flatline skyline is the collaborative project of robert andrew scott and jacen kemp.

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"the two musicians began working together in late 2002, shortly after meeting in a science fiction literature class in virginia. their early recordings were live and highly improvisational noise experiments. however, a strong sense of melody and structure always lay beneath, and over time, the fusion of these elements grew in scope to become the group's primary focus. they adopted the name "flatline skyline," from one of their developing songs.

flatline skyline's first album, "horizon grid," was released with the mechanoise-labs label (fr) in mid-2005. the album is a collection of textured, melodic, and rhythmic songs, with often-somber and reserved vocals guiding the myriad of sounds. aspects of industrial noise, IDM, new wave, and post-punk show up, but flatline skyline is miles from any genre.

more recently, the pair has finished their second album, "all sound, no vision." in sharp contrast to their first album, which rings with restrained tension, the new songs find that tension in a state of cathartic release. the new collection is more aggressive, texturally dense, and melodically forward- confirmation that flatline skyline is a highly versatile and evolving group."

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jacen contributes lyrics, primary vocals, noise, computer sequences, live instrumentation, and graphic design.
robert builds, modifies, and plays instruments; sometimes sings; and is responsible for the music’s production.