Ambient

Mixes by ASIP / Ryan Griffin (Playlist is in no particular order)

ASIP (DJ) Mixes

In a world where we are rushing around from one thing to the next, sometimes not even knowing why or for what. It is essential for the human mind and body to find stillness.

Slowing Down | 減速 | Relaxeaza-te si asimileaza totul | धीमा | Bajar el Tempo | Уповільнення

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@orlesko — self-described sound as "a good cup of chai — full of rich, diverse flavours and delivering a boost of serotonin." He has been promoting and hosting parties in his home city of Edmonton, Canada, and developed as a tastemaker with shows on CJSR 88.5FM Community Radio and went on to play gigs and festivals throughout Western Canada, Black Rock City, Amsterdam, Germany, Brazil, Australia. His ear has been refined through years of personal experience and artistic exploration. Enjoy soaking in the layered waves and frequencies, the space is yours for dreaming.

Seeking out depth in music as in life; an atmosphere for late nights, long drives, or reflective moments beam out from this session, bringing the audience a journey from a dark birthing place. Paced into a contemplative sonic path that finds the light at the end of the tunnel. Our world can seem without hope some days, but the key is to not buy into the subtle distractions called fear. The truth is that there is more light than darkness. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.

Orlesko — CultKitchen Radio Show #42

Tokyo Ga

We’re feeling very honoured to welcome A Strangely Isolated Place and 9128.live head honcho, Ryan Griffin, aka ASIP.

Ryan's ear for label curation and his mixes under the ASIP moniker have really inspired us over the years, so it's exciting to get an insight into what he's been listening to lately.

Some words by Ryan about the mix:

"This mix came together over a 2/3 month period, as I've spent a large part of the summer between Oregon and California with family and haven't had much dedicated time to focus on a mix. Normally I approach mixes more conceptually, but this one came to life organically in pieces, over time. In hindsight, the mix reflects a specific period in time for me and a lot of my life musically over the past few months. From the unfortunate passing of Brian McBride (Stars of The Lid) and revisiting those brilliant albums nearly every evening; anticipating the new Lord of The Isles album after his standout isolatedmix this year; our latest label addition from Mary Yalex; music being sent to my inbox from new artists; and of course, a couple of upcoming ASIP releases that are keeping me busy lately. Thank you for having me as part of the series."

Tracklist:

1. Mary Yalex - Snowy Avenue (Excerpt) (Yalex Recordings) [Forthcoming]
2. Stars of The Lid - Down (Kranky) [2001] 
3. Monolake - Mass Transit Railway (Field Records) [2023]
4. nthng - Unlimited () (Excerpt) (Transatlantic) [2023]
5. Liai - A-A (Quiet Time) [2022]
6. Terre Thaemlitz - Liebesmachine (Comatonse) [2019]
7. Biosphere - Antennaria (Alternative Version) (Biophon) [2022]
8. Vernal Equinox - Six Figures In A Landscape (Clover Recordings) [1997]
9. hoyah חיה - BB walk [10129] (Mellia) [2022]
10. Andy Aquarius - Kyrie (Constellation Tatsu) [2022]
11. Romance & Dean Hurley - Still Lives (Ecstatic) [2022]
12. Chihei Hatakeyama - Insects Chirping (Field Records) [2023]
13. Lord of The Isles - Last Day (AD93) [Forthcoming]
14. Alex Israel - Octonions (Somnambulant Drift) [2023]
15. Shīdo - Denial (Unreleased)
16. Owl - Moonshine Haze (Silent Season) [2021]
17. Not Glass - Fallite Fallentes (Ecstatic) [2019]
18. Carl Stone - Lim 1974 (Unseen Worlds) [2016]
19. Stars of The Lid - Preludes (In C Sharp Major) (Kranky) [2001]
20. Arovane - Yord (Quiet Details) [2023]
21. Markus Guentner & Arovane - Utopian Fragment (A Strangely Isolated Place) [Forthcoming]
22. Salvatore Mercatante - OPEN, OPEN (A Strangely Isolated Place) [Forthcoming]

Website: https://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/
Bandcamp: https://astrangelyisolatedplace.bandcamp.com/
Radio/ Sublabel: https://9128.live/

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac

The Observatory - ASIP

https://cultkitchen.radio — ambient & experimental music 24/7.

