Atsuko Hatano – Insulated Paradise [CS] Avant-Garde / Leftfield the track suddenly slows down

the track suddenly slows down to something that predates a sound that Neutral perfected and cemented a couple of years later

The B-Side brings us the artist’s home recordings - tracks like “Farewell Eve

I scrapped the second two parts after a couple of subsequent performances and developed it into a six-part piece

the band's music was typically based on repetitive rhythmic patterns bolstered by Mizutani's heavily distorted lead guitar

gifted to her “from a stoned friend on New Year’s Eve 10 years ago in Brighton – cheap keepsakes can be more valuable than diamonds

Atsuko Hatano – Insulated Paradise [CS] Avant-Garde / Leftfield the track suddenly slows down"Atsuko Hatano is a contemporay classical Viola player who works with electronics to add textures and layers to her sound. Located in Tokyo, Japan, she is a commanding instrumentalist and composer who constructs innovative compositions with strings and layered electronics. Working in isolation due to the Covid pandemic, Atsuko Hatano played violin, viola, synthesizer and electronics to create these powerful, unique compositions. Insulated Paradise is