upcoming:
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[iso_07] ata ebtekar & the iranian orchestra for new music performing works of alireza mashayekhi "ornamental" 2xlp released summer 2008
[iso_06] maleficia s/t lp released june 2008
[iso_05] arastoo & aemae "ostrakon" lp released may 2008

available:
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[iso_04] aemae "maw" cd released january 2007 {mp3 samples: 01 02 03 04 05 }
[iso_03] arastoo "three" lp released may 2006 {mp3 samples: a1 a2 b1 }
[iso_02] aemae "the helical word" cd released august 2005 {mp3 samples: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 }

isounderscore releases are available through the following distributors, stores and mailorder:

usa:
amoeba records
aquarius records
misanthropic agenda
rrrecords

europe:
bsah distribution (finland)
drone records (germany)

for submissions, booking, or if you're interested in contacting one of the artists e/mail: info [-=at=-] isounderscore [-=dot=-] com
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current news:
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march 26, 2008: and if you set this mind of mine afire, then on my bloodstream i yet will carry you.



october 20, 2007:



ata ebtekar has released a double cd with alireza mashayehki on sub rosa.

"persian electronic music: yesterday and today 1966-2006" is an incredible work from two excellent and singular artists.
the artwork and visual elements for the album is provided by arastoo darakhshan (pictured above).
keith fullerton whitman has given his highest recommendation for this work over at mimaroglu music.

maleficia are currently in the final production/mixing stages of their debut studio full-length lp.
andy way is also a prolific live collaborator; watch clips of him performing in french radio, with bruce anderson, and solo.

the arastoo & aemae collaboration lp is also wrapping up with final production/mixing.



july 25, 2007: both maleficia and arastoo/aemae records are well underway.


maleficia will be performing on monday, august 13th, 2007 with axolotl, tom carter, fursaxa, and family underground.
show will start at 8pm @ 21 grand in oakland; sliding scale.


reviews for maw in dead angel, grooves, and octopus.


may 22, 2007: maleficia will release a forthcoming lp on isounderscore.

maleficia is the oakland, california duo of vocalist ilysea simpson and andy way (nf orchest, french radio).


april 10, 2007: aemae performs live on kdvs 90.3fm in davis, california april 11th @ midnight. live mp3/ogg broadcast streams are here.

review for maw at textura.



march 10, 2007; long in the works is a aemae/arastoo collaboration lp scheduled for release this summer.

also, reviews for "maw" (outer space gamelan, touching extremes, paris transatlantic).




february 7, 2007; aemae & thomas dimuzio live collaboration available for download: aemaedimuzio20070131g3sf.mp3 (28.7 MB).

foxy digitalis reviews "maw" and the reviewer gets confused by the sound of their own car while listening to "confound me"...read here.

we've entered the murky world of mailing lists, to subscribe see the top of page under our small and modest list of distributors.
these updates will likely average 2-3 a year as a summary to incremental changes to the site and label news.






january 20, 2007; selections from "maw" were recently featured on rory hinchey's collective voice program and bbc radio 3's mixing it.
some early reviews of "maw" have been posted at aquarius records, smother.net, and vital weekly.

also we'd like to point out that the arastoo "three" lp is still available and limited to only 333 copies.
contact one of the distributors at the top of the page about ordering. mp3 samples from the lp are posted at the top of the page.

as a reminder the thomas dimuzio & aemae show will take place at g3 (3910 geary blvd.) in san francisco on january 31 @ 9:30pm.
this newly curated exp.folx series will feature solo sets from each artist and also a live collaboration.



january 5, 2007; aemae "maw" released. copies immediately available through aquarius records and misanthropic agenda.


thomas dimuzio and aemae will be playing solo sets and cap the evening off with a live collaboration on january 31st at g3 in san francisco:




december 26, 2006; aemae "maw" full-length cd released on january 2nd, 2007. tracklisting:
   1. pde (6:47)
   2. confound me (10:11)
   3. spectral psychosis (4:46)
   4. bad entity (10:56)
   5. the bell contour memory (7:36)


october 30, 2006; kicking off a heavier release schedule in 2007 will be a new aemae cd due out in january.

we've added two european distributors/mailorders, stefan knappe's excellent drone records in germany and bsah distribution in finland.

rfk has posted an excellent review of arastoo's three lp in the one true dead angel #08.



july 31, 2006; adam strohm (of ordnung records) has written a review for "the helical word" and has been posted on fakejazz.
the arastoo "three" record is reviewed in the august 2006 issue of the wire this month (with smegma on the cover).

on the horizon...



aemae will be performing on october 8th, 2006 with jazkamer, carlos giffoni, and gerritt.
the show is at 426 jefferson street in oakland california. show starts at 9pm.

also, we'll have some news about upcoming releases announced very soon.



june 23, 2006; big thanks to kfjc, kdvs, and kwva (tone killers) for their early adoption of the arastoo "three" lp.




may 9, 2006; arastoo's full length lp "three" will be available on may 16th, 2006. thanks for waiting...