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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

An atmospheric, bass heavy DJ mix on the deeper side of the dubstep spectrum with tracks by Gyu, Truth & Yayne, Dubsworth, Jafu, Ruckspin, Quark, B9, Daega Sound, Gerkle, RedRabbit, Bakir, Ezra, Pheral & Occult and Flame & Tiiu.  Mixed by Naasko.

Thanks and much respect to the artists and the record labels (Chord Marauders, Dubs Alive, Gradient Audio, Urban Scrumping, Echodub, Absys Records, Full Melt Recordings, NoMad Records, Ranking Records, Defy Records) involved in getting this music out there.


DEEP END

An ambient set (all originals) recorded at CoSM. 
Featuring tracks spanning the last 15 years.


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Tipper - CoSM Ambient Set

Two familiar names https://soundcloud.com/applescal & https://soundcloud.com/daviddouglasmusic step up for our next isolated mix, with a highly conceptual approach that matches their new (and similarly conceptual) collaborative album, ‘Démarrage’.  More info and download: http://asip.me/isolatedmix12701. Chihei Hatakeyama - Calm Sea
02. Tomaga - Intimate Immensity 
03. Kyle Hall, Kero - 19FT 
04. Unit Moebius - Dolfinarium 
05. Tambo’s House - Jhe Gu Jye
06. Dusky - Metropolis
07. C.A.R - Idle eyes. (Roman Fluegel Remix) Applescal body Edit
08. The Paradise - In Love With You (Alan Braxe Remix)
09. Fasme - Sweet Flux
10. David Douglas & Applescal - Galibier
11. David Douglas & Applescal - Galibier (Gruppetto) 
12. ⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ - ʅ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡(ƟӨ)ʃ͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡͡ ꐑ(ཀ ඊູ ఠీੂ೧ູ࿃ूੂ✧✧✧✧✧✧ළඕั࿃ूੂ࿃ूੂ
13. Eversines - Vlaag
14. Eversines - Vlaag (Beatless Version) 
15. Ulrich Schnauss - A Letter from Home 
16. Bersarin Quartett - Verflossen ist das Gold der Tage
17. Skúli Sverrisson - Instants

isolatedmix 127 - David Douglas & Applescal

AMANI Dj set in the chill space of New Zealand's Luminate Festival 2015

Track Listing:
1. Mars - Indian Sleeping
2. AtYya - Visionary Nectar
3. Soap Dodgers - Water Landing
4. Congi - Somnium (VIP Mix)
5. AtYya - Seeing Truly
6. Random Rab - Clairvoyer
7. Quanta - Recept (Griff's Footprints On The Brain Mix)
8. SIXIS - Transhuman
9. Living Light - Hidden Mission (Govinda Remix)
10. Goopsteppa - Welcome Aboard
11. Bluetech - Waiting For Initiation
12. Banco De Gaia - Wimble Toot (Eat Static Remix)
13. Nominus - Tasmanian Devil
14. Nominus - Scarlet Sutra
15. Kaya Project - One Hundred Lights (Grouch Remix)
16. Drumspyder - Ice Queen Master
17. Shaman's Dream - Pranayamystic (Drumspyder Remix)
18. Kalya Scintilla - Veer La Lutz (David Starfire Remix)
19. Drumspyder - Ya Ein Moulayiten
20. Ransom - Amazon Bass'n
21. Djanuno Dabo - Snimbe (The Polish Ambassador Remix)
22. Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Schwindelig (Minoru Remix)
23. Kalya Scintilla - Scintillating Sands
24. Bluetech + Shamans Dream - Breath Of Ma (AtYyA Remix)
25. Somatoast - Tiny Things
26. Akasha Experience - Silly Psybin 
27. Living Light - War of Consciousness (Erothyme Remix)
28. Jef Stott - White Tara (Vlastur Remix)
29. SIXIS - Mycolinguistic
30. KousK - Stallions
31. Supersillyus - The Proof is in the Pudding (ft. Adam Psybe)
32. Grouch - Entropath (Kalya Scintilla Remix)

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Hailing from the southwest region of the United States, AMANI has been a unique fixture in the underground electronic music scene, seasoned by over two decades of studio production and performance. From his early days at remote desert gatherings, to his constant touring of clubs and music festivals with world renowned downtempo sensation Desert Dwellers, his career has traversed many musical styles and genres. Blending world music with cutting-edge sound design, Amani Friend has amassed an enormous catalog between his projects Desert Dwellers, Liquid Bloom, and Variant Field. Traveling the international festival circuit and staying on the road with a jam-packed schedule, AMANI continues to bring his alchemy of ancient-future psychedelia to dance floors around the globe. Equally adept at sonically fueling the spirit of large yoga classes or high-energy dance floors, Amani’s sonic offerings provide a journey into the imaginative realms of movement and sound.

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AMANI Dj Set @ Luminate Festival

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://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

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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

I was commissioned by yoga instructor Jessica Annand to craft two one-hour mixes for a yoga retreat taking place in July 2015 at Stewart Mineral Springs Retreat Center near Mt. Shasta, California. While I've played live during yoga sets before, this was the first time I'd created any in the studio. This is the first of the two. The word "Yitha" means "One" in the Karuk tribal language, indigenous to the region. There are gentle beats and expansive spaces in this mix, as per her request.

Mastered by David Sonoform. Tracklist:

1. Modcam - Sonic Zen (Album Mix)
2. Makyo - Soar Angelic
3. Samorost - You
4. Xerxes - Longyaard
5. The Sushi Club - Mujo
6. Union Jack - Water Drums
7. String Theories - White Dragon
8. Coppice Halifax - Greensea
9. Snakestyle (feat. Minnie Rogers) - A Rainy Night in London
10. Electricwest - Bruises
11. Keston & Westdal - Spring in December
12. Krusseldorf - Creation
13. Rhian Sheehan - Standing in Silence Pt. 4

Yitha

I had the distinct honor of playing on a lineup with three good friends at Club Zanzibar one night back in 2008. This set was directly inspired by their presence, and features many tracks produced by friends and friends of friends. A little dub, a bit of psychill, a smattering of trip hop, and a whole lot of love.

Tracklist:

1. Maneesh de Moor - Oracle
2. Helios - Nine Black Alps
3. Leo Abraham - Spider (Jon Hopkins Remix)
4. Bahramji & Maneesh de Moor - Dreamcatcher
5. Radiate - Witchkraft
6. Saru - Something Stronger (Greg Long Mix)
7. Paddy Free - Lali
8. Karuan - Feeling of Us Two
9. Orbient - In Time
10. The Jazzual Suspects - Ba Dada
11. Sola Rosa - Scratch Apprentice
12. Xerxes - Pirayana
13. Bluetech - Kingdom of the Blind (Third I Mix)
14. Hibernation - Trickle
15. Sympath - Zero Sum
16. Jon Hopkins - Sleepwalker
17. The Flashbulb - Addict Swelling
18. Shakatura - S.A.G.E.

Through A Looking Glass

Music from A Strangely Isolated Place + 9128.live.

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

isolatedmix 127 - David Douglas & Applescal

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