New 9128.live iOS and Android apps

Our radio station (and sub-label) 9128.live has been up and running for over three years now. Born out of the lockdown period, it went on to host many great takeovers at a time when everybody was locked inside, and the station has grown slowly with music from a collective of amazing labels now in rotation, for always-on, 24/7 ad-free listening.

While the website is still a great place to listen and hosts the important chat, our Apps have not changed since day one and so we were excited to update them with a new look and functionality.

We were restricted as to what we could do with these, so while I know there is probably a wishlist of great things we could do if we had a clean slate, that was not the case. However, we think they’re a great improvement and will allow for a much better experience.

Here’s what you can expect from the new 9128 apps.

- Submit a song request - choose from a specific set of tracks that will evolve and change over time to include upcoming and unreleased music and other themed options. Requested tracks are entered into a queue and depending on queue length, will normally play after 2-3 tracks. Think of this like advanced previews on demand!

- View the radio schedule/calendar, including upcoming takeovers, showcases and regular radio shows such as the Espacio Perpendicular weekly radio show.

- View the latest news and updates from within the app.

- Listen to the ASIP/9128.live Podcast, which will include all the mixes from ASIP as well as 9128 exclusives, with more to come soon.

- Light and Dark modes (Default is Dark mode)

- Dynamic stream option (request a lower quality signal to save on mobile data)

- Push notifications! Never miss out on new and important updates (don’t worry we will use these very sparingly)

Download / update on the Apple App store

Download / update on Google Play store.

https://9128.live/

For the time being, the apps remain free of charge and ad free. We endeavor to keep them this way but they are not cheap to build and maintain, so grab them before we put a $ sign in front of them one day.

Don’t forget to leave us some glowing reviews and rate us 5* on each respective store!!

Thank you.

OKRAA / 1994 (Versions) (ASIPV038X)

OKRAA's debut on ASIP, '1994' was originally constructed with live performances in mind and since then, Juan has gone on to play the album to a great reception in Europe and his home country of Colombia.

Instead of simply repurposing the original tracks for these live performances, Juan found himself making new additions, edits, and textures during these sets, altering the originals and resulting in these four completely new versions presented as a new release, simply titled Versions, now available as Name Your Price on Bandcamp.

View the full release page.

isolatedmix 122 - Mary Yalex

We are very excited to welcome Mary Yalex to the label soon, and her upcoming release set to be announced in August. Mary’s work has appeared on respected labels such as Muzan Editions, map.ache’s ‘Kann’’, Carsten Jost’s ‘Dial’, Sound as Language, and her own label, Yalex Recordings. Her productions have spanned various ambient and experimental styles, and I am very excited to present a new album distilling her years of hard work into her sharpest vision yet.

There’s no better way to get to know an artist than stepping up to the isolatedmix series to illustrate your music style and background, and the mix is a great reflection of what to expect from her new record.

Mary Yalex’s album on ASIP is set to be announced in August, so in the meantime, please enjoy a short interview and perfectly curated mix (including a track from the upcoming album to preview).

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Hi Mary, what has influenced you to produce music today?

As a child, I was attracted to music not played with acoustic instruments.  My mother had a Vermona Piano Strings in the DDR. It was 1989 when my mother bought them and I was 5 years old. I liked to play Rum on the piano and tried to play melodies (and the scratching of the sliders, when you wanted to switch to strings, was really terrible as I remember it).

Music has always played a big role in my childhood. I would look and listen excitedly to my mother's record collection, from Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin to Bronski Beat. I think the music you hear as a child is a much greater influence than what you hear today, and my interest in electronic music works was there from the beginning.

Over the years, you acquire techniques and repetition, and processes for how to make music. But today's influence is much more based on what happens around you, as in the world; how you perceive things and the people you are surrounded by, more than the music you hear. A melody always comes out of a mood and feeling.

I’m interested to learn about this production process; how you approach making music conceptually - do you have ideas & concepts or improvise? 

When I make music, I sit down at my synthesizer or electric piano and play a melody first - the main core. It has to feel great, if not then I'll throw it away. I never force myself to make music, for me it is important, there must be a feeling and it must flow. I like to use the same techniques that have been acquired over the years - it is a familiar process of editing.

So what motivates you to sit down and make music? Is it a personal outlet? How easy does it come to you? 

For me, it is a passion to make music, a feeling that has to come out. I get in a bad mood when I can't make music so it also helps me cope with moods, discovering new sounds and possibilities again.

What instruments/gear do you tend to focus on or always work with?

I mainly produce with Elektron Octatrack, Clavia Nord Rack 2 and Elektron Digitone.

You normally accompany your releases with your own paintings - how would you describe this relationship? Were you a visual artist or a musician first?

I used to paint in my childhood when I lived in Austria. I only really started producing electronic music more recently. I want to give the whole thing a picture - something that is more than just a photograph.

