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Ambient, chillout and other relaxed atmospheric grooves

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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

D E S I G N I N G   M U S I C

A Place Like Home

Ocean Jive - Sven Van Hees

Written by @Leaks
-www.facebook.com/leaksmusic

Released By Zero Through Nine
- www.facebook.com/zerothroughnine

Mastered by Andrei "Ony" Eremin



Leaks - Often It's You

A little taster mix in lead up to a night i'll be DJ'ing at in Portland (OR) on the 21st May at Holocene. Featuring live performances from Apartment Fox, Ethernet and Sunhammer, and fellow DJ's The Journeymen, we'll be spinning nothing but vinyl on the night. If you live nearby, make sure you come!

Facebook event: http://asip.me/1mB2K49

"Accent/Sustain, a night of live beat music with roots in Ambient, Dub, and submerged Techno. Featuring a mixture of hardware based Live PA and all vinyl DJing, this showcase promises to be a view deep inside the work being created happily outside of club convention".

Tracklist:

01. The Green Kingdom - Untitled [Dronarivm]
02. Markus Guentner - Ashes [Moodgadget]
03. Heathered Pearls - The Worship Bell (Foxes in Fiction Tape remix) [Ghostly]
04. Textural Being - Sept [Energostatic]
05. Martin Nonstatic - Subatomic [Dewtone]
06. Doyeq - Soundsphere [Subspiele]
07. Purl - Essence [Dewtone]
08. Yagya - Snowflake 6 [Force Inc]
09. Desolate - Endurance [Fauxpas]
10. Gidge - Huldra (Atomnation] 
11. Borealis - Nightfall (Ben Lukas Boysen remix) [Origami Sound]
12. Norge - 165 minutes With You (Markus Guentner remix) [ASIP]


ASIP - Accent/Sustain

01. Northern Picture Library - Dreams and Stars and Sleep
02. Helios - Coast Off
03. Disco Inferno - Footprints in Snow
04. The Papertiger Sound - This is How it Ends
05. kontakte - A Snowflake in Her Hand
06. Ultra Vivid Scene - Lynne-Marie #1
07. Airiel - Firefly
08. Slowdive - In Mind
09. Jesper Lundager - Robot Friend Sleeps Well
10. Robin Guthrie - Camera Lucida
11. Dif Juz - The Last Day
12. Luga - This Hard Day
13. Aerosol - Excess
14. Crisopa - Fibra de Carbona y Cambios Automaticos
15. Angelmark - Twilight World
16. port-royal - Ernst Bloch
17. Felt - Be Still
18. Pacific UV - L.A.P.D vs N.Y.P.D (Eluvium remix)
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See the full post for more info including tracknotes: http://wp.me/pjpL2-UX

isolatedmix 17 - Winterlight

Sven van Hees - Tabla Rasa

The end of Nosordo. 
This is the final remains of the AA and Nosordo labels.

Ljudbilden & Piloten - Martin, Gracias por la guitarra

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.

More info

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://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 v1.22a

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

For more info, links to buy Parks tracks and a short interview with Parks see here> http://asip.me/isolatedmix22
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Tracklist (all songs by Parks)
01. The Renaissance 00:00
02. Shining Stars 07:09
03. Franja 16:02
04. Lament 24:23
05. The HAL 9000 Computer 31.25
06. Wings Of Desire 37:22
07. Trains 43:46
08. Unreleased 50:30
09. 4AM (unreleased)57:30
10. Eternal Wind 1:06
11. Long Way 1:14
12. The Breath Of Autumn 1:21
13. Days 1:30
14. Topaz 1:38
15. The Twilight 1:44
16. Underwater Spaces 1:52

isolatedmix 22 - Parks

A recording of my 'Moon' themed Essential Mix that aired on BBC Radio 1 from April this year. I hope you guys like it. "They're songs that mean something to me" and a homage to one of my favourite ever films. Lunar Industries 2010.

