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MFIS XII ✢ Ario

Astral Industries label boss Ario gets down on the decks and provides an excursion into hypnotic and deep techno. His mix won out of numerous entries in a DJ competition judged by genre heavyweights and organized by the Hypnotic Techno Circle.

"Musically I feel the two worlds (ambient and techno) are very closely linked, both striving for similar notions of depth and boundlessness." — Ario

Mix review, artist interview and full tracklist here :: https://hypnotictechno.com/ario/ 

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34th FLOOR : Ario

El dueño de @astralindustries, sello convertido en referente del ambient espiritual, es un londinense de origen iraní que combina en sus sets drones y texturas psicodélicas, creando experiencias casi místicas.

En Pausa - Conexión - Ario

Paduan was joined by Ario this month for 120 minutes of deep and drone infused sounds and textures. Inside - tracks from Julia Bloop, Purl, Ancient Loops, and more.

Paduan w/ Ario - August 2021

Ario, origins linking back to Iran, London-based Ario is a practitioner of deep and inquisitive music – both as a DJ and label curator;

Ario [Spaced Apart Show] [21.03.2022]

Merci www.soundcloud.com/astralindustries <3

Part 1 by Timnah

Echium - Yellow-flowered
Moonlight Resort & Spa - Sanitas Per Aquam
François J. Bonnet & Stephen F. O‘Malley - Cylene Suisse redux edited by Ryokji Ikeda
Neel - Alchemy
Uon - Solaris
The Vision Reels - Rebirth (Senseless Override)
Varuna - Untitled
Low Profile Society - Example 5
Bill Laswell & Terre Thaemlitz - Insectoidal Regression (Terre Solo)
Dedekind cut - Я подарю тебе мир
Tarotplane - A Fraught Parallel
Moonlight Resort & Spa - Sanitas Per Aquam
Ishvara - Nomad
Pontiac Streator - Enter Sandman (Vocal Dub)

Part 2 by Ario

Timnah invite Ario

Jin Invites Series #2 
Cloud of the mystery: ARIO

— Artist Intro —

London-based Ario is a practitioner of deep and inquisitive music both as a DJ and curator of his label Astral Industries. 
Although his remit falls within the deeper shades of electronic music, his overall aesthetic draws on a broader spectrum that prizes the synthesis of both instrumental and electronic disciplines. 
Depending on context, he traverses the lines and forms between the ambient and techno worlds. What is common in each, however, is his alchemic handling of rich organicism mixed with darker, more austere sounds. 
Speaking with an emotive sensitivity, there is a certain self-awareness that permeates his crafted soundscapes, which are as much drone inspired as they are psychedelic and nature-driven.

Artist Page: https://www.facebook.com/arioastral
Record Page: @astralindustries

Illustration: @jinsynth

Cloud of the mystery: ARIO

@astralindustries founder Ario delivers a 60 minute trip of mercurial techno grooves. 

As well as being behind the legendary label Ario is also one half of the Mystic AM project along with Rod Modell (aka Deepchord). Catch him DJ'ing at various festivals all across Europe this summer.

Enjoy the trip 🔮

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MNMT 373 : Ario

This Thursday Lucid Dreams comes back, the event series focus on ambient and experimental sounds taking place always by night where dreams are confused with reality. This second episode of the series was recorded some weeks ago. The first two hours are by F-on, one of the responsible for Espacio perpendicular who brings us a foggy and hazy nightmare; Then, until the end, Ario, owner of Astral Industries, who delivers a gloomy and phantasmagoric dream masterfully executed

Aired Thursday 10th August 2023 @ 9128.live @astrangelyisolatedplace

Design by @javiermrmn // @offtvisuals
Decks: @f-ondj @astralindustries

Radio show #06 - Lucid dreams #02 F-on & Ario

For this May new episode, we are super happy to host @astralindustries label head and textures master Ario. London-born & raised DJ, he has been blessing venues worldwide with his spirit and beautiful sessions - which are always a trip! Ario will be our guest at our On Board 10 x Non Series event for Sonar Off in Barcelona at Laut on June 15. 
For this new recording in the series, Ario offered us his set at Mostra Festival last April. A pure bliss that we deeply love! We wish you a good listening session and we see you very soon in Barcelona for a new journey. Thx again Ario!

