SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: JAMISON ISAAK - EP1

Jamison Isaak
EP1
Flora

Since 2010, Abbotsford, BC’s Jamison Isaak has been creating “compelling, melodic and atmospheric” music under a variety of guises: synth-poppy Teen Daze, dancey Pacific Coliseum, and folky Two Bicycles. EP1 is Jamison’s stunning first release under his own name.

EP1’s beauty lies in its simplicity: four stripped down, spacious tracks of solo piano with subtle traces of string guitar over a gentle ambient reverb wash. Creaks of the piano are heard throughout the EP adding acoustic warmth. Faint plucked strings – I’m guessing from the piano harp – are audible in the opening track, “Sharalee”, a quiet lullaby, or as the EP1 suggests, a slow sunrise through the verdant pine forest of BC’s interior. The soft, familiar piano continues throughout EP1. “Wind” explores higher and a more melancholic theme, while “More” closes the EP with a hopeful, in-no-rush theme and variation.

For fans of Frahm and Arnalds, as well as Eno and Lanois, EP1 is a must-have for your collection. A beautiful, contemplative work made in Canada.

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Talia Wooldridge is an avid music lover, composer and ethnomusicologist who contributes artist interviews, live concerts, festivals and album reviews for Spill Magazine. She has written extensively on the intersection of music, personal identity and cultural symbolism with an early focus on Latin American Hip Hop and female Cuban rappers. In her spare time, Talia writes, composes music and manages Music Can Heal, a non-profit that brings live, award-winning musicians to inspire healing in hospitals, hospices and communities in need. Her next project is an interactive music-travelogue exploring music cultures and music travel around the globe. Follow her here: www.taliawooldridge.com + www.movetoyourownbeat.com.

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