Ran Rad launched the ‘Ran Rad Single Series’ in 2019, based on the idea of having a fast channel/platform to deliver fresh music from upcoming young artists. Doing so, the label hopes to get to know more young talents from the world, and of course also to help spread their music to reach the bassheadz community. So far, four tunes have been out from the Ran Rad Single Series, which are then summarised into Vol.1. The four tracks are: Artificial from DJ Yum Yum (Leipzig, Germany), Dustcape from DRANQ (Leipzig Germany), Jacking Swing from Negative 808 (Beijing, China) and Riddim Up from Radiax (Beijing, China).

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RRD003 Ran Rad Single Series Vol.1

Leipzig-based bass music producer DRANQ released a 12” EP “Serpentine” on Beijing record label Ran Music’s bass sub-label Ran Rad. This EP has included 5 tracks made by his DIY modular synth. DRANQ has combined classic acid and electro sound elements with contemporary low frequency sound design,  lively precise melody sequences are wrapped by the warm phat bass lines, deliver the most expected climax moment to the dance floor like an agile reptiles indicated by the EP title. “Serpentine” is the second vinyl release of Ran Rad, the artwork is made by German visual designer Superquiet, mastered and cut by the well respected Leipzig bass music scene veteran LXC.

Early influences of Jungle, Hip Hop and Hardcore merged into bass heavy gangster music for nerds. After growing up fascinated by recordings of late 90s UK club music, playing in bands and diving into the realms of experimental Hardcore, DRANQ got involved with Dubstep around 2007 and quickly rediscovered a long lost love for Hip Hop, beats and everything halftime. Putting together events and connecting with the local scene in Bremen manifested his interest in Breakcore and other 'off genres' and lead to first attempts in writing music outside of a band setting using a variety of aliases along the way.

Fast forward a bit and DRANQ's further musical development turned into a full on obsession with sound. Now residing in Leipzig he spent the last two years working on a body of music full time, bringing it all together with a DIY attitude, enthusiasm for weird hardware and a self made modular synth.

DRANQ's music is combining the feel of old breakdance records with a modern approach to experimental beats. An ongoing attempt to break ground between catchy and odd, wonky tape sound and the open ended possibilities of the laptop era.

RRD002-12 DRANQ - Serpentine

Animal Pop - Before You've Had Too Much

Animal Pop - Last Stop

Animal Pop - Red, Green And Blue

Animal Pop - The Other Children

Animal Pop - Beijing Haze

Animal Pop - Backbone

Animal Pop - Troposphere

Animal Pop - Downstairs

J.R.G. - Beijing Bass

J.R.G. - Taps

巨浪 - L+R

Odyssey Boys - Knopha

Knopha - 1nce Again, first single from "Ran Groove Vol.2"

Knopha is one of the founding members of Guangzhou MCs/Beat-makers collective Chee Production crew. Knopha aka Noah moved to Xiamen after returning from Melbourne Australia in late 2014. He soon teamed up with good friend Roy to start clubnight Beatween later in 2015. He plays records from bass heavy sounding underground house/techno to classic disco tunes and experimental electronic music.

Knopha - 1nce Again

京城前几日的漫天大雪丝毫遮挡不住春天万物复苏的脚步，历经了一整个漫长冬天的蛰伏，我们的音乐人即将带着他们全新的音乐作品，用4/4拍的律动唤醒你身体细胞对春天的感知。其中不乏我们熟悉喜欢的老朋友们：来自厦门的Knopha以其轻盈悦动的音色轻轻拂过，融化冻结的听觉神经；欢快明亮的键盘旋律在钢琴诗人J.R.G的演绎下迸发出舞曲的新能量。璐爷（L+R )用各种精妙设计的绚丽音色点起了篝火；Another Van这一次在后摇般的吉他声线中，变幻出异域国度魅惑人心的奇妙幻象，还来不及反应挣脱，又让人一不留神跌入了h_w_a用Techno律动和波形精心构筑的声音美学结构中去；你会撞见JaCat在声音的空间里不断地盘旋和加速，向着最高点进发冲刺。痴迷研究模块的海淀人可没功夫跟他们打岔，继续探索着有趣的声音创造，在 Modular声音元素组合碰撞迸发的火花中获得了意想不到的House之声；还有北京东部芥末小队，他们一切的音乐都是即兴而生，像是用音乐交流和对话，悄悄偷听下，他们用既爵士又迷幻的语言在议论哪个迷妹呢。

