Arterial, by Lusine

Arterial

by Lusine

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Papa Jay (Radio Smorgasbord) Very accessible EP by Lusine. All of the tracks have been added to my playlist for headphone listening... Favorite track: Eyes Give In.

pc84 I've had this album for while and it's still a great listen. It has a depth and darkness with edges hinting at hope. The video from which the cover still shot comes from is really great also! Favorite track: Forks.

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Arterial 10" Vinyl
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Vinyl Notes: 10" white vinyl is limited to 700 units worldwide. Vinyl is protected in a white paper dust sleeve which is then inserted into a white jacket with an embossed Ghostly logo. Label images from Christophe Thockler's "Arterial" video. Sticker & layout designed by Michael Cina

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1.	Arterial 04:14	buy track
2.	Eyes Give In 05:30	buy track
3.	Quiet Day 03:28	buy track
4.	Forks 05:58	buy track

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After his diverse yet cohesive 2013 album The Waiting Room, Jeff McIlwain, better known as Lusine, is back with a more tightly focused EP. McIwain's discography is intimidating, and over the course of the last few decades, he's been known for exceeding in a wide array of electronic styles, a rarity among artists of his kind.

The release of Arterial, his fourth EP for Ghostly, marks another successful foray into a niche that most artists would spend their careers immersed in. A calmly effortless work, Arterial is economical in everything it does, creating its own tiny universe to house expertly crafted productions. On the title track, crackling samples simmer like heated atoms narrowly missing each other, suspending us as we wait for release. “Eyes Give In” encapsulates the EP's feel, taut, with no sound out of place, and yet over the course of its five minutes warming into something undeniably human, even comforting. “Quiet Day,” the most accessible track here, demonstrates McIlwain's gift for merging heady electronic music with the visceral appeal of pop, as his gorgeous synth melodies compliment submerged vocals.

At 20 minutes, the EP is exactly as long as it needs to be, showcasing yet again the multiplicity that exists within Lusine's work through songs that form a compact whole. As McIlwain told Giant Step in a recent interview, his goal is to find “beauty in strange places” and “warmth under the surface” through all his music, and on Arterial he fulfills this wonderfully.

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released August 4, 2014

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Lusine Seattle, Washington

discography

Retrace Remixes

Mar 2021
Retrace

Jul 2019
Sensorimotor Remixes

Sep 2017
Sensorimotor

Mar 2017
Arterial Reworks

Apr 2015
Arterial

Aug 2014
Lucky

Jun 2013
The Waiting Room

Feb 2013
A Certain Distance

Sep 2009
Podgelism

Mar 2007

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