On Board Music - Our Recordings - 05 - Ario

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HARDCORE CHILLOUT 018 ARIO

Momentの出演者たちの現場でのサウンドを解放するシリーズArchives第12弾
は二日目の夕暮れから始まったAstral IndustriesのレーベルオーナーArioのセット。

ミニマルで催眠的なトラックを次々と重ね、そして日が沈み始めると、彼はDJブースの中で静かに築いていた高次元的な構造を展開し始めた。それは、深いサイケデリックなグルーヴとアシッドに浸ったトラックの記念碑で、まるで異次元からのメッセージのようだった。そんな彼のセットを是非お楽しみください！

For the 12th installment of Archives, we're delighted bring you Ario's absolutely transcendent set from the second night of Moment this year.
As the head of Astral Industries, Ario is perhaps best known for his impeccable curation of category-defying music that straddles cosmic ambient, deep techno, sounds from future civilizations, and songs pulled straight from the void. For this year's Moment, we asked Ario draw from the more dancey and deep regions of his musical interests - and the set he delivered took the audience on an unforgettable trip!
Starting from the late afternoon, Ario's mix gets right down to business, building up layer upon layer of minimal, hypnotic cuts that propelled us into the night. As the sun set and the lazer displays began to materialize in the forest, Ario started to unfold the upper-dimensional structure he had been patiently sculpting behind the decks: a monument of deep psychedelic grooves and acid-drenched bangers towering above the dancefloor like a message from beyond. Enjoy!

Moment Archives 012 | Ario

Astral Industries has been quietly shaping a corner of music that feels uniquely its own for over ten years. Based in London, the label has become a refuge for sounds that don't play by the rules—drone, ambient, dub, deep techno—all delivered with a sense of purpose and personality that's hard to find elsewhere. At the center of it all is Ario, the visionary behind the label’s distinct identity. To start 2025 in style, we're excited to share his mix as part of our "Delayed with…" series.

Ario's approach to music isn't about the obvious or the easy. His selections often veer into the experimental, finding connections in places others might overlook. Whether it's a drone, techno, or something that sits in the cracks between genres, he has a way of uncovering sounds that feel fresh and unpredictable. That instinct has made him a fixture at festivals like Paral.lel, Mostra, Moment, and La Nature just to name a few, where his sets are as much about exploration as they are about enjoyment.

This mix is a live recording of Ario’s set at La Nature Festival, nestled deep in a Belgian forest. Over two hours in the Hypnose Room, he built something that felt both strange and welcoming—layers of murk and mystery balanced by flashes of warmth and light. Tracks rise and fall like moments in a story, some tense and introspective, others breaking through with fractured grooves or shimmering synths that catch you off guard. What makes this mix so compelling is its sense of space—it feels expansive and intimate at the same time. There's a timeless quality to it as if it could belong as much to the future as the past. But it's never pretentious or overthought. Ario lets the music breathe, letting you take from it what you will.

Whether you're in the thick of the Hypnose Room or just sitting at home with a pair of good headphones, this set has a way of pulling you in if you let it. Hats off to Ario and La Nature Festival for creating something that feels real and alive, a reminder that originality still matters.

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Delayed with... Ario (at La Nature Festival 2024)

For this special edition of the Bloom Loops podcast, we're honoured to welcome Ario — founder and curator of the acclaimed Astral Industries label. Widely respected for its impeccable curation and timeless releases, Astral Industries has carved out a unique space in the world of ambient and experimental electronic music, with each release offering a meticulously crafted sonic journey.

In this recording, Ario brings that same curatorial sensibility to the decks, guiding us on a deep and expansive journey. It begins with a psychedelic abduction to another world, and as the mix gradually unfolds you emerge into an expansive world of progressive and vintage tech house before dissolving into deep, swirling tribal techno. True to Ario's refined aesthetic, it is a set that balances both introspection and propulsion. 

Recorded in Hong Kong, at a secret location, this mix is a teaser for the upcoming Rebloom event on Saturday 17th May—where Ario will return to the Rebloom booth for our birthday celebrations, with a special closing set. 

Lock in, drift away and enjoy! Take me to your leader 🛸

BLOOMLOOPS 015 - Ario

Edition VIII of Kizen Seasonal Mix Series to celebrate nature, seasons, and the music that accompanied us.

