ASIP - Balearic Brilliance

It’s been a while since I visited the White Isle, but the influences from my visits still ring true today – I’m a sucker for classic Balearic chill-out.

It’s getting seriously cold in the UK now and with the summer long gone, we’re all wishing we were  somewhere else. The first in a two-part series, the idea for this mix come from a short tweet conversation between DJ Rich-Ears and I. A little love for a Balearic track and before we knew it, the challenge had been thrown down.

My choices reflect some of my fondest and personal memories – specific days, nights and mornings. You’ll find classic balearic chill, to more recent efforts and even a hint of my trance influence.

ASIP was up first. DJ Rich-Ears to follow with Pt 2.

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Tracklist
01. Rhian Sheehan – Te Karanga
Not only can Rhian strut with the finest cinematics, Balearic also comes naturally.

02. Language Lab – Burning Disaster (Groove Armada Bedtime Story remix)
The original is totally different. Instant relaxation with this one.

03. Ganga – Luna
Ganga is one of them artist’s you can brush over too easily. ‘I Dream About Trees’ is a must if you like this track.

04. Jose Padilla – Adios Ayer (Paul Daley remix)
Ibiza’s father of chill meets Mr Leftfield. What else could you wish for? The original is hard to beat, but Paul Daley provides a modern twist on a Balearic beauty.

05. The Beloved – The Sun Rising (Tom Middleton DnB edit)
A classic Ibiza track revamped into a subtle Drum’n Bass style by Global Communication’s Tom Middleton.

06. Mark’s & Henry’s – (The Making Of…) Jill / A conversation with Rickie Lee Jones
Retro Ibiza, with a little sample which epitomises Ibiza for me. Overused maybe, but I’m never one to stay on trend.

07. Rocket Empire – Montezuma’s revenge
One of the newest tracks on here, great synth progression and really atmospheric.

08. Energy 52 – Cafe Del Mar (Michael Woods ambient remix)
My all-time favourite trance track stripped back to the core, and focused on the one part which everyone has come to love.

09. Moby – My Beautiful Blue Sky
Moby’s early ambient productions are still as influential as they were in 1993.

10. Chris Coco – My Sunset
Chris Coco needs no introduction and deserves his place amongst the tracklist. The vocal in this track takes you somewhere else…

11. Dousk – Anagram
A hard one to fit in. First heard on Sako’s ‘Last Days’, this track was made for Balearic Chill and had to be included.

ASIP - The isolated 1000

One month ago, we were approaching 1000 ‘likes’ on the ASIP Facebook page and with such a great milestone nearing closer each day, it was the perfect time to get you guys involved and collaborate on a celebratory mix. The premise was simple, name a track that you have come to love because of an artist/mix previously featured on the ASIP blog.

Submissions from the inspirational Kilchurn Sessions, Nick Warrens isolatedmix, Ulrich’s shoegaze mix, DJ Vorn’s Electronic Explorations, plus recent stunners from Tropics, Lights Out Asia and Horizon Fire. From ambient, nu-gaze and shoegaze to electronica, prog and classical – this was going to be some journey (if not a little hard to piece together!)

Thank you to everyone who submitted and made up the first 1000. Unfortunately not all of the submissions are included in the mix – some were impossible to track down in mp3 or good quality (Release The Krakken and the Stina Nordenstam remix for example?!) Also, a few were just too hard to fit in (especially with my lack of software), so a big apology if yours didn’t make it.

I even managed to sneak in my own submission; it was one of them track’s you hear years ago, only to disappear without a trace. Luckily, DJ Rich-Ears ‘Sound of Ancient Leafs and Bamboo‘ resurrected it from my long lost musical mind – a worthy entrant I think? For a peak at all of the stories and inspiration behind many of the choices included, see the isolated1000 Facebook note.

I hope you enjoy it.

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Your Tracklist:
01. Helios – Vargtimme (submitted by George Potter)
02. Robert Frost – Fire and Ice (Sample)
03. Tropics – Soft Vision (submitted by Roberto Sodano, Audioglider)
04. Leandro Fresco – Buenos Amigos (submitted by Pete Srdic)
05. Lights Out Asia – Except Europa (submitted by Wes Marlan)
06. Underworld – To Heal (submitted by Danny Fletcher)
07. Thomas Newman – Brooks Was Here (submitted by Rob Abery)
08. Adham Shaikh – Journey To The Sun (submitted by DJ Rich-Ears)
09. Bruno Sanfilippo – Intropassion (submitted by Pete Srdic)
10. Ulrich Schnauss – Blumenwiese Neben Autobahn (submitted by Matt Acornley)
11. Boards of Canada – Olson (sumitted by DJ Todos)
12. The Last Atlant – Twin Of The Sun (submitted by DJ Todos)
13. Vector Lovers – Neon Sky Rain (submitted by Justin King)
14. Adham Shaikh – Journey To The Sun (submitted by DJ Rich-Ears)
15. Lostep – Burma (Sasha’s Involver Dub) (submitted by Kevin Lloyd)
16. Pete Lazonby – Sacred Circles (Healing mix) (submitted by ASIP)
17. Sway – Fall (submitted by Sbando Lorenzo)
18. Horizon Fire – Passed Out In A Datsun (submitted by Mach V)
19. Edward Shearmur – Coda (submitted by Danny Fletcher)
20. Leona Naess – True Love Will Find You In The End (submitted by Michael Pinn)