The ASIP Places Series is a selection of releases inspired by the artist’s very own strangely isolated place. No one place is the same, no musical inspiration is identical. Everybody’s place of escapism is different. The Places Series aims to unearth the personal moments, the detailed sounds and the inspirational story behind the music, transporting the listener to that very moment of conception.

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Welcome to episode #11 - Mogus

Dynamic DJ and curator based in Antwerp, Belgium, Mogus' journey through music has been a tapestry of rich experiences, shaping him into an intuitive and inventive artist. His sound is a mesmerizing fusion of convention and experimentation, painting vivid soundscapes across various genres, all with a touch of moody edge. Deeply influenced by the raw energy and rhythmic complexity of Detroit techno, he weaves its pioneering spirit into his sets, celebrating its legacy while exploring new frontiers of electronic music.
Now, as part of the Berlin-based explorative label @futurepastnosenseoftime , Mogus draws on his years of experience as a promoter and DJ, contributing his distinctive musical perspective and curatorial expertise to the label’s innovative and boundary-pushing vision.

Enjoy!

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E.M.C. atmospheres #115 - Mogus

"Venus appears to me in a dream. The sky is cloudless and I drift into a pine forest, mesmerised by the sound of her flute. I find myself entangled in a dance of indecipherable mumblings that, like the woods' inhabitants, change shape when night falls.
I glimpse a luminous mist in the distance, guiding me towards a veiled cedar cabin. I step inside, abandoning myself alongside the other participants. The melody of the flute begins to distort into a fossilised howl, melting into my eardrums and merging with the echoes of a forest that grows ever more distant.
And in the midst of these rustling whispers, I find myself reduced to dust. The flaming light of the cabin will show me the way out: in the fire of darkness, I choose a new life. "

Spanish-born but now based in Milan, Ultramarín (@ultramarin-blau) explores sound as a vessel of shifting consciousness. Embracing deep listening as a core element in her practice, her aim is to expand the boundaries of perception, going below the surface of what is heard. Distinguished by an eclectic approach, her sets span from experimental ambient to downtempo, to hypnotic and avant-garde techno.

Recorded at Espacio Perpendicular (@espacio-perpendicular) during the temple chptr. 9 † celebrating a world of echo † 28·06·2025 w/ ‡ Doozer  ‡ Josephine Soundscapes  ‡ DOC ‡ Pillen.

#temple_for_listeners is an event dedicated to attentive listening and static dance, curated by Camu and Josephine's Soundscapes for Espacio Perpendicular.+

HOCast #256 x temple chptr. 9 - Ultramarín

As summer's warmth dissolves into twilight, grey clouds gather on the horizon, bearing the whispers of rain and the pine forest's scent yields to the caress of a fresh breeze. We are delighted to unveil Estimulo's latest mix for Deep Breakfast Series, a sonic journey to envelop your senses.

Estimulo is an avid record digger and die-hard music aficionado with extensive vaults of records since the late 80s. In his club DJ sets he’s on the lookout for those special moments of dancefloor salvation, oscillating between Deep House and Techno’s classics and more obscure electronic treasures, with splashes of Electro & Disco / Funk and with an extended broad perspective on genres and epochs not forgetting recent and upcoming gems. It’s not purely a retrofuturistic thing, rather he strives to connect music of different epochs to form a holistic flow. His special passion is to make his own edits / versions of the music he loves. With his label Mixomat Recordings (founded in 2004) he has been putting out early releases by artists such as
Marco Nega, immer.Chic (Workshop), Rezkar (Running Back, Meakusma) and Serendipity/Rai Scott (Inner Shift Music / 2DeepSoul).
His weekly Radio Show (EstimuloShow @ mixomat.org since 2007, also on Cashmere Radio since 2017) is regarded as a mainstay by many in the scene.
The last years have seen Estimulo taking the vibe to places like the US, Chile, Argentina, Australia, UK, France, Canada, Norway, Poland, Ukraine and Jordan on his DJ tours.
Estimulo used to co-run the futura event agency and DJ crew, that has been causing some stir in the Berlin scene with their proceedings in beloved underground spots like ://about blank, Paloma, Horst and Chez Jacki/Maria am Ostbahnhof.

