ASIP Label Showcase @ Public Records, New York: OKRAA + Salvatore Mercantante + Aspetuck

A Strangely Isolated Place presents an evening of room-filled atmospherics, taking over the Public Records Sound Room.

Colombian-born, OKRAA, presents his intense analog walls of sound and complex IDM, as heard throughout his new album on A Strangely Isolated Place, ‘La Gran Corriente’, as well as his previous outings, ‘1994’ and his more beat-driven alias ‘Laudrup’.

Debuting on the label earlier this year, New York-based artist Salvatore Mercatante is quickly defining a sharp and soaring IDM style, with complex drum patterns and clinical progressions, that cry out for a big system, and now finally unleashed in his hometown.

With a release set to arrive on the label next year, local producer, and Hudson NY native, Aspetuck will be opening the evening with a DJ set, highlighting his unique ear for a blend of electronic styles, and a taste of what’s to come on the label in 2025.

Tickets via Dice

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ASIP @ Liminal Dreams, Tokyo

Recording of my DJ set for the Liminal Dreams 1st-anniversary series in Tokyo, March 11th, 2023 alongside @lynne-tokyo, @yolabmi (Live), @yutotakei, and @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 (plenty of their new stuff in here ;-), 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.

Read more about the event here.

astrangelyisolatedplace · ASIP - Live DJ set @ Liminal Dreams, Tokyo

ASIP @ Muzan Editions + Bar Wols, Osaka

I’m delighted to announce a second night of ambient-ish shenanigans in Japan this month, this time alongside the lovey Muzan Editions crew, where Endurance (Muzan founder) will play live and I will be accompanied by Saki and Dérive on the decks at Wols bar in Osaka.

This follows the show a week earlier in Tokyo - more info on that show here.

Head over to Muzan Editions to hear more from their great catalog and a taster of what to expect from Endurance and Dérive. Saki, I hear is normally more in the techno realm and we will be treated to a very special, rare ambient set!

Hope to see you there.

ASIP @ Liminal Dreams 1st Anniversary Tokyo

I’m very excited to be DJ’ing a couple of shows in Japan in March, my first time playing in this wonderful country. A dream come true in many ways, you probably know from my past endeavors how much I adore the culture of Japan, and no better crew to play alongside than Liminal Dreams, who have hosted some wonderful shows over the past year and will be celebrating their 1st anniversary.

You can catch me alongside yolabmi, Yuto Takei, Lynne and Toner, on March 11th at Spread, Tokyo in the awesome town of Shimo Kitazawa (Tokyo).

Listen to some music from the lineup below.

Radio Tempo Não Pára · Yuto Takei @ Radio TNP 10.12.2021

Mysteries of the Deep · Lynne - Live at Mysteries of the Deep | Vurt (Seoul)

A Strangely Isolated Place X In Sheeps Clothing Records

We are excited to be hosting our second event alongside our favorite Los Angeles (once listening bar now record store) collective, In Sheep’s Clothing Records.

Join us this Saturday, April 9th between 3-7pm at the store for a mini ASIP takeover, featuring guest DJs, complimentary drinks, and exclusive ASIP records and merch.

I’ll be bringing along some location-specific hand-stamped ASIPVA01, as well as previously out-of-stock ASIP titles from my personal collection, ASIP merch + stickers.

We will also be joined by a few TBA ASIP friends spinning records.

Come, say hi! And visit the ISC playlists in the meantime.

436 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles

A big thank you to Dorian Denes for providing the stunning custom illustration for the flyer - an interpretation of the shop space, in a similar style to his previous flyer for our event at the ISC listening bar.