"I attempted to emulate the atmosphere and mood of a documentary that I recently watched. The film explored what would happen if a cosmonaut were to be perpetually lost in space."

Read the full interview with @andrea-ferlin @sleep-is-commercial: 
https://www.cultkitchen.radio/andrea-ferlin-interview

Andrea Ferlin — CultKitchen Radio Show #43

For the next edition of Monument Waves, we are honored to welcome ASIP, which is the DJ name of Ryan Griffin, founder of the legendary A Strangely Isolated Place label and the 9128.live radio station. 

Here ASIP presents a stunning mix featuring ambient, electronica, IDM, dub techno and more, where almost every track has been turned into a loop to bring to life the idea of "waves" as loops - continuous unfolding of repetitive patterns.

“Taking inspiration from the podcast series’ title, I aimed to create a mix that focused on
repetition and layers, as if staring out to sea watching blankets of waves roll in from
miles out; changing in intensity, but forever calming in their unbound repetition.”

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Monument Waves 002 : ASIP

~ Deep Breakfast 267 by ASIP aka Ryan Griffin, founder of the wonderful A Strangely Isolated Place label https://soundcloud.com/astrangelyisolatedplace ~

Tracklist:
1. swanasa - AHO (A Strangely Isolated Place, Forthcoming)
2. Hiemal - Pays D'en Haut I (Self)
3. Thomas Koner - Nuut (Night) (Force Inc)
4. Markus Guentner & Abul Mogard - While Hunting Nightmares And Dreaming For Peace (A Strangely Isolated Place, Forthcoming)
5. Ayaavaaki & Purl - Einstein-Rosen Bridge (Passage II) (LILA)
6. LF58 - Utopia  (Northern Electronics)
7. Avsluta - It's Always Lonely Being Free (Self)
8. Pete Namlook & Bill Laswell - Angel Tech (Subharmonic)
9. STBL - Carousel Of Light (Self)
10. Mikkel Rev - Lauryl (A Strangely Isolated Place, Forthcoming)
11. James Murray - Grace (Home Normal)
12. Robert Rich - Summer Thunder (Self)
13. OKRAA - Canto Luminoso a la Luna (A Strangely Isolated Place, Forthcoming)

ASIP
Website: https://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/
Bandcamp: https://astrangelyisolatedplace.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrangelyisolatedplace
X: https://x.com/asip
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/astrangelyisolatedplace

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Deep Breakfast 267 ~ ASIP

We are delighted to begin the year with a mix from ASIP (Ryan Griffin), the founder of A Strangely Isolated Place - a label and mix series that has become a cornerstone for contemporary ambient music. Inviting him felt long overdue, and we couldn’t be happier to share this contribution from someone whose work continually inspires us. For this mix, Ryan delved into musical memories, crafting a journey filled with nostalgia and influences. As he beautifully puts it:

"Thank you, Mareen, for the invite to your series. This mix is full of nostalgia, some Balearic undertones, and classic approaches to ambient electronic music, without an agenda. It starts to speak to some major influences on me over the years. Growing up on 90's electronic music, influential summers in Europe, and the formative years of early 00's IDM and electronica. If Unrush is self-described as 'a serene space within the mind that is free from the encumbering stresses of daily life,' then this is music that always helps me get there."

