This is it, my personal selection of some favorite dance tracks released in 2022. They’ve been in heavy rotation with me all year round. Bring it on 2023!

01. Kota Motomura - Paradise / HOBBES MUSIC
02. Eli Escobar - FindAWay2Day / PHONICA WHITE
03. ROBOT84 V's TAMA (Vocal) / ROBOT 84
04. Leinad - Souvenirs (Deep Dean Remix) / MYSTICISMS
05. Sally C - Give It To Me / BIG SALDO’S CHUNKERS
06. The Maghreban & Omar – Waiting / ZOOT
07. Idjut Boys - Dumme Willie / DROID
08. Decius - Show Me No Tears / THE LEAD LABEL
09. Azura - Theme From Azura (Houve Version) / WORLD BUILDING
10. Benedek - Peace Of Mind / APRON RECORDS
11. More Amour - Nightshift / HI QUALITY RECORDS INC
12. Louie Vega - I Hear Music In The Streets feat. Unlimited Touch / NERVOUS RECORDS
13. Tornado Wallace - Dream Corner / BASIC SPIRIT
14. Longhair - Monday Funday / PERMANENT VACATION
15. Au Suisse - Thing / CITY SLANG
16. Natasha Bai - Romantiko / RANSOM NOTE RECORDS
17. Jack J - If You Don’t Know Why / MOOD HUT RECORDS
18. Ruf Dug - Don’t Give In (Street Soul Vocal) / INTERNATIONAL FEEL RECORDINGS
19. Stella - Détends-Toi / COSMIC ROMANCE
20. A Mountain Of One - Star (Arveene Remix) / AMORE

(tracklist in no particular order)

Fiervo's Best Of 2022

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Geneva-based producer @redasa makes his debut on @the-ransome-note off-shoot @humanendeavourrecs with a five-track EP showcasing a forward-thinking take on Belgian new-beat. ‘Keyboard Warriors’ explores the impact social media can have on our relationships, a theme which rears its head several times across the EP, the opener throws all sorts of samples into the mix, from sports announcers to stuttering vocals and ghostly whispers, which ride an off-beat bass
line, warm keys and a punchy kick.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Reda Saiarh 'Keyboard Warriors'

Full stream of Chez de Milo's "So It Goes," taken from his So It Goes EP on Ransom Note, out March 8.

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So It Goes

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Premiere: Chez de Milo - So It Goes

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🛒 https://mustesnarecords.bandcamp.com/album/turkey-syria-earthquake-relief-comp-vol-1
🔊 https://youtu.be/WRG2Abaecag

A call from Turkey and the world to all music enthusiasts!

On February 6, 2023 Turkey and Syria were struck by two massive earthquakes (7,7 - 7,6 on the richter scale) in one day. The severity of the earthquake, the size of the area, the demographic and the large number of people being caught unprepared, combined with the harsh weather conditions, dramatically heightened the effects of this disaster. Since then a lot of local and global efforts have been put together to gather and transfer urgent help to the area, however these efforts are unfortunately inadequate in the face of the size of this catastrophic event. In a bid to help our country and its neighbours, Müstesna Records (TR) have decided to put together a relief compilation in collaboration with Ransom Note on their Dance Music From Planet Earth compilation label (UK).

As of now 48 artists from around the globe have contributed some of their beautiful work. The compilation will be released in two parts with the first part shared on Wednesday 1st March. If we all unite as music listeners, nightlife enthusiasts and all those in between, we will be stronger in size and strength.

Music brings us all together, regardless of our geographic location. We hope that everyone falling under this roof believes in sharing beautiful collective memories, as well as tragedies.

Please help us support the ones who believe that they are part of a global collective family so we can come together on better days…

The money raised from this campaign will be donated to birkirabiryuva.org/en/ (TR) and Molham Team (Syria).