很高兴这次又有新的制作人带着他们全新创作的音乐加入Ran Groove系列，他们迥然不同的风格也给我们带来了意外的惊喜——来自南方的Carsen在一段佛语中获得灵感，用神秘的音乐色彩表达了自己音乐即信仰的理念；而另一位SPYFI似乎降落到了非洲的一个无名部落，不过听起来他与部落民族的交流没有一点儿障碍，原始的部落文化偶遇未来科技舞曲，后来，听说部落的酋长很高兴，送了奇奇怪怪的礼物让他带回来，正是封面设计Lil’D&ZXZ画的这个。

Knopha － 端倪

08. thruoutin - Arriving At The Sea (到达海洋)

07. thruoutin - Emerging Upon The Dune Valley’s Edge (沙丘谷的出现)

06. thruoutin - Luminous Crystals At The Hot Springs (发光的水晶和温泉)

04. thruoutin - Exploring The Interior (探索内部)

02. thruoutin - First Night (第一夜)

01. thruoutin - Setting Off Into The New (开动)

Ran Groove Vol.6

001 IPeiqi — Show Me The Star

002 J.R.G —Bocas

003 Beijing Eastside Jam Squad — 通惠之河漂流组曲

004 DJ Doggy —Passing By

005 Hielektromen — Detroit Time

006 Another Van — Sweet Little Loops

007 EZZZ — El Psy Congroo

008 Angry5JaR —Reach Out

009 JaCat — Feline Nature

010 Bunny Bunny —Endless Chaos

011 Carsen —Adge

8. Angry5JaR - Reach Out

Being one of Ran Music’s earliest veterans, California-born J.R.G. is releasing his first full-length album “Plastic n Ivory” on Ran Music’s dance sub-label Ran Groove. This album features 8 tracks of J.R.G.’s lush production which feature rich musicality, dancing instrumental solos, psychedelic tropical vibes and thick American style house beats.  Added into this are two of China’s  most exciting vocalists, Credit Card, who is featured in the title track, and MC Dreaminah, who adds her lyrics and style to the track “You Can.” J.R.G.’s unique style has evolved from the Ran Groove compilation and now comes into his debut album, which is exciting news to all loyal house music fans around the scene here.

J.R.G. - Acomba

J.R.G. - Escape From Ix

J.R.G. - Plastic N Ivory (feat. Credit Card)

Chengdu-based record producer Ge Fei, who is also known as the boss of famous Chinese indie label Cao Tai Music, is releasing a debut EP titled “Mirror Image” as 3He on Ran Music. This EP includes 3 IDM tracks Fei produced using a customized Eurorack modular system. With his intelligent machine rhythm, psychedelic melody progression, unconventional sound design and creative sampling techniques, 3He brings your ear on a journey to a world where the human and machine live together in harmony.

3He, also knows as Helium-3, is a light, non-radioactive isotope of helium, Much speculation has been made over the possibility of using helium-3 as a future energy source, a source with which has greater abundance on the moon than on Earth. Ge Fei's new alias 3He, is meant to make this debut EP as futuristic and cinematic as a science-fiction movie.

 A mirror image (in a plane mirror) is a reflected duplication of an object that appears almost identical, such as reflections of objects in a mirror or a complete copy of a computer system. 3He believes that both the human sense and computer are identical in some ways, thus this EP is using the form of IDM music, to express this concept. The program error-like glitch rhythm and sampled melodies are cut deliberately and modulated carefully, walking on the boundary of chaos and order. Your brain and body are separated and totally controlled by 3He; "Mirror Image" is as brilliant as a great science experiment, to bring us so much inspiration.

