Strange #53

Ambient 76

Depths #112

Isolated Places Atmospheres, Ancestral Glaciers
GRAVITY FLOW - Installation by Douglas Mandry https://douglasmandry.com/gravity-flow/

ISOLATED PLACES 2 -  GRAVITY FLOW >>> Atmospheres

ASIP Releases (Previews)

The unassuming maestro of techno music Donato Dozzy returns to Tresor Records on its 30th year with a new EP entitled 124. The record follows a majestic appearance on the Tresor 30 anniversary compilation and his expert devotion to the Roland TB-303, Filo Loves The Acid. True to form, 124 meddles sharp rhythmic minimalism and diverse textures, each track pushing at the epiphanic threshold as the boss of Spazio Disponibile allows his deeply intuitive productions to take effect.

The EP's opening track "messy kafka world" introduces a frenetic and concentrated atmosphere of rhythmic forces, hallucinatory and euphoric in effect. Its dizzying staccato loops are given structure by strengthening beats and bleak synthetic pillars. 

124 represents Donato Dozzy ever-expanding his powers and musical freedom. His innate groove and inventive sound design push minimal and serene techno with a substantial weight and voice that sets him apart from others.

PRE-ORDER NOW: bit.ly/124-bc
@donato-dozzy

messy kafka world

Buy 12" / Digital

Donato Dozzy - messy kafka world

Versalife - Shape Shifter 2 EP - Delsin Records - dsr-e12

vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/7090
digital: https://ffm.to/dsr-e12 

a1. Phosphorescence
a2. Cone Of Silence
b1. Hybrid Form
b2. Instinct

Versalife with the second installment of his Shape Shifter series on the Delsin electronic series. Fresh harbour city electro jams. 

@conforce

Buy @ Delsin Shop

Versalife - Shape Shifter 2 EP (DSR-E12)

"Ревізіоністський синдром" — художньо-дослідницький проєкт та показ робіт художника N. у франківській Ратуші. N. мешкав у Станіславові та Львові у міжвоєнний та радянський періоди. Наприкінці 1920-х та на початку 1930-х, N. в студентські часи був свідком тогочасного мистецького життя, зокрема модерністських пошуків об’єднання artes та Краківської групи. Вже у 1970-х ми знаходимо N., в ролі художника-оформлювача в одному з заводських клубів радянського Івано-Франківська. Також у цей період N. перебуває на обліку у міському психоневрологічному диспансері, де згодом завершується його життя. 

За спогадами N. у 1931 в Станіславові відбулась унікальна виставка, на якій експонувались роботи представників польського та радянського українського художнього авангарду. Єдиним (відносно) вартим довіри доказом існування цієї виставки є радіопередача східноукраїнського журналіста, знайдена у харківських архівах за участі Юрія Андруховича.

Івано-Франківськ, 2021

Досліджував та реконструював практику N.: Нікіта Кадан
Досліджував та реконструював радіопрограму з виставки 1931 року: Юрій Андрухович
Працювали з радіо та звуком: Лєра Полянськова, Олександр Сушинський
Втілили: proto produkciia та Асортиментна кімната

Особлива подяка Галині Баранкевич та команді Urban Space Radio.

Радіопрограма за участі Валеріана Поліщука (1931)

Ревізіоністський синдром / Радіопрограма за участі Валеріяна Поліщука (1931)

Tresor veteran TV Victor TV Victor returns with two EPs in the midst of Tresor's 30th anniversary. Being an integral part of Tresor even before it all began, Udo Heitfeld founded No Zen Orchestra in 1987 together with Dimitri Hegemann and Günther Schickert amongst others. The first releases on Interfisch, which would later become Tresor Records, saw the crew gathering around Fischbüro (a space for eclectic and dada experimentation) releasing non-comforming hypnotic psychedelic rock experiments, followed by Heitfeld's solo debut Album Moondance on Big Sex in '89 as well as Trance Garden 1-3, his first release on Tresor in '94.

TV Victor's new releases GRV Vol. 2 + 3 continue this saga three decades later. This new chapter picks up where GRV Vol.1 left off in 2010, with its release on Tobias Freund and Max Loderbauer's Non Standard Productions label. GRV Vol.3 shows an even more hypnotic and trance-inducing side of Heitfeld's sonic universe.