About the mix he said:
"It's like a sequence of childhood memories. You close your eyes and remember science fiction films with the infinite universe and thousands of stars, a summer beach with your parents and siblings, then a spaceship with robots running around excitedly and making beeping noises. A few minutes later, you're beamed back to Earth and standing on the top of a mountain, gazing down into the wide valley, then a long walk through the forest along a mountain river. Or you hear the large church organ. In the end, it's all about aural beauty. I invite this music to give me and all listeners goosebumps. Nostalgia is only part of the equation here; i reckon timelessness is even more important. I hope you enjoy the journey through my memories and moods."

Tracklist:
1. Some Other People : Relativity : Infinite Mass
2. Robert Charlesworth : Haven Brow : Universal Egg
3. Cabaret Voltaire : Other World : Plastex
4. Justin Chodzko : Untitled (Beatless Edit by Estimulo) : Weekend World
5. Triola : AG Penthouse : Kompakt
6. Heights Of Abraham : Dolphins (Instrumental Edit by Estimulo) : Pork Recordings
7. Moc In Dub : Halb Zehn (Track 04) : Unreleased Private CD-R
8. Cabaret Voltaire : Belly Of The Beast (Back in Babylon) : Plastex
9. Mind Gear : Don't Panic (The Peaceful Karma Remix) : MFS
10. Heights Of Abraham : E.V.A. : Pork Recordings
11. Cabaret Voltaire : Let It Come Down : Plastex
12. Markus Guenther : Pilot : Kompakt
13. Wellen : Precious Nests
14. Wellen : Transform Echo
15. Dan Piu & Estimulo Present Time Synthesis : Pools (Estimulo's Atmospheric Pass) [unreleased]: Moto Music

Photo by Ilya Monistah

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Guestmix 16 - Picicletta
https://soundcloud.com/pajama_listens

Tracklist
1. The Kyoto Connection - Mindscape I (Lights)
2. Om Unit - Lonely Cities
3. Susuma Yokota & Ray Castle - Numinous Island (Side A)
4. Ike Zwanikken - Bianca
5. Habitat Ensemble - Le Magicien De La Forêt
6. Gigi - Abay
7. Shackleton & Waclaw Zimpel - Relics Of Our Past (feat. Saddhartha Belmammu)
8. Arp - Reading A Wave
9. Fila Brazillia - Subtle Body

q&a
q) where are you located and which places do you like to go there?
a) I am located in Zurich. Apart from music I am on the lake or visit bars, restaurants & art exhibitions. Zurich has a lot to offer here. Music related I slowed down with clubbing but I would recommend Kauz & Zentralwäscherei for regular clubbing, Umbo to find the unexpected & Studio Zurich & Kasheme for proper music with nice drinks. Apart from that I visit record stores & listen to music at smaller & private events.

q) do you remember what music inspired you when you made the mix?
a) Not really, I played the vinyl I had & what made sense to me. In general I try to pick music which is unpredictable & has some depth. Not sure if I made it this time but that’s at least what I try to do. In my opinion, the beauty of a good set in general is the following contradiction: a good set is subjective but at the same time, if it’s good, most people will just know.

q) which projects are you involved in?
a) Music-wise I run a place with a friend which we call Pajama. We started with having it for ourselves & friends to listen to & play music. Then we started hosting after parties with Format Records Zurich. Now we do what we always wanted, we organize listening sessions to warm up the night. The final dream is to have something as close to a Japanese Listening Bar as possible.

q) what else is important to you in life besides music?
a) Meaning in what I do, love, good relationships, listening to what people are saying, being kind.

q) last question. what do you like to eat or drink?
a) I like Japanese & Italian food the most, but I eat everything & love to explore. With drinking I try to keep things simple, a negroni, a layered white wine or a good beer and I am happy.

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CAIV deliver rigorous, syncopated machine rhythms on the Lives EP from U.S bi-coastal collaborators Israel Vines and Camile Altay, following on from their formidable debut EP Dwellers on Tresor last year.

