Monument Waves 002 : ASIP

A new mix for the brilliant Monument platform, and their new series ‘Waves’ which looks to feature more of the ambient side of things, rather than the deep techno world they are known for, if the first of the series by Chris SSG is any indication.

After our label showcase mix I did for them a few years back, I was extremely pleased to return to Monument again and decided on a new approach for #2.

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.

The result is reflective of the many adjacent styles I enjoy from ambient, to IDM and deeper techno and some of the seconds of tracks that stand out to me, or I forever wished to be looped in my head - be it a texture, vocal or beat pattern.

Thank you Monument for the support over the years, and for inviting me to what I am sure will become a very special series.

MONUMENT · Monument Waves 002 : ASIP

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Tracklist:

01. Mikkel Rev - Evocation  [Unreleased / A Strangely Isolated Place] (Loop/edit)
02. Chronovalve - Almost There [Home Normal] (Loop/edit)
03 . Yumi Iwaki - Nocturnal[Kankyō Records]  (Loop/edit)
04. DJ Healer - Great Escape [All Possible Worlds] (Loop/edit)
05. Susumu Yokota - No Kaori [Leaf Label] (Loop/edit)
06. The National Pool - Through The Beach [Infraction] (Loop/edit)
07. Bana Haffar - Lifter [Touch] (Loop/edit)
08. Pontiac Streator - Stuck In A Cave [Motion Ward] (Loop/edit)
09. TSR - 01 [Record Union] (Loop/edit)
10. Christina Chatfield - Sutro [Mysteries of the Deep] (Loop/edit)
11. Oneohtrix Point Never - Format & Journey North [Arbor] (Loop/edit)
12. Gi Gi - Montjuic Feat. Mi Mi [Quiet Time] (Loop/edit)
13. Jonny Nash - All I Ever Need [Melody As Truth] (Loop/edit)
14. Saphileaum - Elegant Voyage [Mysteries of The Deep] (Loop/edit)
15. RQ - Hounds (Sam KDC remix) [Auxiliary] (Loop/edit)
16. Michael Stearns - In The Beginning [Continuum Montage] (Loop/edit)
17. Solar Quest - Flying Spirals [Crammed Discs] (Loop/edit)
18. Zodiac Childs - Kepler Track Two (Zodiac Wax) (Loop/edit)
19. Central Industrial - After Image [Auxiliary] (Loop/edit)
20. Intrepid Soul - Under The Sun (The Gods Planet) (Loop/edit) 
21. Anatolian Weapons - Teachings In Stone [Self] (Loop/edit)
22. Theef - Sun & Smoke  (Unreleased / A Strangely Isolated Place) (Loop/edit)
23. Quiet Places - Side B (A Strangely Isolated Place) (Loop/edit)
24. Courtesy - You're Not Alone [Kulør] (feat. Erika de Casier & August Rosenbaum) (Loop/edit)
25. Maxime Denuc - Ouverture [Vlek] (Loop/edit)
26. µ-Ziq - Whale Soup [Self] (Loop/edit)
27. Adam Johnson - Version 02 [Merck] (Loop/edit)
28. Autechre - Bronchusevernmx24 + Aphex Twin - On + Aleksi Perala - UK74R1406070 (edit)
29. Pub - Summer [Vertical Form] (Loop/edit)
30. Loess - Sofar [Toytronic] (edit)
31. Biosphere - Monju 1 [Touch] (Loop/edit)
32. Salvatore Mercatante - Classical [Unreleased]
33. OKRAA - La Gran Corriente [Unreleased / A Strangely Isolated Place]
34. Lihla - Becoming Human [A Strangely Isolated Place] (Loop/edit)
35. Ylia - Drifting Off into The Waves  [Balmat] (Loop/edit)
36. The Eightsome Reel - A Stranger Landing  [Self] (Loop/edit)
37. Terre Thaemlitz - Music is Controllable Desire You Can Own [Self]
38. Echospace - Love Always Lives [Self] 
39. Bill Laswell & Pete Namlook - Telepathy II [FAX] (Loop/edit)

ASIP on Rinse France - Ed Isar invite A Strangely Isolated Place

A big thanks to Ed Isar for inviting me to contribute a mix to his Rinse FM show. Ed is behind the Musique Pour La Danse label (recently reissuing Coil and rEAGENZ albums amongst others), as well as the brilliant Tursiops label.

