Two years ago now-long-time collaborators, Alister Spence and Raymond MacDonald invited guitarist/sampling magician/producer and HellosQuare Records president, Shoeb Ahmad to join on the ‘Stepping Between the Shadows’ launch tour.

After playing gigs together it was pretty clear that this trio had to continue making music together…and a new project, Sensaround, was born!

While still on tour the three recorded at Shoeb’s Brick Lane Studios in Canberra to record their first album, Isotropes, released in mid 2014.

Sensaround explores their shared love of, sound, free improvisation, electronic music and indie pop with acoustic melodies wrapped up in wind textures, Rhodes tones and sonic detritus.

★★★★ 4/5 stars

the music surrounds you. Sounds of seeming substance loom out of a swirling mist of smaller sounds, but then dissolve, so all is ephemeral and ghostly, just like life.
John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald

Rare musical insight and a magical release.
The WIRE

Isotropes is a rich and vibrant album, capturing the three musicians deeply engaged in sonic conversation. It’s beautifully sculpted and presented.
Cyclic Defrost

Alister Spence (Sydney): Fender Rhodes, Pedals
Raymond McDonald (Glasgow): Alto + Soprano Saxophone
Shoeb Ahmad (Canberra): Boss SP-202 + SP-303, Pedals