ASIP (DJ) Mixes

Dolphins, didgeridoos, that distinct bird sound from FSOL, chanted mantras and German spoken-word — Trancemaster has all the wonderful excess of a scene discovering just how far it could go, with little sense of the impact it would have. Beneath those unmistakable fingerprints of the era lies an extraordinary run of music: strange, euphoric, hypnotic and, at its best, remarkably timeless. Here are a few gems and personal favorites that capture just how broad Trance could be at the time, from ambient and downtempo, to techno, acid, progressive and the more euphoric sound that would eventually come to define it.

Tracklist:

01. Gaia – Primitive (Intro) – Trancemaster 04

02. TM 02 – Intro (Whales In Space) – Trancemaster 02

03. (Outro) – Conditions Of Mental Abstraction – Trancemaster 09

04. Max 404 – Quiddity (Last Visit) – Trancemaster 11

05. Komakino – Frogs In Space (Trance Mix) – Trancemaster 01

06. Sleepwalker – The Pink Zone – Trancemaster 10

07. Bas Molendyk – Just Married – Trancemaster 09

08. Frank De Wulf – Afrika's Rhyme – Trancemaster 01

09. Pentaura – Ulma Gets To Linger (Pentatonik Mix) – Trancemaster 11

10. Ravebusters – Rave Bangin' (Atmos' Mix) – Trancemaster 10

11. The Irresistible Force – Space Is The Place (Intergalactic Ambient Mix) – Trancemaster 01

12. Space Cube – Dolphins – Trancemaster 01

13. Gary D. – E-Mojonal: Make E Move – Trancemaster 02

14. E-Mojonal – Silence Of Water – Trancemaster 03

15. FUSE – UVA – Trancemaster 10

16. Redeye – Acid Etch – Trancemaster 07

17. Traumatic – Tribal Symphony – Trancemaster 08

18. Delegate – Crying Over Faith (98 Remix) – Trancemaster 17

19. Microwave Prince – Eternal Light – Trancemaster 11

20. Loophole – Fakeland – Trancemaster 13

21. Sterac – Asphyx – Trancemaster 11

22. Choice – Acid Eiffel – Trancemaster 04

23. Keyload – Unknown Quantities – Trancemaster 13

24. Yum Yum – 3 Minute Warning (Scope Mix) – Trancemaster 08

25. Me & Jack – Viva House (Secret Cinema Mix) – Trancemaster 12

26. Station Rose – Public Brain Session – Trancemaster 01

27. Perry & Rhodan – The Beat Goes Straight On And On (Intro) – Trancemaster 06

This year's selection of music in high rotation in one mix. Spanning all the goods. Follow the link for a full list to a buymusic club to support all of the great music. https://asip.me/reflection2025

Tracklist:

1 - HARZ - 0647 - (polychromatic) [Empty Space]

2 - Roméo Poirier - Picobello - (Off the Record) [Faitiche]

3 - Florian TM Zeisig - Earth Loop - (A New Life) [Stroom]

4 - Patricia Wolf - I'll Take Care of You - (Hrafnamynd) [Balmat]

5 - Saapato - Active Decay (feat. Patricia Wolf) - (Decomposition: Fox on a Highway) [Constellation Tatsu]

6 - Pianeti Sintetici - Part One - (Space Opera) [Astral Industries]

7 - Heavenchord, Infinity Dots - Entering Landscapes - (Landscapes Of The Soul) [Secret Domain]

8 - placa - cityzen - (in trance it) [Non-transparent]

9 - Area 3 - Grass Turns To Sponge - (View) [Khotin Industries]

10 - Cahl Sel - Leaf - (Traces) [Reflective Records]

11 - Raica - Not There Though, Dive - (The Absence of Being) [Quiet Details]

12 - MPU101 - 3100beta2 - (MPU106) [Ilian Tape]

13 - Jo Johnson - Variance Remnants 3 (field recording) - (Variance - Remnants (Alterations)) [Self]

14 - Pentagrams Of Discordia - < - (Triskaidekaphobia Extd.) [Self]

15 - Alex Kassian - Lost in Hanoi - (ESP Institute XV) [ESP]

16 - all possible worlds - untitled - [all possible worlds]

17 - Skee Mask - 32Crescent - (E) [Self]

18 - Rod Modell - Snowstorm in Naubinway - (Northern Michigan Snowstorms) [Silentes]

