Ep572: Going Beyond with Isaiah Mitchell

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Earthless guitarist Isaiah Mitchell opens up about his ambient solo debut Beyond: focusing on synthesizers, facing self-doubt and mortality, and finally sharing the music he’s always wanted to make.

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Topics Include:

  • Nate recovers from seeing Negative Approach’s packed Sydney shows the night before.
  • New ambient album Beyond is a big change from his Earthless work.
  • He built tracks from synth patches, like painting or molding clay.
  • Manuel Göttsching and Ash Ra Tempel shaped his use of sequencers and arpeggiators.
  • Eno, Laraaji, Neil Young’s Dead Man and krautrock are longtime ambient loves.
  • Confronting mortality and self-doubt through therapy pushed him to release music.
  • A shelved electronic record and guitar-based material are already waiting.
  • Both admire artists who keep evolving, with Swans as the example.
  • Reverb-soaked atmospheres will stay part of every project he joins.
  • Nate compares Beyond to Blood Incantation’s ambient side projects.
  • He’s planning European touring and wants to explore the ambient community.
  • He still buys records despite having no turntable since moving.
  • Kali Malone’s pipe organ album will be the first thing he plays.
  • Some records demand ceremonial listening, others suit emptying the dishwasher.
  • Asteroid picks: Eno’s Apollo, Ashra, Fun House and Donny Hathaway Live.
  • Tour-only lathe cuts come from Tasty Wax Records in nearby Oceanside.
  • Tasty Wax cuts records onto jackets, flyers, CDs and X-rays.
  • Earthless’s Australian bond began in 2010 with Nick Cave and Kim Salmon.
  • “Uluru Rock” was improvised at an in-store and later played at Uluru.
  • Improvisation, real-world emotions and years of chemistry drive Earthless’s live shows.
  • 2027 brings a new Earthless album and more solo releases.
  • A sense of mortality makes him guard his time and skip mediocrity.

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