Tracklist: 

1. Age Reform - I2C 
2. Aheadacheaday - Transumanza 
3. Ahu - Same Sky 
4. Alessandro Adriani - The Blacker The Sun, The Darker The Dawn 
5. AnnavsJune - Tigress 
6. Basicdisarm - Star Dust 
7. Bawrut - Yas (Beyrut Love Edit) 
8. BSS - Sarilmak Vanta 
9. C.A.R. - Cecilia Road 
10. Çaline with C - Stars Don’t Lie 
11. Chez De Milo - Natural Selection 
12. Curses - Yeni Hayat 
13. Dasenfekt - 2023 
14. Dollkraut - Telephooan 
15. Duncan Gray - Hatpin 
16. Emre Can Swim - Belly Rumble 
17. Eva Geist - No More Pain 
18. Fluctuosa - Capgraz Occipital Stag 
19. Flug 8 - 0 Luftstrom 
20. Fosil - Empati 
21. Gilb'r - Mainscream 
22. Granul - Remark 
23. Günce Acı - Villanelle 
24. Hardway Bros - Posh Electro 
25. Human Space Machine - Jung

PREMIERE: Curses - Yeni Hayat [R$N / Müstesna Records] SNIPPET

Recorded live , no synchro
All tracklists just down below
WOOLFY & PROJECTIONS  --  Absynth (Marcus Worgull remix)
SPACE RANGER ft CAPTN K  --  Plastic Romance (Motor City Drum Ensemble dub & Marcus Worgull edit)
CONTINENTAL  --  Mombasa Bilbao (Markus Worgull & Michael Scheibenreiter) 
@perel-music  --  Die Dimension (Marcus Worgull Ambient Mix)
MARCUS WORGULL  --  Skango
C.A.R.  --  Cholera (Marcus Worgull Remix)
MARCUS WORGULL  --  Listen To Charanjit
SOMA SOUL  --  Missing (Marcus Worgull Remix)
@frankeyandsandrino  --  We Are All Dust (Marcus Worgull Edit)
JOHANNES KLINGEBIEL  --  Xero (Marcus Worgull Remix)
STIMMING & MARCUS WORGULL  --  Eiger Nordwand
MARCUS WORGULL  --  Broad Horizons  (vocal)
JOY WELLBOY  --  Dreams Stay Dreams (Marcus Worgull Remix)
EVA BE  --  She Walks Alone (Marcus Worgull Remix) [feat. Pegah Ferydoni]
PRECIOUS SYSTEM  --  The Voice From Planet Love (Marcus Worgull's Chic-A-Go Remix)
HENRY L  --  The Other Day At the Basement (Marcus Worgull's Flugskompensator Dub)
@marcusworgull  --  Flying High
TEVO HOWARD  --  Without Me Feat. Tracey Thorn (Marcus Worgull Dub / Dixon Edit)
WAHM Ft. Index Nuul Kukk  --  Destiny (Marcus Worgull Remix)
BENJAMIN FROHLICH  --  Last Night (feat. Dreamcast) [Marcus Worgull Remix]
MARCUS WORGULL  --  Long Way - Original Mix
STIMMING & MARCUS WORGULL  --  Cwejman's Tale
MARCUS WORGULL, PETER PARDEIKE  --  Trivia
MARCUS WORGULL --  Seen
MARCUS WORGULL --  Love Dub
MARCUS WORGULL & OSUNLADE  --  Reno
MARCUS WORGULL  -- Dragon Loop (Dixon Edit)
MARCUS WORGULL, PETER PARDEIKE  --  Lenoix
MOP MOP  --  Kamakumba (Marcus Worgull Dub Remix)
MARCUS WORGULL & Motor City Drum Ensemble  --  Onassis
Please support these artists by buying, streaming, sharing their music

FOCUS on MARCUS WORGULL  mixed by K.Rise  Brussels March 2023 - Studio 32

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🔊 https://youtu.be/ytD-kki_0EU

Vito Roccoforte and Gabriel Andruzzi – AKA Mother Of Mars are BACK, this time featuring the luxuriant vocal delights of Satomi Matsuzaki.

Vito and Gabe are best known as members of era-defining NY post punkers The Rapture and continue their tradition of angular yet danceable, hooky yet challenging musical output with brand new EP, Harmonium Detector.

