ASIP Releases (Previews)

Monument presents Alpengluhen#65 w/ JFR
Javier marimon (@javiermarimon)
Romi(@romi808 )
F-on

February 20th, 2022.

Streaming event(and video) at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c8j3iqcPdw

Thanks @monument-podcast for making it possible

Monument presents Alpenglühen #65 w/ JFR

Monument presents Alpengluhen#67
Refracted(@refracted-music)
Sciama (@sciamamusic)
F-on

March 20th, 2022.

Streaming event(and video) at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwsyyAfAysg

Thanks @monument-podcast for making it possible

Monument presents Alpenglühen#67 w/ Refracted, Sciama & F-on

One Off w/ Zara (16/02/23)

Vinyl only session recorded on 29/05/2023

Ambient, Deep House, and a very bit of deep techno

hope you will like it   :)))))

Velvia - Vinyl June 2023 (Deep House / Ambientish)

TRACKLIST:

Special Guest DJ - a cloud u can rest on 
Kate Carr - Where to begin
Manja Ristić - Muhe
Matti Bye - III
Clarissa Connelly & Johan Polder - The Rider
Rupal - Omnidirectional Tempered Floaters
Panghalina - Glass Lake
Nicolas Snyder - Moon Bath Ritual
CIRCA ALTO - Ritual No.2
richard - z
Steve Roach - Trance Genealogy
Special Guest DJ - panoramic deep love story
Mike Midnight - I Remember (Afterlife Version)

Introspective Electronics w/ Avsluta x Netil Radio | December 23

Suso Saiz & Nono (hybrid dj set) @ temple chptr. 1. 

Nono's Dj set + Suso Saiz live improvisation.

Nono says about:

"Preparing the set for Temple was already special for me because I wasn't just thinking about what I wanted to do or communicate, as on other occasions, but how I could musically connect with Suso Saiz, whom I deeply admire. We decided not to talk beforehand and engage in an exercise of experimentation, presenting it with the trust generated by the event organizers, the other participating artists (also friends), and the attendees, among whom were also many friends. The result was magical; musically, we transitioned from the most subtle drones to moments that were even noisy, and it seemed like we all floated in a limbo that made the two hours fly by".

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temple chapter 1 † the sacred act of listening † took place on 23·12·2023 at Espacio Perpendicular † Madrid

w/ camu ‡ dj feet ‡ iván cebrián ‡ josephine’ soundscapes ‡ las lindas pobres ‡ suso saiz & nono

Suso Saiz & Nono @ temple chptr. 1 - 23/12/2023

El madrileño Muted estrena nuestra serie semanal de podcasts en 2024 con un alucinante viaje grabado en directo en Onyro, Espacio Perpendicular.

MIX: Muted x Beatburguer

More info + links to buy: http://asip.me/asipv047

“Music gives us a place to be lost. Washing away thought, place, time, and identity. It’s in the falling into the river, the dream, that we find just who we could be”. 

Classically trained cellist, composer, and storyteller https://soundcloud.com/lihqun (Lih Qun Wong) presents her debut album, ‘Socha’ for A Strangely Isolated Place. Combining a vast instrumental skillset of piano, cello, electronics, and spoken word, she crafts intensely immersive aural-hallucinatory worlds of intricately shifting landscapes. 

A deeply personal work, Socha explores the ‘diaspora of time and space, and why we all feel so displaced.' Piano chapters capture the meeting place between memory and longing, while explorational vocal and cello textures invoke and echo the ancient, the feminine, and the otherworldly. 

Lihla’s voice guides us, weaving through electronics and field recordings of the ‘real world' to set the path for a poetic and deeply haunting journey through the internal psyche that is truly transportive and escapist. 

‘Socha’ is available on transparent smoke 12” and digital. Mixed by Sebastian Lee Philipp and mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri, featuring artwork by Lihla and Visions of Akira.

Lihla / Socha (ASIPV047) [Previews]

Pretty much the 14th anniversary today or thereabouts of the Sandwell District party so let's have a listen to NYC native David Sumner AKA Function do his thing for an hour. Super deep techno from the man on this one.

Was a great main room billing at this party (as was room 2 tbh) with Forward Strategy Group along for the ride as well as TVO doing his hybrid/live thing [Archive #22], will hopefully get that FSG one out eventually too to complete the room.

I'm going to take the foot off the gas a little and stagger these releases going forward (guess I was making up for lost time after a year hiatus in sticking these out) but there will be more coming so don't worry.

PLEX - [05.02.10] - RM1

[PLEX ARCHIVES #32] - Function - [05.02.10]

More info: https://asip.me/asip042

A Strangely Isolated Place proudly presents Mirror EP, the first label release from Hungarian electronic artist https://soundcloud.com/swanasa (A. Abigél Bánházi). Following her 2023 debut, When You Need to Rest, Let the Sounds Hold You, released on Budapest’s EXILES, Abigél’s Mirror EP serves as a captivating follow-up and a purposeful first introduction to the world of ASIP, showcasing her ability to bridge experimental sound design with hypnotic, meditative drones.

