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| | ISAN |
 | | ISAN's first album, Beautronics, is a lot of fun, but it is nowhere close to being as intelligent, mature, and interesting as their sophmore effort, Salamander. |
 | | Other songs, like "Still, Blue," are more obviously complex, with a plethora of CGD, FX, and found sounds coalescing into an abstract IDM loop; but even here, the complexity is often shrouded in simple melodies so that the loop is often obscured. |
 | | ISAN is a top-notch outfit; this second album proves it. |
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