{"title":"Lusine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff McIlwain, better known by his stage name *Lusine*, is a Texan artist who has been producing ambient\/experimental techno since the late 1990s. His music draws inspiration from the classic early-'90s British techno scene, which itself was influenced by American sources in Detroit. With a highly melodic yet abrasive sound, Lusine released his self-titled debut album in 1999 on the Isophlux label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLusine's music is characterized by its intricate melodies and experimental approach to techno. He creates immersive sonic landscapes that transport listeners to otherworldly realms. Drawing influences from artists such as *Kettel*, *Ochre*, and *Proem*, Lusine's unique style sets him apart in the electronic music scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the years, Lusine has gained recognition for his captivating live performances and innovative studio productions. He continues to push boundaries with his music, exploring new sounds and techniques while staying true to his signature style. With an extensive discography and collaborations with renowned artists like *Telefon Tel Aviv* and *Plaid*, Lusine remains at the forefront of the electronic music genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"long-light","title":"Long Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeattle-based producer Jeff McIlwain, aka Lusine, returns with his 9th full-length record, \u003ci\u003eLong Light\u003c\/i\u003e, marking twenty years since he first joined the Ghostly International roster. A cited influence for myriad electronic artists including London’s Loraine James and others, Lusine is known for visceral, kinetically-curious music that fuses techno, pop, and experimental composition. In recent years, McIlwain has pushed his craft skyward with more collaborative, song-forward work. Long Light shines the throughline; his signature looping patterns and textures are dynamic yet minimalist as ever. Structurally straightforward, tight, and bright, the material radiates as the most direct in his catalog, featuring vocal contributions from Asy Saavedra, Sarah Jaffe, and Sensorimotor collab- orators Vilja Larjosto and Benoît Pioulard. Lusine found his sound early on, but he’s never stopped pushing and pulling at its potential, patiently deconstructing the distractions and solving the puzzles. With Long Light, a laser-focused, process-driven artist reaches an exceptionally satisfying level of clarity and immediacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcIlwain sees the title, taken from the lyrical phrase “long light signaling the fall again,” written by Benoît Pioulard for what became the title track, as a guiding device that reflects several meanings. “There’s this sort of paranoia where you don’t know what is real, it’s an age of high anxiety and there are all these distractions,” McIlwain explains. “It’s like a fun house mirror situation.” Following the long light is the only true way through, and he holds that metaphor to the album’s recording, which also carried a cyclical nature akin to seasons. Like the start of fall, the album completes a period of cultivation; “Music making is a struggle and you have to have a ton of patience.” Long Light is proof that what lies beyond the noise, at the end of the figurative tunnel, is worth all the work it’s taken to get there. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the collection, McIlwain identifies the core sonic element, a vocal cut or a simple beat sequence, from which to build everything else off. On the opener “Come And Go,” he multiplies a vocal take from longtime collaborator Vilja Larjosto into a celestial choir, evoking their Sensorimotor standout “Just A Cloud.” It’s the bass hook on the single “Zero to Sixty,” curving around the voice of Sarah Jaffe, whose pliable range and cool delivery provide the source for Lusine’s unmistakable mapping. The chorus is Jaffe’s (“cold-blooded”) line repeated in step with melodic synth pulses and the buzzing deep bass. “I feel like I am dreaming \/ You make me feel like I am walking on a cloud \/ I don’t ever want to feel the ground,” sings Asy Saavedra (of Chaos Chaos) on “Dreaming.” This time McIlwain keeps the phrase intact, making subtle tweaks to the timbre and texture as chimes, clinks, and snaps oscillate. “Long Light” has it all: Lusine’s percussive mood-building, rendered with samples from drummer Trent Moorman, and a contortion of tender poetry, courtesy of friend Thomas Meluch, aka Benoît Pioulard (Morr Music, Kranky). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album balances vocal pop motifs with some of Lusine’s strongest instrumental expressions, from ambient-minded foreshadowing (“Face- less,” “Plateau,” “Rafters”) to hypnotic head-nodders like “Cut and Cover” and “Transonic.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is rare to arrive at a landmark work two decades into one’s craft, but through repetition, refinement, and patience, Lusine extends a defining moment, an essential piece to his discography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50393505595723,"sku":"2047318","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown LP","offer_id":50393508970827,"sku":"2047319","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50393505399115,"sku":"2047317","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/LUSINE_-_LONG_LIGHT_-_GI427_-_PACKSHOT_243f8468_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726419281"},{"product_id":"retrace","title":"Retrace","description":"\u003cp\u003eRepetition is learning. \u003ci\u003eRetrace,\u003c\/i\u003e the new EP from Jeff McIlwain aka Lusine, moves along this line of thought, reflecting the Texas-raised \/ Seattle-based producer's recurrent, iteration-embracing approach to music-making and living. Following 2017 full-length \u003ci\u003eSensorimotor,\u003c\/i\u003e which explored the body's instinct versus the brain's intent, this introverted 4-tracker finds McIlwain just as kinetically-curious. Balancing focused programming with washy, less concrete sonics, \u003ci\u003eRetrace\u003c\/i\u003e plays with the unexpected by drawing from slight variations on the same idea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ghostly International","offers":[{"title":"Black | 10\"","offer_id":50452449952075,"sku":"1065664","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1721d208-c255-47b6-8d37-6575b7bf4a1b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727152827"},{"product_id":"certain-distance","title":"A Certain Distance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Certain Distance\u003c\/em\u003e (2009) is considered perhaps Lusine's most beloved album which includes the seminal single “Two Dots\" and more. From his early releases as Lusine onward, Jeff McIlwain’s electronic explorations make up one of the more diverse discographies of the past decade and a half. Effortlessly blurring the lines between techno, electro-pop, and experimental composition, the Seattle-based producer’s arrangements are meticulously constructed, but also filled with emotion and soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ghostly International","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Transparent Orange and Teal","offer_id":57475242852683,"sku":"R1970-8493","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_7e64e289-b357-4b90-8a1a-95ca69d9933a.jpg?v=1780154744"},{"product_id":"sensorimotor-10th-anniversary-edition","title":"Sensorimotor (10th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSensorimotor\u003c\/em\u003e (2017) is perhaps Lusine’s most inviting album, featuring the singles \"Just a Cloud\" and more. From his early releases as Lusine onward, Jeff McIlwain’s electronic explorations make up one of the more diverse discographies of the past decade and a half. Effortlessly blurring the lines between techno, electro-pop, and experimental composition, the Seattle-based producer’s arrangements are meticulously constructed, but also filled with emotion and soul. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ghostly International","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black and White Splatter","offer_id":57475249045835,"sku":"R7207-4060","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_11726143-7968-4a52-bdc2-a0e2972792d0.jpg?v=1780155085"},{"product_id":"melting-days","title":"Melting Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRetracing two decades with Seattle’s Jeff McIlwain, aka Lusine, reveals one of contemporary electronic and experimental music’s most enduring producers, understatedly consistent yet endlessly curious. His expansive catalog balances melodic structure with textural refinement, drifting into techno, avant-pop, and ambient lanes while never squarely in any one of them. Following 2023’s \u003cem\u003eLong Light\u003c\/em\u003e, among his most collaborative, song-forward albums to date, McIlwain returns to his minimalist roots for the towering 10th Lusine full-length, \u003cem\u003eMelting Days\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003een songs in conversation with loss and transition, defined by elemental layers and ascending loops that engulf his signature rhythms and beat patterns in pure radiance. “When you’re moving through grief, it’s as if you’re watching your previous life get foggier and foggier,” says McIlwain. While he didn’t set out to make a journey record, Melting Days takes that feeling to its spiritual end, from catharsis to clarity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ghostly International","offers":[{"title":"LP - Blue Marble","offer_id":57669011833163,"sku":"R7717-1272","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Lusine-MeltingDays.jpg?v=1782307528"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_4206f01a_thumbnail_4096_e8964f92-b8a5-43bf-94ba-ad5a278d0384.jpg?v=1726419241","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/lusine.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}