Below is the text sent along to accompany the show and introduce the rough idea behind it.

I'm a father to two young boys, so finding time to dedicate to a vinyl mix is tough, but I found myself inspired to get behind the decks late one evening and see what would happen. My only intention was that I wanted to include a couple of upcoming releases (test presses) from the label somehow but they are almost the outliers in the set style-wise., so I had to work around them a little. It ended up quite dark, very deep, and pitch-bent, with a few good crackles for good measure and moments I am sure people will be familiar with.

Listen to the mix below or on Soundcloud, with Ed taking the reigns for the first half and some lovely vibes to set up my darker piece!

Rinse France · Ed Isar invite A Strangely Isolated Place - 10 Juin 2022

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Tracklist:

01. Enkai Ohakosh - Unknown
02. Avont - Non-Brio Interlude [Residence Records] (2021)
03. Off And Gone - Uncle Mike’s Beard [Isla] (1994)
04. Unreleased (A Strangely Isolated Place)
05. 3.11 - Reduktion [PRS] (2021)
06. J.S Zeiter - Untitled [Expanding Vision] (2022)
07. Flying Fish Ambience - Monuments in Easter Island [Hospital Productions] (2021)
08. Joachim Spieth - Hyde [Affin] (2021)
09. Muziekkamer – Op Zee [Stroom] (2021)
10. Anatolian Weapons – An Afterthought [Dispari] (2021)
11. Tomas Jirku - Entropy8 [Silent Season] (2020)
12. The KLF - Last Train To Trancentral (Mu D. Vari-Speed Version) [Arista] (1991)
13. Being - Space Again [Firecracker Recordings] (2021)
14. James Bernard - UW07 (A Strangely Isolated Place) (2021)
15. Unreleased (A Strangely Isolated Place)

ASIP - (Live vinyl mix on 9128.live, 9/25/2021)

It's hard to dedicate good amounts of time to listening to physical records, so when I had a few hours this weekend, I decided to play some of my most recent records that have been piling up on my "un-filed" shelf (everyone has one of those, right? just-in, unorganized, unplayed, etc?!)

I hit the record button without any destination in mind and ported it into 9128.live (as I often do in these ad-hoc instances) and set forth with no agenda.

It starts a little unsure in style, as I try to feel out where I want to take it, and a few dodgy transitions for not knowing the records too well yet, but the universe quickly pushes me into an IDM/synth-heavy world.

I rarely post mixes off the cuff, as I normally obsess over the details and let the moment be the moment, but figured this one might be a good one to explore given the amount of recent LP material on Bandcamp. So here we are, warts-and-all. Enjoy!

Listen on Soundcloud, Mixcloud, or the ASIP Podcast.

astrangelyisolatedplace · ASIP - (Live vinyl mix on 9128.live, 9/25/2021)

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Tracklist (by album/LP) + Bandcamp links (where possible)

1. Mu tate - Let Me Put Myself Together [Bandcamp]
2. Tapes - Silence Please [Bandcamp]
3. Anatolian Weapons - Mantili EP [Bandcamp]
4. Saphileaum - Transpersonal Experience [Bandcamp]
5. Niko Tzoukmanis - Hope Is The Sister Of Despair [Bandcamp]
6. Still In My Arms: Compiled by Bayu and Moopie (Boc Scadet - Sel Alterat) [Bandcamp]
7. Loess - Totems [Bandcamp]
8. Joe McBride & Jack Lever ‎– 21.12 / 30.03 [Discogs]
9. James Bernard/Influx - Reminiscence [Bandcamp]
10. Brabuhr Q-ih (Whylie - RDM17-05) [Bandcamp]
11. Helium - The Works E.P. [Bandcamp]
12. Niko Tzoukmanis - Hope Is The Sister Of Despair [Bandcamp]
13. Brabuhr Q-ih (Whylie - ABT22-01 [Bandcamp]
14. Ochre - An Eye to Windward [Bandcamp]
15. Nadia Struiwigh - Pax Aurora [Bandcamp]
16. Jo Johnson - Weaving [Bandcamp]
17. Anatolian Weapons / Hector Zazou with Laurie Anderson - An Afterthought / Into Your Dreams [Bandcamp]
18. Anushka Chkheidze - Halfie [Bandcamp]