oh wonderful! Been waiting for a release of yours🔮

21 tracks in total: 2 on Back To Freedom EP and 11 on Sun & Smoke LP which still gives us 8 unreleased songs like Conscious Perception, Machines In Love, Welter, Everlast, Mass Groove, Freed From Desire, Long Shot and Thin Ice. Can we expect second part or follow up EP? Track titled 'Welter' is great but for some reason it's not on the official release.

ASIP Releases (Previews)

Mercatante is a New York-based electronic musician with self-releases dating back to 2007, appearing on a handful of boutique and independent labels. For his debut appearance on ASIP, Mercatante takes the concept of Ø [a symbol used in mathematics for an empty set or null] and explores the possibilities of starting out from nothing, "specifically, trying to understand how the idea of ‘nothing’ fits into the realm of sound, and at the same time, exist in a world of influence at every turn." This is an album that could easily appear on the celebrated raster label or get a head nod from the Alva Noto crowd. Across the ten surgically precise pieces, Mercante explores the concepts of meticulously placed sonic elements, investigating void and all that negative space. It is at once minimal in its execution and maximal in the presented sound, occupying frequencies evoked by glitchy IDM [is that still a used term?], post-techno and reductionist soundtracks.

"Beginning with open spaces and allowing sonic textures to live and evolve past where you may expect, Ø allows the space between notes to become equally as important as the notes themselves."

Love Of Lies

TRACK PREMIERE : Salvatore Mercatante - Love Of Lies

More info + links to buy: http://asip.me/asipv047

“Music gives us a place to be lost. Washing away thought, place, time, and identity. It’s in the falling into the river, the dream, that we find just who we could be”. 

Classically trained cellist, composer, and storyteller https://soundcloud.com/lihqun (Lih Qun Wong) presents her debut album, ‘Socha’ for A Strangely Isolated Place. Combining a vast instrumental skillset of piano, cello, electronics, and spoken word, she crafts intensely immersive aural-hallucinatory worlds of intricately shifting landscapes. 

A deeply personal work, Socha explores the ‘diaspora of time and space, and why we all feel so displaced.' Piano chapters capture the meeting place between memory and longing, while explorational vocal and cello textures invoke and echo the ancient, the feminine, and the otherworldly. 

Lihla’s voice guides us, weaving through electronics and field recordings of the ‘real world' to set the path for a poetic and deeply haunting journey through the internal psyche that is truly transportive and escapist. 

‘Socha’ is available on transparent smoke 12” and digital. Mixed by Sebastian Lee Philipp and mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri, featuring artwork by Lihla and Visions of Akira.

Lihla / Socha (ASIPV047) [Previews]

@aspetuck

Next up on the Wexcast we have NY based, Aspetuck, bringing you an eclectic cocktail of electronic music.
Aspetuck, the co-founder of the @never-late label, has a full EP on the @telomereplastic series, Telomere 019, along with the recent Telomere 020.2 VA. He also has an @ahaadmusic release in the works as well!

Happy Listening 🎧

Wexcast #4 • Aspetuck

All Mutant Disco Radio Show premieres available on :

Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLypdVb_SuSmL_C21MgXo2Q
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/31NT4Oq48gcKdmttAFbx23
Facebook group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/170732496230
Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/MutantDiscoRadioShow
Twitter : https://twitter.com/LeriAhel
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/mutant-disco

Taken from "Rising Sun - The Eternal EP (Echocord)". Out March 15th 2023. Buy here : https://echocord.bandcamp.com/album/the-eternal

Beloved Berlin producer Rising Sun delivers his new EP ‘The Eternal’ via Kenneth Christiansen’s Echocord in March 2024.
Over the past decade Rising Sun has firmly established himself as a purveyor of the finest deep, dubby and cinematic leaning house and techno, consistently delivering a sound that is distinctly his through labels such as Fauxpas, Freund Der Familie and his own numerous imprints Reality Used To Be A Friend Of Mine, Kristofferson Kristofferson and Beautiful Things Don't Ask For Attention under a variant of guises such as The Ambientist, Rising Sun Project, Rising Sun Psyche, Rising Sun Melancholia and simply
Rising Sun under which he returns here for Echocord.
As one has come to expect from a Rising Sun release ‘The Eternal’ has a firm foundation in emotive melodies and atmospherics across six alternate versions. ‘Eternal 1’ leads with muted drums, fluttering stabs and a preaching spoken word vocal. ‘Eternal 2’ edges into darked realms, merging expansive dub echoes with swelling subs and tension building strings before ‘Eternal 3’ dives head first into ethereal hypnotism via unfurling textures, soft stab sequences and a rounded kick.
‘Eternal 4’ opens the B-side with a subtly unfolding construction as vocals, chords and swinging drums run in unison. ‘Eternal 5’ then strips things back to a gritty statured feel with boomy percussion,
enchanting strings and nuanced stabs before ‘Eternal 6’ rounds out the release laying down murky, multilayered pads, widely dispersing reverberations and bubbling delays throughout.

