Usually just the one. COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS include '14 Versions of the Same EP' with Long Division With Remainders (www.ldwr.net), 'ingily spikin werld' (FBox Records) with Guy J Jackson, a 3" EP due out on Disco_r.dance with Same Actor, and various others in the pipeline... BANDS include noisey improv with Burning Zoo, folky lovliness with the Owl Service and Sundanese gamelan with Sekar Enggal. She has also recently signed up for the Arctic Circle Ensemble's five year plan!
Influences
The need for some 'quiet noise' in times of stress.
Sounds Like
A sonic duvet, keeping you snug all year round. Complete with cup of tea.
Record Label
FBox Records, Smallfish, www.ldwr.net, Home Normal
'Absolutely gorgeous music and a big recommendation for followers of [Home Normal] and good music everywhere.' Boomkat
'Truly a delight to listen to and something that is both familiar and strangely exotic sounding. You’re unlikely to hear another album quite like this in the near future and for that we must be thankful that Isnaj Dui is out there doing her own thing.' Smallfish
'...an oft-beautiful exercise in sensuous tone-painting that, in seemingly effortless manner, not only distinguishes itself from the competition but establishes Isnaj Dui as a distinctive artistic voice.' Textura
Standing somewhere between modern classical and electronica, Isnaj Dui (real name Katie English) conveys a minimal yet capturing sound using electronically manipulated flutes and homemade instruments. With three solo releases on her own FBox Records as well as 'Amacrine' on Smallfish in 2007 and the forthcoming 'Unstable Equilibrium' on Home Normal, English has gained a solid reputation as both a live performer and recording artist. She has appeared at venues such as the Union Chapel in London and has been played on Radio 3's Late Junction and Arctic Circle Radio.
As a classically trained flautist, Katie uses concert and bass flutes alongside various home made instruments, with live manipulation using an effects and looping device. Through studies in electroacoustic music, alternative tunings and Javanese Gamelan as well as her classical work, Katie has fused together many styles to create a unique sound, infusing tranquil melodies with a dark edge. Keith Moline of Wire writes of 2007s 'Patterns In Rocks' '...English manages to take the [flute] into darker realms while maintaining a lovely, sleepy languor.
Regular live performances have allowed Isnaj Dui to experiment with various ways of composition and improvisation. She deals primarily with the building of loops to create minimal yet dense textures that weave in and out of eachother, using just enough to keep the listener’s attention without becoming oppressive. This has provided a recogniseable sound, akin to the work of Brian Eno or BBC Radiophonic Workshop and yet remaining very much specific to Isnaj Dui. The recording process is very much designed to keep the feeling of a live performance; multitracked instruments recorded in one take wherever possible to maintain a feeling of spontanaeity.
As well as her solo work, Katie plays in various bands including noise band Burning Zoo and folk with The Owl Service which has allowed her to explore different interests and musical forms. She also recently contributed flute to the marvellous Arctic Circle ‘That Fuzzy Feeling EP’ on Static Caravan.
Katie also runs regular electroacoustic/experimental music night Recluse, at the Flea Pit in East London. Full info at www.recluse01.com
DISCOGRAPHY:
Remix of 'Dr Titan' - Andy Nice, The Remixes (Front & Follow), September 2009
Unstable Equilibrium (Home Normal), August 2009
ingliy spikin werld (FBox Records), with storyteller Guy J. Jackson, July 2008
Version 5 of '14 Versions of the Same EP' collaboration with Long Division With Remainders ( www.ldwr.net ) March 2008
Patterns In Rocks (FBox Records), July 2007
Amacrine (Smallfish), June 2007 *SOLD OUT*
Lieunb (live) featured on Telephasic Workshop >1, May 2007
DulcImprov featured exclusively on Disco_r.dance Vol.1, November 2006
Catoctin featured on Wire Tapper 15 (Free with Wire mag, June 2006)
Sequence EP (FBox Records), May 2006
Isnaj Dui (FBox Records), March 2005
All FBox releases are housed in beautiful sleeves by James English (www.recluse01.com) and available from www.smallfish.co.uk or www.fboxrecords.co.uk
Tickets SELLING FAST! £7 adv avaliable from (more on the door): wegottickets.com seetickets.com Ticketline Picadilly Records
Grouper (US) has her latest – Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill – of three albums on Type Records. She has also been involved in collaborative releases, contributing a track to Xiu Xiu’s Remixed & Covered and four tracks to a split release with Inca Ore. Her other contemporaries are Belong, Growing, Tim Hecker, Windy & Carl and Atlas Sound.
Jasper TX (Sweden), with a hefty back-catalogue of releases on labels such as Miasmah, and collaborations with buddy Machinefabriek, is an essential domestic appliance in the household of conceptual music. He is comparable to artists Fennesz, Sigur Ros, Múm and Tape.
Intricate and atmospheric songsmith, Danny Saul (UK) performs with different combinations of musicians, making each gig a unique event. His forthcoming release is "Harsh, Final", and he also performs with Greg Haines as Liondialer.
Fieldhead (UK) music delights in tape hiss, bleak landscapes and decaying analogue loops. He is also a member of The Declining Winter and Glissando. His debut album, "They Shook Hands for Hours" is released soon on Home Assembly.
ArtistSon Clair Title From the Bridge Duration 15'00 Date of Release 18th August 2009 Format zip · 35.4 MB
From the Bridge is an audio-montage of sounds recorded from the same location over an 18 hour period. The audio material was recorded on 4 separate mono channels and mixed in surround sound for optimum spatial representation.
Hi there! I found you! I liked your set at the Union chapel. Was a surprise to see you up there as i didn't know you were a musician. Hope you like my voice! I'm afraid that due to financial and health problems i've not recorded anything new on digital (but i have stuff on cassette!!). I'm hoping to sort this out very soon. I'm also looking for a guitarist to work with...so if you hear of anyone...send them to me! See you soon, take care...Dolores :)
Dear friends, I am playing a free gig at the beauteous Union Chapel, Islington this Saturday. The sunlight will be streaming through its vaulted windows as Blank Canvas and Arctic Circle present this gig during the blessed daylight hours of 12-2. And yea shall its hallowed interior be filled with all manner of scraping, wailing and gnashing of teeth. Let us pray. And then let us go to the pub.
Nice event yesterday. Well done and thanks for putting it together. Particularly lovely set from you (your stuff worked beautifully in that space) and great stuff from Al too though I thought he was on the short side (in set not height). See you tonight at Telphasic. R xx
what an absolutely beautiful afternoon today at the union chapel. roshi, alex and your very good self were all amazing. thanks so much for putting on such a wonderful line up and a special thanks to you for doing an encore!