Ge Fei, who studied at Sichuan Conservatory Of Music in the 90s, was an active member of the early Chengdu (capital of Sichuan province in south-western China) rock music scene, he was involved in several bands such as Fu Yan, Airbag, Yao Bai Ren and others. He relocated himself to Beijing in 2006 as a record producer as well as music director of several major and indie labels. In 2009, he founded Cao Tai Music together with famous Tai Pei song-writer Zhou Zhiping, dedicated to releasing music for indie musicians coming out of China. Today, Cao Tai has grown into one of the most influential indie labels in China. Ge Fei is a big fan of Radiohead and Aphex Twin, he maintains a passion of exploring electronic music and audio technology, from the classic synthesizers, hardware samplers to the latest MIDI controller and Eurorack modular synths. He tries to combine multiple genres such as IDM, Techno, Ambient and Electronic into his own music production with both old and new technology.

3He - Mirror Image

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Terrorrythmus – Down Low

We are now launching the ‘Ran Rad Single Series’, which will function as a fast channel to deliver fresh music from upcoming young artists. We hope to get to know more young talents through this platform, and of course to also spread their  music to the basshead community.

The first single comes from Jakob aka DJ Yum Yum from Leipzig Germany. Besides cheap instant food and the world revolution, he  is mostly interested in fast, modern, ravey bass-sounds, which he produces in the studio and tries to bring to the people with his music friends in Leipzig. Having a background in jazz music, he tries to push complex yet physical music in his effort to evoke the radical roots of rave. 

Write us if you wanna be part of this!!

DJ YumYum - Artificial

Hey,

We are back with another single from Leipzig-based bass music producer DRANQ, a new member from the Ran Rad Fam. 

About the track: 
Digging deep into textural basslines on one hand, centering a halftime beat around hoover leads on the other. Inspired by tacky big room anthems from past decades, Dustcape is an homage to the raw sounds but not necessarily other stylistic elements of what was played back in the day. It’s about creating tension between classics and modern equivalents in order to keep things moving, after all it’s rave music.

About DRANQ:
After growing up fascinated by recordings of late 90s UK club music, playing in bands and diving into the realms of experimental Hardcore, DRANQ got involved with Dubstep around 2007 and quickly rediscovered a long lost love for Hip Hop, beats and everything halftime. Putting together events and connecting with the local scene in Bremen manifested his interest in Breakcore and other 'off genres' and lead to first attempts in writing music outside of a band setting using a variety of aliases along the way.
Fast forward a bit and DRANQ's further musical development turned into a full on obsession with sound. Now residing in Leipzig he spent the last two years working on a body of music full time, bringing it all together with a DIY attitude, enthusiasm for weird hardware and a self-made modular synth.
DRANQ's music is combining the feel of old breakdance records with a modern approach to experimental beats. An ongoing attempt to break ground between catchy and odd, wonky tape sound and the open ended possibilities of the laptop era.

DRANQ - Dustcape

Bust A Move

Tunnel Vision

Planet 303

Hades

Serpentine

Hello there,

We are back with another single from Beijing-based bass music producer Negative808.

About the track: 

Jacking swing is an improvisation using hardware synthesizer based originally on a Techno frame.  Further experimenting at a tempo of 140 bpm while adding Bass music elements to the created rhythm, such a damn swing tune came out, which brings you straight back to the old good rave time. 

About Negative808:

Negative808 is a Beijing bass producer who hails from the southern Chinese province of Fujian. He has had several singles released on the Beijing based electronic label Ran Music. Since living in the capital he has integrated various upbeat electronic dance styles into his work; such as Drum & Bass, Grime, Footwork and Juke. On many occasions he has taken part in events thrown by one of China’s most respected Bass DJ collectives, Syndicate and the S!LK Crew. 

In addition to being an avant-garde creator, Negative808 is also a behind the scenes promoter and supporter of the Chinese electronic music community. Along with fellow producer, EZZZ, he is a founding member of the online electronic music media platform, FREQ. Negative808 is well known to the young electronic musicians in China as a regular contributor to the music technology review platform Midifan. Aside from being a producer, Negative808 is also an active DJ in the Beijing underground scene. He consistently presents workshops on Ableton Live and electronic music production in conjunction with Floso x Ran Music.