Winter Solstice 2019 Mix by ARIO (Astral Industries)

Astral Industries founder Ario is a practitioner of deep and inquisitive music - both as a DJ and label curator. He is known for his alchemic handling of rich organicism mixed with darker, more austere sounds. Speaking with an emotive sensitivity, there is a certain self-awareness that permeates his crafted soundscapes, which are as much drone-inspired as they are psychedelic and nature-driven.
Since 2014, the UK-based record label is probably best known for its enlightening and enchanting vinyl releases as well as brilliant artwork by Theo Ellsworth. Their sound is immersively psychedelic, yet at the same time, it is imbued with a distinctly human quality – something that was relatable yet ethereal. Their work has provided new take-ons on obscure and forgotten gems of the past that deserve artistic reinterpretation.

Winter Solstice 2019 Mix by Ario

A stunning ambient display by Astral Industries founder Ario. Enjoy.

Read more: https://mnmt.no/magazine/2020/04/30/mnmt-256-melancholic-psychedelic-ambient-by-ario/

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MNMT 256: Ario

London based Ario is a practitioner of deep and inquisitive music both as a DJ and curator of his label Astral Industries. 
Although his remit falls within the deeper shades of electronic music, his overall aesthetic draws on a broader spectrum that prizes the synthesis of both instrumental and electronic disciplines. 
Depending on context, he traverses the lines and forms between the ambient and techno worlds. What is common in each, however, is his alchemic handling of rich organicism mixed with darker, more austere sounds. 
Speaking with an emotive sensitivity, there is a certain self-awareness that permeates his crafted soundscapes, which are as much drone inspired as they are psychedelic and nature-driven.

INVEINS \ Podcast \ 072 \ Ario

Read our interview with Ario here: https://www.patternsofperception.com/post/a-chat-with-ario

Followers of ambient music will no doubt know Ario as the man behind @astralindustries, the revered label that fuses reissued work with new releases from some of the most exciting artists in the genre. Despite the challenges thrown up by 2020, this year alone has seen AI releases from @multicastdynamics, The Chi Factory and Waveform Transmission, among others, and 2021 already promises to be even more prolific for both the label and its boss. 

Yet London-based Ario is just as much a DJ in his own right, with a sound that evades neat categorisation: drawn to the “deeply ritualistic and primal” side of drone, yet partial to the occasional dance floor set, he is reluctant to get too concrete when discussing his own music. His Patterns of Perception 77 is designed to challenge the listener – built on the belief that, contrary to what many may think, an ambient set is not necessarily designed to soothe and subdue. 

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https://astralindustries.bandcamp.com/
https://www.astralindustries.co.uk/

Patterns of Perception 77 - Ario

28번째 vurt podcast는 런던 Astral Industries의 큐레이터이자 현재 서울에서 활동하고 있는 Ario의 한시간 세트와 함께합니다. 아리오는 2018년 앰비언트 스페셜리스트로 처음 벌트를 방문한 이후, 지난 해부터는 서울로 이주하여 서울의 친구들과 깊은 소리와 생각들을 공유해오고 있습니다. 지난 몇 년간 서울에서의 특별한 경험으로부터 만들어진 아리오의 테크노 믹스를 음력 2020년의 마지막 날, 벌트 팟캐스트를 통해 공유합니다.!

28th vurt podcast is a one-hour set of Ario, a curator of Astral Industries in London and currently based in Seoul. Since his first visit to vurt in 2018 as an ambient specialist, Ario has moved to Seoul last year and sharing his deep sounds and thoughts with Seoul friends. We're happy to share Ario's techno mix which inspired by his special experiences in Seoul over the past few years, on the last day of the lunar 2020 through vurt podcast.

Ario (Astral Industries / London, Seoul)
이란인이자 런던 태생이며 현재 서울에서 활동중인 아리오는 런던의 앰비언트 레이블 Astral Industries의 레이블 큐레이터이자 전자음악 디제이로 활동하며 깊고 탐구적인 음악을 들려주고 있다. 아리오의 활동 영역은 전자 음악의 어둡고 깊은 그림자의 범주에 속해 있지만, 그의 전반적인 미학은 모든 전자음악과 예술을 사랑하는 넓은 스펙트럼으로부터 비롯된다. 상황에 따라 앰비언트, 실험음악, 그리고 무거운 클럽 스타일 사이를 오고가는 아리오의 디제이 세트는 환각적이고 자연 중심적인 소리들을 투영하면서 어둡고 진지한 소리들을 유기체로 인식하여 믹스함으로써 자아각성 (self-awareness)적인 사운드 스케이프를 만들어낸다.

