Aperture Isolation by Holographe

Aperture Isolation started after a brief hiatus from Holographe and a pursuit of other projects. Starting in 2019 I wanted to capture a few of ideas I had been holding on to. My self titled album had a heavier focus on electronic instrumentation in the writing process as a starting point, but Aperture Isolation has dug into my roots as a guitarist and appreciation of folk music. I think the return to form here shows in the warmth of these songs. 



My writing process typically starts with an exploration of my subconscious, letting my thoughts and emotions spill out into some chords and some words or melodies. I try not to think too deeply about what the song should be or the context of the words and just capture a thought or emotion. Once the feeling is there, I can start to make sense of it in the lyrics and arrangement. 

I'd say this album is essentially an exploration of loneliness

I think it's fitting that the collaborators on this album have been much more involved than in my prior one, despite the isolation. Trevor Mervyn (Texture & Light) contributed to the arrangement, synth and percussion on "Learning to Sigh", and "Devotions", and Daniel Demers (Overseas Territory) added synths to "Branded" and "Statistics".

Holographe is the primary musical project of Xander Wolf. His writing process starts with an exploration of the subconscious, letting thoughts and emotions spill into chords, words or melodies. The intention of the song is meant to emerge from the feelings, rather than trying to force a narrative into the sound.