SGNL›05

SGNL>05
EP by Isis
Released	March 6, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Sludge metal, post-metal
Length	35:49
Label	Neurot (NR012)
Producer	Isis, Matt Bayles
Isis chronology
Celestial (2000) SGNL>05 (2001) Oceanic (2002)

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Allmusic	[1]

SGNL>05 is an EP released by Isis which acts as an extension to their earlier full-length album Celestial, as the tracks were all directly culled from the Celestial recording sessions.^[2] Frontman Aaron Turner describes them as being “part of the same whole”, separated from each other because releasing a double album for the group's first full-length may have been overbearing for listeners.^[3]

Using the style he pioneered with his work in Godflesh and now Jesu, Justin Broadrick reinterpreted the title track from Celestial into a new revision. It is presented on this EP as the closing track, an end to this chapter in the Isis discography considering the epic feel and experimental structure of the reworking that clearly foreshadows the direction the band would eventually take musically. The band has performed a version of the song "Celestial" live several times which fuses the original song and this remix together into a massive 16-minute rendition titled "Celestial (Ext/Alt)" on the Live.02 LP.

In addition to the standard CD and vinyl LP editions, SGNL>05 is available in a combined, deluxe release with its companion full-length, Celestial.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Isis. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"SGNL>05 (Final Transmission)"	2:52
2.	"Divine Mother (The Tower Crumbles)"	9:16
3.	"Beneath Below"	4:54
4.	"Constructing Towers"	8:24
5.	"Celestial (Signal Fills the Void)" (Remix by Justin Broadrick)	10:22
Total length:		35:49

Personnel

Band members[5] Jeff Caxide – bass guitar Aaron Harris – drums Michael Gallagher – guitar Bryant Clifford Meyer – electronics Aaron Turner – guitar, vocals, art and graphic construction

Other personnel[5] Matt Bayles – audio recording, mixing, producing Justin Broadrick – remixing and additional producing Dave Merullo – mastering and audio editing Jason Hellmann – video stills

References

1. Taylor, Ken. "SGNL>05 – Isis". allmusic. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
2. Slevin, Patrick (26 May 2009). "Interview with Aaron Turner of Isis: Radiating Energy". The Aquarian. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
3. "PRIMER: Aaron Turner Revisits Isis’ Entire Catalog". Self-Titled. Pop Mart Media. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
4. "Isis –Celestial / SGNL>05". discogs.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
5. SGNL›05 (Media notes). Isis. Neurot Recordings. 2001. NR012.