There is an archaeology to the sound design. Metallic resonances and crackled tape hiss sit alongside sharply sculpted electronic clicks, as if the past were being exhumed in real time and then reengineered for a different acoustic ecology. The "Iso" aspect reads as both technical—isolated stems meant for recombination—and affective: moments of solitary intensity that resist immediate integration. These isolated elements function like fragments of memory, each with its own internal logic; when allowed to play alone they reveal textures and micro-narratives lost in a full mix. In surround, they become characters moving through a room, exchanging glances, never settling into straightforward dialogue.