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Since 2014, UK-based label, https://soundcloud.com/astralindustries have been responsible for some of the most enlightening and entertaining releases of recent years. Their output has helped otherwise forgotten or out of print music see the light of day, provided new takes on previous classics, whilst also pushing forward new music by some of the most well-respected artists within the ambient genre. 

Debuting with a release by dub-techno legend DeepChord in 2014, Astral Industries went on to release Wolfgang Voigt's live project, Rückverzauberung Live In London in 2015.  In 2016 they followed with a 1985 recording from disbanded dutch collective Chi - a timeless and undoubtedly classic record, whilst in the same year pitching Wolfgang and Deepchord together for the very first time, with reinterpretations of Peter Michael Hamel's classic, Colors of Time. By then, and combined with the continually brilliant artwork of Theo Ellsworth, we knew that Astral Industries was a label with staying-power, and a growing catalog of releases worth collecting - be it just for the framed artwork, or moreover, the complete music package. 

In 2017, we've seen an LP by Heavenly Music Corporation, aka Kim Cascone (likely encouraged by the recent re-release of his own label Silent Records), a third LP by The Chi Factory, and then just last month a beautiful album by Waveform Transmission (Rod Modell of DeepChord and Chris Troy), with a sublime follow-up album, a massive 20 years after their first. 

The man behind the Astral Industries machine, Ario is a proven expert at plucking obscure gems from the past, or ensuring that good music gets the platform and artistic presentation it deserves. In just a few years, Ario has curated a highly respected and anticipated label roster that demands attention, and has yet to disappoint. The music is always gentle, deep and often extremely vivid, be it deeply hypnotic ambient, or gentle murmurs of dub-techno. 

With curatorial talents like this, we're overjoyed to host an exclusive 2hr+ mix of Ario digging into his record collection, and interlocking a few select exclusive Astral Industries bits in-between. It's one hell-of-a hypnotic journey and just like the Astral Industries releases, deserved of your full undivided, escapist attention.

ASIP - isolatedmix 73 Astral Industries

isolatedmix 73 - Ario/Astral Industries

This music has been brought into existence and recorded by virtue of improvisation as well as in-depth exploration of vibration amplitudes, frequencies and after-sounds. Expressed by strings of three instruments and microphone diaphragms, the sounds paint pictures. Pictures composed of simple yet unspeakably beautiful patterns, which manifest themselves in everything around you.

Chapter One

@w_a_r_m_t_h
Archives @archives-5 
Faint @faint-faint-music

Tracklist: 
The tracklist:
Powlos - 2140
Ataxy - Aurora
Araceae - Nocturnal Beyond
José Soberanes - Sobre Tus Aguas
SVLBRD - Dawn (Remodel)
Milena Glowacka - Samadhi
Data Domain - Exponential
Araceae - Primeval Forest
Powlos - Humanaire (Featuring Kate Eveline & SVLBRD)

Human Lessons #014 - Warmth

꿈 Kkum 01 - Ario (@Astralindustries)

2019년 3월 18일, 
첫 번째 꿈 Kkum 에피소드는 런던의 앰비언트 레이블 Astral Industries의 큐레이터이자 앰비언트 디제이인 Ario의 70분 세트와 함께 합니다. 

Astral Industries의 설립자이자 앰비언트/덥테크노 디제이인 Ario는, 과거의 잘 알려지지 않은 보석과 같은 작품들울 발견해 자신이 설계한 예술적 플렛폼을 통해 다시 선보이는 뛰어난 큐레이팅 능력을 보여주고 있다. 단 몇 년만에 Ario는 AI 레이블을 전 세계적으로 존경받는 레이블로 성장시켰으며, 다음 작품을 손꼽아 기다리는 이들을 아직까지 단 한번도 실망시킨 적이 없다. Ario에 의해 선택되는 음악들은 언제나 깊고 부드러우며, 매우 생동감이 넘친다.
이란 출신의 배경을 지니고 런던에서 활동중인 Ario는 깊고 탐구적인 음악을 섭렵해가고 있는 아티스트이며, 그의 음악은 일렉트로닉 음악의 깊은 그림자 안쪽을 탐색하고 있지만, 레이블 운영에서 드러나는 미적감각은 광범위한 음악 분야에 걸쳐 다양한 스펙트럼을 지니고 있음을 보여주고 있다.
Ario는 보다 어둡고 진지한 사운드들을 유기적으로 믹스하여 상황에 따라 엠비언트와 무거운 클럽 음악 사이의 경계를 오가는 셋을 선보이며, 자연과 기계에서 동등하게 영향받은 사이키델릭한 드론 사운드를 자신의 사운드 스케이프에 투과시키며 청중들에게 일종의 자각(Self-awakening)적인 경험을 제공한다.

