The mighty Visionquest label returns to celebrate 10 outstanding years in the game with a fantastic offering of new music!

The EP is the first various artist EP in a series of 3, with each 12" featuring unique artwork by Christopher Mohn, formerly of Dance Spirit.

Ryan Crosson and Francesco Tristano kick things of with the beautiful, up-tempo jam, "Kerosene Years". It's full of crisp, bright percussion and synths that oscillate between bouncy and dreamy Detroit to Berlin vibes. Arpeggiators that at times resemble steel drums dance around leading into beautiful piano chords and rhythmic riffs. The energy is high and full of class.

Lee Curtiss rolls in with his inimitable sound on "The Dogma Ate My Homework". A bad boy bassline provides a floor bookended by his late night vocals and a synth filled bridge showcasing his sublime melodic side before slapping back to focus on the bass. The kick is big, the drums are sharp and it's primed to crush a dancefloor.

Shaun Reeves and Seth Troxler start the B side with "For the Ages". The listener is immediately dropped into a cosmic world of space age keys and twisting vocals. The drums are patient and forward moving, providing a bed for drenched vocals both spoken and sung. All the while we hear sounds that resemble shooting stars and comets gliding through space and time.

The EP finishes with "Laverne's Day Off" by Laverne Radix aka Maayan Nidam. No time is wasted getting right into a bumping bass and dope vocal loops, cool synths and guitar lines. Different elements of the percussion start and stop to build tension and release sections perfectly before we drop right back into vocal chops that dance with a playful attitude.

It's a fantastic offering from the label heads with their close friends and surely a great intro to what will be a stellar series to celebrate 10 years of this genre defining imprint!

VQ X EP I

VQ085 B2. Laverne Radix - Laverne's Day Off

VQ085 B1. Seth Troxler and Shaun Reeves - For The Ages

VQ085 A2. Lee Curtiss - The Dogma Ate My Homework

VQ085 A1. Ryan Crosson & Francesco Tristano - Kerosene Years

Dusty Rugs

VQ088 B2. DustyRugs - H Foundation Remix  (Snippet)

VQ088 B1. DustyRugs - Silverlining Swung Dub (Snippet)

VQ088 A2. DustyRugs (Snippet)

VQ088 A1. Take Me To Bed And Mix Me Forever (Snippet)

Ryan Crosson and The Ridgewood Vanguard - Night Train

Listen to the new single and Pre-Order the debut album now: https://linktr.ee/frntruk

Brooklyn based producer and DJ Ryan Crosson makes his debut on FRNTR this October with his ‘We Can Only Ever Be How We Are’ LP. Moving away from the dance floor, the album has been in the making for the last ten years and sees Ryan evolving as an artist as he continues to explore and push boundaries through his experimental musical output.

The first single from the album ‘Night Train’ is released 1st September and features the musician Ryan Cavanaugh aka Slow Hands on guitar. Atmospheric guitar licks are layered over a sonic landscape made for slow appreciation. Cavanaugh has previously collaborated with Wolf + Lamb, R&S, Permanent Vacation and Delusions of Grandeur.

We Can Only Be How We Are

Pre-Order Album

Ryan Crosson and The Ridgewood Vanguard - Night Train

Ryan Crosson & The Ridgewood Vanguard - We Can Only Ever Be How We Are

Out Now - http://lnk.to/RCTRV-WCOEBHWA

Brooklyn based producer and DJ Ryan Crosson makes his debut on FRNTR with his ‘We Can Only Ever Be How We Are’ LP. Moving away from the dance floor, the album has been in the making for the last ten years and sees Ryan evolving as an artist as he continues to explore and push boundaries through his experimental musical output. 

Deep rooted in the electronic sphere, Ryan brings together an array of friends and acclaimed musicians in ‘We Can Only Ever Be How We Are’. The LP is truly a collaborative affair featuring: Ryan Cavanagh, Violeta Vicci, Emil Abramyan, Yonatan Levi, Henrik Raabe and Greg Paulus. The ten track LP enables Ryan to have creative freedom and explore new sonic tapestries, resulting in an mesmerising soundscape. 