Lives is four finely calibrated cuts riding a diverse tempo range, unified by rich harmonics and resonant percussive layering over veiled bass textures, where distortion becomes detail.

https://ooda.bandcamp.com/album/lives-ep
https://clonedistribution.com/release/80596

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CAIV - Lives

Palm Reader 13: Luke Mele 
“bluff, salt, foam” 

Aired on VPN Radio, virtualpublic.net, on 09.11.25
Recorded in Luke's record loft in Echo Park
@lukemele 

TRACKLIST:
Arild Anderson - Wood Song
Steve Tibbetts - Night Again
David Sylvian & Holger Czukay - Premonition (Giant Empty Iron Vessel)
Hosono Haruomi - Sand Storm Edit
Bill Laswell - Káshí
Tokio Hasegawa - Nami
Azimuth - Azimuth
Terje Rypdal - Autumn Breeze
Benjamin Lew & Steven Brown - Au Sujet D'Un Paysage
Ditto - Western
Sam Gendel & Josiah Steinbrick – Mouthfeel
Jon Hassell - Brussels
O Yuki Conjugate - Sunchemicals
Ultrafog - Charisma
Martha and the Muffins - Garden In The Sky
Tim Timmermans & Skipper Wise - Five Mountains
Daniel Lentz - Postludium
Laure Boer - Constellations
KWALK - B side

Palm Reader 13: Luke Mele

@iamglisten

« The urge to squeeze a cloud between one’s palm. »
- Sanary, [Le Monde Toupie], 1942

I threaded the mix as a continuation of this phrase of Sanary I recently read.

Popsicle drip to stalactite. Swim to the surface. Wash off the shore. Drop glide along a wire. Muddled wired thoughts of ours.  

Tracklist:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DOnofarCtxN/?img_index=2

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https://www.instagram.com/iamglisten/

Human Lessons #114 - Glisten

Orion Nebula w. Zitto invites Amelia Holt [29.08.25]

bluebubble w Đ.K. - 15/09/2025

m50 hits fifty like dollops of thick paint on an ever thicker palette. Pad-sure and pure from a true Seaside favourite. @m50

50 - m50

When the surroundings are right, inspiration usually comes easily. And if your surroundings take in the green vibrancy of the jungle, rolling energy of the Pacific and power of the sun, you’re in a good place. Inspired by the life and beauty of the Mexican beaches, Mig Defoe definitely sees it that way.

“Playa La Llorona is a place close to El Faro de Bucerias, in Michoacan Mexico,” he explains, “it is my favourite place in the world.” 

Stimulated by the variety of sounds, his “Playa La Llorona“ EP draws on both the physical and emotional;  the perpetuating movement of the sea but also the sense of contentment it instils; the symbol of a hammock on the beach and the simple pleasure it provides.

“It’s all related to the sea,” Mig continues, “’Playa La Llorana begins with jungle sounds because the intention of the song is that the jungle is part of the orchestral sounds of the sea. The waves are the music, and because the place is absolutely desolate, the only music made is by the sea, the birds, and the insects. Palapa, is a place where you can rest in an Amaca, a kind of bed where the people rest and sleep on the beach, usually at a kind of bar, or restaurant. It’s very common in Mexico. Mares, means seas, and it’s a tribute to all the seas in the world. There’s energy but also sadness; Mares is a song for the oceans.”

Alive with tribal rhythms and ambient washes, ‘Playa La Llorona’ inhabits a place where the dense jungle breaks onto the panorama of the ocean, the moment of stumbling out of the foliage and across the sand. Yet it doesn’t sound like a triumphant escape from the clutches of the jungle, and nor should it, as Mig explains.

“La llorona is a name for a phantom in Mexico,” he begins. “It’s a typical Mexican tale and it means the woman who cries. At Playa La LLorona, the sand is full of silica (quartz) so that every step you do, it makes a sound like a cry. That’s why it’s called Playa la Llorona.”

The sound of satisfied lazing, ‘Palapa’s clean drumbeat claps with every break of the waves, the gentle keys and strings easing the sun to sleep whereas the downbeat beauty and pensive piano lines of ‘Volver’ tell a tale of a slight return.

“It’s been four years since I’ve been back to Mexico,” Mig reminisces, “but when I go back, these are the feelings I have returning to these beautiful places.”

