Artist: https://soundcloud.com/adnckrystall
Track: Bretzel In Esslingen
Label: https://soundcloud.com/macadam-mambo
Format: 10" Vinyl (Limited to 300 copies), mini- LP
YouTube: https://youtu.be/aUXue8umvGw

French electronic pionner, ADN’ Ckrystall, became a legend in the Minimal-Synth scene when his first album « Jazz’Mad » (from 1982) was rediscovered and re-edited via the two biggest labels in the genre : Minimal Wave (circa 2005) and Dark Entries (circa 2012). Following this new interest, a bunch of unreleased materials reappeared and went out mostly directly through Erick (ADN)’s control, under compilations, coffrets (V.O.D.) or albums that never had the chance to come out before… But one piece was still missing, the album just following « Jazz’Mad » called « Frankraut » and here comes the story… During the covid year of 2021, Erick finally found the tapes forgotten somewhere at his parents house since 1984. After relistening to it he decided to bring them back to life. « Frankraut was a project born from the reflexion about the concept of marrying (and not the opposite) the romantico-poetico side : naive melodies flirting with research and experimentations in the electronic music « à la française » like illustration, « bilbliothèque sonore » (library) or music for film… and the « cold », mechanic, motorik, hypnotic, psychedelic free explosive and creative side of the Krautrock. »
Summer 2022, during the Braille Satelite festival (Lithuania) Sacha (label boss) and Erick met and became friends. Few weeks later Erick was sending the demos of Frankraut on a burned CD (‘à l’ancienne’) by the post to Sacha. This is how ‘the 40 years old never released before project’ is finally coming out has a mini-LP on the 10inch format on Macadam Mambo !

PREMIERE | ADN' Ckrystall - Bretzel In Esslingen [Macadam Mambo] 2023

@memotone
@patienceimpatience

Bristol multi-instrumentalist, producer and nature freak Will Yates offers a new record from his Memotone alias, an expansive, hypothetical revue titled How Was Your Life?

Launching from terrains recognizable to fans of Will’s extensive, restless discography, How Was Your Life? packs up his penchant for baroque druid folk, homespun electronics and weightless woodwinds and explodes them into glistening, fractal star dust.

Instigated by the purchase of an antiquated Y2K era guitar synthesizer, the record was produced over the first half of 2022, in a large part the result of in-studio improvisation. Where Will’s previous releases under various guises have often been conceived by conceptual frameworks, HWYL? was carved by equipment that offered both possibilities and parameters that Will relished and explored to the nth degree. The Roland GR33 not only provided sublime guitar sounds but also empowered the guitar to convincingly mimic fretless bass, tabla and a vast percussive array, also summoning an artillery of uniquely outre atmospheres over the course of the record. The resulting concoction sounds familiar yet subtly, unshakeably otherworldly, shaping up as perhaps the most honed, energized and beatific Memotone album to date.

Paradise Drips gently lifts off with wobbly guitar, randomized sequences and unidentifiable percussive elements situating us somewhere in an unearthly realm, before Open World zaps the serotonin receptors and gushes with ecstatic warmth, it’s quietly insistent soft disco shuffle and levitational fretless driving towards a totally blissed and very soft “drop”. Forest Zone sees Memotone deep in the green, with a loose, propulsive groove and dancing flutes stumbling into a medieval ritual in the clearing halfway through, and Glow In The Dark deftly bounces between spacey ambience and an undulating no wave vamp. Carved By The Moon is a delightfully melted classical cut, while Canteen Sandwich offers the record’s most explicitly nod to modernity in the form of a nimble drum workout with samurai synths and melodic percussion that heaves towards a genuine peak. Lonehead immediately backs right off, viscerally melancholic clarinet and bubbling fx making for the records most hefty introspective moment, before Walking Backwards simmers all the way down on an wistful arpeggio, rooting back in earthly reality with charmed rhythms and jazzy tunings. Catharsis complete, Memotone is onto the next incarnation.

Will Yates has been making music as Memotone since 2010, releasing music on labels like Black Acre, Disktopia and Accidental Meetings, also releasing music as O.G. Jigg and Half Nelson. He’s worked as a producer, session musician and live performer on a broad spectrum of projects, and recently provided source sounds that made up Batu’s “Opal” on Timedance.

HOW WAS YOUR LIFE?

PREMIERE | MEMOTONE - GLOW IN THE DARK [PATIENCE / IMPATIENCE]

A dynamic configuration of rhythms plus melodies, overlaid with musings on repetitive neverlands: R.i.O. welcomes KXB, aka Sam Gill and Wes Holland, a duo that, as they put it, “was born and baptised on the balcony at Robert Johnson in 2019, while Wes lived in London and Sam in Melbourne.” “Areas of Uncertainty” is their first musical outcome. It carries a rhythmic show bag, that circumnavigates streamlined track architecture. From Can-ish live drumming submitted by guest rhythmist Graeme Pogson to sequenced synth spheres, the three multilayered groove landscapes of the Australian duo punch severely arcane. Sometimes techno frankness messes with the big bad dub universe. Or Hacienda- Breakbeats cut tellingly through looped vocal waters, sanctified sung in by “Thrush”, one third of the Melbourne based Aussie/Deutsch swamp beat trio Concentration. Additionally, their buddy Richard Fearless added a remix for the premiere, fishing in dark dub zones, bringing in anxious cosmic tones. All recorded in a deeper shade of space somewhere in Melbourne, Berlin, and Fearless’ Metal Box studio in London, while diving into an avalanche of infinitely hyperlinked cadences.
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Release Date 26.05.
Distr. One Eye Witness

Areas Of Uncertainty

KXB - Areas Of Uncertainty (RIO11)

Operatic synth-pop - like Grace Jones singing minimal wave in a Chicago house.