“This album has been a labour of love over the past ten years. It all began with the desire to move away from the dancefloor and the pressures of putting out EPs simply to keep up "in the game" that is the current state of modern dance music.”

Out Now

Ryan Crosson and The Ridgewood Vanguard - Carys Rose

Ryan Crosson and The Ridgewood Vanguard - Soul Starvation

Ryan Crosson and The Ridgewood Vanguard - Overholt

Ryan Crosson and The Ridgewood Vanguard - Vocal Boy

Ryan Crosson and The Ridgewood Vanguard - Carter's Jam

Ryan Crosson and The Ridgewood Vanguard - Izmir

Ryan Crosson and The Ridgewood Vanguard - Radio Transistor

Techno, My Heart. House In My Brain.

JuJu Muzik Show 
Point Blank Radio 
24th May 2024

* * MUSIC ONLY * * 

(Pre-recorded with no microphone chat except an introduction)

Thanks to the artists and labels for this weeks music. Shout to EPM Music, Shine PR & Favouritizm.

1. STEVE COBBY - Mind Dem Doorstep (Déclassé)	
2. Zarenzeit - Global Essence Sampler - Zahara (Deep Inspiration Show Records)	
3. Manuel Darquart - The Vibe (Wolf Music)	
4. Ryan Crosson and The Ridgewood Vanguard	- Boomba (Visionquest Remix) (Frontier Recordings)
5. Philippa - There It Is (Freerange)	
6. Ewan Jansen - Salt Circuit (Cyphon Records)
7. Secret Witness - Have You Ever (Main Mix) (Bienvenue Recordings)	
8. Westcoast Goddess - Sidewalk (Kiss The Dark LP)	
9. Musta feat. Lehlo Gonolo - The Same (Birdee Remix) (Daffa)	
10. GUINNY - Hi, How U Doin (Toy Tonics)	
11. Blake Reyes - Shut Up N' Dance! feat. Bryant Goodman	([PIAS] Électronique) 
12. Manuel Darquart - Jerry's Song (Wolf Music)	
13. Dubbyman / Brad P / Rai Scott - Transmission #2 (Rai Scott Remix) (Inner Shift Music)	
14. Disco Afro Reedit Series	- Hustler (Monsieur Scott Reedit) (Comet)	
15. Discojuice - Flowers (Dailysession)	
16. Lars Bartkuhn - Pyramids (Part II) (needs Music)
17. Soul Charge - Holding On (Chillifunk)	
18. Jesse Leer - Friction (Abstrakt Dance)	
19. Sister Pearl - The Calling (T.Markakis Remix) (Daffa)	
20. Disco Afro Reedit Series	- Afrodiscobeat - Africaine 808 Rework (Comet)	
21. Ben Hixon - Cuming Inside (Dolfin)	
22. Mood Therapy featuring Belle Humble - Open our Eyes (TekHedz)	
23. Sister Pearl - The Calling (OPOLOPO Remix Instrumental) (Daffa)	
24. Stefano "Cocco" Cantini & Alexander Robotnick - Francocco	(Hot Elephant Music)
25. Discojuice - Rhythm Sun	(Dailysession)
26. Westcoast Goddess - A Puzzle (Destination Unknown)	
27. Andy & Sasa - Right Back (Strange But Soulful)
28. Nutty Nys	- p.s (Taints) Remix (TheNysHouse)
29. Rudi'Kastic - Make Luv (Original Mix) (Let It Play Records) 	
30. Lex & Locke - Purity (feat. Guto Fernandez)	(Delusions of Grandeur)
31. Brad P + Blaqsilva - Let it Breathe (Inner Shift Music)
32. WBEEZA - Bitchez (Third Ear)	
33. Delfonic - I'm Away	(Delfonic Edits)
34. Frikardo - Kolekshon (Dobro)