How does your home city and local history impact your music?

I have been living in Erfurt now for a year and a half. I'm getting older and I'm also looking for a quiet life. I don't need the hustle and bustle of a big city anymore. Here in Erfurt I also have my studio. During the Corona period, I decided to go back to my home country. It hasn't really changed much for me as I live very withdrawn. For me and my music, the place has never played a big role. Back when I went to Leipzig in 2008, there were more opportunities in my learned profession. 

Your isolatedmix is a mixture of different styles of artists, many of whom are on regular rotation for me. Can you tell us how you approached the mix?

I always look for pieces that match my mood. You start with quieter pieces, which are also a bit atmospheric. I like to combine emotional music with ambient drone pieces, the dreamy pieces at the end. For me, it always has to sound like a trip.

If you could make a mix of any type of music, what would it be and what might be the most surprising track inclusion?

Boy Harsher - Burn it down

You have a new album coming up on ASIP, what can people expect?

To describe it briefly, it is for me, one of my most profound and dynamic albums…

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astrangelyisolatedplace · isolatedmix 122 - Mary Yalex

Listen on Soundcloud or the ASIP Podcast.

Download MP3

Tracklist:

01. James Murray - Careful Now
02. CORBEN - The Zills
03. Ripperton - Ingénuité
04. The House In The Woods - Tone Intervals
05. Chestnut People, Priori, Ludwig A.F: - IV
06. Viul & Benoit Pioulard - Catalune
07. Mary Yalex - Endless Possibilities
08. Lauge, Alvaro Suarez, Fallen Metropolis - -FAM015- May 7 - Live 
09. Room 208 & Zuwe - Time Moved Like It Used To
10. DJ In A Dream - La Silhouette
11. Måla - E Is For Elegance (With Burning Pyre)
12. Martinou - ...in all it's splendor
13. Boliden - Pools
14. Malibu - Atlantic Diva
15. Boy is Fiction - Silversand
16. nthng - Looking Outside

Mary Yalex | Website | Bandcamp | Instagram | Soundcloud

A Journey Through Dutch and British Trance Music

You may remember in October 2021 we posted an addition to our Portals series that highlighted some of our favorite classic Trance music in the form of a series of beatless loops, put together as one mix. (Check it out here and below)

astrangelyisolatedplace · ASIP & todos - Portals Episode 10: Classic Trance Loops (Hypnotised)

It came at a time when the book, and compilation ‘Hypnotised A Journey Through Trance Music’ was released, evoking many memories for me personally, as someone who grew up with the genre and helping to inspire the Portals Trance Loops mix.

‘Hypnotised: A Journey Through Trance Music (1990-2005)’ - a deep dive/encyclopedia on the classic Trance sound, that covers “its proto to seminal periods, through to its ascendance and glory years”, across “500 essential records, 75 record labels and 25 albums, with in-depth interviews with 35 influential artists and label owners”. [buy]

Fast forward to today, and Black Hole Recordings (along with the compilation curator, and book author Arjan Rietveld) have returned with the second in the series, this time focused on the British side of Trance music (the Ying, to the Trance Music Yang IMO).

Where the first edition covered seminal artists such as Armin van Buuren, Kamaya Painters (that’s Tiesto before everyone knew it), Vincent de Moor, System F, and Sander Kleinenberg among many others, the new compilation hits home for me (being a Brit after all) with music from UK Trance legends such as Binary Finary, Salt Tank, Pete Lazonby, Tilt, Ascension and many more…

I am not here to just reminisce about my aged-old love for Trance music and post about two compilations… Instead, the label and curator have been nice enough to offer up some free Bandcamp download codes for ASIP readers, if you’re quick…. see below.

If you could be so kind as to comment below with codes you have redeemed already, this might help everyone reading…

Redeem the Bandcamp codes here.

A Journey Through Dutch Trance Music Bandcamp codes:

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A Journey Through British Trance Music Bandcamp codes:

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New: ASLIPs (Anti-Slip Leather Turntable Mats)

Now available, in a short run of 60, the ‘ASLIP’ is a leather anti-slip turntable mat, featuring an embossed ‘RSS’ ASIP logo (inspired by our blogging days).

Available in 3 editions:

Matte black with Black logo emboss

Matte black with Silver logo emboss

Tan with Silver logo emboss

You can buy them here in our webstore (US orders) or visit Space Cadets to buy for UK/EU/ROW shipping.

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Made of premium vegetable-tanned leather, this anti-slip mat boasts less static than other materials, along with added sound-dampening properties. The ASLIP improves sonic characteristics by reducing vibration transfer to the turntable playing surface and allows the cartridge a more stable performance. The leather sound impression is often described as tight, rich, and soft. Suitable for most turntables, but not for DJ’ing purposes due to its anti-slip nature.