"Way back in 1998 Isan issued this fresh new template for melodic instrumental electronica. Borrowing ideas from classic Kosmische and the canniest Canterbury pop before it, and offering a frothier option compared to the increasingly complex and austere arrangements of the Skam cabal or Rephlex and Warp-style IDM, 'Beautronics' was, and still is, a triumph of analog subtlety and naif sensitivity and was no less than a staple part of our musical diet at the sadly defunct (but not forgotten) Pelicanneck store from whence the pages you are now reading first started. We likened it to "...if Tangerine Dream had been fed on a diet of marshmallows and jammie dodgers" back then and the sentiment still stands today. If you've ever caught yourself mesmerised by the pastoral bliss of Roedlius or love snuggling up with your favourite Boards Of Canada albums, and you've never heard this record, you really, really owe yourself some time with its radiant charms.."
