Isis discography
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{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist = Isis
| Image = Isis performing live at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco--June 29, 2009.jpg
| Caption = Isis performing live at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA. Visible from left to right are: Michael Gallagher, Jeff Caxide, Aaron Turner, Bryant Clifford Meyer. Visible in the back is drummer Aaron Harris.
| Alt = Isis performing live, on a moodily-lit stage.
| Studio = 5
| Singles = 2
| EP = 5
| Live = 7
| Video = 1
| Tribute =
| Compilation = 2
| Option = 2
| Option name = Splits
| Music videos = 5
| Soundtrack =
| B-sides =
| 2Option = 1
| 2Option name = Other appearances
}}
Isis was an American post-metal band active from 1997 to 2010. They released five full-length albums, five extended plays (EPs), seven live albums, two singles, and have collaborated with artists on numerous other projects.
Isis was formed in Boston, Massachusetts in late 1997 by Aaron Turner (guitar/vocals; also the owner of Hydra Head Records), Jeff Caxide (bass guitar), Chris Mereschuk (electronics/vocals) and Aaron Harris (drums).{{cite web | url = http://www.feastofhateandfear.com/interviews/isis.html | title = Aaron Turner interview| work = Feast of Hate and Fear | accessdate = June 29, 2011}} In 1998, they released a demo and their first EP, Mosquito Control, with this lineup. The band replaced Mereschuk with Jay Randall and added former Cast Iron Hike guitarist Michael Gallagher before releasing the 1999 EP The Red Sea. Bryant Clifford Meyer of The Gersch replaced Jay Randall in late 1999, and Isis remained with this lineup until their dissolution. Isis' debut full-length, Celestial, and its sister EP, SGNL>05, were released in 2000 and 2001, respectively.
In 2002, Oceanic was released to critical acclaim,{{cite web|url=http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2510&Itemid=84|title=Isis: Wavering Radiant|last=Jahdi|first=Robin|date=May 8, 2009|publisher=FACT Magazine|accessdate=May 15, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14404/reviews/4136824|title=Isis: Wavering Radiant|last=Savage|first=Milton|date=May 13, 2009|work=Drowned in Sound|accessdate=May 23, 2009|archive-date=May 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516232801/http://www.drownedinsound.com/releases/14404/reviews/4136824|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Isis – Panopticon|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Isis|publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes|accessdate=December 28, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517174937/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Isis|archivedate=May 17, 2008}} and was the subject of a series of four vinyl reinterpretations by various contemporary artists; the series was consolidated into an Ipecac Recordings release, entitled Oceanic: Remixes & Reinterpretations.{{cite web|title=Oceanic: Remixes/Reinterpretations|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r731112|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=April 18, 2011}} Growth in stature necessitated relocation to Los Angeles in 2003.{{cite magazine|last=Lee|first=Cosmo|title=Signal Fills the Void: An Interview with Mike Gallagher of Isis|url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/interviews/isis-060522.shtml|magazine=PopMatters|accessdate=April 18, 2011|date=May 22, 2006}} Panopticon was released in 2004, to further critical plaudits and an album of the year award from Rock Sound.{{cite journal|last=Bennett|first=J|title=Review of Panopticon|journal=Rock Sound|date=November 2004|issue=66}}{{cite web|last=Diver|first=Mike|title=Isis – Panopticon|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3814/reviews/10385-|work=Drowned in Sound|accessdate=December 28, 2010|date=October 1, 2004|archive-date=October 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010223616/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3814/reviews/10385-|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Stosuy|first=Brandon| date = November 8, 2004 | title=Isis: Panopticon|website=Pitchfork |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4136-panopticon/|accessdate=December 28, 2010}} It was also the band's first entry into the charts, peaking at number 47 in the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.