Artist social media :

https://soundcloud.com/rising-sun
https://risingsunritual.tumblr.com
https://www.instagram.com/officialrisingsun

Label social media :

https://www.instagram.com/echocord_records
https://soundcloud.com/echocord
https://www.facebook.com/echocord.records
http://www.echocord.com

The Eternal EP

The Eternal

PREMIERE : Rising Sun - Eternal 3 (Echocord)

Gin & Tonic is an improvised electronic music duo, comprised of Eli Verveine and Gwenan, renowned for their captivating DJ sets that ignite dancefloors across the globe. Their journey began with a spontaneous decision to intertwine their musical machines for a hybrid live/DJ set at an anti-war gathering in MaHalla, Berlin, during the spring of 2022. What started as a fleeting moment soon blossomed into an impassioned collaboration, where the rhythmic pulse of their creations took precedence over conventional DJ equipment.

This recording encapsulates the essence of their synergy, featuring a compilation of six studio and live improvisations. Some tracks are freshly minted, while others were crafted during the waning moments of the previous year. The collection culminates with a tantalizing excerpt from their mesmerizing performance at the Waking Life Festival in June 2023, a testament to their evolution as artists and the boundless energy they bring to every stage they grace.

Thanks a lot to https://soundcloud.com/eli-verveine & https://soundcloud.com/gwenans

GIN & TONIC on the web:
https://gwenan.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-sanctum-of-sound
https://ra.co/dj/gwenan
https://ra.co/dj/eliverveine
https://www.instagram.com/eliverveine/

UNRUSH on the web:
Bandcamp: www.unrush.bandcamp.com/
Hardwax: www.hardwax.com/label/unrush/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/_unrush_/?hl=de
Facebook: www.facebook.com/unrushme/

Mastering by Francesco Salvadori
Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria

082 - Unrushed by Gin & Tonic (Gwenan & Eli Verveine)

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Martinou - Silv’ahn EP
Additional production by Orion
Release Date - March 29, 2024
Digital
Catalog Number - MLF014
Support & Buy - melifera-records.bandcamp.com/album/silv…ahn-mlf014

Artwork by Melifera
Mastering by Arthur Bohl at Melifera Studio
contact@meliferarecords.com

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Tracklist
01. Boulder Ridge
02. Passage of the Silv'ahn
03. Passage of the Silv'ahn (Orion deep remix)
04. Sanctuary

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Melifera Records
Instagram - www.instagram.com/meliferarecords
Facebook - www.facebook.com/meliferarecords
Spotify - bit.ly/47Fb0Zv

Martinou
Soundcloud - @martinou3000
Instagram - www.instagram.com/martinou3000
Facebook - www.facebook.com/martinou3000

Orion
Soundcloud - @technosbnc

Silv’ahn

Support <3

Martinou - Passage of the Silv'ahn (Orion magic wood remix) 🌿 free download

More info and buy links: http://asip.me/asipv046 

As a professional sound engineer by day, Colin Dunkerley aka Lapsed Pacifist, spends much of his time traveling and rarely gets to focus on producing his own music. Despite high praise from those who have become familiar with his work over the years, Colin’s previous productions have mainly consisted of shares with friends and DJs in smaller circles through his Negative Neutron alias. 

Colin envisaged a more pronounced and darker ambient style to emerge one day but struggled to dedicate the time. Hypatia came to life over an extended and fragmented period, with field recordings and loops of audio created on the go, later processed through his modular setup. In the autumn of 2022, Colin spent time collating and listening to these many fragments and field recordings, making notes in a book as he wandered around cold, unfamiliar places with headphones on, trying to shape disparate starting points into something thematically connected.  

The title of Lapsed Pacifist’s debut album, Hypatia is a reference to one of the many fantastical descriptions of imaginary places by Marco Polo in the book, Invisible Cities. Written as a dialogue between Mongol emperor Kublai Khan and Marco Polo, the book became the inspiration and a clear parallel for how Hypatia came to be and what it means to Colin today. 

Attaching music to a place and time can become a very powerful and long-lasting memory. Across its eight tracks, Hypatia depicts fragmented glimpses of color and textures –a scrapbook of senses– traversing the optimistic first steps; the first smell of cold air; cityscapes burnt into your head; and the many emotions from exploring new places that stick with you longer than any photograph ever could. 

“The experience of moving between places so frequently can be fascinating but also dislocating and often quite lonely. I have so many small stories about places I’ve been, but I often think they aren’t necessarily real reflections of anywhere, no more real than anything Invisible Cities author Calvino dreamt up”. - Lapsed Pacifist.  

Hypatia is available on transparent Copper smoke 12” + digital, mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri and featuring artwork by Noah M / Keep Adding.

