Guided by their love of harmonic colour within sound; they perceive chord progressions and harmony as vivid colours and experiences, and this premise is what lies at the centre of their creativity. ‘i.d.’ follows a narrative of Asha searching for their identity, a resolve to try and break through metaphorical walls to unearth who was underneath. 

“During our extended lockdowns in 2020, like so many others I decided to actively spend some much over-due time on learning more about my “true” self. I felt as though I had been squashing down or hiding a lot of aspects of myself for my whole life, which had really stopped me from living my life authentically. I felt very surface-level as a person.”

‘Own Worst Enemy’ is a tense exploration of not knowing yourself and battling with your inner critical voice. ‘I Was Always You’ is a joyful celebration of finally stepping into your true self, particularly as a nonbinary person, feeling the release and expanse of their inner self.

The end result is a genre escaping, vivid and explorative two-track EP that is as honest as it is beautiful. An extraordinarily candid experience that touches on the very human adventure of self reflection and acceptance.

Written, Performed and Produced by Asha Trips (they / them)
Mixing and Addition Production by Finn Irregular (he / him)
Mastered by Andrew Huhtanen McEwan (aka Ahm) (they / them)

i.d.

I Was Always You

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Own Worst Enemy

Asha Trips - Own Worst Enemy

The third episode of Vector Fields aired on Skylab Radio on Saturday 15 January. The series presents a broad sweep through the experimental music happenings within and around so-called Australia. Predominantly made up of unreleased, unheard and under-appreciated music, expect two hours of mindful and cerebral selections that skilfully stray away from ambient and back again.

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Tracklist:
Glass Beams - Mirage
Maria Moles - In Pan-as
Kuzich - There Is No Time
Nubya Garcia - Together Is A Beautiful Place To Be (Nala Sinephro Remix)
Phil Stroud - Harp Dub
Maria Teriaeva - A Sunlit Room
Golden Ivy - Delta
Moor Mother - Time Float
Pawel's Bar - Dub Prejudice
Nala Sinephro - Space 5
Golden Ivy - Kläppen II
Mas Aya - Key
LiiLa - Nazïr
e fishpool - entering a room you left (downer)
Doubler - Virga Falling
Human - Sun Rotations
Alex Macfarlane - Mesmerism and the Ebb
Rings Around Saturn - Eye In The Sky
Elise Massoni - Ciao Bello
Arushi Jain - Under The Lilac Sky
Space Afrika - Indigo Grit (feat. Guest)
Jaala - Funny Shapes
HTRK - Gilbert & George
Arroj Aftab - Diya Hai
Richa Nayar /Yatta - Losing Too Is Still Ours
J - my seat and weep (Grace Ferguson version)
Other Joe - News Year's Kiss

Vector Fields on Skylab - #3

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Utilising frozen signals, granular synthesis, field recordings and a largely improvisational approach on various instruments in order to create vast, shifting soundscapes, A View From the Bungalow offers a slowly unfurling, meditative reflection on a year thrown into turmoil and forced into stand still. Each part of this suite is inspired by finding the fleeting moments of escape and beauty from an unending cloud of uncertainty. From a bungalow in Thornbury, to the rugged coastal expanse of Urquhart's Bluff, through to the brief respite offered by Darebin Parklands.

Improvisation and composition dance around each other cyclically as this album is played out. The tactile and haptic sensations of the bow drawn across the strings of the double bass are echoed by the synthesis of captured sounds - both acoustic and electric - and signal processing; new life is breathed into these various instruments as the ability to swell and grow past the point of decay is introduced. All underpinned by the ubiquitous found sounds of the great Australian landscape.

This album was written and recorded on the land of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. We pay respects to their elders, past and present.
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All tracks recorded and performed by Gordon Li.
Additional percussion on Egg Pt. 1 & 2 by Tim Cox.
Alto Saxophone on Be Gentle Be Warm by Flora Carbo.

Mixed by Pat Telfer.
Mastered by Corey Kikos.

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