Recorded on December 7, 2004, at the Launchpad in Albuquerque, New Mexico

New Mexico

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, Live. 03 is Isis

Isis (band)

Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010...

's third live release. It is sourced from an audience bootleg recording

Bootleg recording

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, and as such, does not have professional sound quality.

This is the first live release to feature songs from 2004's Panopticon

Panopticon (album)

Panopticon is the third full-length album by Los Angeles, California based post-metal band Isis, released by Ipecac Recordings in 2004. The album's title is derived from philosopher Jeremy Bentham's panopticon prison ideal and philosopher/historian Michel Foucault's later allegorical appropriation...

 LP.

As with the rest of the live series, the CD version was self-released. The vinyl edition was handled, in this instance, by Profound Lore Records

Profound Lore Records

Profound Lore Records is an independent record label founded in May 2004, which "began as the 'hobby-like venture' of a few friends, but over the past six years the label has evolved into a one-man enterprise, shaped a distinct 'aesthetic identity,' and provided owner Chris Bruni with a full-time...

. Along with all Isis' other live albums, it is set to be re-released on 28 June 2011 in digital format, almost a full year after Isis' dissolution. It marks the third of the series released to a fortnightly schedule.

Track listing

All songs written by Isis.

1. "So Did We" – 8:43
2. "Backlit" – 8:40
3. "The Beginning and the End" – 9:24
4. "In Fiction" – 10:15
5. "Wills Dissolve" – 7:29
6. "Grinning Mouths" – 8:51
7. "Altered Course" – 15:38

Personnel

• Karl Frinkle – Live audio recording
• Nick Zampiello – Mastering
• Michael Babcock – Printing
  Printing
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   at Interrobang
• Jeff Caxide
  Jeff Caxide
  Jeff Caxide is an American bassist, best known for his time with post-metal band Isis, of which he was a founding member and present until its dissolution in 2010. He was also a founding member of Red Sparowes, but left after the release of their first full-length. He also contributed to...
  
   – Bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Aaron Harris
  Aaron Harris (Isis drummer)
  Aaron Harris is an American drummer, best known for his career with Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band Isis. He was with the band from its inception in 1997 to its dissolution in 2010...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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• Michael Gallagher
  Michael Gallagher (Isis guitarist)
  Michael Gallagher is an American guitarist, best known for his work with post-metal band Isis. He joined them in 1999 for their debut LP Celestial, having previously been a member of Cast Iron Hike...
  
   – Guitar
  Guitar
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• Bryant Clifford Meyer
  Bryant Clifford Meyer
  Bryant Clifford Meyer is a keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist, best known for his tenure with Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band Isis. He was with the band since its debut full-length, Celestial, in 2000. Previously, he was a formative member of Boston-based rock band The Gersch...
  
   – Electronics, guitar
• Aaron Turner
  Aaron Turner
  Aaron Turner is a musician, singer, graphic artist, and founder of label Hydra Head Records. He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist for the post-metal band Isis, while also participating in several other bands and projects such as Old Man Gloom and Lotus Eaters.Though raised...
  
   – vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar, design
• Greg Moss – Live sound