Title track, Harmonium Detector, is based on the concept of breaking up with your cellphone - something Vito has attempted in the past, with limited success! It showcases Satomi’s lush vocals, transporting the listener to a world of rapturous electronic elation. Its intricate layers of rhythm create a unique and mesmerising listening experience that will have you bopping on the spot in no time at all.

We've enlisted the talents of two incredible remixers to put their spin on the original too. First up is Max Pask, who delivers a disco workout of a remix that adds a new dimension to the original. With his expert ear, he’s teased out parts from the MoM version to create a true disco behemoth - this mix is going to be burning up dance floors all over the world.

Next, Hologram Teen's Espresso ESP Remix takes it in a House-ier direction, with its bouncy, energetic sounds, squelchy bassline and vocodered vocals. Morgane (previously of seminal French Avant-Popsters, Stereolab) has created something truly experimental, yet thoroughly dance-able here, invoking shades of Laurie Anderson.

Finally, the Harmonium Decorum (Edit), provides an ephemeral, radio-friendly version of the original track that still retains its pulsating, fun energy

Tracklist:

1. Harmonium Detector
2. Harmonium Detector (Max Pask Remix)
3. Harmonium Detector (Hologram Teen's Espresso ESP Remix)
4. Harmonium Decorum (Edit)

Harmonium Detector

PREMIERE: Mother of Mars - Harmonium Detector (Max Pask Remix) [Ransom Note Records]

In the first of a new series we invite Jacana People to take to the decks for a special hotmix, showcasing as many tracks and tricks as they can inside ten'ish minutes. 

Recorded live at Pirate Studios in Dalston - this mix powers speedily through House, Breaks and beyond. 

Jacana People are a duo with a penchant for creating delicately crafted Electronica with melodic undertones. The pair have risen to prominence following a string of releases with have gathered wide support and demonstrate a knowledge and expertise well beyond their years in respect of sound design. 

The pair begun working together in the studio and have since evolved into DJ'ing thereafter. This mix spotlights some of their creative influences and tastes in a short space of time.

The Pirate Hotmix: Jacana People

DC Promo Tracks #1252: "Le Choc" by Bogdan Ra is part of the release "Tadamoun: A compilation for Moroccan Earthquake relief" on Ransom Note @the-ransom-note  

Buy Now: 
https://ransomnoterecords.bandcamp.com/album/tadamoun-a-compilation-for-moroccan-earthquake-relief 

On Friday 8th September Morocco was struck by the strongest earthquake on record for over a century. Hitting the High Atlas mountains, around 70 kilometres southwest of Marrakesh, the 6.8 magnitude quake has killed over 3000 people and impacted the lives of over 300,000 more.

As a way to raise funds for families and communities impacted by the disaster, we’ve rallied friends together for ‘Tadamoun: A Compilation for Moroccan Earthquake Relief’.

Compiled in collaboration with Geneva-based DJ and producer Reda Saiarh, the release features 24 tracks contributed by artists from across Europe, including Anatolian Weapons, Romain FX, Justine Forever, Cornelius Doctor, Zaatar and more. Musically it travels across many sounds and styles too, from ambient electronica, trip hop and leftfield bass to chugging Italo, jackin’ new beat and trippy techno.

All proceeds will be split 50/50 between two charities who are helping to raise money for those affected and to rebuild communities that have been devastated: Atlas Kinder, a charity who supports abandoned children in Morocco, and Insaf, a non-profit organisation that protects and supports women and children.

DC Promo Tracks: Bogdan Ra "Le Choc"

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🔊 https://youtu.be/8-H--_ZWM3M

London based Matt Cowell, works with a selection of parties, magazines and labels that include, Viscera, Ransom Note, Not An Animal and new event series focussing on intimate parties, Optick.

Earlier this year, Latrec’s debut single, Kutika was released on Viscera Transmissions which Matt and Johnny Aux have remixed together under The W.C. alias.

In addition to this, Matt host Too Hot To Sleep with Reefe Murphy on Radio Vilnius, and The Ransom Note Roll Through with Rosie Ama on Kiosk Radio.

Expect a cornucopia of cosmic loveliness.