Their next record, In the Absence of Truth, was released by Ipecac on October 31, 2006. This full-length charted more successfully, peaking at number six in Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart; however, critical reception was not particularly warm and the band themselves have expressed disappointment with the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/in-the-absence-of-truth|title=In the Absence of Truth|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=April 11, 2011}}{{cite journal|first=J.|last=Bennett|title=Five Alive|journal=Decibel | date=June 2009 | issue = 56 | pages = 68–73 | quote = [A]ll five members express varying degrees of dissatisfaction with that album [...] Turner offers [...] 'Because we were composing things as duos or trios rather than as a whole group, it made the whole record maybe less coherent and slightly weaker than it should have been.'}} "Holy Tears" and "Not in Rivers, but in Drops" were released from the album as singles in 2008, along with a limited-edition vinyl compilation box set entitled Shades of the Swarm later in the year. Their final full-length, Wavering Radiant, was released in 2009 and marked the band's first entry in the Billboard 200, peaking at 98; it also saw international commercial exposure, seeing entry into the charts of the United Kingdom, Germany and Norway. Isis split up in June 2010, just before the release of a split EP with Melvins.{{cite web|last=Barton|first=Chris|title=L.A.-based band Isis calls it quits|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/05/la-band-isis-calls-it-quits.html|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=February 19, 2011|date=May 19, 2010}} Their entire back-catalogue of live releases saw digital re-release in mid-2011,{{cite web|title=Isis says goodbye with five live albums|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/42553|publisher=Punknews|accessdate=May 10, 2011|date=May 9, 2011}} and a compilation of demos and alternative versions of songs, called Temporal, was released on November 6, 2012 by Ipecac Recordings.{{cite news|title=ISIS: 'Temporal' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=178744|work=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=October 15, 2012|date=August 29, 2012}}
Albums
=Studio albums=
=Live albums=
Extended plays
= Solo =
= Collaborative =
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| scope="Row"| In the Fishtank 14 (with Aereogramme) |
|Part of the "In the Fishtank" series, this release is a collaboration with Scottish band Aereogramme.{{cite web|title=Isis + Aereogramme|url=http://www.konkurrent.nl/labels/fishtank.html|publisher=Konkurrent|accessdate=May 2, 2011}} |
= Splits =
= Remixes =
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| scope="Row"| Oceanic Remixes Volume I
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|rowspan="4"|Consists of remixes of tracks from Oceanic, contributed to by a variety of artists. Later compiled and released as a 2×CD (and later 2×LP) titled Oceanic Remixes/Reinterpretations. Also released as a 4×LP box set comprising all four volumes.[https://www.discogs.com/label/744264-Oceanic-Remixes Oceanic Remixes] at Discogs[https://www.cdandlp.com/en/isis/oceanic-remixes-box-set/lp-box-set/r115762514/ Oceanic remixes box set] |
| scope="Row"| Oceanic Remixes Volume II
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| scope="Row"| Oceanic Remixes Volume III
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| scope="Row"| Oceanic Remixes Volume IV
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Compilations / box sets
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| style="width:12em;" |Title
!width="270" |Release details !width="88"|Type !Notes |
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| scope="Row"| Oceanic Remixes/Reinterpretations
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|Remix album, |Consists of remixes of tracks from Oceanic, contributed to by a variety of artists. Originally released as a series of four 12" LPs on Robotic Empire.{{cite web|title=Oceanic: Remixes/Reinterpretations|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r731112|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=April 18, 2011}} |
| scope="Row"| Shades of the Swarm
|
|Box set |LP box set of all of Isis' full-length albums and EPs up to and including In the Absence of Truth, produced in commemoration of the band's 10-year anniversary. Limited to 600.{{cite web|url=http://www.conspiracyrecords.com/store/store_detail.php?id=6006 |title=Shades of the Swarm ten year anniversary (CORE058) |publisher=Conspiracy Records |accessdate=April 13, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002221358/http://www.conspiracyrecords.com/store/store_detail.php?id=6006 |archivedate=October 2, 2011 |url-status=dead }} |
| scope="Row"| Live I-VI
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| Live album, | CD box set consisting of Live I, Live II, Live III, Live IV, Live V, and Live VI. Limited to 300. |
| scope="Row"| Temporal
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| Compilation | Contains demos, remixes, covers, an acoustic track, and a DVD featuring all official music videos. |
Singles
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| style="width:12em;" |Title
! width="270" |Release details !Album |
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| scope="Row"| "Holy Tears"
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|rowspan="2"|In the Absence of Truth (2006) |
| scope="Row"| "Not in Rivers, But in Drops"
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Videography
= Music videos =
= DVD =
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| scope="Row"| Clearing the Eye
| |Features live videos (including an entire live performance), the "In Fiction" music video, photo galleries, a complete discography, lyrics for all songs featured, and a 20-page booklet. |
Other appearances
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:12em;" |Song ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Compilation ! scope="col" |Label ! scope="col" |Notes |
| scope="row" | "Boris"
| rowspan="1"| 2005 | rowspan="1"|We Reach: The Music of the Melvins | rowspan="1"| Fractured Transmitter (FTRC004) | rowspan="1"| Cover of a Melvins song; collaboration with Agoraphobic Nosebleed. |
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See also
References
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General
- {{Cite web|title=Catalog |publisher=Escape Artist Records |url=http://escapeartistrecords.com/blog/?page_id=7 |accessdate=April 18, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815200954/http://escapeartistrecords.com/blog/?page_id=7 |archivedate=August 15, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/225447-Isis-6 Isis discography] at Discogs
- [https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5e521e8c-0ab2-44c4-8fd8-14d8d3321265 Isis discography] at MusicBrainz
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