The man behind the Astral Industries machine, Ario is a proven expert at plucking obscure gems from the past, or ensuring that good music gets the platform and artistic presentation it deserves. In just a few years, Ario has curated a highly respected and anticipated label roster that demands attention, and has yet to disappoint. The music is always gentle, deep and often extremely vivid, be it deeply hypnotic ambient, or gentle murmurs of dub-techno.
With origins linking back to Iran, London-based Ario is a practitioner of deep and inquisitive music – both as a DJ and label curator. Although his remit falls within the deeper shades of electronic music, his overall aesthetic draws on a broader spectrum that prizes the synthesis of both instrumental and electronic disciplines. Depending on context, he traverses the lines and forms between ambient and heavier, club-ready styles. What is common in both worlds, however, is his alchemic handling of rich organicism mixed with darker, more austere sounds. Speaking with an emotive sensitivity, there is a certain self-awareness that permeates his crafted soundscapes, which are as much drone-inspired as they are psychedelic and nature-driven.

꿈 Kkum 01 - Ario

Yes yes. We're excited to bring you the newest instalment of CM Mix series today, coming from STC, representing Black Crane label. 

We've been into that deep electro flavours for a while now, and STC is an exceptional selector of such vibes. Make sure to follow him and check out his previous mixes - hours of gold!

Tracklist & Download:
 01. Baransu - Gerüchte [rohs! records]
 02. Answer Code Request - Subway Into [ACR101]
 03. Lcp - Rural Nightline [re:st]
 04. Caron - Industrialism [Mosaique Records]
 05. Umwelt - Refraction [Mosaique Records]
 06. 214 - Frostbite [Frustrated Funk]
 07. Mor Elian - Starlight Mesa [Radio Matrix]
 08. Forest Drive West - Time [Whiti.es]
 09. Interviews - Didg [Bitterfeld]
 10. Syberian - I Hear the Future [Syberian]
 11. Galaxy Lane - Return [Lone Romantic]
 12. Ekman - Just A Machine [Glauben]
 13. London Modular Alliance - Precious Materials [ART20]
 14. Theory Of Noise - Main Hall [Blind Allies]
 15. SC-164 - 001-003 [SC-164]
 16. Negocius Man - Dr01ds [Microm Records]
 17. Albert Van Abbe - Function P [Propaganda Moscow]
 18. Hexagon - Cerebral Trauma [Shipwrec]
 19. Anokie - My Freinds A Preditor [Zyntax Motorcity]
 20. The Exaltics - 00022.53.0.2 [SolarOneMusic]

STC:
https://www.facebook.com/stcofficial1/
https://www.mixcloud.com/SubSTC/

Black Crane:
https://blackcrane.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/blackcranelabel/
https://soundcloud.com/blackcranelabel

Photo by STC with edits by CM

Come Meditate Mix #38 - STC

Campfire Stories 73 (Vivid Ascension) Severnaya (@conforce)

~ About The Story ~

Ere, in the northern gale,
The summer tresses of the trees are gone,
The woods of Autumn, all around our vale
Have put their glory on.
The mountains that infold,
In their wide sweep, the coloured landscape round.
Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold,
That guard the enchanted ground.
I roam the woods that crown
The upland, where the mingled splendours glow,
Where the gay company of trees look down
On the green fields below.
My steps are not alone
In these bright walks; the sweet southwest, at play,
Flies, rustling, where the painted leaves are strewn
Along the winding way.
And far in heaven, the while,
The sun, that sends that gale to wander here,
Pours out on the fair earth his quiet smile,—
The sweetest of the year.
Where now the solemn shade,
Verdure and gloom where many branches meet;
So grateful, when the noon of summer made
The valleys sick with heat?
Let in through all the trees
Come the strange rays; the forest depths are bright;
Their sunny-coloured foliage, in the breeze,
Twinkles, like beams of light.
The rivulet, late unseen,
Where bickering through the shrubs its waters run,
Shines with the image of its golden screen,
And glimmerings of the sun.
But 'neath yon crimson tree,
Lover to listening maid might breathe his flame,
Nor mark, within its roseate canopy,
Her blush of maiden shame.
Oh, Autumn! why so soon
Depart the hues that make thy forests glad;
Thy gentle wind and thy fair sunny noon,
And leave thee wild and sad!
Ah! 'twere a lot too blessed
For ever in thy coloured shades to stray;
Amid the kisses of the soft southwest
To rove and dream for aye;
And leave the vain low strife
That makes men mad—the tug for wealth and power,
The passions and the cares that wither life,
And waste its little hour.

~ Chapters ~

Coming soon.

~ Notes ~

Campfire Stories is a mix series by friends of Silent Season. The focus of the series is on storytelling through deeper electronic music. Artists weave together narratives using the emotional characteristics of ambient and techno music.

Thanks to all the artists and labels whose sounds help tell the story.

Thank you for listening.

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Photo: Sarah Arista

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www.silentseason.com
info@silentseason.com

Campfire Stories 73 (Vivid Ascension) Severnaya (Conforce)

Reflection Nebula is a three-piece music act. It was a one-man-project with 8 albums under the belt previously, yet in December 2017 it underwent expansion.

Members:
Vladimir Frith
Maxim Samosvat
Pavel Petrov