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Aylmer, Quebec, Canada (1999 – present)

Iszoloscope is an industrial band from Aylmer, Quebec, Canada, currently based in Montreal, formed in 1999 by CHUO 89.1 FM (the University of Ottawa’s radio station) DJs Yann Faussurier and François Bénard, creating heavily processed ambience and bristling noisy beats. Iszoloscope pushes the abstract conceptualization of isolation and its induced altered states of consciousness into a powerful, ominous, and immersive dark sonic aesthetic that can be called its very own, creating a seamless fusion of industrial, electro-acoustic, ambient, rhythmic noise, psy-trance and break-core.

Yann Faussurier underwent a lot of introspection before arriving at the sinister, squalling noise he now produces, dismissive of any mainstream music (“it always has been a real joke to me”), and finding his place on the vast musical continuum through videogames such as Doom¸ Nocturne, Unreal Tournament, and R-Type, all of which combine moody action and eerie soundtracks. After becoming acquainted with the menacing atmospherics of artists like The Future Sound of London, Coil and Scorn, Faussurier began DJing at CHUO with friend François Bénard. The two started composing original music together in 1999.

Iszoloscope quickly gathered momentum through weekly radio broadcasts and renditions at local alternative electronic music events. In 2001, Iszoloscope gained world-wide attention performing at the German underground music festival Maschinenfest and released its debut album, Coagulating Wreckage, on Belgium’s Spectre. By then, however, Bénard had already quit the project, which suited Faussurier just fine.

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1	The Sum of Us All full track	55
2	Unto Deeper Calling full track	43
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4	From Hollow full track	35
5	The Audient Void full track	33
6	The Path Of Totality (Part One) full track	28
7	Insubstantiality full track	23
8	Skotophobique full track	17
9	No More Sighs full track	16
10	-28C and Falling (Winter is Forever Mix by Ad·ver·sary) free download	15
10	The Apocryphal Market full track	15
10	32 Hours of Eternity full track	15
13	Heard Voices (album version)	14
14	This Monstrosity Is Part of My Fibric full track	9
14	Au Seuil du Néant (Nonexistence) full track	9

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jooolz wrote:
September 2009

Yann rocks!

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fischmann wrote:
August 2009

the internet I think

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Chocobox wrote:
August 2009

anyone knows where I can download his stuff ? ...

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Spacewatcher wrote:
July 2009

Very powerful sound

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Ydolon wrote:
July 2009

Vote it up, folks!

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joeyhandsome wrote:
July 2009

Missed him a few months ago here in Holland... fuck fuck fuck FUCK!!! this guy is awesome, have to see him at least once

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doomslaw wrote:
July 2009

Yeah, amazing music.

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Nethiros wrote:
June 2009

no noise like iszoloscope. absolute favourite!

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Carbonfucked wrote:
May 2009

Perfect! Awesome! Amazing!

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kilogod wrote:
April 2009

brilliant

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sleepyjz wrote:
March 2009

Wow aquifere is just the epitome of my kind of album. Dark ambient surrounded entirely by water. Stunning.

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Vacuous wrote:
February 2009

I have to say that Les Gorges Des Limbes is one of the most frightning and creepy dark ambient albums i've ever heard. I'm not much of a fan of "Rhythmic noise" these days, as i've kinda outgrown it... but Les Gorges is timeless

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sickrobot wrote:
February 2009

DONUTPUNISHMEYANN!!!!!!

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Kissumi wrote:
February 2009

Pouet coucou Yan!

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aliceffekt wrote:
January 2009

go Yann go !

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faith_fractured wrote:
January 2009

didnt like at all

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djsynne wrote:
December 2008

Don`t know what it is about your tunes that work when I`m experiencing anything trauma related!:)

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tom_dissonance wrote:
October 2008

[this] always has been a real joke to me

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the_sagga wrote:
October 2008

when i got my first record of iszoloscope, listening xotox was boring...

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pterodata wrote:
October 2008

welcome to http://www.lastfm/music/Pterodata experimental sounds and other scapes..

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