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The isolatedmix series is an ongoing collection of mixes that reflect the inspiration behind ASIP. All of the artists chosen to curate a mix have had a significant impact on ASIP in one form or another. Each contributor is invited to curate a set of their choice, ranging from their very own inspirations, favourites or a set crafted around a specific theme.

All isolatedmixes are available to download for free. Please continue to support any artists featured in these mixes by purchasing their music.

The isolatedmix Series

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Am Deck 09 - Albrecht Wassersleben

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Groove Podcast 20 - COMA

"This mix is a selection of tracks that came out during the 80s. The decade is most remembered by big hitters like Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Duran Duran, Michael Jackson and co but there were also some amazing tracks coming out that didn't get as much attention as them. This mix aims to cover a bit of that ground, with tracks coming from USA, Japan, France, Germany and the UK crossing synth pop, cold wave, techno and plenty more."
https://soundcloud.com/kitgrill

Whats your favourite grilled food?
Halloumi

Whats your favourite minimal record?
One of my favourites is Erik Satie - Gnossiennes 1–5, feels like each track is all about creating a space for the notes.

Whats your favourite 80's record?
At the moment, I love the The Second Album by Suicide. Imagine disco meets shuffle meets cold wave.

Whats your most prized record in your collection?
Right now it would be, Gray – Shades Of… 

As your EP is called 'Expressions', what is your favourite expression? 
Moving.

What one piece of studio equipment could you not live without?
There is a lot of answers for this but I guess it would have to be an extension cable as it powers everything I do. I need electricity!

What was the first moment you realised that you wanted to be a producer?
Immediately after I graduated in June 2009, I realised I wanted to make music. 

If there was one person you could get in the studio with you would it be and why?
Mozart, I'd love to see what he would do with modern day equipment. I wouldn't want to work with him, i'd just like to see what he makes.

How does the creativity of working as an illustrator filter in your music?
I'm moving into Art Direction, I enjoy creating a world for the music. With the Mirror Image record there are two videos coming out which give the record more of a visual reflection than the EP did. I'm looking forward to making more videos and collaborating with others on different ideas. 

What was it like putting together your album?
Frustrating, exciting, liberating, hard, fun, challenging

How did it feel to finally have it completed?
Great, it was good to let go of those ideas and move on to new music.

What can we expect from you in the future? 
Live shows, colour, moving image and collaboration.


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i-DJ: Kit Grill's 80s Mix

Robag Wruhme @Dommune

https://soundcloud.com/weareallastronauts/sets/blue-dot-series

We've been humbled by the recent love and support for We Are All Astronauts. To say thank you, we thought it was about time to do a mix for everyone.

In this voyage there are a few WAAA tracks, released and unreleased, and a whole lot of other music that we love. Feel free to download, repost, and share on your blog/channel.

Big thanks to you all. Enjoy the journey :)

Maybe a track list would be useful... some of the tracks have been changed and there are a few bits of piano recorded especially, but you can find the general track list below 
00:00 Carbon Based Life Forms - Arecibo
03:30 We Are All Astronauts - ID
08:00 Brambles - To Speak Of Solitude
11:00 Good Weather For An Airstrike - Lungs
16:00 A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Requiem For The Static King Part I
18:40 The Flashbulb - Undiscovered Colors
22:45 Jon Hopkins - Abandon Window
26:45 We Are All Astronauts feat. Ellena Soule - Wolves
31:45 Jon Hopkins - Monsters Theme
35:00 We Are All Astronauts - It's All For You
41:30 Helios - Nothing It Can
46:00 Jonsi & Alex - Stokkseyri
50:00 Sigur Ros - Andvari
55:45 Sound Of Rescue - An Echo Of Nothing
59:00 The National - About Today
01:02:00 Helios - First Dream Called Ocean (We Are All Astronauts Remix)
01:06:20 Mango & SEAWAVES - The Shore (We Are All Astronauts Remix)
01:10:00 Rhian Sheehan - A Thimble Full Of Sorrow
01:13:45 Sigur Ros - Takk
01:15:00 We Are All Astronauts - Once
01:20:00 Jonsi & Alex - Happiness
01:26:30 Andrew Bayer - Closing Act

...and links to the stars of the show, so that you can go check out their incredible music:
https://soundcloud.com/themangoalley
https://soundcloud.com/seawavesmusic
https://soundcloud.com/keithkenniff
https://soundcloud.com/bennjordan (The Flashbulb)
https://soundcloud.com/gwfaa (Good Weather For An Airstrike)
https://soundcloud.com/awvfts (Winged Victory For The Sullen)
https://soundcloud.com/carbonbasedlifeforms
https://soundcloud.com/iambrambles
https://soundcloud.com/jonhopkins
https://soundcloud.com/thesoundofrescue
https://soundcloud.com/rsheehan
https://soundcloud.com/andrewbayer
jonsiandalex.com/

Finally, a big thanks to Carl Sagan - absolute legend and bringer of wisdom - for his Pale Blue Dot monologue that inspires so much of what we do. We salute you!