19 - Strategy - Earthling - (A Cooler World) [Constellation Tatsu]

20 - µ-Ziq - Peppermint Aero - (Manzana) [Balmat]

21 - Lord Of The Isles - Opalescent - (Signals Aligned) [Self]

22 - Plant43 - Skyway Shadow - (Luminous Machines) [Self]

23 - Xenia Reaper - Drift__ - (Nept Polarisation) [Delsin]

24 - Lord Of The Isles - United Wire - (Signals Aligned) [Self]

25 - Martinou - The Last Hour - (The Glow That Lingers) [FauxPas]

26 - Coatshek - Eternal Lovers - (Sound Bath) [Dark Entries]

27 - Light of Cacti - Washed Away In Pink Skies On Brighton Shores - (Neverland is a State of Mind) [Tonights Dream]

28 - Pianoman - Pasion (Alex Kassian's Mandarine Dream Mix) - (Pasion) [Planet Strange Love]

29 - Anushka Chkheidze + Robert Lippok - Uncontrollable Thoughts - (Uncontrollable Thoughts) [Morr Music]

30 - Oneohtrix Point Never - Measuring Ruins - (Tranquilizer) [Warp]

31 - Simon Littauer - Phicet - (Modular) [Katharsis]

32 - arcologies - asleep and dreaming - (PARTICLE SHIFT) [Rabbithole Club]

33 - E.L Heath and Karen Vogt - This Is Spirit - (This Is Spirit) [Plenty Wenlock]

34 - Aural Imbalance - Thermal Isolation - (Edge Of Space) [Auxiliary]

35 - jp - planes - (we're here all the time) [Theory Therapy]

36 - Vivian Koch - September (Gold) - (Colors of September) [Self]

37 - Courtney Bailey - Under The Water - (In Dream) [Music From Memory]

38 - Djrum - Waxcap - (Under Tangled Silence) [Houndstooth]

39 - Roméo Poirier - 12 - Steve A. - (Off the Record) [Faitiche]

40 - Barker - Reframing - (Stochastic Drift) [Smalltown Supersound]

41 - Alvar - Meg og sola - (The Mist LP) [Peak Experience]

42 - irini - The Higher (Lost In Dreams) [all possible worlds]

43 - Voices From The Lake - Aquateo (II) [Spazio Disponibile]

44 - Chee Shimizu - Zeze (ESP Institute XV) [ESP]

Following https://soundcloud.com/mikkel-rev's debut album on the label in 2023, ‘The Art Of Levitation’, the Norwegian artist returns with Journey Beyond, a selection of tracks demonstrating his innate ability to conjure the most atmospheric trance music, irrespective of BPM.

Journey Beyond was created from an extensive set of tracks sent to the label that were initially sequenced as two shorter EPs. With the first offering a slower 80bpm trance style, and the second EP, a classic ~130bpm trance style. However, over time, with tracks swapping in and out, ASIP had the idea to create a mixed version, progressing through the tracks and increasing bpm's, showcasing Mikkel’s ability in bridging euphoric worlds - and a style that is often reserved for Mikkel’s live performances amongst the forest raves held as part of the Ute Collective in Norway.

Classic trance and the art of a DJ mix have been influential to ASIP since the label’s inception, making this release and the process of creating it a true reflection of how Mikkel and the label come together to define the end output.

Featuring artwork by Ventral Is Golden and mastered by James Bernard.

More info and links to buy this music: https://bit.ly/asipreflection2024

As with all my previous ‘Reflection’ year-end mixes, I begin with a collection of albums, EPs, and compilations that resonated with me over the past year. From there, I curate tracks to build the mix—a process that’s as much about omission as inclusion. Inevitably, many of my favorite tracks and albums don’t make the final cut, simply because they don’t fit the flow of the mix or get lost along the way. There are plenty of albums I played on repeat that aren’t included here, but I enjoy this process much more than creating lists.

As I remind myself each year, this isn’t meant to be a definitive “best-of” list. Instead, it’s a snapshot of some of my favorite music from the year, distilled into one cohesive and listenable format. Compiling these mixes under self-imposed restrictions is my way of revisiting and celebrating the music I’ve loved critically, while sharing it with you in a way that’s both meaningful and accessible. For me, listening back to these mixes is like flipping through an audio photograph, capturing the essence of my year in music and invoking memories from special moments.