With origins linking back to Iran, London-born and Seoul-based Ario is a practitioner of deep and inquisitive music - both as a DJ and label curator of Astral Industries. Although his remit falls within the deeper shades of electronic music, his overall aesthetic draws on a broader spectrum that prizes the synthesis of both instrumental and electronic disciplines. Depending on context, he traverses the lines and forms between ambient, experimental and heavier, club-ready styles. What is common between these worlds, however, is his alchemic handling of rich organicism mixed with darker, more austere sounds. Speaking with an emotive sensitivity, there is a certain self-awareness that permeates his crafted soundscapes, which are as much drone-inspired as they are psychedelic and nature-driven.

vurt podcast 28 - Ario

Life is so much more beautiful with ambient music. Ario who runs one of my favourite labels (@AstralIndustries) created an outstanding mix. Those sounds you can have in your collection as some of them will be released on his label. Thank you Ario for this mix. I can't stop listening :)

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Ario | #43

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Bookings and all label enquiries: info@astralindustries.co.uk

Please, no demos.

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Artists: Deepchord, Wolfgang Voigt, The Chi Factory, Heavenly Music Corporation, Waveform Transmission, Sonmi451, Atom™, J.Derwort, Shorelights, Multicast Dynamics, LF58, The Abyss Within Us, Monolake, The Humble Bee, Son of Chi, Lucid Dreams, Mystic AM, Dialog, Sa Pa, Toki Fuko, Rod Modell, Ear to Ear, Pianeti Sintetici, Marco Shuttle.

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AI-01: Deepchord - Lanterns
AI-02: Wolfgang Voigt presents Rückverzauberung live in London
AI-03: Chi - The Original Recordings
AI-04: Wolfgang Voigt & Deepchord - Colours of Time, re-interpreted
AI-05: Chi Factory - The Bamboo Recordings
AI-06: Heavenly Music Corporation - Lunar Phase
AI-07: Chi Factory - The Kallikatsou Recordings
AI-08: Waveform Transmission - V 2.0-2.9
AI-09: Chi Factory - Red Lantern at the Kallikatsou
AI-10: Deepchord - Immersions
AI-11: Heavenly Music Corporation - In a Garden of Eden
AI-12: Chi Factory - The Mantra Recordings
AI-13: Sonmi451 - Nachtmuziek
AI-14: Dots - Dots
AI-15: J.Derwort - Bamboo Music
AI-16: Shorelights - Bioluminescence
AI-17: Multicast Dynamics - Ancient Circuits
AI-18: Chi Factory - Travel in Peace
AI-19: LF58 - Alterazione
AI-20: Waveform Transmission - V 3.0-3.9
AI-21: The Abyss Within Us - Life in a Circle
AI-22: Wolfgang Voigt presents Rückverzauberung Exhibition
AI-23: Monolake - Gobi. The Vinyl Edit 2021
AI-24: The Humble Bee - A Miscellany for the Quiet Hours
AI-25: Son of Chi & Radboud Mens - The Transition Recordings
AI-26: Multicast Dynamics & Sid Hille - Metamorphosis
AI-27: LF58 Live at Brancaleone
AI-28: Lucid Dreams
AI-29: Son of Chi & Clara Brea - The Wetland Remixes
AI-30: Mystic AM - Cardamom & Laudanum
AI-31: Dialog - Dialog
AI-32: Son of Chi & Arthur Flink - The Fifth World Recordings
AI-33: Sa Pa - Atmospheric Fragments
AI-34: Toki Fuko - Spirit Medicine
AI-35: Rod Modell - Ghost Lights
AI-36: Ear to Ear - Live Recordings
AI-37: Pianeti Sintetici - Space Opera
AI-38: LF58 - Radials
AI-39: Marco Shuttle - Sonidos y Modulaciones de la Selva
AI-40: Wolfgang Voigt - Rückverzauberung im Tunnel
AI-41: ???

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