More info and high quality download: http://asip.me/PlacesSeries

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ASIP016 Mig Dfoe - Mares

Some nights are made for sitting back and just letting the world spin on its axis; nights to watch the snow fall and gaze over misty neon hazes in the distance. Dark skies and white snow always seem to cast a sleepy contrast but it’s also one shared by an almost motionless state.

It’s times like these Benjamin Dauer treasures; the still hours where life is yet to accelerate towards its grinding daily regimen; the wait before the first creaks of cold bones and commuter trains amplify the city. 

“By day, I am a problem-solver,” Benjamin starts, “and each project comes with a slew of new requirements and problems. Things can move pretty quickly and before you know it, months have passed and the next one is coming down the pipeline.

“It means I cherish the early morning hours before I go in. It's during these times that I feel a deep sense of peace and quiet and so my mind can wander, free of project goalposts and timelines.”

Free of these pressures, his “Twenty Three and Twenty Six EP” is testament to operating in a haze of AM detachment. Four drifting scores of ambient invention, tape echo and swimming delay, they’re musical explorations that are beautifully, subtly metrical. Awash with hypnotic rhythms and an unpolished human touch, each track feels like it plays out to its untraced, natural end. 
  
“I love these happy accidents as I feel they are a natural part of the improvisation process” he explains. “I enjoy these opportunities to practice improvisation and I’ve discovered that these free-spirited explorations often end up feeling finely choreographed in the end. Perhaps this is some sort of primal response or urge to seek rhythm in my life?” he ponders.

Whatever the thought process, the still hours just got more beautiful.

More info and HQ EP download: http://asip.me/ASIP023

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ASIP023 Benjamin Dauer - Eight and Forty

Sometimes, an album comes along which blows everything else out of the water. Then, you learn it’s the artist’s very first release in this particular style. And then, that little tingly feeling you get from discovering a new favourite artist creeps up your back at you sit clasping your headphones with eyes wide open, in anticipation for the next track, for more, and more.

This sounds pretty dramatic, but this is exactly how I felt when I first heard Roger Martinez’s self-titled production as Horizontal Excursions. The electronic DJ/Producer from the Netherlands had well and truly grabbed my attention under his new moniker and his album, was easily one of the best releases of 2011.

Two years later, Roger has revisited his Horizontal Excursions ambient guise, taken a trip into nature’s beating heart and pulled off another absolutely beautiful piece of work that ambient enthusiasts like me, simply fall for again and again.

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The wilderness stirs something primal and unfathomable in us all. We become overwhelmed, awestruck, even emboldened, by these untamed frontiers, content to revel in the unspoiled beauty or compelled to explore what lies within. For some, it’s a cold, harsh reality; an unforgiving tundra of survival and subsistence. But, when afforded the indulgence, this isolation is the purest of them all.

“There aren’t many places left in Western Europe where you can still immerse yourself in pure wilderness” Roger begins, “in fact, the only environment where I have truly experienced this is in certain parts of Switzerland. My latest trip to Zermatt, located in the canton of Valais, has greatly shaped the music in this symphony and I was reminded that all of nature is something that should be respected and revered.”

A regular traveller through the country, Roger’s willingness to lose himself (in every sense of the word) in the abundance of natural beauty heralded Symphonica Helvetica – an untainted journey through the mysticism of the Alps, velveteen swoop of Swiss valleys, and the siren-song of nature.

“Away from the large cities of Zürich and Basel, you enter into a totally different kind of environment,” he states. “For me mountainous areas epitomize something indescribable, something sacred. I lose sense of identity and, sometimes literally, become lost in the landscape around me.

Inspired by the power of his surroundings, Symphonica Helvetica crystallizes those moments, and Roger captures, and softens, the endeavour of trekking through the terrain. A symphonic soundtrack that casts a heavy ambient blanket, there’s a sense of uphill resistance as the summit nears; the enormity of casting an infinite gaze for miles; the deep, contented inhale as you survey the forest canopy thousands of feet below and feel, for that moment, like it’s all you.

