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Ocoeur – Light As A Feather (Exclusive stream)
“Au coeur” translated into English is simple: “to the heart”, so get ready for yet another great album to hold a special little place in your beloved 2013 music library. A name which is brand new to me, Franck Zaragoza has previous releases on the Spanish netlabel Musica Vermella, and has now signed his new … Continue reading
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Loscil – Intervalo “Intervalo is the result of a collaboration between Seattle pianist Kelly Wyse and Vancouver’s loscil. Culminating from two live performances in 2012, first at Seattle’s Substrata Festival and later at Decibel Festival”. Quite honestly, the rework on Endless Falls is one of the most beautiful reinterpretations iver ever heard. Buy the EP … Continue reading
Micah Templeton-Wolfe aka Stray Theories, has gone from strength to strength recently and is really starting to get the attention he deserves. The Australian, now New Zealand based composer has several self-released albums, with his most notorious, celebrated and my personal favourite being ‘Even Though We Sleep‘; a dose of beautiful, elegant ambient and delicate … Continue reading
Where to start with this one… I mean, if someone was to ask you about John Beltran, where would you start? What pigeonhole would he undeservedly be forced into? I’m pretty sure a lot of people wouldn’t even know who he is unless coming from some sort of techno background. Sure, after last years brilliant … Continue reading
Every time I put my head down and write about an album from one of my favourite artists’ I check back to see how many superlatives i’ve already burnt on previous albums and posts, compare the differences, check the evolution and try to get a sense of any new direction the artist may have taken. … Continue reading
After moving to the USA, one of the very first things I did was ask Rafael Anton Irisarri if he was planning to host another Substrata Festival, in what would potentially be it’s 3rd edition. For two years ive sat and envied this festivals attendees, its ethos, its intimateness and of course its amazing lineup, … Continue reading
Max Cooper – Synesthetes Museum (Magnetic Mag Mix) An adventurous journey through the British Museum and Max Cooper’s ingenious mind, this mix spans ambient, techno and historical recordings, all assembled around a turn-by-turn visit through the museum: “I mixed it in a way to be like a journey though the museum, turning corners and regularly … Continue reading
Alveol – No Point In Holding On If there’s one label out there who’s sound I could pinpoint a mile off, it’s Dewtone. That’s not to say they are predictable, but more that everything they put out is right on point for me; warm, melodic and dubby – especially this man Ludvig Cimbrelius, aka Alveol. … Continue reading
It was “Swallowed Up In An Unalterable Dream” that led me to discover Pearls & Smoke, Emily Griffith’s debut album as Glossata – a fourteen-minute atmospheric piece that the bvdub fan in me couldn’t ignore. Signature looped ethereal vocals, beautiful synths, and then a layer of clean beats and a distant voice to finish it … Continue reading
I’m always excited to share new music, especially from new artists on great labels. So it gives me pleasure to bring to you all an exclusive first listen of (ghost)‘s new album, ‘Departure’ soon to be released on one of our favourite outputs, n5MD. (ghost) is Brian Froh, from Connecticut, USA. Influenced by the likes … Continue reading
I never thought i’d see the day when I combined two of my series in one post! But there’s been so much good music by some of The Places Series artists (both previous and upcoming) that I wanted to get it all shared. Also, i’ve taken this opportunity to introduce a few artists who will … Continue reading
SpacesFM is one of my guaranteed audio stop-overs for ambient and cinematic music and has been for several years now, ever since I found a mix by the site’s curator, Latty. Featuring many exclusive mixes, interviews and features such as ‘The Composer Series’ as well as home to the Cinematics radio show which also airs … Continue reading
Substrata Festival, in Seattle (USA) is hoping to make its third edition come true this July and for anyone even remotely interested in ambient, modern-classical, drone or experimental music, this is one of the only weekend events in the world right now dedicated to these musical styles. It’s especially poignant for me as i’ve sat … Continue reading
Arc of Doves – Never Let Me Go Originally released one year ago (more info here), Arc of Doves’ beautiful album ‘Never Let Me Go’ is now available on limited edition CD via rohs! records. Buy here and preview below. [.ROHS!002 CD/ Arc Of Doves - Never Let Me Go] by Arc Of Doves Solar … Continue reading
One of the best things for me when spending hours and hours curating and exploring music for ASIP, is that there’s other people out there doing the same job and making mine just a little bit easier. Yes, the challenge is in the find, but one of the biggest reasons for starting ASIP is that … Continue reading
One of our favourite ambient curators has kindly put together this exclusive mix for us at ASIP, featuring a whole host of Places Series releases. Alongside the likes of Ex Confusion, Yeter, Nobuto Suda, Benjamin Dauer and Sonae, are forthcoming contributors Heathered Pearls and Leandro Fresco, not to mention Markus himself. Only Markus can bring … Continue reading
As much as I love new, flourishing artists and DJ’s, there comes a time when the veterans of the genre still take the crowning glory. I hope Rich-Ears (Xander) and Flying White Dots (Bryan) aren’t too offended by me naming them ‘veterans’ but lets face it, with over thirty years DJ’ing experience between them, and … Continue reading
Sometimes, an album comes along which blows everything else out of the water. Then, you learn it’s the artist’s very first release in this particular style. And then, that little tingly feeling you get from discovering a new favourite artist creeps up your back at you sit clasping your headphones with eyes wide open, in … Continue reading
My first dose of Segue was brought to me by the dependable Dewtone, on their Foundations II release last year. ‘House of Cards’ was a shimmering, atmospheric ambient piece that burns, into slowly evolving fractions of light – you could soundtrack the Aurora Borealis with this piece, it was that beautiful. I ended up using … Continue reading
Kettel – Unreleased 2002-2012 Kettel and Secede’s recent album ‘When Can‘ is still a refreshing listening experience and now the dutch maestro has opened up his unreleased back catalogue for download. Expect all variants of unique electronica in this free 24-track album. More info and download. Kiyoko – Kiyoko EP Synkro and Bering Strait are finally … Continue reading
I have compiled a mix for the ever brilliant Secret Thirteen Music Journal, which now sits alongside legends such as 36, Loscil and even Biosphere, to name just a few contributors. I won’t write too much of an introduction as Justinas from S13 captures a perfect intro below. But what I will say, is that … Continue reading
“Burning Of Wine” on Distance Recordings was my first introduction to Washington based artist Benjamin Dauer. Acute melodies enveloped in numerous field recordings and experimental improvisation, it was a great introduction to Benjamin’s talent, and one that he’s only improved and developed on since. His sound has progressed and with it, yet more great releases; … Continue reading
The best thing about taking five weeks out from ASIP, is that the wait for Ulrich’s new album went a lot faster than I had hoped. Well, as I type, i’m a lucky so-and-so with it pumping through my headphones and i’ve just put my order in for the deluxe LP through Domino too. But… … Continue reading
Like the massive spectrum of music in my head, Finnish brothers Orion and J.Shore usually sit at opposite ends on the music production front. Juska (Orion), grew up on the early 90′s hypnotic trance sound such as Cygnus X’s album “Hypermetrical” and Sven Väth’s “The Harlequin – The Robot And The Ballet-Dancer” and for the … Continue reading
I’m back from an amazing five weeks travelling around Vietnam and Laos, during which I made the decision to leave ASIP well alone and take a break from posting. I missed it like hell, and I missed an awful lot of good music these past few months, so here’s a recap of some of the … Continue reading
Ever since I heard Anders’ 2008 self-released (and free) album Twilight Rainfalls, i’ve wanted to get the Swedish maestro to do an isolatedmix. Tracks like ‘Rain In All Familiar Places’ epitomise my love of electronica – sheer beauty, melody and emotion. Since that release, Anders has produced another four albums, and has just released his … Continue reading
