Now available: Markus Guentner / Gradient Spirits (ASIP032)

The lockdown has inspired many artists and none more so than Markus Guentner. Not only did Markus prepare a special live set recently for Data.Wave, but Markus also had this lovely Live set in him, which to me is the equivalent and worthiness of any full album release. A magical, sweeping and majestic hour’s worth of improvised material, available for you to download as ‘Name Your Price’ over on Bandcamp.

With mastering by our regular-master-controller, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Gradient Spirits highlights Guentner at his very best since his last album on ASIP (Empire), and should live shows resume sometime soon, this set is a brilliant example of the journey Markus can create within a live setting.

Buy / download on Bandcamp.

Now available: Wanderwelle / A State of Decrepitude

Today we release the fourth full-length from Amsterdam-duo Wanderwelle. Their albums so far have been nothing but original and groundbreaking in terms of vision and concept, and we like to think their latest, ‘A State Of Decrepitude’ continues in the same manner.

See the release page for more information, listen to previews and where to buy.

Pre-order: Wanderwelle / A State Of Decrepitude (ASIPV021)

I’ve been a big admirer of Phil and Alexander's music for years now.

Their albums on Silent Season remain some of the most unique music you'll hear touching on the dub-techno/ambient realm, and their latest album last year alongside Isorinne as Bandhagens Musikförening, was just as beautiful and intriguing.

The new Wanderwelle album for ASIP is a dark and delicious dive into a new world, peppered with samples, textures and field recordings, all manipulated into a slowly decaying sense of dystopian reality.

See the release page for more information, listen to previews and all links to buy.

Now available: Olga Wojciechowska / Unseen Traces EP

Olga Wojciechowska presents a new piano-focused EP ready for this, the 88th day of 2020, and perhaps more appropriately, as music for our times.

Including two tracks that were previously written for dance pieces and one new composition, these softer acoustic productions don't often find their way on to Olga's full-length albums, so instead are presented here for Piano Day 2020 and as a musical remedy for the listener.

Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri and featuring artwork by Marco Vannini, who provided the lovely art for Olga’s 2019 LP, Infinite Distances.

Available now on Bandcamp as a digital download.

““I hope this music will soothe your nerves and bring you some kind of enlightenment that we are drowning in it all together, here and now, as one organism.Let’s start working on rebuilding what we haven’t lost.Silence will not protect you.Speak up,be creative,be kind,..your flock will not let you fall” ”

— Olga Wojciechowska

Now available: Merrin Karras / Northwest Passage

After debuting a live version of the album Saturday night during our 9128.live weekend programming, I hope many of you know the brilliance you’re in for by now... We’re extremely excited to present Northwest Passage as Brendan’s second album under his Merrin Karras alias.

See the release page for more details, and links to listen and buy. Also, don’t miss the amazing video by Jan Goldfuß for the closing track Dominions, below.

Lastly, a big thank you to Rafael Anton Irisarri on mastering, Lupo Lubich for never giving up with that press, our plant for multiple rounds of test presses and Jack Hardwicke for that amazing artwork!

The majority of vinyl will be available at Juno.co.uk, with a few copies remaining direct on Bandcamp.

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