Blue Dot I Mixtape

http://asip.me/isolatedmix47

01. Murcof – Ooort + Cosmos 2
02. Boards of Canada – Telepath
03. Ulf Lohman – PCC
04. Moshimoss – Travis
05. Jacques Lu Cont – Palindrome
06. Ocoeur – Memento
07. Maps & Diagrams – Ukiyo -e
08. Another fine day – Moving in Stillness
09. Markus Guentner – Shadows Of The City
10. Solar Fields – Sky Trees + Patterns
11. Marsen Jules – The Philosophers Trap
12. Loscil – Charlie
13. The KLF – Six hours to Louisiana, black coffee going cold
14. Maceo Plex – Conjure Balearia
15. The KLF – Dream team in Lake Jackson
16. Bill Laswell – The Heathen Dub
17. Bvdub – Your Loyalty Lies Long Forgotten
18. Ocoeur – Fusion
19. Melorman – Over The Ocean
20. Bochum Welt – La Nuit

Isolatedmix 47 - Leandro Fresco

Whether under his Dream Weapons or Fantastikoi Hxoi aliases or more his more extensive output as https://soundcloud.com/anatolianweapons, Aggelos’ output is one to get lost in, where each project feels like a conversation between worlds that don’t usually meet. With Anatolian Weapons, that conversation comes into sharper focus: what began as an experiment in bridging the sharper edges of EBM and krautrock with the circular, percussive energy of Greek folk music has turned into a fully formed and consistent thread through his output of EPs and albums.

His first full-length as Anatolian Weapons arrived via the legendary Tim Sweeney’s Beats In Space label back in 2019 - a move that pulled ancient melodies into unfamiliar territory and a statement piece at the time. Fast forward to 2024’s Beyond, and that sense of push and pull is still present, only now with more intent and confidence. It’s music that leans into repetition and rhythm without losing sight of where it came from.

Aggelos’ isolatedmix feels like a natural continuation. There’s no strict mood or genre at play, but rather a slow reveal, drawing on the same tensions and textures that have defined Baltas’ path so far. It’s a pleasure to have him contribute with such a dreamy trip through the many facets of his influences.

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isolatedmix 130 - Anatolian Weapons

There’s a certain feeling that creeps in when listening to Illuvia. A delicate suspension between rhythm and atmosphere, where the weight of a breakbeat never overwhelms the stillness it moves through. 

Since debuting as Illuvia on ASIP with Iridescence of Clouds back in 2021, Ludvig Cimbrelius has steadily carved out his own temporal rift in the world of ambient and jungle- a sound that sidesteps nostalgia and instead uncovers a forgotten future buried deep in the recesses of our collective memory. 

With such a history on the label going back to our earliest of releases and our 7th vinyl press (as Purl, alongside Lav) this is the second time Ludvig has appeared on an isolatedmix, along with the close ties and inspiration of this Portals mix from God Is No Longer A DJ. 

Both across his latest release, Earth Prism, and  Iridescence of Clouds, he introduced a world of ambient lovers to weightless pads combined with chopped breaks, barely tethered to gravity, and melodies that seemed to shimmer. It was both an echo of something familiar and an entirely new dialect, not strictly jungle, not wholly ambient, not liquid in the traditional sense, but unmistakably Illuvia. 

This new mix is a continuation of those worlds. Or maybe a glance sideways into a parallel one. Illuvia’s approach has always been about restraint and resonance: every snare hit is softened by reverb, every progression feels like it’s been carved out of silence. 

For those who have followed his trajectory through ASIP and beyond, this is another precious window into Ludvig’s meticulous and emotive world. And for those new to it, welcome.

isolatedmix 131 - Illuvia: 'Mauna Kea'

https://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/blog/2025/6/10/isolatedmix-132-matt-xavier-psilocybin-therapy-protocol-v122a

https://soundcloud.com/mattxavier has been a friend of mine for many years now. A fellow music obsessive and trusted voice when it comes to all things ambient, techno, and beyond, we finally managed to meet in person while I lived in Los Angeles, and we stayed connected over music ever since. 

We’ve swapped stories about pressing vinyl and running labels, and he was the reason I first crossed paths with Joel Mull (Damm) at one of his gatherings held at a beautiful Topanga home. It was a serendipitous moment that still echoes today. 