Play on YouTube

LAYER #352 | Matt Cowell

Full tracklist: https://ambermuse.com/amber-muse-radio-show-353-with-taran-lomov-20-oct-2023/

Tracklist

Amber Muse Radio Show #353 with Taran & Lomov // 20 Oct 2023

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Brussels-based K.RISE is a true passionate and music addict who has spinning on turntables for 30 years.
Ceaseless curiosity and deep eclecticism are his key inspirational engines. Always eager to dig the best cuts, ranging from highly selected original gems to outstanding re-edits or covers, his skilled crafted journeys are colored by a broad range of both captivating and striking soundscapes.
Creativity has no limit and K.RISE likes to explore and share with the audience all its groovy flavors and emotional nuances.
Resident DJ at Le Belgica, Bar du Marché also Stamm bar, Mappa mundo, Bonnefooi ... he also runs as artistic booker and sound designer for several trendy shops, art galleries and bars of the European Capital.

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Fusing music, art, culture, and technology.

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Ransom Note is an online music, arts and culture magazine. We provide a home for readers and writers with boundless enthusiasm, esoteric knowledge, fierce opinions and impeccable taste.

With our core team immersed in all aspects of dance music, we publish news, articles, and interviews covering the greatest in innovative, underground culture from across the globe. We offer regular, exclusive music and mixtapes from our favourite artists, and publish features shining a light on everything from the freshest new artists to the untold tales from rave history.

Alongside this we offer musings on film, books, life, and art, generating some context and controversy as an antidote to the reheated PR that clogs up the internet. Our office is fuelled by Tunnock’s Bars, cat memes, hangovers and a ridiculous, never ending love for our culture.

We're always interested in getting new writers on board – feel free to get in touch if you’ve got a story to tell.

With love until the grave.

WhyPeopleWar Fundraiser for Ukraine: https://whypeopledance.bandcamp.com/

The Why people dance question was asked for the first time in Lithuania back in 2013 but it gained a worldwide echo in its 8 years of existence. Run by @pauliuskamblevicius with the help of @experimentsserial and a network of collaborators, the online electronic music platform and label keeps its heart open for new friends and treasure finds but its filter tight and deep underground. Tune into WPD channels on Soundcloud, YouTube and Bandcamp.

Find us at https://www.dreamchimney.com   
Out now: new Sparkling Water, Perth Lewis &  Personal System albums + EPs from Tonarunur / Sasha Foam + Remixes
https://dreamchimney.bandcamp.com/

- Radio: Radio NABA (Latvia), Raadio 2 (Estonia)
- Labels: @AmberMuse / Ovum / Runemark / W&O Street Tracks
- Projects: @QueerOnAcid
- Booking: info at ambermuse dot com.

Passar da pista de dança para a cabine do DJ foi um caminho natural para Fiervo (AKA Fernando Iervolino). Sua paixão por música e pela noite o fez trocar as pistas paulistanas pelos clubs Europeus. Estudou na Academy Of Contemporary Music, em Londres, e trouxe na bagagem – além de muitos discos – sets que investem nas variações da house, nos novos caminhos da disco, em música eletrônica com gostinho underground. Seu som moderno e sofisticado o levou a se apresentar na versão brasileira do Creamfields Festival, após ficar em primeiro lugar no concurso de novos talentos da revista Mixmag. A mesma publicação o incluiu em sua seção “DJs para se ficar de olho”, em uma de suas edições. Outros festivais no currículo de Fiervo são o Popload Gig, onde fez a abertura para o show da banda inglesa Metronomy e a versão brasileira do The Creators Project. Também passou por clubs como D-Edge, Vegas e Bar Secreto, onde atualmente organiza a festa Mezcla, projeto mensal que toca junto do DJ Fabio Spavieri. No final de 2011, Fiervo foi eleito como uma das revelações musicais do ano pela revista eletrônica Burn. Além das discotecagens, Fiervo mantém seu blog (www.fiervo.com), espaço onde fala sobre as músicas que ama e entrevista gente de quem é fã: Kim Ann Foxman (Hercules & Love Affair), Midnight Magic (NY), Julian Sanza (2020 Soundsystem)… Atualmente, Fiervo também tem se dedicado a produção musical e trabalha em faixas próprias.

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