Mixes by ASIP / Ryan Griffin (Playlist is in no particular order)

ASIP (DJ) Mixes

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We’re feeling very honoured to welcome A Strangely Isolated Place and 9128.live head honcho, Ryan Griffin, aka ASIP.

Ryan's ear for label curation and his mixes under the ASIP moniker have really inspired us over the years, so it's exciting to get an insight into what he's been listening to lately.

Some words by Ryan about the mix:

"This mix came together over a 2/3 month period, as I've spent a large part of the summer between Oregon and California with family and haven't had much dedicated time to focus on a mix. Normally I approach mixes more conceptually, but this one came to life organically in pieces, over time. In hindsight, the mix reflects a specific period in time for me and a lot of my life musically over the past few months. From the unfortunate passing of Brian McBride (Stars of The Lid) and revisiting those brilliant albums nearly every evening; anticipating the new Lord of The Isles album after his standout isolatedmix this year; our latest label addition from Mary Yalex; music being sent to my inbox from new artists; and of course, a couple of upcoming ASIP releases that are keeping me busy lately. Thank you for having me as part of the series."

Tracklist:

1. Mary Yalex - Snowy Avenue (Excerpt) (Yalex Recordings) [Forthcoming]
2. Stars of The Lid - Down (Kranky) [2001] 
3. Monolake - Mass Transit Railway (Field Records) [2023]
4. nthng - Unlimited () (Excerpt) (Transatlantic) [2023]
5. Liai - A-A (Quiet Time) [2022]
6. Terre Thaemlitz - Liebesmachine (Comatonse) [2019]
7. Biosphere - Antennaria (Alternative Version) (Biophon) [2022]
8. Vernal Equinox - Six Figures In A Landscape (Clover Recordings) [1997]
9. hoyah חיה - BB walk [10129] (Mellia) [2022]
10. Andy Aquarius - Kyrie (Constellation Tatsu) [2022]
11. Romance & Dean Hurley - Still Lives (Ecstatic) [2022]
12. Chihei Hatakeyama - Insects Chirping (Field Records) [2023]
13. Lord of The Isles - Last Day (AD93) [Forthcoming]
14. Alex Israel - Octonions (Somnambulant Drift) [2023]
15. Shīdo - Denial (Unreleased)
16. Owl - Moonshine Haze (Silent Season) [2021]
17. Not Glass - Fallite Fallentes (Ecstatic) [2019]
18. Carl Stone - Lim 1974 (Unseen Worlds) [2016]
19. Stars of The Lid - Preludes (In C Sharp Major) (Kranky) [2001]
20. Arovane - Yord (Quiet Details) [2023]
21. Markus Guentner & Arovane - Utopian Fragment (A Strangely Isolated Place) [Forthcoming]
22. Salvatore Mercatante - OPEN, OPEN (A Strangely Isolated Place) [Forthcoming]

Website: https://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/
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Artwork by Clayton Ciolac

The Observatory - ASIP

For the next edition of Monument Waves, we are honored to welcome ASIP, which is the DJ name of Ryan Griffin, founder of the legendary A Strangely Isolated Place label and the 9128.live radio station. 

Here ASIP presents a stunning mix featuring ambient, electronica, IDM, dub techno and more, where almost every track has been turned into a loop to bring to life the idea of "waves" as loops - continuous unfolding of repetitive patterns.

“Taking inspiration from the podcast series’ title, I aimed to create a mix that focused on
repetition and layers, as if staring out to sea watching blankets of waves roll in from
miles out; changing in intensity, but forever calming in their unbound repetition.”

