Isnaj Dui Katie English Halifax New album 'Poiesis' out now at https://isnajdui.bandcamp.com/album/poiesis BIO: Since 2005, Isnaj Dui (Katie English) has stood awkwardly between neo-impressionism and electronica, conveying a minimal yet capturing sound using the pure tones of concert and bass flutes alongside home-made dulcimers and electronics. Having done her grades on flute and cello, English has also studied electroacoustic music, alternative tunings and Balinese gamelan. She has graced labels such as Home Normal, Rural Colours, Smallfish, Front & Follow and her own FBox imprint. Having gained critical acclaim for releases such as 2007’s Amacrine (Smallfish) and 2014’s Dead Albatross Prize nominated Euplexia (Rural Colours), English has been cited as a distinct voice, taking the flute away from its pastoral image whilst maintaining its unique mellow sound. She has also composed several site-specific sound installations including UNThread as part of a series throughout unconventional spaces around Essex, and After the Flood as part of Hebden Bridge Arts Festival 2013. A prolific live performer, English has performed in numerous high profile venues and has received extensive attention in Wire Magazine and air play on Radio 3's Late Junction and BBC 6 Music. As well as her solo work, Katie plays in littlebow, The Doomed Bird of Providence, The Sly & Unseen and has collaborated live and on record with numerous bands including Piano Magic, Memory Drawings and Hybernation. Reviews... Textura, July 2014 ‘There's a maturity of conception and execution on display that identifies English as an artist and producer of considerable merit, someone hardly content to merely string myriad sounds together in the hope that they'll coalesce into something meaningful.’ Norman Records, April 2014 ‘…delicately attuned balance between almost spiritual stillness and constantly shifting textures and melodies with a sometimes confrontational playfulness about them… Quite remarkable, possibly the best of her many releases that I've heard.’ Boomkat (album of the week) 'Absolutely gorgeous music and a big recommendation for followers of [Home Normal] and good music everywhere.' Smallfish (recommended) '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.' DISCOGRAPHY Stone’s Throw split EP with The Declining Winter (Rural Colours), September 2015 Dioptrics (FBox Records), August 2015 Euplexia (Rural Colours), April 2014 Secondary Projections (Hibernate), February 2014 After the Flood (Hibernate) June 2013 Duodecim (FBox Records) subscription series running September 2011-August 2012, CD released Feb 2013 Abstracts on Solitude (Hibernate) June 2012 Circle of Sleep (FBox Records) February 2011 Protective Displacement (Rural Colours) December 2010 Unstable Equilibrium (Home Normal) August 2009 Patterns In Rocks (FBox Records) July 2007 Amacrine (Smallfish) June 2007 Sequence EP (FBox Records) May 2006 Isnaj Dui (FBox Records) March 2005 Isnaj Dui’s tracks Siyr Siylur - from forthcoming album Poiesis by Isnaj Dui published on 2017/07/02 08:47:05 +0000 Hoop Diving by Isnaj Dui published on 2015/08/06 17:43:09 +0000 UNThread Live by Isnaj Dui published on 2015/03/25 21:31:39 +0000 Dean Clough Cellar by Isnaj Dui published on 2015/01/14 15:08:36 +0000 Secondary Projections (Edit) by Isnaj Dui published on 2014/03/02 16:05:09 +0000