A proponent for the deeper layers found in music, Matt has since become a practician, ambassador, and pioneer for psychedelic soundtracking. Along the way, he shared tracks from ASIP and other labels that were influencing and guiding his private sessions, shaping the grand masterpiece we present to you today. As his practice deepened, we exchanged many texts discussing his ambition to publish a book about his unique experience and include an accompanying mix on ASIP. 

Matt’s new book, ‘The Psychedelic DJ: A Practical Guide to Therapeutic Music Curation and Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy’, (https://a.co/d/5bFxc2h) is a groundbreaking manual for anyone looking to bridge sound and healing. Whether you're a clinician, a DJ, or just someone who knows the power of a well-placed track, Matt’s work will likely reframe how you think about music’s role in inner journeys. 

His isolatedmix is a fully formed and accompanying ‘Protocol’, which is an example of one of his many guided sessions, referred to as “therapeutic DJing.” Psilocybin Therapy Protocol v1.22a, distills his craft and evolution in this practice for us all to dip into at a surface level, providing a peek into what are very personal worlds prepared for his clients. 

Alongside the mix, Matt joins us for a deep-dive interview, discussing his new book, his transition from rave culture to guided sessions, his real-time curatorial method and how music, when chosen with care, can become a tool for transformation.

Manual/Timeline 

Ceremony (–15 to 0 min): Music optional
Medicine Imbibed (0–10 min): Start music & meditation
Stage 1 – Onset / Hike (10–55 min)→ Break (55–60 min): Bathroom & booster [water sounds]
Stage 2 – Ascent / Climb (60–150 min)
Stage 3 – The Summit / Peak (150–180 min)
Stage 4 – Return / Descent (180–240 min)→ [Music Ends]
Stage 5 – Arrival / Landing (240–390 min): Music optional
tage 6 – Closing / Baseline (390–420 min): Music optional

Learn more

isolatedmix 132 - Matt Xavier: Psilocybin Therapy Protocol 1.22 (The Light)

Somewhere between tape hiss and transmission error, Pentagrams Of Discordia have been quietly assembling fragments of forgotten broadcasts, reel-to-reel experiments, and dusty rhythm boxes into something that might resemble a memory. 

The elusive trio work collectively, in analog shadows, and their fingerprints are embedded deep within this mix. Much of the material you’ll hear is unreleased- looped, spliced, and sequenced exclusively for this set. It's both a showcase and an enigma; a sound that nods towards certain iconic duos and chill-room auteurs without ever tipping fully into homage.

Their isolatedmix is the kind of journey that begins with no particular destination, meandering across shortwave frequencies, roadside daydreams, and the occasional flickering motel sign. A collage of found melodies, distorted lullabies, and cracked-lens nostalgia - less a DJ set and more a shared hallucination.

isolatedmix 133 - Pentagrams Of Discordia

https://soundcloud.com/artefakt-official : "This recording came together for us imagining being in spaces of sonic isolation - conversing with each other and through this act of exchange, unfolding a dynamic landscape. This emerges as an auditory refuge where we become the waves. As we navigate this appearing structure, we re-anchor ourselves as listeners, embracing the ephemeral and reconciling with strangeness to find solace in deviation.

The mix also draws from a lifelong inspiration that runs as a thread through our own music - the contrasts between natural textures, organic decay and fractal blooming sounds set against the quantization, designed function and electric qualities of the built city and the futures they represent, captured in musical imagination. The mix invites listeners to dwell in this synthesis of spaces, discovering connection within isolation."

Tracklist:
01. Arovane & Hior Chronik - A Day, November 2013
02. Multicast Dynamics - Field of Dreams
03. Jake Muir - Twilight Transmissions
04. 2030 - Key to the Universe
05. Neel - Alchemy 
06. Stenny - Dew 
07. 1991 - High-Tech Love-Life
08. Imaginary Softwoods - Globe IV
09. Emika Elena - Reflection (Multicast Dynamics Remix)
10. BFTT - Enin
11. queniv - Viba
12. Hiver - Inner Motion 
13. Sven Weisemann - Cascading Lights
14. Imprea - In a Landscape
15. Purelink - Stadium Drive
16. The 7th Plain - Chords Are Dirty
17. Marianna Maruyama & Hessel Veldman - Softly, at first

