ASIP - The isolated 2000

Just under three months after asking everyone on the ASIP Facebook page for their tracks of choice, The isolated 2000 is finally here. Yes, it took a while, but you know the saying…

For those that are new to this mix theme (and for those who missed the first one – The isolated 1000), this is a selection of tracks chosen by members of the ASIP Facebook page (the first 2000 to be exact). The ask was easy – choose a track which you have discovered or come to love because of an artist or mix featured on ASIP.

The result… a track list featuring some of the best music of recent times and dare I say it, all time. Music ranged from horizontal ambient, to classic techno and most of my favourite artists were thrown into consideration, along with more recent artists which are undoubtedly flying the future classic flag.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get every track submitted into the mix (18 out of 28 isn’t bad right?!) and this was the very reason for the mix taking so long – I’ve been doing my best to make them all work together and get everyone’s selections in. But, I had to keep some kind of structure and I hope you all enjoy where I ended up. After all, it would’ve been over two hours long if I got them all in there!

Additional to deciding the track list, I also asked for contributions for the artwork. Needless to say, the response was amazing and the images were just as epic. You all had your say on the Facebook page, by ‘liking’ your favourite, but one had to be chosen as the lead image, and George Potter gets the crowning glory for his simple yet blissful image of Lake Michigan – no doubt a contender for his very own strangely isolated place. Not only did George’s image get a bunch of ‘Likes’ on the Facebook page, but George is without fail one of the most active contributors on the page – a worthy winner in my books.  All of the submissions are available to view below (and embedded within the track ID3 tags), so a big thank you to everyone who submitted both artwork and track suggestions – I just wish there was a way to use them all.

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Tracklist:
01. Biosphere – Chukhung. Submitted by Jamie Young
02. Aphex Twin – Rhubarb. Submitted by Matt Gibbs
03. Loscil – Fromme. Submitted by Andrew Murphie
04. Antonymes –  Endlessly. Submitted by Pete Srdic
05. Arcticology – Awakening. Submitted by Simon Walmsley
06. Bass Communion – Glacial 1602. Submitted by Ian Borthwick
07. Sonmi451 – Blue. Submitted by John Ryan
08. Markus Guentner – Express Yourself. Submitted by Steve Wheeler
09. Craig Vear – After the Sinking. Submitted by Ian Handsley.
10. Klaus Schulze – Crystal Lakes. Submitted by Glenn Driver.
11. µ-Ziq – Xolbe II. Submitted by Stu Art.
12. Autechre – vletrmx21. Submitted by Vishal Vasavada.
13. Jon Hopkins – Candles. Submitted by Randy Squalor
14. Liquid Stranger – Mutants (Sneaky & Adaptable mix). Submitted by Getafixx
15. Tripswitch – Stereogram (Solar Fields remix). Submitted by Roberto Sodano.
16. Dominik Eulberg – Taeuschungs-Blume. Submitted by Matt Lodder.
[Sample: Adam Danz – Children Playing]
17. Igor Cold & Ilya Malyuev – For Little (Ilya Malyuev Version). Submitted by Dom Mckay
18. Winterlight – A Sky Full Of Clouds. Submitted by Daniel Goble.

You can view the entire list of track submissions for the mix here.
Main artwork by George Potter. All artwork submissions can be viewed below and on the Facebook page:

ASIP – Traumbient #2

After the first ‘Traumbient‘ mix in November last year, I was of course left with a bunch of tracks that didn’t make the final cut. I knew back then that this wasn’t going to be the end of my ‘Traum Schallplatten‘ mix adventures – there’s simply too much good music lurking in the Traum treasure chest.

For the second ‘Traumbient’ mix, i’ve picked out a few ambient stunners to begin proceedings, but ended up taking the mix to the far-end of the Traum techno spectrum. It’s titled Traumbient #2 because it’s the second mix, but it’s also Traumbient #2 because it represents Traum’s second gear; the driving, melodic and interestingly unique style of techno that has produced some of todays most talented artists and inspired me ten-times over.

In true retrospective style, the mix spans tracks from the labels eleven year existence. From Traum’s very first artist release in 2000, Gustavo Lamas, to one of the biggest albums of 2011 – Dominik Eulberg’s Diorama and the star track ‘Der Tanz der Gluehwuermchen’, if you weren’t familiar with Cologne’s finest export, then hopefully this mix will give you a taste of what you’ve been missing.

If you haven’t heard the very first ‘Traumbient’ mix you can check it out here.

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Tracklist:
01. Kubikov & Milutenko – Last Focus Before Sleep [Traum 023]
02. Process – Disp [Traum CD07]
03. Philipe Cam – Karine [Traum 004]
04. Gustavo Lamas – Apasionados [Traum 001]
05. Darmush – Rarpa [Traum CD11]
06. Fairmont – Palace Pier [Traum 010]
07. Akufen – Train To Barcelona [Traum CD07]
08. Dinky – Chicago Loop [Traum 036]
09. Dominik Eulberg – Der Tanz der Gluehwuermchen [Traum 137]
10. Boris Heinzmann – Winterschlaf [Traum CD14]
11. Fairmont – Love Note [Traum CD10]
12. Philipe Cam – LFO Drive [Traum 009]
13. Applescal – Welcome To The Woods (Original) [Traum 132]
14. Minilogue – The Leopard (Extrawelt remix) [Traum 73]
15. Miss Dinky – Cilantro [Traum CD05]
16. Waki – Woods [Traum CD07]
17. Waki – Guitar [Traum CD06]
18. Mikkel Metal – Delete [Traum CD11]

isolatedmix 20 - Markus Guentner: Ten Years of Pop Ambient

I’ve got to be honest, since day one of the isolatedmix series, Markus Guentner has been at the top of the wish-list. He needs little introduction to most of you, as lovers of ambient would’ve no doubt at some point melted in amongst one of his productions on Kompakt’s Pop Ambient or floated along to one of his very rare ambient sets. His consecutive contributions to our best loved ambient series and a one-off release on Sending Orbs has earn’t him respect from all walks of musical life. From lovers of ambient to die-hard techno fans, i’ve heard Markus’ name crop up numerous times within inspirational music conversations.