“In these places you really see nature at work: sculpting, flowing and grinding through the mountains,” Roger explains. “The fruits of my past trips through the mountains of Switzerland have amalgamated into the symphony that I present to you here. This is the musical translation of the visions and experiences I had standing on the edge of mountain cliffs, overlooking valleys, walking through snow-clad forests, enchanted by mountain tops in full view. These are the shamanic songs of Mother Nature still at reign in her grand domain: a living myth put into sound pressure waves.”

http://asip.me/ASIP024

ASIP024 Horizontal Excursions - Symphonica Helvetica

We’re so busy navigating concrete jungles and determinedly juggling schedules with mindless routine, it’s a welcome rarity for many of us to experience true postcard perfection. But walking in the shadows of New Zealand’s Southern Alps, Micah Templeton-Wolfe found that the snow-capped surroundings stirred something as he travelled through the south of the country.

“’Frozen Skies’ captures the feeling of the first time I travelled throughout the South Island of New Zealand in 2005,” he explains, “I was truly amazed by the raw beauty of the landscapes, from the stillness of the vast lakes to the majestic heights of the Southern Alps. Every time I’ve visited this place, there is an overwhelming feeling of solitude, of being totally immersed in the vast and striking textures of this beautiful place."

A track that hums into life from atmospheric beginnings, it feels like Karin Dreijer Andersson’s warped yelp is lurking, ready to wickedly cut through the drone. Instead, ‘Frozen Skies’ evolves into a track of yearning discovery, its moody, glacial pace mirroring the cold beauty of the landscape that inspired it.

Awash with fleeting builds and yearning strings, it feels like a mournful journey of a dying day; the sun sinking into the glacial lakes in the distance, a soundtrack to just staring ahead and seeing life, not death, in a ruggedly endless horizon.

http://asip.me/ASIP025

ASIP025 Stray Theories - Frozen Skies

Standing tall on Kompakt’s Pop Ambient compilation back in 2003, Leandro’s lush ambient sound set the precedent and style for what is now a remarkable ongoing series for the German label. It was tracks like Leandro Fresco’s, ‘Buenos Amigos‘ that really took my love for ambient music up a notch, and also opened my eyes to this new style of deep, heavily textured electronic ambient music. It’s an understatement to say how proud I am to have such a remarkable producer contribute to the Places Series.

Fast-forward ten years, and last week Leandro gave us a gentle reminder of his beautiful, warm ambient style, with this mix for Sgustok Magazine. And as if timing couldnt be any better, we’re now treated to Leandro’s latest masterpiece for The Places Series.

Patagonia’s always held a personal fascination. With a small, Welsh-speaking population over 7,000 miles away from Wales, it’s an odd displacement, but for the 5,000 that speak Patagonian Welsh, it’s undoubtedly home.

It’s a theme that poignantly plays out for Leandro Fresco – the lure of his parents’ house providing the happy, creative escape from the frenzy of Buenos Aires. “I wrote this song in a beautiful small city in Argentinian Patagonia where my parents live,” he explains. “This has been my favourite place to write for a long time, a place where I can escape from Buenos Aires.”

And it was this transition from the hustle of the Argentine capital to the serenity of Patagonia’s San Martin De Los Andes that helped provide the snowy inspiration for ‘Almas Sin Prisa’ (‘Souls without Haste’).

“I remember sitting in my room facing the window, watching the snowflakes fall and improvising on the keyboard,” Leandro reminisces. “Looking through the glass, I saw two people walking away in the storm, holding hands. These were the first minutes of the night when the sun was just beginning to hide and I kept on thinking about who these strangers were.”

This sense of the unanswered lends ‘Almas Sin Prisa’ a baleful, blissful feel. Beautifully layered, you can almost feel the weight of the snowfall cloud your line of vision, those first delicate snowflakes amassing to become tumbling white walls; the delicate movement and feather-light melodies conveying a distance as they gracefully drift away; the subtle drone lending a dreamy finale as the snowy silhouettes fade out to white.

“I’ll never know,” he smiles, “but while the music played, and I drank my cup of tea, I was happy to be in the warmth of my home and glad that I saw this simple show. Just two people in the storm. Just two souls without haste.”

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ASIP026 Leandro Fresco - Almas Sin Prisa

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