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It all started as a tribute. A thanks. A return of inspiration.

Jeffrey Cain – late of Remy Zero and currently curating sounds in the deep south – handed Steve Kilbey – continuing ever forward through The Church and many a side stream – a disc signed only as Isidore. Soon after – and to Cain’s surprise – what was once an instrumental came requited by words and melody sung in Kilbey’s distinctive baritone.

Time passed and Isidore made its presence officially felt. The soundworld was bathed in a hypnosis – a path charted by Cain — who handled all of the production and most of the instruments — and led by a mesmerizing performance: Kilbey sounds veritably possessed. Critics and fans followed, exhilarated.

More time has passed. 7 years? Who can tell anymore?

Many things happened in that interim, including Cain making a record as Dead Snares, writing with and producing other artists, and moving operations to Birmingham, Alabama. Kilbey stayed prolific and even released on of their very best Church albums in Untitled #23.

There was also a tragedy: Remy Zero drummer Gregory Scott Slay passed away on New Year’s Day, 2010 after a long fight with Cystic Fibrosis. He had just completed a solo album, Horsethief Beats / The Sound Will Find You, which was eventually released on Cain’s own label, Communicating Vessels, in late 2011.

In 2010 the next Isidore album, Life Somewhere Else, was coming to life and The Spirit of Gregory Scott Slay looms large over it’s creation. Greg had been the drummer on Isidore’s self-titled debut so, for Life Somewhere Else, Slay is conjured via samples of samples of his own work. Cain also gathered help from his musical family, particularly Remy Zero’s Cedric LeMoyne and Leslie Van Trease, as well as drummer Charles Darby Kilpatrick (The Great Book of John).

As the tracks began to take shape, Cain traveled to Australia to capture another sterling performance by Kilbey – perhaps his best ever – standing there like some sort of Ghost Dylan. His voice carries a peculiar weight and, on occasion, a bravado closely akin to hip hop. Sometimes he’s laughing. He knows something we don’t.

Even more so than its predecessor, Life Somewhere Else is a sprawling epic. Though short enough to fit on a single compact disc, Life Somewhere Else is spread across four sides of 180-gram vinyl – the medium where the album’s sequence is enjoyed best. Tracks like “The Privateer” and “Oh My Sky” contain worlds within worlds; “Recoil” and “Just Dust” have a menace that is both paranoid and cool; “Some Reverse Magic” and “Old Black Spirit” will break your heart; “Reappearance” and “Belle In Midair” have supernatural swagger… “Song of the City” is one of the most beautiful songs either man has written.

Life Somewhere Else is as haunted as the Australian coast – a place where the sand is infused with the blood of criminals and daredevils. From the albums distinctive package to its otherworldly sounds that cradle so much joy, mystery, and pain, Life Somewhere Else has a power beyond its corporeal form. It’s a love letter. It’s a trip worth repeating. It’s a return of inspiration. It’s a masterpiece.

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