****News****
I've been nominated for the Essential Mix of the Year on Radio 1. Find out who else has been nominated and vote for your favourite http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/essentialmixoftheyear/2010/
or http://bbc.in/essmix

2010-04-03 - James Zabiela Essential Mix on BBC Radio1

my remix of  Blu Mar Ten - All or nothing  

Blu Mar Ten - All or nothing ( Aeonyx remix ) FREE DOWNLOAD

This song taps into core aspects of beauty and soaring power within us all. It is called Water of Life because it is inspired by Divine Love.

Going to the outer limits of space gives you a unique perspective on your current reality when you return. It also makes you realize that since all reality is an illusion, you are free to create whatever reality you like. Not only that, it’s just a lot of fun. This song provides a full perspective on a wide range of realms. Expand your creativity, expand your consciousness.

The song utilizes binaural beats in Theta that transition into Delta. The song slowly builds to a peak and takes you out 3 times. The last time the song ends with the most peaceful peak you could imagine. The melody remains in your heart for some time afterwards.

Water Of Life

condition: (as determined by the thirteenth <a href="http://soundcloud.com/groups/disquiet-junto/">junto</a> project) create something new by using only a recording of <a href="http://wildup.la/">wild up</a> performing <a href="http://wildup.bandcamp.com/track/chamber-symphony-op-110a-i-largo">chamber symphony, op. 110a, by dimitri shostakovich</a>. duration should be between two and seven minutes.

process: original recordings processed through effect pedals, looped live to closed tape loops and recorded down to 4-track open reel tape in three passes.

pressing forward, left to drown (disquiet0013-wildup)

First release in a series of splits and remixes released on limited edition 300 copies white label 12´s. 
www.nosordo.com

Ljudbilden & Piloten - Ivo

Ljudbilden & Piloten - Domedeijla Mosse

isolatedmix 28 - http://soundcloud.com/crisopa

More info including tracknotes: http://asip.me/isolatedmix28

Tracklist:
1. Ametsub - Snowy Lava. 
2. Ochre - REM sleep research. 
3. Tycho - Adrift. 
4. Ulrich Schnauss - Between us and them.
5. Yimino - Firen (read edit). 
6. Tobias Lilja - Spineless. 
7. Jon Hopkins - Vessel.
8. Vaetxh - Clipper. 
9. Stable Mechanism - Curious Eye. 
10. Eleven Tigers - Wind.
11. The Flashbulb - Undiscovered colors. 

isolatedmix 28 - Crisopa

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)

More isolatedmixes: http://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/ambient-electronica-mixes/

isolatedmix 01 - Ulrich Schnauss

From the upcoming album, 'Anastasis,' out 8/13 (int'l) and 8/14 (US). Pre-order available now at iTunes: http://bit.ly/dcdpreorder. 

Amnesia (Radio Edit)

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

1 - James Holden - Kearn
2 - Spectre - Overseas
3 - Tankerville - Entangled
4 - Deadmau5 - I Hate Campers
5 - Cinematic Orchestra - That Home
6 - Deadmau5 - Wish You Were There
7 - Vangelis - Ask The Mountains
8 - Michael Brook and Pieter Nooten - Finally I
9 - Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke - The Unfolding
10 - Roger Eno - Voices
11 - Kevin Shields - Goodbye
12 - Amorphous Androgynous - Mountain Goat
13 - Alex Stealthy - Once Ambient
14 - port-royal - hva (failed revolutions)
15 - Tripswitch - Stereogram (Solar Fields remix)
16 - Ulrich Schnauss - Shine (Mint remix)
17 - Freedom Tygerstar - Snow Runner Sun
18 - Twisted Air feat. Caroline Thorp - Feels Like Forever

