Release date: 09/04/21

If you would like to review this release, please email info@astralindustries.co.uk

180g vinyl//mastered by Noel Summerville//original artwork by Theo Ellsworth.

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Originally released on CD in 1999, Astral Industries present a first vinyl issue of Monolake’s much-loved ‘Gobi’, licensed from Imbalance Computer Music. Set to the backdrop of the Gobi desert in eastern Asia, two shimmering vistas plunge the listener into a vast and deeply hypnotic nocturnal soundscape. The perennial hiss and rattle of insects float along the fresh night air in soft waves. The desert thrives with quiet activity as a westerly wind skitters across moonlit dunes, granulated folds dancing like sheets of thin silk. Tectonic plates murmur beneath the shower of stars overhead, their millennial cycles whispering of aeons past. Vividly textured and enticingly synthetic in its sound design, Gobi succeeds as a stunning piece of minimalism.

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Side A

Welcome to the 58th episode of the Stellar Series.

XIV Orchestral was born in Turin in the late eighties. At young age he fell in in love with electronic music, its atmospheric sounds, hot pads, and melodic leads. At the age of 15 he had already acquired his first decks, and not much later he managed to perform at different parties and at various radio shows. His approach to music confers to the far-reaching and immersive world of keyboards, organs, and synthesizers. He's currently cultivating his understanding regarding to the synthesis and modulation of sound.

He took the photography at "La Mandria Park" in Italy.

Tracklist:

01. Ben Preisinger - Echo of the Forest
02. Robert Farrugia - Routing
03. Francis M. Gri - Absence, Codex 1
04. Yagya - Rigning Fjórir
05. Imphepho & Akito Misaki - Light Image
06. Careful Handling - Green Stain
07. Sebastian Paul - Rebirth
08. Hiroshi Yoshimura - Water Copy
09. Mind over MIDI - Linear 2
10. Docetism - Morning Star
11. Araceae - Perspective Shift 
12. Ephere - The Call of Varuna (Ambient Side)
13. Henrik Meierkord - Harmonia
14. G. Strizzolo - Tolhuin
15. Rødhåd - When They Returned Home After 
16. Djorvin Clain - Enigma

Follow him : 
@xivorchestral
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Stellar Series Episode 58 - XIV Orchestral (Path Of Thorns)

Release date: 10/09/21

If you would like to review this release, please email info@astralindustries.co.uk

180g vinyl//leaflet included//mastered by Noel Summerville//original artwork by Theo Ellsworth.

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As one chapter closes, another opens. Following the passing of group member J.Derwort in 2019, Hanyo van Oosterom’s legacy work brings about the next evolution of the Chi project: Son of Chi. AI-25 sees subtle developments in the sound and expansion of tonal vocabulary, whilst retaining the organic instrumentation and rapturous dreamtime narratives. Flourishes of piano float elegantly with poise, and long-drawn flutes breathe life into the shifting landscape. Shadows play in the thick vegetal overgrowth, the air is heavy with the scent of age-old evocations. Speakers drift in and out of undulating reverie, forgotten transmissions from the repository of consciousness. Against the wide backdrop of the harsh and wild unknown, a feeling of peace resides within. Night and day gradually collapse into one another, as loops of lapping textures glisten quietly with mystical beauty.

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Side B

_ Format : digital.

_ Label : whispering signals

_ Sublabel : HOWLONGISNOW

_ Catalogue : HLINVA01

_ Mastered by Pattrn.

_ TRACKLIST :

01. Nobod - Entrance
02. El Choop - Sudden
03. Daniel[i] - Din
04. Pattrn - Genesis
05. hems - Yoku Dekimashita
06. Abraço De Vapor - Night Whispers

©2021 WHS www.whisperingsignals.com

HOWLONGISNOW VA 01 _ previews

Release date: 15/10/21

If you would like to review this release, please email info@astralindustries.co.uk

180g vinyl//leaflet included//mastered by Noel Summerville//original artwork by Theo Ellsworth.

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Multicast Dynamics returns to Astral Industries for AI-26, this time collaborating with Sid Hille, the German born, Finland based instrumentalist and composer. ‘Metamorphosis’ transmutes both artists’ unique styles into a synergistic blend of transportive storytelling, a delicate dance of light and dark.