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“We begin at the edge, the Sad Sea, where the waves mirror our emotions, a boundary between the conscious and the deep unknown. As we dive, the waters grow wild, swirling in the chaos of our unconscious. But through the storm, we start to see the patterns—guided by the wolf, the soul’s escort through the shadows.

Deeper still, silence falls. In this quiet, the voices of whales, and dolphins become our companions, leading us toward truth. The water washes away the darkness, and in that stillness, the swan rises—a symbol of transformation, of wisdom found.”

~

Mirror EP encompasses a diverse range of textures, from deeply immersive soundscapes to intricate rhythmic elements, reflecting swanasa's dedication to pushing the boundaries of ambient music, informed by the interplay of folk culture, Jungian psychology, and digital experimentation. Each composition is a seamless blend of synthetic and organic sounds, influenced by her connection to nature, creating an evocative experience that resonates with themes of ecological awareness and modern technology’s role in artistic expression.

Featuring rhythmic chanting and layered vocal samples that invoke a sense of ritual and deep introspection, washes of abstract sounds manipulated from the recordings of wolves, and mystical sounds straight from nature’s own. The EPs tracks highlight swanasa's exploration of sound as a symbolic language, inviting listeners into a world where the lines between reality and imagination blur.

swanasa's music is brought to life through her live performances, where Mirror EP and her previous material form the foundation for dynamic, meditative sets. Having performed alongside artists such as Abul Mogard, swanasa’s live shows emphasize deep listening and immersive sound environments, drawing audiences into her unique sonic world.

Mirror EP will be released on November 22nd, 2024, available as a digital download, mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri @ Black Knoll Studio, New York. The artwork, an original texture created by Zsuzsi Palman, continues the theme from Abigél’s first EP.

ASIP042 swanasa - Mirror

swanasa / Immersion

swanasa / Sad Sea

A Strangely Isolated Place presents a long-lost collaboration between Polish artists Olga Wojciechowska and Tomasz Walkiewicz as Monoparts—a partnership formed many years ago that resulted in an album once destined to remain unreleased.

Olga Wojciechowska, known for her modern-classical masterpieces such as Infinite Distances (2019) and Unseen Traces (2020), as well as her 2022 collaboration with Scanner, breaks all known expectations with Soothsayers. In a dramatic departure, Olga unveils a new and unexpected side, debuting her haunting vocals—a delicate, spellbinding performance that recalls the golden era of trip-hop, and comparisons to the sounds pioneered by Tricky, Massive Attack, and Martina Topley-Bird.

With Tomasz adding layers of depth through intricate beats and electronics, Olga’s voice becomes the emotional core of the record, conjuring an intimate and nostalgic atmosphere.

"This album is like becoming one with the earth itself—feeling the rawness of the wood, tasting the earth in your mouth, and sensing the presence of ancient spirits. The music carries a deep, primal energy, like being part of the forest, with creatures watching you from the shadows." - Olga Wojciechowska

To complete the journey, ASC lends his signature touch with a stunning drum’n’bass reinterpretation, amplifying the album’s nostalgic essence. Soothsayers emerges as a spellbinding ode to times gone by, in more ways than one.

Featuring artwork by Moon Patrol, with mastering and lacquer by Andreas LUPO Lubich, Soothsayers will be available on 12” maroon smoke-colored vinyl and Bandcamp on February 28th.

Monoparts / Soothsayers (ASIPV052) [Previews]

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]

can i do a full body transplant
i want to have different dna bc i fucking hate you

trust spent

KILN https://soundcloud.com/kiln return with an opulent new display of hue and swing on Lemon Borealis, a sumptuous gallery of dazzling motifs that display a finely hewn concoction of visual tones and vital pulse.

Across its 12 cuts, this collection utilizes a fresh process of condensing immersive sprawl into compact, punchy and colorful sound. Using aspects of live performance, beatmaking and waveform sculpting, the troika of Kevin Hayes, Kirk Marrison and Clark Rehberg III create evocative and invigorating dioramas, continuing to surprise and enchant listeners after over thirty years into their collaboration.

Deep in waves of Hi-meets-Lo Fi, KILN delivers a panchromatic daymark arranged to biochemically align and stimulate your personal syntax, forging a tapestry of sonic reveries ranging from the aquarium-on-fire radiance of DrnkGrlfrnd, a garden groove of field-recorded percussion in Maplefunk Diptych, to the sizzling guit-noise whiteout of Deacon Rayhand.

Their eighth album, and first for A Strangely Isolated Place, on Lemon Borealis, KILN expands upon the long-explored themes of mosaic texture, subtle melancholy, eroded consonance, and vivid cadence to reveal yet another aperture to their unique magnetic universe.

Lemon Borealis will be available on 12” Transparent Yellow/Ochre Smoke vinyl and digital on July 18th. Lacquer cut by Andreas Lupo Lubich, and featuring artwork by KILN.

KILN / Lemon Borealis (ASIPV053) [PREVIEWS]

boredfreesty1e (basedgwyn n kubelis)

Music from A Strangely Isolated Place + 9128.live.

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

Lihla / Socha (ASIPV047) [Previews]

astrangelyisolatedplace

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