I encourage you to use this mix as a jumping-off point—dive into each artist, explore their albums in full, and check out the labels behind the music. You can find a Buy Music Club list linked below to help you dig deeper. If you’re curious about the broader scope of music I’ve supported this year, my Bandcamp collection is always up to date.

Tracklist:

01. Chihei Hatakeyama - Insects Chirping At Night (Field Recs)

02. CHANTSSSS - Lose My (Theory Therapy)

03. Endless Trains & Taennya - Lifeless Place (Archives)

04. Röyksopp (Feat. Alison Goldfrapp) - We Enter (Self Released)

05. Merely & Malibu - outlanders intro (Year 0001)

06. anthéne - Crimson (Floralia Editions)

07. Isabel Pine - Silhouettes (Where The Flowers Grow)

08. Old Amica - Klorofyll (Self Released)

09. Aja - Absolune (Grand Musique Management)

10. Winter Silhouette - Solidarity (Peak)

11. C.K - We Share The Skies (Private Recording System)

12. Dub Squad - Blown Fruit (Music From Memory)

13. Shokunin - Darlands (Bonse1)

14. Li Yilei - Yip, Yip, Yip (Métron Records)

15. Voyage Futur - Marina Botany (Vill4in)

16. Casino Versus Japan - Licht (Self Released)

17. Minotaur Shock - With Me? (Bytes)

18. Civilistjävel! - XII (Felt)

19. Ear To Ear - Live Recordings D (Astral Industries)

20. Strategy - Numeros (Community Library)

21. Florian T M Zeisig - Wave Guide (Stroom)

22. nthng - Dont Be Scared (Self Released)

23. Brendon Moeller - Pressure (Quiet Details)

24. Lb Honne - Musium (Project Indigo)

25. Priori ft. Sabola - Learn To Fly (Naff Recordings)

26. Ovïd - Dream Sequence (Fauxpas Musik)

27. Coppice Halifax - Ceremonial (Milieu Music)

28. pondlicker - orchid media (Naff Recordings)

29. Daniel[i] - Jobkas Dom (Muzan Editions)

30. Vril - Pneuma (Omnidisc)

31. Low End Activist - Airdrop 02 (Yarnton Rd 2 Cassington) (Peak Oil)

32. Daniel[i] - Dom Amb (Muzan Editions)

33. Wardown - 5 It Is The Mercy (Blu Mar Ten)

34. Rising Sun - The Ascend (Original) (Self Released)

35. Vera Logdanidi - Euphoria (Semantica)

36. Donato Dozzy - Lucrezia (Spazio Disponibile)

37. Solar Alliance - Tri-Mind (Self Released)

38. Xylitol - Monte Mare (Planet Mu)

39. Metamatics - A Second Chance Is Rare (Self Released)

40. Mortal - Minus One (Sunny Crypt)

The annual Reflection mix contains music from some of our favorite releases of 2023 in one extended mixed narrative, crossing a wide range of ambient and electronic music styles. For more info and a full Buy Music Club list to support the music: http://asip.me/reflection2023

Tracklist:

01. Sleep D - Hector (Dreaming) (Butter Sessions)

02. Liis Ring - after-image IV: abborresjön (Breton Cassette)

03. William Selman - Leaky Paradise (Mysteries of the Deep)

04. Etüüd - Õhtute kollane tolm (Self released)

05. TU M' - Monochrome # 26 (Line Imprint)

06. Arovane - ypaal (Quiet Details)

07. Field Lines Cartographer - Mountain Icicles (Castles in Space)

08. Dream Dolphin - Gaia (Ethereal Fantasy) (Music from Memory)

09. Salamanda - Nostalgia (Wisdom Teeth)

10. Endurance - Crest v2 (Muzan Editions)

11. Suzanne Ciani & Jonathan Fitoussi - Coral Reef (Transversales)

12. Alex Israel - Vacua (Somnambulant Drift)

13. The Black Dog - The Mundane (Dust Science)

14. Locust - Miriam (Mysteries of the Deep)

15. Niko Tzoukmanis - Way Home (Libreville Records)

16. Jo Johnson - Transience (Mysteries of the Deep)

17. Dasha Rush - Dubby Doo (Raster Noton)

18. ǝɯǝɐ - Andrei Rublev (Secuencias Temporales)