Ryan’s contribution is a heartfelt journey through time, marked by the sounds that have shaped him and continue to inspire, perfectly embodying the unrushed ethos. Let yourself drift and enjoy... ❤️

ASIP on the web:
Website: https://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/astrangelyisolatedplace
Bandcamp: https://astrangelyisolatedplace.bandcamp.com/
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-strangely-isolated-place/id409698179

UNRUSH on the web:
Bandcamp: www.unrush.bandcamp.com/
Hardwax: www.hardwax.com/label/unrush/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/_unrush_/?hl=de
Facebook: www.facebook.com/unrushme/

Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria

Tracklist:
Ishq - And Awake (2011, Interchill Records)
Aspetuck - Hit Me With Your Pet Shark (Forthcoming, A Strangely Isolated Place)
Wilson Tanner - Further Than Your Headlights (2016, Growing Bin Records)
TSR - gtchi3 (2012, Record Union)
MPU101 - Sunset Memories (2024, Ilian Tape)
Dream Dolphin - L.E.A (Mirror Coordinate Mix) (2023, Music From Memory)
C-thru - Awake In A Dream (2023, Pacific Rhythm)
Norman Feller - Melting From The Inside (2003, Electrolux)
Gallo - That Moment (2023, Hell Yeah)
Spooky - Let Go (1993, Guerilla)
Neutron 900 - Empire (1994, Rising High)
Alvar - Our Peach Sky (Unreleased)
Mikkel Rev - Unknown (Unreleased)
Ebi - Kaze (1996, Space Teddy)
Jochem Paap - Dx-Snth (1999, Fax)

093 - Unrushed by ASIP

https://soundcloud.com/orlesko
https://soundcloud.com/zbroyirecords

The first Budapest-Edmonton connection occurred when our good friend and Transsylvania OST collaborator, Andras Toth, created a couple remixes for Orlesko's zbroyi (зброї) label. The second connection happened when Orlesko visited Andras for his 40th birthday and met Levi, lounging on the couch while non stop talking about '90s ambient music and the KLF. This third wave is an invitation from Orlesko to join him on a timeless vinyl session—follow your guide and ride into the sunset and beyond!

TRACKLIST

Koko - Grama Graphtos [Fortuna Records] 2020
Tony Scott Featuring Jan Akkerman - Silmarillion [Polydor] 1979
Græns - Open Up Your Fears [Höga Nord Rekords] 2021
Saints & Sinners - Peace (Michael Woods Remix) [Lost Language] 2001
Mediated Ambience - Dream Friction [Help Recordings] 2019
Private Taste - First (Ashtrax Ambient Score) [Automatic Records] 2001
The Humble Bee - P209 [Astral Industries] 2021
Petre Inspirescu - Dejune [a:rpia:r] 2012
Pitch Black - Solition [Dubmission Records] 1998
Stef, Pako & Frederik - Seaside Atmosphere (Evolutions Ambient Seagull) [Coded] 1999
Jonas Munk - Shadows [Azure Vista Records] 2020
Island People - Far From Shore [Raster] 2021
Unknown Artist - Title Unknown [unknown] 0000
Land Of Light - Mystery and Fire [Melody As Truth] 2019
Island People - Stalling [Raster] 2021
Cass. - Hey Sun [Growing Bin Records] 2021
O Yuki Conjugate - The Madness Below [Utter] 2021
Mori-Ra - Bush [Forest Jams, Rotating Souls Records] 2021
Arp - Reading A Wave [Mexican Summer] 2018

vol65 mixed by ORLESKO (зброї records) // EDMONTON

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]

https://soundcloud.com/mattxavier has been a friend of mine for many years now. A fellow music obsessive and trusted voice when it comes to all things ambient, techno, and beyond, we finally managed to meet in person while I lived in Los Angeles, and we stayed connected over music ever since. 

We’ve swapped stories about pressing vinyl and running labels, and he was the reason I first crossed paths with Joel Mull (Damm) at one of his gatherings held at a beautiful Topanga home. It was a serendipitous moment that still echoes today. 

