Read our interview with Ario here: https://www.patternsofperception.com/post/a-chat-with-ario

Followers of ambient music will no doubt know Ario as the man behind @astralindustries, the revered label that fuses reissued work with new releases from some of the most exciting artists in the genre. Despite the challenges thrown up by 2020, this year alone has seen AI releases from @multicastdynamics, The Chi Factory and Waveform Transmission, among others, and 2021 already promises to be even more prolific for both the label and its boss. 

Yet London-based Ario is just as much a DJ in his own right, with a sound that evades neat categorisation: drawn to the “deeply ritualistic and primal” side of drone, yet partial to the occasional dance floor set, he is reluctant to get too concrete when discussing his own music. His Patterns of Perception 77 is designed to challenge the listener – built on the belief that, contrary to what many may think, an ambient set is not necessarily designed to soothe and subdue. 

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/arioastral
https://soundcloud.com/astralindustries
https://www.facebook.com/astralindustries
https://astralindustries.bandcamp.com/
https://www.astralindustries.co.uk/

Patterns of Perception 77 - Ario

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 Collecting and creating sweet sweet frequencies 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

| Sound practitioner & DJ | 


DJ sets 2024: 
Sumor Festival, June 
Pocket Radio, July
Pocket Radio, ambient set, 7 November 
BMC Radio, 6 December 

Immersive Sound Baths 2024:  
Above Below Festival, May 
Sumor Festival, June 
Twisted Festival, July
Sauna Social Club, London, September
The Chapel, London, September 
We Don't Know What This Is, London, September
Sauna Social Club, London, October 

Immersive Sound Baths 2025:  
Soma Home, London, 16 January 
The Chapel, 15 February,  Stoke Newington 
Unknown Species, April 5, London
The Chapel, 26 April, London  
Resonance Calder   - 13 July, Hebden Bridge 
The Chapel, 1 November, Stoke Newington 
Hybrid live sets (gong & electronic) 2025:   
Om Being, 28 Feb, London
Unknown Species, April 5, London 
Twisted Festival, 11 July, Hampshire  
Monument Festival, 2 August, Norway 
Ouroboros Festival, 13 September, Cantal, France 
House of Worship, TBC October, Nuremberg

DJ Sets 2025:
Deep Listening Lounge, Om Being, April 12
Netil Radio, August 10
Kromosonika, Spanners, September 26
Deep Listening Lounge, Om Being, 8 November
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