Exits, by Urner

Exits

by Urner

supported by

Alex Ruder / Hush Hush Records thumbnail

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$8 USD or more
LIMITED EDITION CASSETTE - Ships 7/29/22
Cassette + Digital Album
Limited edition cassette of Urner's new cassette, Exits, which is the 46th release on Atlantic Rhythms.

Includes unlimited streaming of Exits via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out

1.	Postures 04:30	buy track
2.	Generator 05:00	buy track
3.	Heavily 02:17	buy track
4.	Green Star 03:15	buy track
5.	Lasting 05:46	buy track
6.	Save 03:28	buy track
7.	Breathe Breathe Breathe Breathe 03:21	buy track
8.	When It Matters 11:14	buy track

about

Urner is the moniker of Isaac Pearl, a composer and programmer based in Ridgewood, Queens. Exits, his debut release for Atlantic Rhythms, is the culmination of a year of compositional experimentation, personal growth, and deep introspection. The album’s live improvisations explore the spaces between environmental music, video game soundtracks, and deep listening.

Pearl’s approach to composition is highly influenced by his training in computer science as well as a deep appreciation for the world-building of video games. “Musical systems can often feel like worlds of their own,” says Pearl, “balancing the intellectual process of designing systems with the more emotional world of improvisation and melodic/harmonic composition.” Urner’s Exits intentionally brings that balance to bear in eight compositions building a world unto its own – a musical system as Pearl sees it. “I enjoy getting lost in video games,” according to Pearl, “and find a lot of creative inspiration from the entire experience of visuals, audio, gameplay, design, etc.”

Starting in April 2020, Pearl started cataloging live improvisations. After nearly a year of documenting, Exits began to take shape through editing and consolidating that bank of archival material. By the summer of 2021, a cohesive piece of work emerged in the form of the eight compositions on Exits. Much of Exits was recorded at Pearl’s home studio with mostly digital gear/processes like buffer manipulation and live looping. Video games, an aesthetic influence that looms large in the DNA of Urner, would be on a nearby screen muted while Pearl worked through the composition process to avoid getting caught up in the visuals of the software/hardware used to perform.

Exits, according to Pearl, “feels like a checkpoint before I venture outwards into the next phase of my creative practice. It takes ideas that I’ve been working with for years – both musical and process-oriented – and elevates them to a place where I feel ready to release them.”

credits

released July 22, 2022

Isaac Pearl - Modular synth, synthesizers, samplers

Mastered by Matt Mehlan

license

about

Atlantic Rhythms Washington, D.C.

Atlantic Rhythms releases deep, contemporary music on limited-run cassettes, hand-screened posters, and digital formats.

atlanticrhythms.com

contact / help

Contact Atlantic Rhythms

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Exits, you may also like:

A Maneuver Within
by MAW

supported by 13 fans who also own “Exits”
go to album
Momentary Ghosts
by Bu.Re_ & Carlos Ferreira

supported by 12 fans who also own “Exits”
go to album
Signs
by Purelink

supported by 10 fans who also own “Exits”

Absolutely beautiful project, I keep coming back to it magnoliaaa
go to album
Out of Body
by Geo

From the first deadened cowbell to the last dissonant guitar interval, Dutch quartet Geo's new record is shaped for impact. Bandcamp Album of the Day Apr 25, 2024
go to album
Best of Fortnite: Vol. 1
by Fortnite

“The Best of Fortnite Vol 1,” featuring a tracklist of player favorites, is finally available digitally & on vinyl exclusively on Bandcamp. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 25, 2024
go to album
Orchid Underneath
by Jane Paknia

Delightfully unpredictable debut from a New York electronic producer and composer with backgrounds in psychedelic rock, jazz, and indie pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 25, 2024
go to album
A Million Questions
by Jackson Ryland (JR2k)

supported by 9 fans who also own “Exits”

Luscious from start to finish, a truly remarkable album. Fantasy life is a favorite. Philip Goyette
go to album