Landau w/ Samarah

Art in the cafe...

John Isaac Lyons


"Drawings and Paintings by Isaac Lyons"


November 2025



Isaac Lyons grew up in an artistic family in the woods west of Madison Wisconsin. While surrounded by nature in his youth, Lyons was drawn to the urban aesthetic of trains, street art and Hip Hop culture. As a teenager he spent most of his free time painting graffiti in abandoned buildings, under bridges and on trains. He has also completed many murals around Wisconsin and the midwest. Isaac’s recent works on canvas have moved away from the Postmodern Figurative/Symbolic, as he is now embracing a Neo Abstract Expressionist aesthetic. These paintings, exude raw brush work, and reveal his knack for color and...
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Friday, August 11, 2006

Landau's work balances intimate acoustic playing with electronic craftsmanship that seamlessly pays proper homage to a chronologically diverse spectrum of musical styles. Landau brings the fruits of hearty negotiation between lush melodies and gritty hip hop beats, resulting in a twisted funk of electronic percussive depth that's augmented by a standout melodic musicianship that takes them to another level.

Samarah blends glitchy beats and soundscapes sprinkled with ethereal vocals and minimal, elegant arrangements. Her sound is a dreamy, fluttering minimal sound that floats somewhere between IDM and trip hop.