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Monument Waves 002 : ASIP

~ Deep Breakfast 267 by ASIP aka Ryan Griffin, founder of the wonderful A Strangely Isolated Place label https://soundcloud.com/astrangelyisolatedplace ~

Tracklist:
1. swanasa - AHO (A Strangely Isolated Place, Forthcoming)
2. Hiemal - Pays D'en Haut I (Self)
3. Thomas Koner - Nuut (Night) (Force Inc)
4. Markus Guentner & Abul Mogard - While Hunting Nightmares And Dreaming For Peace (A Strangely Isolated Place, Forthcoming)
5. Ayaavaaki & Purl - Einstein-Rosen Bridge (Passage II) (LILA)
6. LF58 - Utopia  (Northern Electronics)
7. Avsluta - It's Always Lonely Being Free (Self)
8. Pete Namlook & Bill Laswell - Angel Tech (Subharmonic)
9. STBL - Carousel Of Light (Self)
10. Mikkel Rev - Lauryl (A Strangely Isolated Place, Forthcoming)
11. James Murray - Grace (Home Normal)
12. Robert Rich - Summer Thunder (Self)
13. OKRAA - Canto Luminoso a la Luna (A Strangely Isolated Place, Forthcoming)

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Website: https://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/
Bandcamp: https://astrangelyisolatedplace.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrangelyisolatedplace
X: https://x.com/asip
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/astrangelyisolatedplace

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Deep Breakfast 267 ~ ASIP

We are delighted to begin the year with a mix from ASIP (Ryan Griffin), the founder of A Strangely Isolated Place - a label and mix series that has become a cornerstone for contemporary ambient music. Inviting him felt long overdue, and we couldn’t be happier to share this contribution from someone whose work continually inspires us. For this mix, Ryan delved into musical memories, crafting a journey filled with nostalgia and influences. As he beautifully puts it:

"Thank you, Mareen, for the invite to your series. This mix is full of nostalgia, some Balearic undertones, and classic approaches to ambient electronic music, without an agenda. It starts to speak to some major influences on me over the years. Growing up on 90's electronic music, influential summers in Europe, and the formative years of early 00's IDM and electronica. If Unrush is self-described as 'a serene space within the mind that is free from the encumbering stresses of daily life,' then this is music that always helps me get there."

Ryan’s contribution is a heartfelt journey through time, marked by the sounds that have shaped him and continue to inspire, perfectly embodying the unrushed ethos. Let yourself drift and enjoy... ❤️

ASIP on the web:
Website: https://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/astrangelyisolatedplace
Bandcamp: https://astrangelyisolatedplace.bandcamp.com/
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-strangely-isolated-place/id409698179

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/

Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria

Tracklist:
Ishq - And Awake (2011, Interchill Records)
Aspetuck - Hit Me With Your Pet Shark (Forthcoming, A Strangely Isolated Place)
Wilson Tanner - Further Than Your Headlights (2016, Growing Bin Records)
TSR - gtchi3 (2012, Record Union)
MPU101 - Sunset Memories (2024, Ilian Tape)
Dream Dolphin - L.E.A (Mirror Coordinate Mix) (2023, Music From Memory)
C-thru - Awake In A Dream (2023, Pacific Rhythm)
Norman Feller - Melting From The Inside (2003, Electrolux)
Gallo - That Moment (2023, Hell Yeah)
Spooky - Let Go (1993, Guerilla)
Neutron 900 - Empire (1994, Rising High)
Alvar - Our Peach Sky (Unreleased)
Mikkel Rev - Unknown (Unreleased)
Ebi - Kaze (1996, Space Teddy)
Jochem Paap - Dx-Snth (1999, Fax)

093 - Unrushed by ASIP

Following https://soundcloud.com/mikkel-rev's debut album on the label in 2023, ‘The Art Of Levitation’, the Norwegian artist returns with Journey Beyond, a selection of tracks demonstrating his innate ability to conjure the most atmospheric trance music, irrespective of BPM.

Journey Beyond was created from an extensive set of tracks sent to the label that were initially sequenced as two shorter EPs. With the first offering a slower 80bpm trance style, and the second EP, a classic ~130bpm trance style. However, over time, with tracks swapping in and out, ASIP had the idea to create a mixed version, progressing through the tracks and increasing bpm's, showcasing Mikkel’s ability in bridging euphoric worlds - and a style that is often reserved for Mikkel’s live performances amongst the forest raves held as part of the Ute Collective in Norway.

Classic trance and the art of a DJ mix have been influential to ASIP since the label’s inception, making this release and the process of creating it a true reflection of how Mikkel and the label come together to define the end output.

Featuring artwork by Ventral Is Golden and mastered by James Bernard.

