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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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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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