A proponent for the deeper layers found in music, Matt has since become a practician, ambassador, and pioneer for psychedelic soundtracking. Along the way, he shared tracks from ASIP and other labels that were influencing and guiding his private sessions, shaping the grand masterpiece we present to you today. As his practice deepened, we exchanged many texts discussing his ambition to publish a book about his unique experience and include an accompanying mix on ASIP. 

Matt’s new book, ‘The Psychedelic DJ: A Practical Guide to Therapeutic Music Curation and Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy’, (https://a.co/d/5bFxc2h) is a groundbreaking manual for anyone looking to bridge sound and healing. Whether you're a clinician, a DJ, or just someone who knows the power of a well-placed track, Matt’s work will likely reframe how you think about music’s role in inner journeys. 

His isolatedmix is a fully formed and accompanying ‘Protocol’, which is an example of one of his many guided sessions, referred to as “therapeutic DJing.” Psilocybin Therapy Protocol v1.22a, distills his craft and evolution in this practice for us all to dip into at a surface level, providing a peek into what are very personal worlds prepared for his clients. 

Alongside the mix, Matt joins us for a deep-dive interview, discussing his new book, his transition from rave culture to guided sessions, his real-time curatorial method and how music, when chosen with care, can become a tool for transformation.

Manual/Timeline 

Ceremony (–15 to 0 min): Music optional
Medicine Imbibed (0–10 min): Start music & meditation
Stage 1 – Onset / Hike (10–55 min)→ Break (55–60 min): Bathroom & booster [water sounds]
Stage 2 – Ascent / Climb (60–150 min)
Stage 3 – The Summit / Peak (150–180 min)
Stage 4 – Return / Descent (180–240 min)→ [Music Ends]
Stage 5 – Arrival / Landing (240–390 min): Music optional
tage 6 – Closing / Baseline (390–420 min): Music optional

Learn more

isolatedmix 132 - Matt Xavier: Psilocybin Therapy Protocol v1.22a

@syberkid 

~ Tracklist ~

tarotplane - Benares
Chris Watson - The Drinking Boy
William A Hutson - 2018-08-23 Polyphonic Harmonitron
Robert Rich - Touch-Release 
The Shamen - Out In The Styx
Ligovskoï	 - Behaïm
DJ Rubio - Western Medicine
Cmetric - VOID/Comm
Commodity Place - Multifrequency Behaviour of High Energy Cosmic Sources 
Pariah - Pith 
The Higher Intelligence Agency & Biosphere - Corona
Rapoon - Lotus	
Move D & Namlook - Travelling the Silk Route IV	
Cabaret Voltaire - Other World
Wanderwelle - The Seed Of The Areoi
Ness - Chronoscope
Sync24 - Replicant
Monolake	 - Mass Transit Railway
Nuel - Untitled	
Mani Festo - Memories	
Earth - The Dry Lake
Ancestral Voices - Hieratic
Teleplasmiste - Astōdaan	
Intex Systems - Thin Air
Sven Väth - Drifting Like Whales In The Darkness
Kryptic Minds - Something To Nothing
Biosphere - En-trance		
Answer Code Request - Orarum
Yosi Horikawa - Bubbles

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The next Deep Mind Music mix is a recording of the set I played in Croatia as part of Austrian collective @femdex’s 8 hour showcase at Lighthouse Festival on the 2nd of June 2019. Thanks to femdex for the invite 💓

I was playing on the Sunday evening, in one of the last sets of the 5 day festival. The ambient floor was set up in a clearing of the forest next to the sea. I’d always prefer to listen to ambient and drone outside, so I’m super grateful to have had the opportunity to play this music in such an idyllic setting. Looking up to see birds drifting over trees, with leaves rustling in the wind was pretty magical.

I feel like this set operates on a deeper and more cerebral plane than my other DMM mixes, designed for tired festival goers to zone out on the cushions under the trees, drifting in and out of consciousness.

I took this photo watching the sunset over the sea after my set.