Lapsed Pacifist / Hypatia (ASIPV046) [Previews]

Speaking with melodies from the deep bottom of the heart @benkaczor takes care of the 𝕋𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟: 𝕞𝕚𝕩 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤. Without further ado discover the sixth dream and get GL for our next Transition: with a interested click at RA ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁. https://ra.co/events/17995

Next Transition:

6th Transition: Ben Kaczor

Spring has officially sprung here in Brooklyn, and on the far west coast of Canada, as we look to Jamie McCue for our latest Sunday offering. Perfect for these warmer mornings, as the temperatures rise and an energy fills the air. Expect dubbed out selections mixed masterfully, as Jamies’ sense of flow is immaculate. His auditory path through the many flavors of dub meshes well as we welcome another Sunday morning…

Track list:

babe roots - the borders
another channel - run (babe roots remix)
desove - aglow
hieronymus - midnight dub
echo wanderer - guidance
hieronymus - dreamland dub
sub dub - monuments on earth
another channel - ael na dub
pulshar - kms
groove corporation - liberation dub
international observer - london
noiseshaper - the only redeemer
scientist & prince jammy - flash gordon meets luke skywalker
rhythm & sounds - i'm the queen (om unit's bristol edit)
groove corporation - murder
kieser velten - dubolition
international observer - minicell
outro - cakemaker

@the-mix-archive
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Sundays are for... Jamie McCue

We present our first 12'' EP by @skyraa - Birth After Death.
Out in May 2024!
Format - Vinyl Only
Preorder -     https://www.deejay.de/Skyra_Birth_After_Death_MRV001_Vinyl__1050943

Skyra - Birth After Death

Next one on the list is @submod

Recorded on the 20th of October at our pop-up store at Amsterdam’s Vrij Paleis for ADE 2023.

Thanks for being part of this Christoph!

DJ Balduin @ Inch By Inch Pop-Up Store (Amsterdam Dance Event 2023)

So excited to introduce @avsluta to our podcast series. Known for her exceptional talent of sonic storytelling, the multi-talented DJ, sound artist and promoter brings a unique energy to the scene. Lucie Štěpánková’s music resonates with a sense of cultural diversity and creative exploration, inviting everybody on a journey that transcends borders and boundaries.

Through her tireless dedication and passion, she continues to craft immersive sonic landscapes that blur the lines between reality and imagination. Her DJ sets sound like a testament to a deep understanding of music, as a medium for emotional expression and collective experience, captivating audiences with carefully curated selections. Lucie’s TSS podcast is nothing less, and is a masterful blend of ambient textures and hypnotic rhythms, showcasing her exceptional talent. We’re very thankful for your contribution Lucie!

Avsluta _ TSS Podcast 009

Sun & Smoke is originally a 2-hour self-produced mix uploaded to Youtube and Soundcloud (https://asip.me/3wvukf4) in 2018 by Greek artist, https://soundcloud.com/dj_theef. Consisting of unreleased productions, the set was uploaded as a safe space, with zero expectations of it ever gaining attention or release.

After many late-night listening sessions, ASIP contacted Theef to discuss how a release might come to life. Originally consisting of 21 tracks in total –with two subsequently released on Morevi Records in 2022– ASIP had the honor of curating and sequencing an album from the remaining 19 unreleased productions, finally landing on those that best represented the intention of the original mix and the feelings it evoked upon those first moments of discovery. 

The appeal of Sun & Smoke can be found in its purity. Built with no intention or audience in mind, the album traverses core elements of deep techno, trance and downtempo. Progressive atmosphere building, addictive underlying grooves, and expansive moments of euphoria; as a mixtape, Sun & Smoke is a zero-visibility haze of eyes-closed, body-moving, forward momentum. As an album, each track is now allowed the space to deliver on its own defining atmosphere. 

From the ambient leaning beginnings of Sky Textures and the title track, Sun & Smoke, to the electro tinges of Primal Age, and the metallic swirls and glistening synths in Approaching Stars, the parts now have the chance to become greater than the sum of its original whole. 

Mastered by Giuseppe Tillieci (Neel / Voices From The Lake) with artwork photography by Juan Fernandez (edited by ASIP), Sun & Smoke will be available on Transparent Red/Orange Smoke gatefold 2LP + digital.

Theef / Sun & Smoke (ASIPV048) [Previews]

Producido, mezclado y masterizado por Dactilar. Track no editado en ningún sello discográfico.

El Retorno

sun & smoke
conscious perception
strange nights
approaching stars
machines in love
born in august
ash & dreams
welter
everlast
noxious planet
mass groove
odd entity
endless matter
freed from desire
primal age
long shot
some chords
greatest escape
sky textures
thin ice
last day on earth

composed & mixed by theef
192kbps
recorded somewhere in heraklion, 2018

Sun & Smoke mixtape

Music from A Strangely Isolated Place + 9128.live.

Ambient & electronica music blog, mix series, record label and radio station. Est. 2008.

Theef / Sun & Smoke (ASIPV048) [Previews]

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