It starts off with „GRV Tr 5", an ever growing drone piece interspersed with drums reminiscent of Jaki Liebezeit's "Motorik Beat"-drumming from the days of Can. Relentless drums and layers of percussion are present throughout the whole EP. While the moods and states of mind are ever changing - sometimes soothing, sometimes threatening - they still convey a universal feeling: things are moving forward in steady waves while the repetitive and subtly shifting atmospherics - much like looking at the stars - crumble any sense of space and time into infinity.

A lot of magic happens, when nothing happens next.

GRV Vol .3

CD120 GRV5

BANDCAMP

PREMIERE: TV Victor - CD120 GRV5

Multi Culti return with five mind-altering bangers on SOLSTICE II, an appropriately diverse collection of music for the label’s flagship 12” series AXIAL TILT, celebrating cosmic collisions, chaos magick, transcendent dance and inner balance. 

In a watershed moment for the globally-garnered imprint, SHEILA CHANDRA’s ‘RAQS’ gets a licensed rework by ZILLAS ON ACID and it’s a bonafide spine-shaking psychedelic chakra-elevator. Keeping up the energy level but speeding up the tempo, CALYPSO CULT regular, Mexico's INIGO VONTIER shreds out powerful didgeridoo-based peak-time ignition on the A2. FRENZY, already. 

The B-side kicks off with a massive main-room remix of SABABA 5 ‘NASNUSA’ courtesy of Israeli trance-master KINO TODO & DANELZ, chopping the amazingly catchy and beautiful vocals of Japanese vocalist YURIKA into a club-pumping ear-worm. ANDI OTTO brings things back down to the lower tempos Multi Culti is associated with, joining forces with Rwandan dancer and singer EVARISTE KARINGANIRE for a wonky, stompy and most of all unique track. Finally, cult wizard GOLDEN BUG turns in another spooky, subliminal groove, sounding like Toulouse Low Trax having a puff with Aleister Crowley - witchy incantation meets hypnotic beat.

Mastered by The Wall Studios

Golden Bug - Toro

https://soundcloud.com/o_wojciechowska revives one of her beloved Strië albums alongside new reinterpretations from legendary UK producer https://soundcloud.com/scanner. Now available on Gatefold 2LP split color vinyl. https://asip.me/asipv034

Strië & Scanner / Struktura Revisited (ASIPV034) [Previews]

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
420 week haiku
https://www.naviarrecords.com/2022/01/19/naviarhaiku420-adorned-with-raindrops/

2022-01-20

Princess Azealia ( Naviarhaiku 420 )

thank you

@captain-of-none
@Ibrahim Owais 
@chiara-salome
@jeanette-tr-sbien
@andiotto
@recordat
jule gocht :)

Playlist:
-Michel Banabila – Synchronicity
-Jan Jelinek - Joseph Beuys, it was you who said- Democracy is so big one can only sing about it. You recently made your debut as a singer. Which democracy are you singing about
-Duval Timothy – Whatsapp
-ARP & Anthony Moore - Wild Grass II (for Robert Wyatt)
-Meitei - Curio 
-Chairman Maf - Daffodil Soup
-Chairman Maf - ESCAPE FROM BREXIT ISLAND
-Etienne Jaumet - Orage Dans La Creuse
-Raa – Dromsekvens
-Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit -  Fearer 
-Howie Lee - The Door Of Aspiration
-Parish Council - Imagination's Gap
-Michel Banabila - Map Symbols
-Bill Murray interview
-Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – Mezame
-Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Movement 1
-Duval Timothy - First Rain 
-Loris S. Sarid - Orizzontale Verticale
-Tai Chi lesson
-Vincent Gallo - I Wrote This Song For The Girl Paris Hilton
-Tamar Osborn & Idris Rahman - Improv 5
-David Darling & The Wulu Bunun - Lugu Lugu Kan-Ibi
-Matthew Herbert - The Nine Seeds Of Navdanya
-JEANNE LEE (Sample „Sundance“)
-Dans Dans - The Sicilian Clan
-James Clarke - Sculpture 
-Ernest Hood - Saturday Morning Doze
-Yuichiro Fujimoto - Wooden Minimal Music 
-Raymond Scott – Portofino
-Tarwater – Animetrain
-Pino Palladino & Blake Mills - Just Wrong
-Clara Rockmore - Tchaikovsky: Valse Sentimentale, 1977
-Milton Babbitt - 15 Philomel (Edit), 1964(Samples)
-JB_Dunckel / Jonathan Fitoussi – Mirages
-Sam Gendel - IN THE DUNES
-Raymond Scott – Limbo: The Organized Mind
-David Behrman - On The Other Ocean (excerpt)
-J Foerster - N Kramer - Air Flows
-Dali Muru & The Polyphonic Swarm - Finest Escape
-Jon Hassell - Blues Nile
-Pilooski - Completely sun feat. Jarvis Cocker
-METÁ METÁ – obatalá
-Keope – Notturno
-Etienne Jaumet - The Dirty Part Of The Dust
-Cyril Cyril - La Ville
-F L A N G E R – Nightbeat
-Michel Banabila & Mete Erker - Read My Lips (Route Planner Mix)
-Tarwater - N'Existe Pas
-Anthony Joseph - Calling England Home

garbicz 2022 ambient floor

Carbon Base Lifeforms - Init - Interloper

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.