isolatedmix 134 - Artefakt

Happy New Year! For more information > http://asip.me/isolatedmix24  

1. Leandro Fresco - Lejos De Ti
2. Daniel Melero - 11
3. Pass Into Silence - Iceblink.
4. Gustavo Cerati - Todos Duermen.
5. Audio Das Poly - Sciex Elan
6. Arovane - Scapen Te
7. Isan - Cutlery Favours
8. Pommerence - Diacido
9. Leandro Fresco - Laptop Granja
10. Cerati/Melero - Alborada
11. Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent) 
12. Arovane - Ambelio 
13. Gustavo Lamas - Envueltos
14. Pantha Du Prince - Im Bann
15. Marsen Jules - Couer Saignant
16. Ulf Lohmann - 11.
17. DD & Leandro Fresco - Thank You + Capsula.
18. Bjork - All Is Full Of Love

isolatedmix 24 - Leandro Fresco

"This mix contains sounds and moods that will transfer the listener to a mystic realm where foggy atmospheres and moonlit melodies will haunt its travellers. A world that consists of deep electronics where at times subtle ivory keys will rise like autumn winds that sweep through ruins of past days. A strangely isolated place where like-minded souls will cross each other's paths". More info and download: http://asip.me/isolatedmix72

isolatedmix 72 - Wanderwelle

For more information see: http://asip.me/isolatedmix26
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Mix introduction by Scott Morgan/Loscil:

"Whether conscious or not, water has long been an influential factor in my work.  There is something intangible, powerful, emotional, alluring and frightening about water.  With this mix, I thought I would explore if and how water has influenced other artists who I respect and admire.  A quick peruse of my music collection lead to the discovery of quite a few pieces that are somehow connected to water.  Be it rivers, streams, oceans or rainfall, it seems water is often an inspirational subject for many composers and this doesn't surprise me.  

I remember a conversation I had in university with a friend who was studying oceanography and fluid dynamics.  I had recently learned about the use of Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT's) in audio analysis.  My layman understanding of this was that FFT's allow for efficient analysis and resynthesis of audio data so that computers can better handle the vast amounts of sample data typically needed to represent and process digital audio.  Long story short, my friend (who had a much better understanding of the application of FFT's than I) revealed to me that they use the same process and similar math for analyzing tidal data.  What struck me about this was that if you look closely at things like sound waves or tidal patterns, etc., there are universal similarities - that almost everything can be boiled down to vibrations, oscillations, frequencies, etc.  Of course, there is much more to our relationship with water than just that.  We depend on it for life as does all life on this planet.  We also play in it, float on it and sometimes it destroys our homes or we drown in it.  Growing up on the west coast, many of my memories both fond and otherwise, somehow involve water, whether it be in the foreground or simply in the background.  It seems I'm not alone".
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Tracklist:

01. Pan*American – Lights On Water (Quiet City)
02. Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto – by this river (summvs)
03. Marcus Fischer – Wind And Wake (Monocoastal)
04. Carter Burwell – Water Dream (Fur An Imaginary Portrait Of Diane Arbus)
05. Tom Recchion – Ship At Sea (Chaotica)
06. Ethernet – Seaside (144 Pulsations of Light)
07. Grouper – Down To The Ocean (Cover The Windows And The Walls)
08. Chihei Hatakeyama – Starlight Reflecting On The Surface Of The River (Minima Moralia)
09. Wes Willenbring – While My Lungs Fill With Water (Somewhere Someone Else)
10. Clouwbeck – The Water’s Burden (From Which The River Rises)
11. Brian Eno & Harold Budd – A Stream With Bright Fish (The Pearl)
12. Gavin Bryars – Titanic Hymn (Autumn) All Strings (The Sinking Of The Titanic)

isolatedmix 26 - Loscil: Waterborne

DRUDKH - Downfall of the Epoch	12:10

01. Leona Naess – True love will find you in the end
    02. Ryuchi Sakamoto – Firewater
    03. Harold Budd – As long as i can hold my breath
    04. Reinhold Heil – Native Funeral
    05. Katharina Franck – Wind was playing with my hair
    06. Pteranodon – Ancient Air space
    07. Tangerine Dream – The unknown is the truth
    08. Christian Kleine – Firn
    09. Elika – You win hearts
    10. White Rainbow – Warm Clicked fruit
    11. Sensorama - Aspirin
    12. Flying Saucer Attack – Oceans
    13. Sun Electric – Stimpak
    14. Aus – Halo (Ulrich Schnauss Remix)

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isolatedmix 01 - Ulrich Schnauss

Between the Buried and Me "Telos" from the album "The Parallax II: Future Sequence"

Between the Buried and Me "Telos"

1. Susumu Yokota – Sea Blue
  2. Sigur Ros - Takk
  3. The KLF – Madruga Eterna
  4. Lightsway – A Sky Full Of Clouds
  5. Bibio – It Was Willow
  6. William Orbit – You Know Too Much About Flying Saucers
  7. The Album Leaf – Over The Pond
  8. Winterlight – Hush Now
  9. Little Dragon – Twice
  10. Leandro Fresco – Buenos Amigos
  11. Jon Hopkins – Cold Out There
  12. Delerium – Sensorium
  13. Burial – UK
  14. Boards of Canada – Blockbusters
  15. Ulrich Schnauss – Molfsee
  16. Ulf Lohmann – Burning Bright
  17. Aphex Twin – Blue Calx

isolatedmix 02 - ASIP

Between the Buried and Me's "Astral Body" from "The Parallax II: Future Sequence".