JuJu Muzik Show (Point Blank Radio) 24th May 2024

A Motor City, Berlin, London hybrid, Ryan Crosson is a complex artistic creature. Equal parts energetic, down to earth Detroit native and ultra-refined, musical aesthete, Ryan has one ear to the club and one ear far, far beyond. Known the world over for shape shifting, shoulder shaking tracks on groundbreaking labels including M_nus, Supplement Facts, Spectral, Wagon Repair, and his own Visionquest, Ryan’s production and sampling practices depart from the worlds of house or techno by referencing musique concrète, Downtown New York funk, and East African jazz. Born and raised on a steady diet of post-apocalyptic landscapes, dark warehouses, and the sounds of Plastikman, Matthew Dear, Magda, and Villalobos, Ryan’s DJ sets aim to expand the horizon of possibility without sacrificing dance music’s core element of sweaty, hedonistic fun. His unique musical vocabulary and tireless dedication insure him a place in the dynasty of forward-thinking techno transplants.

Alongside Lee Curtiss and Shaun Reeves, Ryan is responsible for the day-to-day running of Visionquest, one of dance music’s most cherished and eclectic imprints. Ryan and his partners in Visionquest have honed a whole new landscape of lush, organic techno and esoteric leftfield electronica. In 2014, Ryan oversaw the construction of Visionquest’s newest venture—their digital arm and sub-label Brachtune. Full of off-kilter, loopy and positively circus vibes, the tracks showcased on Brachtune will remind long-time friends and fans of Ryan’s early morning sets in the notorious “Tesh Club” basement.

In addition to his work with Visionquest, 2014 was Ryan’s most prolific production career yet, with a staggering number of releases on labels such as Darkroom Dubs, Mobilee, and . Highlights include Bricolage, Ryan’s hotly anticipated first EP for Visionquest, especially the labyrinthine, twisted “Club Chimes,” a heady collaboration with long-time friend and fellow Visionquest artist Cesar Merveille. The year also saw Don’t Be Left Out, a mix CD with another fellow traveler Matt Tolfrey, which has been described as “deep, diverse, and exciting all the way through.”

JuJu Muzik

House music label based in Norwich (UK) launched in June 2022 by Julian Garnett aka JuJu

Debut release: Julian "JuJu" Garnett 'Press Reset' feat. Harry Dennis (The It, Jungle Wonz, Fingers Inc.) https://jujumuzik.bandcamp.com/album/press-reset

JuJu Muzik presents Harry Dennis 'Infinitely' 
https://jujumuzik.bandcamp.com/album/juju-muzik-presents-harry-dennis-infinitely

JuJu Muzik Live Radio Show Every Friday  4-6pm ... DAB+ across London, Surrey, Sussex, Berkshire (channel 10c) ... now broadcasting live on DAB+ in Ibiza & Formentera 

Listen worldwide on the app. & website at: 
www.pointblankradio.com 

Check out my YouTube channel:  
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNiXi2imCQtLq-rZUonKaw

Nu Groove Records (Vinyl Tribute Mix):
https://youtu.be/Luu6vryH6xg?si=r-sCEYBI1GWLO8BR

vi•sion quest (noun): a search for personal communication with the spirit world. 

Every mystical journey eventually comes to a fork in the road. The seeker of life’s destiny has two options: remain satisfied with whatever level of consciousness he has already attained, or push forward into ever-new domains of promise and possibility. 2014 sees dance music’s best-known spiritual pilgrims, the Visionquest trio of Ryan Crosson, Lee Curtiss, and Shaun Reeves, bravely embarking upon that wondrous journey. Each member of this celebrated DJing and production team contributes a distinct yet interlocking vision that together forms a seamless, organic whole. Just think of Crosson’s enthusiastic shuffle, Lee’s soulful stare, Shaun’s soft touch. Everything they craft has the same unmistakable flair: slow-burning, shape-shifting, expansive techno and house marked by compositional elegance and unabashed pop hooks.