~

“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 / 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]

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]

WVLT is the newest sonic addition from https://soundcloud.com/wndfrm (Portland-based, Tim Westcott), an album of eight distinct explorations of micro-rhythmic IDM.

Tim Westcott’s practice is rooted in an acute, nearly forensic attention to sound. Subtle tones, sculpted drones, and lean percussive gestures, always pursued with a patient ear and obsession with sound design. 

With previous releases on Prologue, Home Normal, and Dragon’s Eye Recordings, and several live performances at Mutek, a new album from Tim is a rare yet welcome occurrence. The conceptual approach for WVLT began in 2021, mixing synths with drum machines and granular processing. Lightly arced structures slip between gates of rhythm, shifting pulses, translucent washes, and disquieting residue. There’s a precision to the hesitation and an insistence in the space between notes, a deft balance of raw improvisation and sculpted quietude.

An exercise in immediacy and response, each track builds and unspools, like form in fleeting motion, driven by the moment’s tonal contrasts, micro‑rhythmic interplay, and slight gestures that alter entire planes of listening. It’s minimal without sparsity, intense without density.

Available digitally and on limited transparent dark blue 12”  vinyl on September 26th 2025. Mastered by Taylor Deupree @12k Mastering and featuring artwork by Noah M / Keep Adding.

WNDFRM / WVLT (ASIPV056) [Previews]

Maiden Voyage/Everything In Its Right Place - Herbie Hancock, Thom Yorke, Arr. by Robert Glasper

X Files - Theme Song - Mark Snow

Берген Кремер — Гроза (bergen-kremer-groza) russian band

Берген Кремер — Гроза

[p*dis] distribution sampler for February 2012.

Dictaphone - Poems from a Rooftop - Maelbeek (sonic pieces)

Beirut

Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place Remix Gigamesh

Halftribe - 'Backwater Revisited'
Label; Dronarivm 
Cat #.: DR-61
Format: CD (ltd. 150)/ CS (ltd. 50) / DL
Release date: July 19th, 2019
Pre-order: July 5th 

Melancholia laid bare, stripped back, then dissipating into thin air.

Mastered by Tobias Lorsbach

Backwater Revisited

Buy CD / CS / DL

Maybe

03-1991-Open to the Dark

Rabz was live with two hours of soothing spiritual jazz, psyched out funk and percussive soul gems, sounds from the likes of Gil Scott Heron, Sun Ra and Don Cherry. 


Prayer/Protest/Peace - Felix Taylor 
Om Shanti - Alice Coltrane 
Impressions - Tenderlonious 
Ensenada - Benny Maupin 
with M. Nourbese Phillip’s Zong #15 
Egungun - Kevin Haynes Groupo Ellegua 
Cancer: All Sides - Cannonball Adderley 
Asante - McCoy Tyner 
Theme for the Eulipions - Rahsaan Roland Kirk 
Nuclear War - Sun Ra 
Blacknuss - Rahsaan Roland Kirk 
Mother Of The Future - Carlos Garnett 
Degi Degi - Don Cherry 
Statement of Intent/Black Monument Theme - Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble 
State of Emergence Suite (Movement Three: Synthesis) - Asher Gamedze 
Garvey’s Ghost - Max Roach & Abbey Lincoln 
Go Away - Jeff Parker 
In My House - Kahil El Zabar’s Spirit Groove ft David Murray 
Transition East 
Running - Gil Scott Heron 
Siyabuela - Asher Gamedze

Rabz - June 2020

A1: Freeki Mutha F cker (extended)
A2: California

B1: Freeki Mutha F cker (Juan Atkins remix)
B2: Freeki Mutha F cker (Egyptian Lover remix)

snippet by @floreal1

MOODY - Freeki Mutha F cker (12" snippet)

Music from A Strangely Isolated Place + 9128.live.

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

Strië & Scanner / Struktura Revisited (ASIPV034) [Previews]

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