Isolated Gate - No Heart No Home

Darla
(DRL368-1: 708527036815/DRL368-3/)

$25.00

Digital release date: 9/23/2022

Limited edition of 100 black vinyl 12" EP release date 12/2/2022.

A1. No Heart No Home 14:16
B1. Confusion is Bliss (Full Version) 4:04
B2. Somewhere Anywhere 4:03
B3. Amniotic Excavations 6:31

Digital:

1. No Heart No Home 14:16
2. Confusion is Bliss 4:04
3. Somewhere Anywhere 4:03
4. Amniotic Excavations 6:31

On their second EP, Isolated Gate have gone long-form. No Heart No
Home, originally a seven minute piece commissioned by Arts South Australia and the Womadelaide Festival necessitated a longer arrangement into which Isolated Gater Tim Koch threw himself along with additional cello by Sydney-sider Peter Hollo. Extended to its present glorious length of 14:40 allows the listener to fully immerse themselves in the dark world of reluctant but involuntary refuges. The song is sung entirely in Japanese by Ian Masters.

Side two finds IG in a more playful mood with pieces incorporating observations and feelings about gender fluidity "Confusion Is Bliss", multiple realities "Somewhere Anywhere" and the first of many forays into ambient sonic landscapes, "Amniotic Excavations".

These pieces have been in development for some time, along with tracks for the debut album, but working on both releases simultaneously has allowed Tim and Ian to find the logical place to slot them in. - Ian Masters