See the full post with tracknotes from Tripswitch here: http://astrangelyisolatedplace.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/isolatedmix-11-tripswitch/

isolatedmix 11 - Tripswitch

Biosphere is the main recording name of Geir Jenssen (born 1962), a Norwegian musician who has released a notable catalogue of ambient music. He is well known for his early "ambient techno" aesthetic and later for his "arctic ambient" style, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources. His track "Novelty Waves" was used for the 1995 campaign of Levi's. His 1997 album Substrata was voted by www.hyperreal.org  as one of the all time classic ambient albums. But over the last few years his albums (such as Cirque, Shenzou, Autour de la lune, Dropsonde and N-plants) have embodied some touches of jazz, classical, drone and even some dub-techno. His unique sound signature is quite peculiar: an immense feeling of being absorbed in the cold winter. More here : http://funkyjeff77.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/2495/


Another electronica tribute : http://soundcloud.com/funky_jeff/fsol-tribute

TRACKLISTING : 

1)	Intro documentary 
2)	The silent orchestra
3)	Laika
4)	Poa alpina
5)	Chukhung
6)	The things I tell you
7)	Kobresia
8)	Lounge (From Insomnia) 
9)	Cannon hill
10)	 From a solid to a liquid
11)	 White lightning
12)	 Hyperborea
13)	 Antennaria
14)	 When the night was black - Fires Of Ork 2 (Geir Jenssen, Pete Namlook)
15)	 Microgravity
16)	 Cygnus-a
17)	 Mir
18)	 The shield
19)	 The seal and the hydrophone
20)	 Startoucher
21)	 The third planet
22)	 N & C
23)	 Le grand dôme
24)	 When I leave (Version)
25)	 Monju-2
26)	 Genkai-1
27)	 Oi-1
28)	 Novelty waves (Aedenna cycle ambient mix) 
29)	 W/ Âne Brun : Temporary dive (Biosphere ambient mix) 
30)	 W/ Âne Brun : Temporary dive (Clueless dubstep mix)
31)	 Space shuttle Endeavor launching and the Biosphere
32)	 Corona
33)	 Gravity assist
34)	 Freeze frames 
35)	 In the shape of a flute 
36)	 In triple time 
37)	 Algae & Fungi part 1 
38)	 Too fragile to walk on 
39)	 Ancient campfire 
40)	 Shape of no form 
41)	 Silene
42)	 Bird watching 
43)	 SETI project

Biosphere Tribute

Tripswitch - Stereogram (Solar Fields Remix)

>> 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

"This mix, following on from Instantium Hardphace last year, is the second of a series of what I call 'horizontal slices.' The idea is that there are several long running 'themes' in my work -in other words, groups of pieces across time that partake of some kind of stylistic commonality. So whilst any given group will draw from nearly twenty years of releases, it will have an aesthetic unity that individual albums have often shunned. Of course, it's up to the listener to make sense (or otherwise) of what that aesthetic may be!" - Tom Jenkinson, March 2013

"Rotate Electrolyte" / Hello Everything (2006)
"Planetarium" / Hello Everything (2006)
"Ultravisitor" / Ultravisitor (2004)
"Welcome To Europe" / Hello Everything (2006)
"I Wish You Could Talk" / Go Plastic (2001)
"PSultan (Squarepusher remix)" / Chaos A.D. (1998)
"Port Rhombus" / Port Rhombus e.p. (1996)
"Tetra-Sync" / Ultravisitor (2004)
"Tommib" / Go Plastic (2001)
"Theme From Ernest Borgnine" / Feed Me Weird Things (1996)

Squarepusher - Ufabulum & Enstrobia EP out now on Warp Records
Ufabulum Live - March 30th, Roundhouse, London

http://www.squarepusher.net
http://www.warp.net

Hello Everything

Rotate Electrolyte

Squarepusher - Endless Flamethrower v1.0

More info including an interview with Rafael > http://asip.me/isolatedmix37

http://www.substratafestival.com/
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-make-another-memorable-substrata-happen

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)

Dead Can Dance - Children Of The Sun

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