Divided into two parts, ’Metamorphosis’ originates from a live performance recorded at Temppeliaukio church in Helsinki on March 2nd, 2019. The material was then edited, where Hille’s soothing keyboard work and haunting passages on the theremin, combine with processed textures and desolate sonic backdrops from Dijk. In this voyage beyond space and time, the subtle dialogue reveals new and perhaps unexpected dimensions in their creative arsenal, finding fresh new boundaries and enriching the palette of both performers. Encounters of sweet fleeting moments of lyricism emerge amidst the chilling outback, in which we're given some final consolation between the long lines of cavernous rifts and deep space tundra.

Part One

Like an auditory blanket on a cold morning, certain producers have almost a calming effect with their music. Providing a sense of warmth, or security with their melodies as they flow through to the listener. Being the soundtrack of so many mornings for myself and others at the Delayed HQ, today we’re happy to premiere Lowdown from Inhmost’s forthcoming ‘Green Space’ release on Stasis Recordings.

Grounded in a series of field recordings, the aptly named release embodies as the label puts, ‘a tranquil hike thru [sic] boreal forests and nomadic wetlands.’ With bubbling brooks and the soft sounds of birds chirping in the distance, there’s something magical about a pairing between the electronic, and natural realms. Lowdown develops at it’s own pace, swelling with wind-like pads that fill the voids left by the stream below. Building to a nice crescendo towards the end before gracefully fading into the mists.

Lowdown, and in turn the rest of Green Space will be released on cassette via Stasis Recordings November 2nd, 2021.
Write up by @hue_dj

Inhmost on Soundcloud: @inhmost
Inhmost on Instagram: www.instagram.com/s.huxtablemusic/

Stasis Recordings on Soundcloud: @stasisrecordings
Stasis Recordings on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stasisrecordings/

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Green Space

PREMIERE: Inhmost - Lowdown [Stasis Recordings]

Wandering on the wet sand of the beach...my steps coming from far away....the fog is rising....the rain is falling on me....where am I going?

Released on 22 Oct 2025

The Fog Arising

Forgotten Colours

Watching The Clock

Amsterdam-based duo @Wanderwelle presents their fourth full-length album titled A State Of Decrepitude. Inspired by the many aspects of impermanence and facets of decay, the duo composed their most intrinsic and detailed production yet. More info and links to buy: http://asip.me/asipv021

Wanderwelle / A State Of Decrepitude (ASIPV021) [Previews]

Tomas Jirku - Touching The Sublime [SSV18]

Tomas Jirku began his career in the golden era of minimal and glitch techno, helping to define the genres through releases on Alien8, Force Inc., Klang Elektronik, and Traum. Over the past two decades, Jirku has built a strong repertoire with his exploratory approach to music, experimenting across genres to develop a sound he can call his own.

“Touching the Sublime” is the culmination of this work, with material transformed through performance, experience and introspection. Inspired by his explorations of the remote wilderness that surrounds his home in Vancouver, Canada, Jirku evokes the philosophical concept of the sublime, where an overwhelming experience of awe confronts us with the limits of our rational minds. The album is a synesthetic auditory expression of Romantic era prose and stories of early alpinism. Bringing epic orchestral compositions and intimate guitar passages together with Jirku’s unique sense of space and texture, “Touching the Sublime” draws from his most important collaborators and influences to create a uniquely personal result. 

The album is accompanied by a limited edition photo book, where, as an accomplished photographer, Jirku has captured the landscapes and vistas that have been his inspiration.

Album preview:
https://vimeo.com/401793704

Get notified at Juno: 
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/tomas-jirku-touching-the-sublime/779650-01/

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Written and produced by Tomas Jirku, Vancouver, BC
With support from Nicole Goodman, Trevor Juras and Concettina Laalo
Recorded at Naturhaus and mixed at Deep Blue
Mastered and cut by Stefan Betke at Scape Mastering
Photography and design by Tomas Jirku
SSV18 2020

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Inquiries
info@silentseason.com
www.silentseason.com

Touching the Sublime

Touching The Sublime

Album Info

Tomas Jirku ~ The Iliad & The Odyssey [SSV18]

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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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