Negative808 – Jacking Swing

Ran Rad Single Series - 04

Radiax – Riddim Up

Hallo there,

We are back with another single from Beijing-based bass music producer Radiax.

About the track: 
‘Riddim Up’ is a tune absolutely going for the dance floor. It’s got the groovy head nod Hip Hop vibe, when it suits as well in a bass banging night. 

About Radiax:
Radiax is a true second generation Drum and Bass pioneer in China who has been around for over 10 years. Radiax has definitely made his name more well-known in the Bass Music scene after his last release with the Hospital Records (on the ‘Sick Music 2020’ compilation), as well as the EP ‘Beijing Banger’ on Unchained in 2019 which got likes from various big names as My Nu Leng, Sub Focus, 12th Planet, EI (Pendulum) and so on. A highly prolific producer as he is, Radiax has been also writing beats for a number of mainstream singers and rappers. He is certainly someone to follow in the scene who will always put out music mixed with diverse styles full of surprises.

About the Single Series:

We have launched the ‘Ran Rad Single Series’ in 2019, which functions as a fast channel to deliver fresh music from upcoming young artists. We hope to get to know more young talents through this platform, and of course to also spread their music to the bassheadz community. So far including Riddim Up, four tunes have been out. The first three are: Artificial from DJ Yum Yum, Dustcape from DRANQ and Jacking Swing from Negative 808. 


Links: 
https://soundcloud.com/radiaxmusic 
https://www.ran-music.com/
https://ranmusicbj.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/ran-music

Thank you for your support and we look forward to hearing back from you,

Radiax – Riddim Up

Ran Rad Single Series - 05
An On Bast – Shimmers

Hallo there,

Hope you are all coping well in the COVID-19 pandemic and are in good spirits. We are doing our best to combat the crisis with music and right now we would like to let you hear a song from our old good polish friend An On Bast.

About the track: 
The birth of the tune started with me asking Anna ‘Do you want to do an experiment and write a song that would be considered as bass music?’. Yes, I have to admit I was often too curious to know what bass music is to producers from outside of the bass music scene, particularly to those very established musicians. Of course, she would she never refuse to explore new sounds and ideas. So here it is, what a lovely song. Bass music it is I would say, although the track is in fact nothing pretentious to fit into any genre.

About An On Bast:
An On Bast is one of the Poland’s most exciting electronic music acts. Over the years she has built a solid reputation for quality hardware live sets. Exceptional combination of her vibrant imagination and excellent technique gives the unique experience. (Taken from RA: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/anonbast/biography)

Links: 
https://anonbast.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/an_on_bast
https://www.ran-music.com/
https://ranmusicbj.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/ran-music

Thank you for your support and we look forward to hearing back from you, 
JCC

Shimmers

An On Bast - Shimmers

Ran Music is a record label based in Beijing, China. It was founded by mixing engineer/music producer Shen Li Jia and his business partner Tony Zhao at the beginning of 2015. The label is dedicated to the promotion of electronic music and for rising talents coming out of China. Since Ran first began, more than 30 artists and performing acts have released music on the label, including several Chinese electronic music pioneers such as Soulspeak, HWA (aka ELVIS.T), Mickey Zhang and more.

In 2017, Ran Music launched their first sub-label Ran Groove, dedicated to showcasing the rising House/Techno producers that have been scouted all across China.

In 2018, the second sub-label Ran Rad was born, Currently based in Germany and China, Ran Rad aims to support Ran’s mission of bridging the underground scene from China and beyond. Ran Rad seeks for interesting sounds covering a diversity of genres, when those from hardware gears are particularly embraced. Bass music, however, is totally Ran Rad’s greatest interest.

Ran Music is also one of the very few labels in the country that releases music on vinyl and continues to promote vinyl culture. Ran Music is working hard to gradually develop into one of the most recognized and respected indie labels in China.

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