Evocation

Mikkel Rev returns to A Strangely Isolated Place with Evocation, his third
full-length album shaped deep within the forests of Norway. 

Since Mikkel’s debut, The Art of Levitation first arrived on ASIP in 2023,
Mikkel has been quietly building his own corner of the label’s catalog. Last
year's Journey Beyond expanded that vision further, revealing an artist
increasingly comfortable balancing the emotional pull of early trance with a
more reflective, ambient-leaning approach. While his work elsewhere naturally
gravitates towards the dance floor through his own collective, Ute Recordings
and other club-focused outlets, his ASIP releases have always evolved
differently. Beginning with a larger body of material that’s gradually shaped
together, each album seeks to find a narrative without a dancefloor in place;
one that moves naturally between momentum and stillness, carrying something of
the spirit found in those early-'90s records that drifted effortlessly between
peak-time energy and the quiet hours in room two. 

Long-form compositions like "Step Inside" and "MRI" favor gradual development
over immediate impact, while "Dream Sand" introduces shimmering rhythms that
subtly shift the album's momentum and pace. The piano-led "The Infinite" offers
a definitive nod to the enduring emotional pull of classic trance before
"Sanitorium" closes the record with one of Mikkel's most restrained and
affecting pieces to date.

Evocation continues Mikkel Rev's remarkable run on ASIP, extending a catalog
where echoes of trance's formative years find new expression through the
communal energy and natural surroundings of the Nordic forest gatherings that
have become an integral part of his world.

Ventral Is Golden returns on artwork duties, with Lupo handling the mastering
and cut. Released on August 28th as a gatefold double LP on dusty purple smoke
and digital.