{"id":65621,"date":"2026-07-29T14:38:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/?p=65621"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:38:42","slug":"linea-aspera-entrevista-mexico-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/linea-aspera-entrevista-mexico-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00ednea \u00c1spera: \"The Mexican audience reignited my passion for making music\""},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Some bands build their reputation through decades of releases. Others leave an indelible mark with only a handful of songs. L\u00ednea \u00c1spera belongs firmly to the latter. With their unique blend of analogue synthesizers, melancholic melodies and minimalist songwriting, Alison Lewis and Ryan Ambridge quickly became one of the defining names of the modern minimal synth and coldwave revival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Although both musicians spent years focusing on their individual careers, interest in L\u00ednea \u00c1spera never faded. If anything, time has only reinforced the band's cult status, with their music continuing to inspire a new generation of artists and listeners alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Ahead of their long-awaited first performance in Mexico City as L\u00ednea \u00c1spera, Summa Inferno caught up with Alison and Ryan to discuss the band's origins, the chemistry that made everything click from day one, their current projects and why returning to Mexico carries such personal meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Let's go back to the beginning. How did L\u00ednea \u00c1spera come together, and what sparked the idea of starting the band?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">yan and I met when I was DJing at a bar in Camden, London, around September or October 2011 through our mutual friend Jack Duckworth, also known as Soft Riot.\n\nWe both shared an interest in analogue synthesizers and wanted to start a band. Within a few months, our shared Dropbox folder evolved into a fully-fledged project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We played our first show by December that year. At the time there was a small but very close-knit minimal synth scene in London, and our friends immediately embraced what we were doing. I think that support helped everything develop incredibly quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Looking back at those early days, what's one lesson you've carried with you ever since?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Alison: Small decisions\u2014like choosing to write a few songs with someone\u2014can completely change the course of your life and lead you on incredible adventures. If something feels right, don't turn those opportunities down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Ryan: Being in a synthpop band should be fun. It's simply not worth damaging relationships or creating unnecessary stress over it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-1024x760.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65623\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-770x572.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-293x218.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-390x290.png 390w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95.png 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-1024x760.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65623\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-770x572.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-293x218.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95-390x290.png 390w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-95.png 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Was there a specific moment when you realized, \"This band is becoming something special\"?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Ryan: I felt that every time we finished recording something. I remember mixing the very first two songs we'd recorded and being genuinely excited because everything seemed to work immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The same happened when Alison sent me her vocals for \"Solar Flare.\" While mixing it, I couldn't stop listening to the track. It felt like the perfect combination of both our strengths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Alison: This was actually the first band I'd ever written and recorded music with, so I took a lot of it for granted in the beginning. I was only twenty-two years old and assumed that making music was simply supposed to feel like that. Everything happened so naturally that I never stopped to think we were creating something unusual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">It wasn't until our final show of that first era, at Grauzone Festival in 2013, that it truly hit me. There was a queue stretching outside the venue and up the stairs, and the atmosphere inside the room was absolutely electric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What does L\u00ednea \u00c1spera look like today? How would you describe the band's current mindset?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Alison: Because of our busy schedules and the long hiatus, we've never really had the opportunity to tour the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In many ways we're still catching up on that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creatively we're mostly focused on our individual projects, but we also don't want to deny people the opportunity to experience these songs live while they still feel meaningful to both us and our audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Can you give us a glimpse of what you're currently working on?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Alison: I have a new band with Terence Fixmer, and we'll be releasing an album next year through a legendary independent label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">I'll also continue touring with Zanias, because I invested so much of myself into my latest album, Cataclysm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Ryan: I'll take the opportunity to recommend the upcoming Modern Apartments album, Light on Water, an instrumental synth record that will soon be released through Dark Entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This will be L\u00ednea \u00c1spera's first performance in Mexico City. What are your expectations?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Ryan: I've always heard Mexican audiences are amazing, so I'm expecting a really fun show.\n\nAnd, of course, I'm looking forward to eating some incredible food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Alison: I've actually performed in Mexico City twice before with Zanias. The first time happened during one of the lowest points in my creative life. I was seriously considering giving up music altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">But the warmth and energy of the audience at Centro de Salud completely changed that. People were singing so loudly that I could barely hear myself on stage.\n\nThat experience instantly reignited my passion for music and gave me the motivation to finish recording the first Zanias album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I've carried a deep sense of gratitude toward my Mexican audience ever since.\n\nWhat excites me the most now is returning with the band that started everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Finally, if you could give fans one reason not to miss your Mexico City show this August, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Alison: We both have incredibly busy schedules, so this might be your last chance to see us together for quite a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-640x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65628\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-640x1024.png 640w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-187x300.png 187w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-770x1232.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-960x1536.png 960w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-7x12.png 7w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-293x469.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-390x624.png 390w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96.png 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-640x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65628\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-640x1024.png 640w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-187x300.png 187w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-770x1232.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-960x1536.png 960w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-7x12.png 7w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-293x469.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96-390x624.png 390w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-96.png 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hay bandas que construyen una carrera a partir de una extensa discograf\u00eda y otras que, con apenas un pu\u00f1ado de canciones, consiguen dejar una marca permanente. L\u00ednea \u00c1spera pertenece al segundo grupo. En pocos a\u00f1os, el d\u00fao integrado por Alison Lewis y Ryan Ambridge se convirti\u00f3 en una referencia obligada del minimal synth y el coldwave moderno gracias a una combinaci\u00f3n de sintetizadores anal\u00f3gicos, melod\u00edas melanc\u00f3licas y una sensibilidad que conect\u00f3 inmediatamente con una nueva generaci\u00f3n de seguidores. Aunque el [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[8781,4317,8778,2251,8782,5996,8784,703,8780,8775,7420,8779,8776,8777,8783],"class_list":["post-65621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entrevistas","tag-alison-lewis","tag-ciudad-de-mexico-2","tag-coldwave","tag-concierto","tag-dark-entries","tag-darkwave","tag-electronic-music","tag-entrevista","tag-grauzone-festival","tag-linea-aspera-3","tag-linea-aspera","tag-minimal-synth","tag-ryan-ambridge","tag-synthpop","tag-zanias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65621"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65629,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65621\/revisions\/65629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}