19. Rod Modell & Gigi Masin - Red Hair Girl At The Boat Shop (13)

20. Toki Fuko - Part Two (Astral Industries)

21. shedir - Deer Fluent in the Wind (n5MD)

22. Ayaavaaki & Purl - Distant Lights (Ovum III) (LILA)

23. Bana Haffar - Sit Still (Touch)

24. Mike Lazarev - Tonality Number Two (PITP)

25. Claire Deak - In Defiance of Time (Lost Tribe Sound)

26. Lord of the Isles feat. Ellen Renton - Don't You Ache (AD93)

27. nthng - Unlimited (I) (Self released)

28. Donato Dozzy & Sabla - Flusso III (Gang of Ducks)

29. Sindh - Spyres (Sindh)

30. James Holden - In The End You'll Know (Border Community)

31. Andrea - Audieze (Ilian Tape)

32. ASC & Aural Imbalance - Overcast Skies (Auxiliary)

33. Accelio - The Garden (Sawteeth)

34. Yolabmi - Liquidity (29 Speedway)

35. MPU101 - nurMKS30 (Ilian Tape)

36. Ylia - Ame Agari (Balmat)

37. Azu Tiwaline - Antenna Opening (I.O.T Records)

38. Purelink - We Should Keep Going (Peak Oil)

39. Priori - Top Soil (Rhythm Büro)

40. Hysterical Love Project - Ionian Sea (Motion Ward)

41. Om Unit + TM404 - Microdose Mondays (Acid Test)

42. David - Daybreak (Simpler Times)

Inspired by the greatest years. Tranquility of the highest order.

A mix of music taken from, and inspired by the most influential years of electronic and ambient music - the 90’s.

Download: https://asip.me/tranquilityw

Tracklist:

1. MLO - Shadows of Life and Thought (2021)

2. Merrin Karras - unreleased

3. Stryke - Introspection Part 1 (1994)

4. Glide - Space Van (1997)

5. Solar Quest - Save The Whale (1994)

6. Namlook & Montana - Path VII (2010)

7. Young American Primitive - Sunrise (1993)

8. Beaumont Hannant - Vague (1994)

9. B12 - Void/Comm (1996)

10. Perishing Thirst - Sacred Agency (2018)

11. Speedy J - Pepper (1994)

12. A Positive Life - The Calling (Loved'Ub Remix) (1993)

13. Global Communication - 8:07 (1994)

14. Moby - Myopia (1993)

15. Geir Jenssen & Pete Namlook - In Heaven (1993)

16. Mick Chillage - Hypersleep (2022 mix) (2022)

17. Niko Tzoukmanis - Fallen Angel (2023)

18. Spooky - Orange Colored Liquid (1993)

19. Omicron - Tranquility Base (1994)

Recording of a live DJ set for the Liminal Dreams 1st-anniversary series in Tokyo, March 11th 2023 alongside https://soundcloud.com/lynne-tokyo, https://soundcloud.com/yolabmi (Live), https://soundcloud.com/yutotakei, and https://soundcloud.com/yutaroy at Spread, Shimokitazawa. Thank you to all who made this evening happen, those who came, listened attentively, shut their eyes and let the music fill the room on an amazing system that Saturday evening. It really was a special, memorable moment for me.

The set includes lots of unreleased/forthcoming ASIP music, alongside releases from Quiet Places, Max Würden and Merrin Karras, plus some of my fave moments from Field Lines Cartographer, Echospace, qebrµs, Sindh, Jo Johnson, Acronym, Endurance and Wndfrm.

Cover photo on the night by Toby Barnes.

The annual ASIP Reflection mix, featuring many of the tracks, artists, albums, and labels that have been on high rotation in one long-form journey. Read the full feature including a buy music club list: http://asip.me/reflection2022

01. maarja nuut & ruum - Mahe (Fat Cat Records)

02. Malibu - Iliad (UNO NYC)

03. Ecovillage - Memories of Spring feat. Masayoshi Fujita (LAAPS)

04. Raum - Daughter (Self)

05. GiGi FM - Rosé (Louise) (Self)

06. Romance & Dean Hurley - The Flesh Is Weak (Ecstatic)

07. Fallen - Under A Glass Moon Of Wonder (Aural Canyon)

08. Steve Roach - What Remains (Self)

09. nthng - Some Clouds Are Destined To Break (Transatlantic)