The likes of ‘Baghira’ and ‘Express Yourself’ have become synonymous with dream-like, looping ambient productions for the past ten or so years and have taken starring roles amongst Kompakt’s finest productions – no mean feat. Ultimately, Markus’ consistent, quality ambient music has defined the minimalist side of Kompakt we all love today and has spurred on a multitude of other producers to adopt the same approach to ambient music.

It’s unsurprising therefore to find out the inspiration and theme for Markus’ isolated mix.

10yrs of Pop Ambient …

“As you can see, I used a lot of Pop Ambient/Kompakt tracks in this set, but it should not be seen as promo-mix for Kompakt – instead, the mix honours ten years of a specific ambient-style and contains many of the great artists who produced and adopted this style. I selected long and wide tracks to create a constant atmosphere, for long mixes without big cuts and breaks.”

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Tracklist:
01 – Gustavo Lamas – MaÒana / Kompakt
02 – Chris Mcnamara – Oooohdear / Overlap
03 – www.jz-arkh.co.uk – ddrhodes / www.jz-arkh.co.uk
04 – Roger Martinez – Crowded City Empty Minds / Roger Martinez pres. Horizontal Excursions
05 – Triola – Leuchtturm (Triola im Fünftonraum)/ Kompakt
06 – Aitokaiku – Sunset Park / Unreleased
07 – Ulf lohmann – Audrey (Pop Ambient 2004) / Kompakt
08 – Markus Guentner – Wanderung (1981) / Kompakt
09 – Andrew Thomas – Fearsome Jewel 9 (Pop Ambient 2004) / Kompakt
10 – Jens-uwe Beyer – Volax (Pop Ambient 2011) / Kompakt
11 – Triola – Das Wunder Der Kulperhütte (Pop Ambient 2007) / Kompakt
12 – Gastón Arévalo – Latitud / Unreleased
13 – Klimek and Husak -The Godfather (For William Basinski & Snoop Dogg) (Pop Ambient 2009) / Kompakt
14 – Gas – Pop / Mille Plateaux
15 – Ulf lohmann – Lai King Est (Pop Ambient 2007) / Kompakt
16 – Mikkel Metal – Decline (Pop Ambient 2006) / Kompakt
17 – The Sight Below – No Place for us (Eluvium Sedated remix) / Ghostly Int.

http://www.m-guentner.de/

bvdub presents Deep Space Mix 21

After their special colab release ‘Symbol 02‘, comes anther much welcomed partnership, but this time ASC has opened up the Deep Space mix Holy Grail to it’s first ever guest… Well, if it was going to be anyone, it was always going to be Brock.

No tracklist, which kills me, but that seems to be the ongoing bvdub style… lull you into a heightened sensory experience only to leave you questioning what the hell just happened. Fine by me.

Download, or see the original post on the Auxiliary site.

You can find links to all of ASC’s previous Deep Space mixes on the ASIP mixes page.

ASIP – Glacially Patterned Oases (Mix for RTFKT)

I’m honoured to be able to contribute to the RTFKT Mutecast series with a special mix I spent the best part of two months deliberating, experimenting, swapping around and finally putting together. I’ve ended up with an electronic mix which is very much in the vain of the kind of music the guys over at RTFKT are regularly posting about, featuring some pretty recent stuff including Jesse Somfay’s release onZaubernuss as Flourish, one of the best tracks from aboutface’s EP and Jon Hopkins’ absolutely cataclysmic remix of Agoria’s Panta Rei.

I’ve also included a few artists I hope to give a bit more exposure to including; Technicolour and 110ML, who both boast brilliant releases on the recently launched net label Energostatic; a much loved ASIP favourite in the form of 36 – who deserves all the attention he can get and the Bluetech and Kilowatt collaboration as Invisible Allies to help spice things up a bit.

If you haven’t experienced any of RTFKT’s Mutecasts so far, check them out here with some great mixes from our man Mig Dfoe, Applescal, and the previously featured Feffeffef. (You might also notice some nifty looking artwork in one of the mixes!)

You can read the original post on RTFKT here with a few humbling words about the site. Thanks guys!

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Tracklist (with links to previous features):
01. Biosphere – Inner Ohm
02. Monoceros – The Big Wave
03. Technicolour – Permafrost
04. Popnoname – Nightliner
05. Pantha Du Prince – Stick To My Side (Walls Remix)
06. Invisible Allies – Mulberry Windows
07. Oneohtrix Point Never – Format & Journey North
08. Blanck Mass – Sub Serious
09. The Sight Below – At First Touch
10. 110ML – Scratch Me
11. Glander – Zavial
12. Flourish – Heaven Tar
13. Aboutface – Smile
14. Agoria – Panta Rei (Jon Hopkins remix)
15. 36 – Deluge