Merrin Karras / Apex (now available)

We're pleased to announce our next release from Ireland's Brendan Gregoriy under his new ambient alias, Merrin Karras. 

"An inspired album of vibrant, expressive compositions"
"Stockpiled soundtracks for yet-to-be-realized and conceived cinematic masterpieces"

Available now in a green double vinyl; housed in a matte gatefold sleeve; digital and a very limited run of CDr's at Bandcamp.

For non-US customers, do not fret! UK based site Juno will have stock from Monday August 1st with cheaper shipping to Europe and rest of world. You can sign up on the site to get an emil notification. 

Read more, along with existing reviews of the release, and interviews with Brendan, over on the full release page.

Parks - In Memory

Igor Bystrov aka Parks, sadly passed away in June 2016.

Igor was a big part of ASIP and the wider ambient community, contributing his beautiful textured music to the label's beginnings, including: The Places Series, as well as the first two vinyl compilations; Uncharted Places and Europe. 

We're deeply saddened by Igor's passing and wish to celebrate his life and music as Parks, which so many of us loved and will continue to cherish forever. 

This is a collection of his original music on esteemed labels such as Infraction Music as well as Igor's contributions to ASIP, available for free. If you wish to contribute any money by choosing to pay for this EP, all proceeds will go to Igor's family. 

You can find more of Igor's music and continue to explore his legacy on his Bandcamp page.

Thank you for the music Igor. 
RIP.

'In Memory' is available on Bandcamp.

Video: Merrin Karras - Void

Merrin Karras' upcoming ambient album Apex is less than a month away and we're slowly but surely unleashing some of the brilliant tracks from the synth-inspired release.

This video for the euphoric track, Void, was created using footage from a 1960's Soviet-era film called Battle Beyond The Sun. The vintage space-race and its slow burning journey to new planets suits the progressive, burning build of Void, with the basic premise of hope and exploration balancing the anxious, mysterious surprises awaiting the crew at the end of the journey. 

You'll notice however, we cut some of the unglamorous monsters you'll find in the full original film... check it out here. 

Merrin Karras's album Apex is now available to pre-order on double green vinyl and digital.

Pre-order Merrin Karras / Apex (ASIPV005)

Pre-order is now available for our upcoming release by Merrin Karras, available on limited edition "Balearic Sea' green double vinyl, and digital. 

Please note, for UK/EU customers, there will be plenty of copies available on release date (June 10th) at Juno.co.uk and other fine retailers. So to save on shipping, you can hold out until then - this pre-order is best for US customers (or those desperate to not miss out!)

You can stream the ever-so-epic synth build of Void below.

Full release information can be found here.

Markus Guentner - Theia (Now available)

There was chaos and violence, a collision of dark matter and heat. 
In the maelstrom, a legacy was created and a new moon born. 
She left something here forever.
But amongst infinite black depths,
Theia rages on. 

Depicting the legendary impact of the planet Theia, Pop Ambient pioneer Markus Guentner returns to vinyl, with a highly anticipated full-length LP.  

The evolution of a historic astrological moment is brought to life through a dramatic, evolving soundscape that only Markus could capture. Drones build upon swathes of light, cut by an ever-present sense of fear. The distant shine of stars puncture a pitch-black canvas, as a force gathers momentum and intensifies. Theia's tortuous movement slowly builds in-front of you, and the inevitable moment of impact creeps closer and louder. The destruction is desolate, dramatic and beautiful all at once.

Markus has become synonymous with this unique style of ambient music over the years, stretching between intensely layered, looping rhythms, and subtle rolling dub-techno. His early releases onKompakt set the tone for the respected Pop Ambient sound, 
through genre defining tracks such as Express Yourself. Markus went on to release albums with Sending Orbs, Ware, Affin and most recently Moodgadget, as well as a Places Series EP for A Strangely Isolated Place (Talking Clouds) and remixes for the label's debut LP, Uncharted Places.

This is Markus' first dedicated vinyl release since 2006, and with it comes the care and attention to detail deserved of such a return. Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll Studio, RAI also lends his hand to one track, manipulating an entire soundscape with nothing but his signature guitar.

Pressed on opaque vinyl allowing the artwork to mimic the shine of the moon, ASIP creative talent Nick Brzostowski has turned the artist's vision into a piece of art, with his meticulous custom design.

Theia is available as double opaque vinyl (with free high-quality download) housed in a matte gatefold sleeve, and as a digital download through Bandcamp. 

Buy on Bandcamp (digital and vinyl - US Shipping)

Buy on Juno (vinyl - UK/EU Shipping)

Buy on n5MD (vinyl - US Shipping)