10. IKSRE - You Will Find (PITP)

11. Norm Chambers - Resonant Foam (Self)

12. Purelink - Butterfly Jam (uWu Dust Bath)

13. Mikkel Rev - Ende (Translusid)

14. Biosphere - Night Shift (Biophon Records)

15. ReKaB - The Lightest Touch (Móatún 7)

16. Spacetime Continuum - Drift (Musique Pour La Danse)

17. Daniel Avery - Lone Swordsman (Mute)

18. James Devane - Orange and Tan (Umeboshi)

19. Transcendence Orchestra - The Hills Are Alive (Old Technology)

20. COH meets Abul Mogard - Traverse Within (Houndstooth)

21. Low - Fly (Subpop)

22. Bowery Electric - Postscript (Kranky)

23. Nosaj Thing feat. Julianna Barwick - Blue Hour (Lucky Me)

24. Synkro - Last Breath (R&S Records)

25. Neglect - In The Bondage of Your Identity (Unsilent Desert Press)

26. Mystic AM - This Spoke Zarathustra (Astral Industries)

27. Voice Actor - Hurt With Me (STROOM)

28. Nils Frahm - Right Right Right (Leiter)

29. Ben Bondy - Spring (Self)

30. All India Radio - Ancient Invocations (Mystic & Quantum)

31. Concave Reflection -Daylight Portrait (Theory Therapy)

32. Hania Rani - Leaving (Live from Studio S2) (Gondwana)

33. µ-Ziq - Turquoise Hyperfizz (Planet Mu)

34. Wardown - Stimulus Progression Pattern (Blu Mar Ten)

35. Bot1500 - Chartreuse 8 (Lith Dolina)

36. Royksopp - Press <> (Self)

37. Rose Riebl - Near Dark (Headphone Commute)

38. EXM - Autumn is Coming (Dyadik)

(re-uploaded here because Soundcloud took it down a few years ago)

More info: https://asip.me/reflection2014

Tracklist:

01. Levi Patel – The Light Unbalances Her

02. A Winged Victory For The Sullen – Atomos VII

03. Otto A.Totland – Steps

04. Jon Hopkins – Open Eye Signal (Asleep version)

05. Loscil – Iona

06. Marsen Jules – Beautyfear III

07. ASC – The Machinery of Night

08. Leandro Fresco – Nada Es Para Siempre

09. Purl – The Stars Will Have An End

10. Neel – The Secret Revealed

11. Frank Sebastian – Towards Distance

12. Tdel – 1830

13. Donato Dozzy & Tin Man – Test 3

14. Gidge – Growth

15. Greg Chin – Dashboard Angels

16. To Destroy A City – First Light

Our latest Portals feature takes a look at Ambient music that can't be ignored, and is "as interesting, as it is interesting"... https://asip.me/portals12

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Tracklist:

01. James Murray - Second Sight (Home Normal)

02. Ameeva - Die Wellen (9128.live)

03. Faru - Mirror of Consciousness (Self released)

04. Sciama - Subsumed (Auxiliary)

05. Joachim Spieth - Akasha (Affin)

06. Abul Mogard - Against a White Cloud (Self released)

07. Leandro Fresco & Rafael Anton Irisarri - Baja dos Singlos (A Strangely Isolated Place)

08. Mount Shrine - Foggy Deck (Cryo Chamber)

09. Araceae - Gleaming Embers (Faint Music)

10. Markus Guentner - Cavus (A Strangely Isolated Place)

11. r beny - vestigial (Self released)

12. Caterina Barbieri - TCCTF (Important Records)

13. Christina Giannone - Realms II (Past Inside The Present)

14. Christina Vantzou - Glissando for Bodies and Machines in Space (Kranky)

15. Pechblende - Shackles of Time (Auxiliary)

16. Tim Hecker - Hatred of Music II (Kranky)

17. Bana Hafar - Intersecting Voids (Self released)

18. FRKTL - Scene I: Terra Nullius (Self released)

19. KMRU & Aho Ssan - Resurgence (Edit) (Subtext Recordings)

20. Mika Vainio - Kytkenta (Connection) (Touch)

21. Rafael Anton Irisarri - Arduous Clarity (Dais)

22. Mika Vainio - Unessa (Sleep) (Touch)