ISOCÈLE by coppergear and steven leak

A new instrument was recently created by “Coppergear”, a musician and a label boss (Steampunk Alien) out of Quebec City.

As soon as i saw its picture (“It” . . . this beautiful instrument is called ISOCÈLE) i wrote to Coppergear and asked if they could send me some samples of the sounds the instrument could make. Not long afterwards a little folder of music arrived. I carefully pulled it apart and built phrases and overlaid sections and then added in my own sounds.

ISOCÈLE (when worked and played with) sounds and feels to my ears like a cello but something smaller-bodied. I had so much fun working and playing with the sounds Coppergear sent me.

After my work and play with ISOCÈLE including adding my own music and sounds, I sent the music to my dear friend Erik Emil Eskildsen in Denmark with additional instructions /requests (beyond professionally mixing and mastering Coppergear and my music) to create three remixes . . .

Tracks 1, 3 and 7 were treated and loved up into Erik’s sense of their possibilities.

Here we are.

I am a Canadian musician who creates soundscapes that are created with Arturia Microfreak and Minifreak synthesizers various electronic devices , pre-recorded loops, field recordings, and found sounds. I am a member of "The Forever Moment" a band where I co-create music with Mark Cook.