{"product_id":"isotope-soap-rise-of-the-centaur-lp","title":"ISOTOPE SOAP- Rise of the Centaur LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThey do not fit neatly anywhere and never have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormed to push electricity, rhythm, and attitude past usefulness, ISOTOPE SOAP combine punk urgency with warped synth structures and songs that refuse to settle into nostalgia or irony. The result is aggressive, melodic, strange, direct, and physical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the death of member Benjamin Vallé, the band fell into stalemate for two years. Some shows were made. Some singles released.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere’s their second debut LP. More direct, sharp and melodic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe record does not mourn. It moves forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISOTOPE SOAP have been described as finishing what others started:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• OX Fanzine: “Where DEVO were too good and others too undecided, ISOTOPE SOAP finish what was promised.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Razorcake: “Some of the best of its kind in decades.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Maximum Rocknroll: “Glorious synth freaks… bizarre structures and a timeless sound that refuses to fit into any decade.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u2028They avoid retro worship though their inspiration from the past can be heard.\u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInfluences collide rather than align:\u2028DEVO tension, SCREAMERS minimalism, GERMS aggression, THE STRANGLERS angular melody, old obscure USHC for that centaur on the top, early industrial pulse — stripped down and rewired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=574842292\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=e99708\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pushmybuttons.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-rise-of-the-centaur\"\u003eThe Rise Of The Centaur by Isotope Soap\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Savage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45872586915923,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0479\/4113\/files\/Isotope-Soap-The-Rise-of-the-Centaur.jpg?v=1785206074","url":"https:\/\/totalpunkrecords.com\/products\/isotope-soap-rise-of-the-centaur-lp","provider":"TOTAL PUNK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}