Between the Buried and Me "Astral Body"

>> 1. Ten And Tracer - Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny [Rope Swing Cities, 2006]
>> 2. Lunar Testing Lab - Mock-Orange [I, Absentee, 2008]
>> 3. Bitstream - Crab Nebula [City Centre Offices, 2002]
>> 4. Bradley Strider - Bradley's Robot A2 [Rephlex, 1993]
>> 5. DJ Sprinkles - Ball'r/Madonna Free Zone [Mule Musiq, 2009]
>> 6. Bonobo - The Plug [Tru Thoughts, 2000]
>> 7. Kiln - Kekker [Thalassa, 1998]
>> 8. Manual - Miraparque [Awkward Silence, 2008]
>> 9. The Gentle People - Journey (Aphex Twin Care Mix) [Rephlex, 1995]
>> 10. Quantic - The 5th Exotic [Tru Thoughts, 2001]
>> 11. Signaldrift - Welcome Ceylon [Wobblyhead, 2003]
>> 12. Cylob - Foid [Rephlex, 1996]
>> 13. Arovane - Deauville [City Centre Offices, 2000]
>> 14. Loess - Viscer [Toytronic, 2003]

isolatedmix 03 - Milieu - One last push on the swing

The Ocean "Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish in Dreams" from the album "Pelagial".

The Ocean "Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish in Dreams"

Cathedral "Tower of Silence" from the album "The Last Spire"

Cathedral "Tower of Silence"

More info including an interview with Rafael > http://asip.me/isolatedmix37

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Tracklist:

0:00. Lawrence English – Patterns Review
1:28. Rafael Anton Irisarri – Substrata Hydrophonic Listening
2:15. Yagya/The Sight Below – Sleepygirl
6:52. Markus Guentner – Get Anything Done In This World
16:17. Loscil – Hastings Sunrise
23:09. Mirrorring – Drowning The Call
29:45. Svarte Greiner – Final Sleep
32:57. Tim Hecker – Dungeoneering
37:28. Scanner – 47° 36′ 35″ N, 122° 19′ 59″ W
40:47. Biosphere – Warmed By The Drift
47:11. Jacaszek – Lament
54:01. Nils Frahm – Ambre
57:39. Marcus Fischer – Shape To Shore
63:05. Oren Ambarchi – Stars Aligned, Webs Spun
66:10. Eluvium – Under The Water It Glowed


isolatedmix 37 - Rafael Anton Irisarri: Substrata Edition

For the 2nd and 3rd parts of the mix&nbsp; please visit http://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com


Verse En Coma - Untitled

Death Cab For Cutie - Passenger Seat

Blueneck - Lilitu

Nine Inch Nails - Lights In The Sky

Blueneck - Epiphany

Bosse - VI

Grouper - When We Fall

Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts IV - III

Grouper - We've All Time To Sleep

Burial - Forgive

Grouper - Heavy Water / I'd Rather Be Sleeping

Tiny Vipers - Campfire Resemblance

Kevin Devine - It's Only Your Life

Tiny Vipers - On This Side

Radiohead - Thinking About You

Division Day - Enjoy the Silence

Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I - IV

Division Day - Reservoir

Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts II - VIII

Sneaker Pimps - Walking Zero

Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile

Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts IV - I

Pyramids - Sleds

Nine Inch Nails - A Warm Place

Boris &amp; Sunn O))) - Fried Eagle Mind

Jodis - Ascent

Pyramids With Nadja - Into The Silent Waves

Nadja - I Make From Your Eyes The Sun

The Angelic Process - Million Year Summer

Pyramids With Nadja - An Angel Was Heard To Cry Over The City Of Rome

The Angelic Process - Mouvement - The Rest Of The World Is Noise

Boris - Luna

Envy - A Road Of Winds The Water Builds

Fall Of Efrafa - Republic Of Heaven



isolatedmix 04 - Jesse Somfay (Part 1)

Music from A Strangely Isolated Place + 9128.live.

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