard it many times.”

The band, in partnership with Ipecac Recordings, has previously reissued re-mastered versions of Celestial and Temporal.  Mika Jussila remastered the album with artwork revisions handled by Aaron Turner.

ISIS’ final studio album was Wavering Radiant, which was released in the spring of 2009.  The group disbanded in 2010.


ISIS - The Beginning And The End

opener for our new album on Staubgold, featuring Julie Christmas on vocals and Helen Money on cello

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STRINGS OF CONSCIOUSNESS: The Drone From Beyond Love

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Blue Noise

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