Interview with Ben Lukas Boysen
“There are certain video games that let you start the game from the start after you complete it, but you keep all your experiences and gear you collected in your playthrough. This feels like a good analogy to me.”
Searching for A Strangely Isolated Place
A Strangely Isolated Place
Location: US
Founded: 2008
A Strangely Isolated Place, named after a track by Ulrich Schnauss, was founded by Ryan Griffin as an ambient and electronica record label beginning life as a music blog.
Illuvia
Earth Prism
“… an even keel of a floating buoy in the stormy weather of my mind…”
36
Trance Anthems For A Sunken Generation
“… an aggressive inversion of euphoric sound…”
A Strangely Isolated Place
Reflection on 2023
An end-of-year celebration from Ryan Griffin of ASIP
Salvatore Mercatante
Love Of Lies
“… how does the idea of ‘nothing’ fit into the realm of sound and, at the same time, exist at every turn…”
Quiet Places
The Empty View
“… moments of melody amongst the wide landscape of abstract sounds are the only glimpse of reality…”
In the studio with The Album Leaf
“… it starts with sound… experimenting with sound… it truly gets me inspired… it’s what I react to…”
Viul & Benoît Pioulard
A Real Place
“… wide brush strokes in pastel colours, deep-textured warmth, and hazy memories…”