Mikkel Rev / Journey Beyond (Mixed by ASIP) [ASIP043]

Recording for NTS Radio, May 2018

Tracklist:
Main – Liquid Reflective (Kling Klang) (Beggars Banquet, 1994)
Simon Fisher Turner – Dhaulagiri (Mute, 2013)
Cindytalk – Waiting (Midnight Music, 1990)
Cyclobe – Telepath (Phantom Code, 1999)
Scanner – Radio Sprite (Earache, 1997)
Mount Vernon Arts Lab - Warminster 4 (Via Satellite, 2001)
Lull – Thoughts (Virgin, 1994)
Eric Zann – Dôls (Ghost Box, 2005)
CoH - Forty Six Things I Did Today (Raster-Noton, 1999)
Muslimgauze – Oasis Over Left (Staalplaat, 1999)
Zoviet France – Untitled (Red Rhino, 1983)
The Pickle Factory - Flotilla (Swill Radio, 1995)
Nurse With Wound - The Dadda's Intoxication (United Dairies, 1996)
ELpH – Glimpse (Eskaton, 1994)
Jon Brooks – A Curious Undulation (Cafe Kaput, 2011)
Minus Delta T - Tripoli (Ata Tak, 1984)

Moopie - NTS May 2018

Forever young Kompakt veteran @tobias-thomas delivers no. 15 of our Podcast Series with a timeless musical journey reaching from neo-romantic Ambient to postmodern Acid.

recorded in February 2019 at Studio 672, Köln

Tracklist:

1. Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Mäßig Bewegt (feat. S/QU/NC/R) 
(taken from: Romantic Revolution - Bruckner Unlimited)
2. Talk Talk - The Rainbow
3. Thomas Fehlmann - Chapter D Dark Main (taken from: 1929 - Das Jahr Babylon; OST)
4. Farben - So Much Love
5. Kuniyuki - Newwave Project 2 (Call Super Mix)
6. Sascha Funke & Niklas Wandt - Die Säge
7. Beatrice Dillon and Call Super - Inkjet
8. Aleksi Perälä - NL-L56-18-07443
9. Leonor - King of Elephants In The Sequence (Sascha Funke Remix) 
10.  Rhythm & Sound ft. Paul St. Hilaire - Free For All (Soundstream Remix)
11. Khan feat. Julee Cruise - Say Good Bye (Isolée Remix)
12.  Glowal - Cries
13. Anthony Naples: OTT 
14.  Blawan: Careless
15. Donato Dozzy: Filo Loves The Acid

Artist Agency Profile

KOMPAKT PODCAST #15 - Tobias Thomas

Music that transcends time and place from Seahawks. 
For more info and download: http://asip.me/isolatedmix87

Tracklist:
1. Iasos – Helios and Vesta 
2. Seahawks – Eyes Of The Moon (Ocean Moon ambient mix)
3. Clifford White – Lost At Shore
4. Suzanne Ciani – Eighth Wave
5. Meditation Y.S. – Neocrystal (On The Beach Mix)
6. Swami Kriya Ramananda – Hymn To A New Age
7. Larry Heard – Summertime Breeze
8. Waak Waak Djungi – Rainbow Serpent
9. Jon Anderson – Deseo (Future Sound Of London remix)
10. Emerald Web – Nightsong
11. Seahawks – Run Through My Mind
12. Wally Badarou – Awa
13. Yoshio Ojima – Glass Chattering
14. Body San – Marimba Class
15. Iasos – Helios and Vesta

ASIP - isolatedmix 87 Seahawks: Celestial Voyage

isolatedmix 87 - Seahawks: Celestial Voyage

On the heels of our modular-synthesizer-heavy release and remix album by James Bernard, we dug into some other artists playing within the rabbit holes of analog frequencies. There are of course many to choose from, but one artist has recently caught our ear as a purveyor in both techno and ambient sounds within the modular realm. https://soundcloud.com/an_on_bast

For more info and download: http://asip.me/isolatedmix88

Tracklist:

01. Bill Laswell - Káshí
02. Mouse On Mars - Unity Concepts
03. An On Bast & Maciej Fortuna - Our Plateux
04. David Toop - Bodies of Water
05. James Bernard - Euph
06. Atone - Qobac Sine
07. Unknown - ShiveRX
08. Arvo Part - Tabula Rasa - Fratres
09. Coil - Finite Bees
10. Pan American - Coastal
11. Celia Green - In The Extreme
12. An On Bast & Allca - 04:05
13. An On Bast - Rootless
14. Unknown - 10060
15. Woob - Later
16. Dream Fish - Underwater
17. Tatsu - Stilness / Introspective Me
18. Loscil - Monument Builders
19. An On Bast - Enter
20. Meritum - Harfowa

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isolatedmix 88 - An On Bast

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• Poemme - Forest Hymn [Stereoscenic]
• City Of Dawn - 幽玄 (Yugen) [Not On Label]
• Desolate Horizons - Lack Of Human Compassion [Not On Label]
• The Atlas Ghost – Mary [The Atlas Ghost]

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Captain Ulitka - Gentle Portal (Spitzer Ambient Series 2019)

For the full mix background, links to buy, track timings, + Buy Music Club list: http://asip.me/reflection2020

As with all past ‘Reflection’ year-end mixes, I start with a collection of albums I have enjoyed over the year. Through the process of compiling a mix that flows well, songs are whittled down and selected from this collection. This means many of my favorite tracks and albums are often omitted in the process, due to the need for them to fit in a mix that comes together as organically as possible. As I say every year, this isn’t a definitive ‘best-of’ list, but a selection of some of my favorite music from the year in one easily listenable format. It’s the most enjoyable way for me to boil down music I’ve loved from the year using these self-imposed restrictions, for you to then enjoy and discover more. I encourage you to use the mix to jump off and explore each artist, album and label (and check the Buy Music Club list).

Tracklist:
01. Yumiko Moriaka - 銀の船 (Métron Records)
02. LOG - Log 9 (Experiences Ltd)
03. Úlfur (Ft. Cellist Gyda Valtýsdóttir) - Feathered (Touch The Plants)
04. Yumi Iwaki - Initial Tidings (Mystery Circles)
05. Slow Reels - Miya (Morr Music)
06. Rafael Anton Irisarri - Arduous Clarity (Dais)
07. Ian Boddy - Omicron (Behind The Sky)
08. Jonathan Fitoussi - Oceans (Transversales Disques)
09. Evan Caminiti - Plume (Dust Editions)
10. LF58 - Iniziazione (Astral Industries)
11. Night Sea - This Will Take Time (Silent Season)
12. Neel - Alchemy (Ido)
13. Sophia Loizou - Vestal Waters (Houndstooth)
14. Tomas Jirku - Entropy 8 (Silent Season)
15. Daniel Avery - Into The Arms of Stillness (Phantasy Sound)
16. Abfahrt Hinwil - Phase4 (Lapsus Records)
17. Pub - Fragile Root (Ampoule)
18. Space Africa - Self (Self)
19. DJ Lostboi - Ordinary People (Queeste)
20. Lucy Gooch - We Carry (Looking Glass)
21. Robert Lippock - With Tomorrow (7K!)
22. HVL - newenslo (Self)
23. KMRU - ulmma (Seil)
24. Patricia Wolf - All Things Change (Beacon Sound)
25. Perila & Ulla - Every something is an echo of nothing (Silence)
26. Awakened Souls & Pepo Galan - Center of the Sea (Hush Hush)
27. Chronovalve - Breathing Space (Home Normal)
28. Adam Wiltzie - How to Disappear inside a thirty-piece Orchestra (7K!)
29. Epic 45 - Sidings (Wayside & Woodland)
30. Ocoeur - Ascent (n5MD)
31. nthng - With You (Lobster Theremin)
32. Wardown - Culverhouse (Blu Mar Ten)
33. Rone - Human (InFiné)
34. Malibu - Lost At Sea (Kelly Moran remix) (Uno NYC)
35. Il Quadro di Troisi - Real (Raster)
RIP Harold Budd, Pauline Anna Strom & José Padilla.

ASIP - Reflection on 2020

Music from A Strangely Isolated Place + 9128.live.

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