Once upon a time, in a mystical land, there existed a hidden realm known as Eine Welt. This enchanting realm was home to extraordinary beings with magical abilities. Among them was a legendary group called 700WET, renowned for their music and captivating performances.

One fateful evening, the moonlit sky above Eine Welt shimmered with an ethereal glow as the members of 700WET prepared for their most daring endeavour yet. Their latest creation, titled “Dare You” held the promise of unleashing a power unlike anything ever witnessed before.
 

Led by their visionary leader, Marja Christians, and accompanied by the musical prowess of Cid Hohner, the group embarked on a quest to capture the essence of courage and challenge the limits of their own creativity. The song would be a tribute to the unyielding spirit of adventure.
 

700WET is an art-pop project by Marja Christians and Cid Hohner – the perfect blend of synth-pop and operatic vocals. Their ‘Lovers-Dance’ sound combines elements of80s, dub and house, reminiscent of Grace Jones singing minimal wave in a Chicago house.

Inspired by the feminist power of erotica, their latest release “Gimme Love” which houses this beauty we premiere here is out on May 15, 2023, under the Eine Welt label.

einewelt.bandcamp.com

PREMIERE: 700WET - Dare You [Eine Welt]

https://soundcloud.com/pollination-uk
https://soundcloud.com/alwootton
🛒 https://pollination-uk.bandcamp.com/album/open-culture-no-borders-vol-2
🔊 https://youtu.be/8i05oWvShVQ

Open Culture: No Borders is a campaign demonstrating solidarity with refugees and asylum seekers, as an ongoing response to the UK government’s ‘Hostile Environment Policy’. The policy has involved a slew of regressive legislations, intended to create a deliberately challenging environment for migrants to settle. In the process, we are seeing cruel approaches to the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, the use of provocative language intended to create division and the adaption of laws which offer protection of human rights for all.

“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 - 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆, 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆.” - 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵, 𝗖𝗘𝗢, 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹

Proceeds go to Safe Passage International, who support unaccompanied children seeking asylum to reunite safely with their families across Europe, and campaign for more accessible, safer routes.

All people have the right to a happy and fulfilling life. At a time when hostile narratives and actions seek to divide us, we believe that empathy, compassion, and connection are essential values to strengthen.

PREMIERE: Al Wootton - Metanoia [Pollination]

Available Now via Bandcamp
TM Solver Subtraktiv Additiv
Vinyl at 28th. of April 2023

BANDCAMP

C2) TM Solver - Echo Line (mayo Remix)

Tracklist:

Automat - Purification
@alessandroparisi - Draconia 
@aheadacheaday - Over The Wall (Markeno 'Over Time' Remix) 
@lfttrax - Torch 
@oorsprongpark - Force Publique
@alessandroparisi Hesperius Draco - Penance
@gammaintelligence - Post Factum
@wldv - Rise of The Machines
@credit00ratlife - Bring Back The Hoover And Put More Cowbell On It!
@syndicatelectronique - Second Figure
@rndstd - Arches
ALONZO - Murmurio (Hilltown Disco)
Krypton 81 - Cosmic Radiance
@plant43 - Tongues of Fire

Ever so often w Samira 27th July 2023 @Operator

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-shine-grooves-watching-the-breeze

@shine-grooves teams up with @100percentsilk for his latest release, 'Watching The Breeze', a sprawling collection of IDM-laced dub techno tunes that evoke ruminative moments washed away by the waves.

Watching The Breeze

Shine Grooves - Watching The Breeze [100% Silk]

Swedish producer HOS invites listeners to embark on a captivating journey to an imaginary realm with his latest release, "Shaiyabra." Created during the chill of February and March in his serene studio, HOS crafts an immersive musical experience that transcends reality. "Shaiyabra" is not just an EP, it's a passport to escape the mundane routines of daily life. Within its tracks, listeners will find themselves transported to an ethereal world where the rules are their own. HOS's commitment to originality and creativity shines through in every note, making "Shaiyabra" a must-listen for those seeking musical escapism. Explore "Shaiyabra" and experience HOS's unique sonic universe.

https://soundcloud.com/herman240p

PREMIERE⚡️HOS - Leaping [Electric Shapes]

A hypnotic roots reggae journey – deep, spacious, and spiritual.
A slow-burning dub track filled with echoing textures, swirling effects, and shifting instrumentals that move freely between saxophone solos, organ bubbles, skanking guitar and deep sub-bass.

This version stretches out over time to let the dub breathe. No rush. No stress. Just flow.
Perfect as background for studying, working, reflecting – or just getting lost in the mix.

🎧 Best used for: chill sessions, focused work, late-night listening, conscious vibes, ambient reggae flow.

No Fear (Remastered Extended Dub Version)

This EP represents the musical journey I have been on over the last few years. Starting with my electronic influences, I tried to explore the textures and musical themes that have inspired me most. Drawing on elements of dub techno, 60's rock, psychedelia and straight up reggae, this EP is an attempt to stick a pin in the map and allow me to move forwards unfettered by left over concepts and incomplete ideas.

Remember, Love Is The Map.

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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.

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PREMIERE: 700WET - Dare You [Eine Welt]

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