Lusine
Equally adept at making abrasive yet melodic IDM as well as upbeat, experimental electro-pop, American electronic musician Jeff McIlwain produces a wide range of material under the name Lusine. Initially billed as L'usine or Lusine Icl, his early releases for labels like Isophlux and Hymen often consisted of intricate, pinprick beats and bright, expressive melodies, while also exploring downtempo hip-hop and glitchy techno. After moving to Ghostly International and shortening his name to Lusine, he produced his most accessible work, emphasizing abstract yet danceable beats on 2004's Serial Hodgepodge and incorporating a greater presence of lyrics on subsequent releases like 2009's A Certain Distance and 2017's Sensorimotor. 2023's Long Light explored glitch-pop as well as ambient post-minimalism.
Originally from Dallas, McIlwain studied 20th century electronic music and sound design at California Institute of the Arts. He started producing music as L'usine (French for "the factory"), and after meeting Shad T. Scott, co-founder of Miami-based experimental electro label Isophlux, the Coded EP and debut full-length L'usine were released by the label in 1999. A Pseudo Steady State, credited to Lusine Icl, was issued by U-Cover in 2000; its tracks were split across two 12" EPs released by Hymen Records, Freak and Slipthrough. Limited live release Coalition 2000 was issued by U-Cover in 2001, and a second EP for Isophlux, Surface, came out the same year. The full-length Iron City was co-released by Hymen and Mad Monkey in 2002; also appearing that year were Sustain, a 10" EP bearing a remix by Funkstörung, and a split 7" with the Buddy System. Around the same time Lusine Icl's Chao EP was released by Mental.Ind.Records in 2003, McIlwain signed to Ghostly International, going by the shortened name Lusine (Armenian for "moon") and releasing the Push EP. A collection of tracks from compilations and vinyl-only singles, Condensed, was issued by Hymen the same year.
Lusine's first Ghostly full-length, Serial Hodgepodge, appeared in 2004. The non-album EPs Inside/Out (2005) and Emerald (2006) preceded the remix album Podgelism, which was released in 2007 and included mixes by Matthew Dear, Apparat, and John Tejada. Additionally, McIlwain returned to Hymen (and the Lusine Icl moniker) for the minimal, ambient full-length Language Barrier that year. Back on Ghostly, A Certain Distance appeared in 2009, featuring guest vocalists Vilja Larjosto and Caitlin Sherman. Both singers returned for the more overtly poppy The Waiting Room in 2013, which also included contributions from McIlwain's wife, Sarah. The Arterial EP was issued in 2014, and Sensorimotor, which featured Benoît Pioulard in addition to Larjosto and Sarah McIlwain, arrived in 2017. The Retrace EP, this time featuring Jenn Champion and CIFIKA, appeared in 2019. Long Light, Lusine's 2023 full-length, included glitch-pop songs similar to his previous few albums, as well as more hypnotic, drone-influenced instrumentals.
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Discography
33 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Long Light
Dance - Released by Ghostly International on 15 Sep 2023
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Retrace
Electronic - Released by Ghostly International on 12 Jul 2019
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Retrace Remixes
Dance - Released by Ghostly International on 12 Mar 2021
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Sensorimotor
Electronic - Released by Ghostly International on 3 Mar 2017
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Serial Hodgepodge
Electronic - Released by Ghostly International on 30 Nov 2004
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Lucky Numbers
Electronic - Released by Ghostly International on 16 Mar 2010
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A Certain Distance
Electronic - Released by Ghostly International on 3 Aug 2009
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The Waiting Room
Electronic - Released by Ghostly International on 18 Feb 2013
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Arterial
Electronic - Released by Ghostly International on 5 Aug 2014
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Transonic
Dance - Released by Ghostly International on 16 Aug 2023
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Two Dots
Alternative & Indie - Released by Ghostly International on 15 Jun 2005
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Podgelism
Electronic - Released by Ghostly International on 20 Mar 2007
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Arterial Reworks
Electronic - Released by Ghostly International on 6 Apr 2015
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Zero to Sixty
Dance - Released by Ghostly International on 19 Jul 2023
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Lucky
Chill-out - Released by Ghostly International on 24 Jun 2013
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Earth to Moon
Lusine, Arms and Sleepers, Yppah
Ambient - Released by Future Archive Recordings on 18 Oct 2024
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Not Alone (ft. Jenn Champion)
Electronic - Released by Ghostly International on 9 Jul 2019
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Inside / Out
Electronic - Released by Ghostly International on 14 Jun 2005
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Emerald
Electronic - Released by Ghostly International on 11 Jul 2006
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Sensorimotor Remixes
Electronic - Released by Ghostly International on 15 Sep 2017
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Push EP
Chill-out - Released by Ghostly International on 14 Jul 2003
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo