A selection of tracks from the ASIP label in 2025 mixed by DJ todos

“…quiet pull of tension, decay, and harmonic dissonance on one of the best sound systems in the world”.

“…patient, precision-built IDM, balancing raw improvisation with meticulous sound design” - Norman Records

“…reveals its many gifts and detours over time, a curious and delightful record that doesn't slot into any easy genre categorization” - Evan Sawdey Best Records of 2025 for Yardbarker

“…. Beginning in contemplative stillness, building toward moments of euphoria, and then resolving into reflective afterglow. The journey then becomes the destination.” - Headphone Commute

“…A limited edition homage to the now defunct City Centre Offices”

“… for anyone who wants to check out what forward-thinking electronic music sounded like in the peak of the first laptop era.” - Andrew Ryce / Futureproofing

“…a primal landscape where Olga’s delicate, spellbinding voice becomes the emotional nucleus, evoking comparisons to trip-hop pioneers while maintaining the atmospheric depth.” - Headphone Commute

A selection of tracks from the ASIP label in 2024 mixed by DJ todos

“…pushing the boundaries of ambient music, informed by the interplay of folk culture, Jungian psychology, and digital experimentation”

"...an album that invites the listener to unlearn and immerse themselves in an infinite and transformative sonic current.” - Beatburguer

"widely cinematic, angelic voices, sub-level pulsating thumps, overwhelming layers, dub-techno, drones…." - Ambientblog

"...breakbeat manipulations tamed by soft billowing clouds of enveloping sound, creating an addictive tranquil vibe."
- Norman Records

"Lush but not ostentatious, it’s music for a blazing Mediterranean sunset..."
- Shawn Reynaldo / First Floor

…rolling waves of lavender synths, often gliding over the muted-but-present dull hum of harsh sawtooth synth tones, get wrapped in melodies that dissolve into pixels right before your ears.” - Pop Matters Best Ambient 2024

“Where Socha gives us distant piano trills and incessant, unsettling synths, Lihla’s lover brings warmth, comfort, and escape.“ - Outsidenoise.org

“an expanse of intensity, pace, and atmosphere with subtle edits and transitions making familiar tracks seem like entirely new passages of time and sound.”

“waves of ‘90s backroom electronica, rarefied electro, John Carpenter/Vangelis synth soundtracks, minimal tech house, UK bass via Burial—all of them flow together, with Mercatante finding their shared factors and joining the dots”
- Bandcamp best Electronic Music Jan ‘24

A selection of tracks from the ASIP label in 2023 mixed by DJ todos

“Sometimes the most compelling songs are the ones that defy easy categorization..”
- Shawn Reynaldo / First Floor

“Loop-driven as Albrecht’s album Violet Visionary is, we cannot get some of these percussion loops out of our heads even days after listening”
- Pop Matters (Best Ambient 2023)

“Dystopian-bound or pure fantasy, Fantasy Zone echoes works of past synthesizer greats”

“Born from Live show edits, these versions take the original 4 tracks from 1994 into new territories”

“This is a welcome escape from the bombardment of the usual…, a twist in the fabric of space where time becomes a loop” -
Headphone Commute

“…an immersive jump into a majestic sci-fi world”

“…an impressive, inspiring testimony to contemporary electronic music. In a few years, you will find it in the "must have heard!" canon of the eternal classics of the genre - and even beyond. Mark my words."
3.40sqm Blog

“Max can be found depicting a montage of intricately detailed moments that invite you to stand and ponder their storied creation…”

“supremely high-quality stuff, from lush and musical depths steeped in personal reflection to widescreen ambient house excursions via cosmic delights.”
- Juno Records

A selection of tracks from the ASIP label in 2022 mixed by DJ todos

“Mycological Patterns plays out like a mixtape on purpose; a sketchbook of styles documenting the shifting abstract microcosms the album is titled after.”