Two Of Elliott Sharp"s Harshest From "82 Are Reissued Here As A Public Service To You, The Consumer. The Roots Of Carbon Are Ripped From The Ground, Naked & Squirming (With Typical Intensity) Into The Light Of Day. These Pre-Zeena/ Joe Trump Lineups Include The Talents Of Bill Laswell (Material & Subharmonic Label Maestro), David Linton (Branca Ensemble & Owt), Charles K. Noyes (Material, Henry Kaiser Group), The Late Philip Wilson (Art Of Ensemble Of Chicago & Hendrix"s Touring Band), And Mark Miller (Golden Palominos) To Name But A Few. Elliott Sharp"s Music Clearly Pre-Dates "Industrial", Neo-Ambient, Modern Tribal And Just About Genre You Want To Hold Up To It; I:S:M: Arc Shows Carbon Breaking Serious Ground During This Period. Interstellar Yet Simultaneously Primitive, I:S:M:Arc Is The First In The Arc Series Of E# Related Reissues On Atavistic. "Sharp"s Search For The Golden Mean Has Produced A Dazzling Diversity" -Michael Bloom, The Boston Phoenix "A Soundtrack For The City." -Richard Gehr, New York Newsday "From Guitar Air Strikes To Meltdown Industrial Mediation, Carbon Stands Only A Blare Or Two To The Left Of Sonic Youth" -Milo Miles, Village Voice