Although long-time partner and co-conspirator Seth Troxler has stepped aside to pursue other projects, 2013 was the biggest year ever for the four. Inspired by the passing of the Mayan calendar, the group embarked upon Visionquest 13, 13 dates where the boys not only played together the whole night, but curated a true multimedia experience. From London to Buenos Aires, from the American hinterland to the Chilean wilderness, Visionquest 13 was a Freudian trip into the deepest recesses of the Detroit rave unconscious, what Ibiza Voice described as a “collective expedition into the depths of your soul”—but with a sophisticated, modern twist.

Their accomplishments are well-known and too many to list. For starters: a critically acclaimed 2011 Fabric mix; year-defining hit remixes for artists as diverse as Kiki, Wareika, Tracey Thorn, and David Lynch; showcases and dates in the biggest clubs and festivals around the world; and the creation of a now iconic-label that’s played host to dancefloor weaponry from the likes of Benoit & Sergio, Life & Death, Dinky, and Laura Jones—all this while each member maintained significant individual production and DJ careers. But, by definition, no journey dwells in the past. So in 2014 they launched Visionquest Special Editions, a limited-release, vinyl only label. Evoking the experimental sounds of the European techno avant-garde that first inspired the boys back in Detroit, the debut release, remixes of Montreal songwriter Quilla, features a stunning collaboration between Shaun and long-time hero Ricardo Villalobos. With Visionquest Special Editions we see the group at home at a breezy, gentle afterparty, not just igniting the club. As Visionquest winds around the corner into their bright future, they remain open and excited for what lies ahead.

• English:
► Sony Suter emphasizes musical flavour when it’s about mixing.
He has gone through private parties to respectful Clubs & Bars, which are promoters of House & Techno Culture, such as Bahrein Buenos Aires Club, BLOW B Side, JOULE Club, STAFFORD Mar del Plata Bar, ALZAR Club, QUBA complex. In addition, he has shared the DJ booth and has collaborated with artists such as Adrian Hour, Hernan Cattaneo, Sergio Athos, Senda, Ogawa, Jody Wisternoff, Hiroyuki Arakawa, Soundexile, John Digweed, Shingo Nakamura, Jeremy Olander, Andre Hommen, Dmitri Absinthe, Menter Music, Milk Bro, Mariano DC, Flymars, Berger Muzik, Osakaman, Takekiyo Ishimoto, Lau Frank and more.
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・日本語
ソニー・スーターは、DJに関して音楽のセンスを重視しています。﻿
彼は多くのパーティーを経験しており、Bahrein Buenos Aires Club、BLOW B Side Club、JOULE Club、ALZAR Club、STAFFORD Bar、QUBA clubのようにハウス/テクノのカルチャーにおいて重要な役割を果たすクラブでもプレイしてきた。﻿
また偉大なアーティストとDJブースを共有し、Adrian Hour、Hernan Cattaneo、Sergio Athos、Senda、Ogawa、Jody Wisternoff、Hiroyuki Arakawa、Soundexile、John Digweed、Shingo Nakamura、Jeremy Olander、Andre Hommen、Dmitri Absinthe、Menter Music、Milk Bro.、Mariano DC、Flymars、Berger Muzik、Osakaman、Takekiyo Ishimoto、Lau Frank等とも共演を果たしている。
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• Español:
► Sony Suter hace hincapié al gusto musical a la hora de hacer sus mezclas. 
Muy pronto se vió pasando por fiestas privadas a tocar en respetados Clubs, promotores de la Cultura House y Techno.
SS
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Muy agradecido de que ames la música.
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Peace, Love, Unity...

Ryan Crosson & The Ridgewood Vanguard 

Pre-Order Album: https://lnk.to/RCTRV-WCOEBHWA

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