Also, the first track of this set by @tarot-plane is going to be part of a forthcoming project I’m currently working on, so keep an eye out for news about that in the near future 👁

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~ Downloads enabled ~

Sybil ~ Deep Mind Music Vol.8

Vyvyan is an elusive character, a DJ and producer who prefers to operate under the radar. At the end of last year he showcased his tastes and influences in a mix or Bicep's Feel My Bicep mix series which gave listeners a glimpse into both his record bag and his own productions. Having delivered remixes for Psychemagik and Eclectic, last week saw the release of his new EP Coat Bra Pants on Me Me Me which includes remixes from Not An Animal's Chris Stoker and Robert Johnson resident Gerd Janson.

We invited him to deliver this week's Monday Is OK mix which flows through experimental, beatless rhythms; the music that soundtracks his home listening sessions...

Vyvyan: The 'Monday Is Ok' Mix

@zuurb

Style: Ambient, Piano
Lenght: 01:03:53
Quality: 320 kBit/s

Tracklist:
Tambour - Orion (Mythologies)
Jameson Nathan Jones, Elskavon - Still as Troubled Waters
Helios - Dreams
Anna B May - If I Had Wings
Levi Patel - Her angled beauty
Jacob David - Dvale
Jim Perkins - Enfolding
För Alltid - Vindstilla
Rhian Sheehan - Elegy For The Past (We Are All Astronauts Remix)
Slow Meadow - Stellarum Fixarum
Daigo Hanada - Suiu
Essáy - Colours of Liz
Snorri Hallgrímsson - Imperial
Tambour - Ursa Minor (Caroline's Theme)

Alle der diesjährigen Kalendermixe finden sich hier: https://www.kraftfuttermischwerk.de/blogg/category/adventskalender/adventskalender-2019/

Das KFMW Adventskalender 2019

2019 #08: Zuurb - Helike

Our Blitzcast series continuous with Vincent Neumann, who shows up with a beautiful Ambient mix. The Leipzig based Distillery resident unveils two hours of intimate soundscapes, contemplative-uplifting vibrations, hazy drone-spheres, gentle rhythm accents and a consistently timeless mood. This smoothly mixed selection allows to take a deep breath, to drift away and to gain creativity. Thank you Vincent, this is essential!

Die neunte Ausgabe unserer Blitzcast-Serie kommt von Vincent Neumann, der diese in Form einer wunderbaren Ambient-Mélange präsentiert. Im Rahmen der zwei Stunden lässt der Leipziger Distillery-Resident intime Soundscapes, nachdenklich-beflügelnde Vibrations, verschwommen-definierte Drone-Sphären und behutsame Rhythmus-Akzente zu einem durchweg zeitlosen Stimmungspool verschmelzen. Eine smooth gemischte Selektion, die zum Durchatmen und abdriften anregt, sowie die Synapsen in Schwingung versetzt. Danke für diesen nachhaltig-essentiellen Ausflug, lieber Vincent!

Blitzcast 009 — Vincent Neumann

As if by magic it's Monday. Again. How did we get here you ask? We don't have the answers but American composer and multi-instrumentalist Rafael Anton Irisarri has the perfect soundtrack to curb those inevitable beginning-of-the-week feels. 

Known for his immersive ambient productions, Irisarri has released several albums over the years with labels like Immune, A Strangely Isolated Place, Geographic North, Umor Rex and Room40, the latter two being imprints that he's returned to time and time again. Taking the form of continual compositions, his long players demonstrate his finesse at working with different techniques and textures, adding both classical and contemporary influences into the mix.

By day he works as a mastering engineer at his own Black Knoll Studio in New York, where he has prepared releases for the likes of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Grouper and David August, as well as working regularly with labels like Ghostly International and RVNG Intl. 

Following the release of his new album Peripeteia on Dais Records in May, he blessed us with some recent soothing favourites, most of which he mastered at Black Knoll himself.

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Rafael Anton Irisarri: The 'Monday Is OK' Mix

Curated by @jaykeegan

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac
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