Leandro Fresco & Rafael Anton Irisarri - vinyl press update & new EP

As many of you who've been following us know, there have been multiple unfortunate issues with the final vinyl pressing of Leandro Fresco & Rafael Anton Irisarri's, “La Equidistancia.”

Namely, the audio quality of the final pressing is poor, even though test-presses sounded fine and the artists approved it back in February. There are also multiple issues with the print quality and the color vinyl “marbled” swirl.

After going through two unsuccessful attempts at a final press, the manufacturer has made it abundantly clear they cannot create the final quality product we (and you) expect.

We will be starting from scratch with a new pressing plant, as we need to cut our losses, despite not being refunded in full by the current manufacturer.

Financially, we are at a substantial loss from this ordeal, which is a big blow for a small operation like ASIP (and of course, the artists themselves).  We also have to find an ecologically-friendly way to dispose of 1,000 copies of someone’s art (instead of shipping them all the buyers) which is extremely draining and hard to do.

Thus, to help soften the blow, Leandro and Rafael have created this companion three-track EP titled “La Espera”. It's a superb release in its own right and we're lucky Leandro & Rafael have prioritized their time and put their talent together once again.

Continuing the theme of La Equidistancia, Leandro & Rafael explore more of their deep, swirling and mysterious textures over this three-track EP. 'The Wait' is the sound of being barricaded in isolation, as the world moves around you.

La Espera, is now available on Bandcamp.

eBay auction of entire ASIP test press catalog...

Lastly, we've put up an entire catalog of test presses for auction over on eBay. This includes every ASIP release so far in test pressing format (black vinyl/white label) - 9 releases, including the sold-out Uncharted Places, Europe, 36 and many more. No one owns them all, these are from Ryan's (ASIP founder) personal collection, so be kind, and happy bidding! 

Thank you to everyone who has been on this rollercoaster journey with us, and continues to support and listen to our music. We have a standard which we want to keep to make everyone a proud ASIP vinyl owner.

We will keep you posted as the new press is underway. Anyone waiting to purchase the vinyl, it will be available in a few months once a successful repress is received.

Thank you for your understanding and patience as we get rolling with another press.

We'll get there!

Ryan, Leandro and Rafael.

Leandro Fresco & Rafael Anton Irisarri / La Equidistancia - Now Available

I am very grateful to have two of my favorite producers combine for a release on ASIP, Leandro Fresco (Kompakt) and Rafael Anton Irisarri (Ghostly, Room40).

Their emotional, detailed and epic collaboration album, La Equidistancia is now available. Check out some of the soundbites coming in below, and read about the album in full over on the release page.  

Buy on Bandcamp.

“The album’s slow, lugubrious sounds engulf the listener like molasses
”

— A Closer Listen

“... a gorgeous slab of thick ambient environment with a pulsating heart to it.”

— Tiny Mix Tapes

“Achingly beautiful”

— XLR8R

“...deep ambient of the most epic kind”

— Inverted Audio

PLEASE NOTE. The final delivery of  the vinyl has been delayed due to a faulty press. You can still secure your copy of the vinyl at Bandcamp, and it will ship when it arrives - currently expected in May, potentially earlier. You can also sign up to be notified when Juno will receive their copies here where they have cheaper shipping to Europe and ROW.

Lav & Purl / A State Of Becoming - Now Available

““When we bring our full attention to the act of listening, new worlds emerge that we wouldn’t even notice if we were just passing by, distracted by thoughts””

— Lav & Purl

Developed around intricate sound recordings, A State of Becoming is an otherworldly and spiritual take on nature and being. Organic landscapes turn into ethereal scenes of movement and life across six expansive and immersive recordings, from the hearts and minds of Sweden's, Lav & Purl.  

Featuring stunning custom artwork by Noah M / Keep Adding. Now available in digital and 2LP dusky pink vinyl over on Bandcamp.

PLEASE NOTE. The final delivery of  the vinyl has been delayed. You can still secure your copy of the vinyl at Bandcamp, and it will ship when it arrives - currently expected in March, potentially earlier. You can also sign up to be notified when Juno will receive their (150) copies here where they have cheaper shipping to Europe and ROW.

Read more on the album and its inspiration here.

Thank you to everyone who has supported the album so far and a special shout to Mary Anne Hobbs of BBC Radio 6 who has been giving it some amazing airplay.

36 / The Infinity Room - Now Available

Now available, Dennis Huddleston's new album under his 36 alias, The Infinity Room.

A concept album built around a similar sound and theme, each track builds off the previous, creating "self contained miniature galaxies" (Textura review). 

This blog post may have come a little too late for some, as the response to this album has been amazing so far, with all pre-orders selling out, and the bulk of the copies which were at Juno also selling out, within 24-hours. Thank you to everyone who purchased a copy of the vinyl, and still supports and buys digital music in an ever-increasingly harder industry. 

There will be a few vinyl copies available at the below stores any day now, and the digital is available on the ASIP Bandcamp. Unfortunately, US copies of the vinyl are pretty much sold out everywhere. 

For more information and to listen to the album, head over to the release page, or stream below.

Buy Digital

Vinyl copies (very few) due to be in stock at Boomkat (UK) Phonica (UK) Deejay.de (DE) Redeye (UK) and Ultimae (FR). And a few copies will be made available direct from 36 on Bandcamp. 

Announcing: 36 / The Infinity Room (ASIPV006)

Hypersona, Lithea, Sine Dust, Hollow, Shadow Play, Pulse Dive, Seconds & Forever, the list of great 36 releases goes on...

After collecting and admiring his music since 2009, we're excited to announce that Dennis Huddleston, aka 36 will be releasing his next album here on ASIP - a new concept album titled The Infinity Room.

The album will be available October 24th on double transparent red vinyl 🔴. Pictures, previews and a pre-order to be announced very soon.

Until then, enjoy some of 36's contributions to ASIP so far.

36 / London

Most recently, 36 contributed this beautiful piano track to our second vinyl compilation, Europe. The vinyl has long since sold out, but digital is still available on Bandcamp.

36 / Heather Spa

36's contribution to the early days of The Places Series (our first digital-only release series) was this 4-track EP. Heart-wrenching strings, dedicated to a moorland area on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Available as a free download on Bandcamp.

36 / isolatedmix 12

All the way from 2010, comes this mix from 36 detailing some of his many inspirations - the perfect place to start to understand the wide spectrum of ambient sound emitted from 36 over the following years. More info and download.