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Isotope were formed by guitarist Gary Boyle at the peak of the jazz-rock
phenomenon.
The fusion offered by the quartet on Isotope (Gull, 1974)
was not particularly original.
Illusion (Gull, 1975) added bassist Hugh Hopper to the line-up, but
the results were still mediocre at best (Hopper's Golden Section
stands out).
The band dissolved after Deep End (Gull, 1976), which was actually
beginning to show some ideas, at least in the mix of electronic and electric
sounds.
Gary Boyle's solo albums basically continued Isotope's mission:
The Dancer (Gull, 1977), that employs four keyboardists
(Zoe Kronberger, Dave MacRae, Robin Lumley, Rod Argent),
Electric Glide (Gull, 1978),
and Step Out (Intercord, 1980) tried hard to invent a new way to
jazz-rock fusion.
Triple Echo (Jazz, 1994) was instead
recorded by a simple guitar-bass-drums trio.
Golden Section (Cuneiform, 2008) contains rarities from 1974-75.
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