In Isolation

In Isolation is a band from Nottingham, UK. The band started in the end of 2005. The band was formed by John Berry and Ryan Swift who had both played in bands around Nottingham. In 2004 Ryan and John played together as session musicians in Chicago in the U.S. and decided to from a band together. After a lot of song writing together they decided the band should have a name and more band members. The bands now exists of Ryan Swift (vocals, guitar), John Berry (guitars), Ollie Tanner (bass) and Tony Hart (drums).

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Links

http://isolationofficial.co.uk/

http://www.myspace.com/in_isolation

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Interview with Ryan

 1) How would you call the kind of music you make?
 
The backgrounds of the members of the band range from Punk, through 
Indie, Alternative, Goth & Rock onto straight Pop, so it's not an easy 
question to answer, but it makes for an interesting sound.
I think our stuff will appeal to an Indie/Alternative crowd 
essentially, although I don't think it's limited to those.
'Textural pop tunes with fine-tuned symmetry and Marmite, bubbling 
above an underground conscience' may describe our songs (but then again, 
probably not ..)
 
 2) What is your favorite subject to write songs about?
 
There seems to be an array of subject matter in our songs, covering
distaste at scummy hoodlums, intellectual confusion between lovers,
polygamous entities, addiction to substance and circumstance, and 
flashes of nudity at social gatherings. Oh, and there's a song about a London
call-girl called Myrtle! And there are no lyrics that rhyme with 
'turtle',
before you ask ..
There's a fair amount of fiction in the words, with smatterings of 
reality
(but not the call-girl bit, honest ..)
 
 3) You haven't released an album yet, any plans for an album anytime 
soon?
 
We would love to record our stuff properly. At the moment, the Myspace
tunes are basic recordings (www.myspace.com/in_isolation) and they are 
far away from the thundering/velvety sounds we are after. Having released
several albums with our previous bands we know the level of quality
required, so as soon as somebody catapults bags of cash our way, we can 
get on with it.
Our priority is to gig at the moment, to get the band name peddled, so 
We might have to wait a short while before we get on with compiling a .. 
Erm .. compilation.
 
 4) What is your favourite In Isolation song and why?
 
I like 'Isolated', as the lyrics fell together well as it was being
written. I am also fond of 'Head-Slain', again for the lyrics, but also 
the tune - it kicks into the chorus well. Perhaps it's also memories of 
being by the ocean (when I was in the Westcountry of England I took time out 
to find a very secluded spot by the sea, and came up with a lot of those
lyrics as the sun was setting over the horizon - most inspiring.)
I have a number of guitar tunes which I find very enjoyable to play, 
But these are yet to be turned into fully-formed In Isolation songs - so 
watch this space ..
I like a number of the songs for the way they came together as John put
basslines to my guitar-y ideas. Of course, now we have Ollie on bass 
and Tony on drums we may see a whole new creative side to the band's output 
-
it's all very exciting!
 
 5) What do you hope to reach with the band?
 
Well, myself and John have recorded albums and played gigs in Europe 
And further afield with our last bands, so we're hoping to exceed where 
we've been in the past.
This is also, personally, the first time I have felt part of a 'real'
gigging band with a full line-up. In the past there have been a lot of
backing tapes and drum machines, but now, with Tony and his magic 
sticks and Ollie 'Funkmeister' Tanner, it looks like groovy things could be on 
the horizon.
Of course, fame, fortune, and a lovely cup of Yorkshire tea wouldn't go
amiss, but for now, we're going to write music we like, and hopefully
others will like it too!