Barnt is a producer and a DJ who is hard to place – one minute he’s making avant garde, experimental sounds on his co founded label Magazine, the next he’s making peak time trance on Kompakt. Perhaps this is what makes him so exciting, you never quite know what you are going to get.

Earlier this year Kompakt announced the release of a superb EP which had already been heard doing the rounds in the clubs, a big room trance inspired club track which had been destroying dancefloors all over. Of course it was Barnt.

The release was his first new material for several years, the pandemic has offered Barnt the time to reflect on his own direction and from the sounds of it left him longing for the nostalgia and big room sounds he grew up on in the 90’s.

The EP comes off the back of recent releases on the likes of Mule Musiq, Comeme, Hinge Finger and Holgen. However, it made perfect sense that his latest should feature on none other than the German powerhouse that is Kompakt.

We were delighted when Barnt agreed to record this mix for us, as one of our own personal favourites we can’t help but think that he’s done a wicked job.

Barnt: The Ransom Note Mix

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04.04.2025 - Ventolin (křest alba) / Brno
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20.06.2025 - ObrFest 2025 / Brno
27.06.2025 - Festival Rosnička 2025 / Svitavy


Past past past:
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18.05.2018 - BarCamp / Brno
26.05.2018 - Rosnička on Tour / Brno
15.06.2018 - Rosnička on Tour / Lanškroun
14.07.2018 - Rosnička on Tour / Prague
27.07.2018 - Festival Rosnička 2018 / Svitavy
05.10.2018 - Ausfahrt /w Fractions / Brno
18.12.2018 - Minor Issues / Brno
18.01.2019 - Ausfahrt w/ Deep Baked / Brno
08.02.2019 - Rosnička on Tour / Zlín
08.03.2019 - Ausfahrt w/ Giant Swan / Brno
16.04.2019 - Minor Issues x Rosnička  / Brno
15.06.2019 - Playground Prostor / Boskovice
28.06.2019 - Festival Rosnička 2019 / Svitavy
04.10.2019 - Filtr. / Brno
19.10.2019 -  Bassta Fidli w/ Rosnička / Uherské Hradiště
25.10.2019 - Ausfahrt w/ Benedikt Frey / Brno
13.12.2019 - Ausfahrt w/ Cleveland / Brno
19.12.2019 - Šuřky Vánočák / Brno
25.12.2019 - Christmas time / Prague
31.01.2020 - Technoir / Boskovice
20.02.2020 - Farneval / Brno
30.05.2020 - Ausfahrt w/ Na Skladě / Brno
08.08.2020 - Raveyard Festival 2020 / Boskovice
08.08.2020 - Afterparty / Luleč
21.08.2020 - Only Judge can God me / Prague
29.08.2020 - Rosnička 1.0 / Svitavy
23.05.2021 - PROUD 3 /stoneÆge / Brno
26.06.2021 - PROUD 4 /cursed dream, Brno
28.08.2021 - Festival Rosnička 2021 / Svitavy
25.09.2021 - Schrödinger in the box / Praha
03.10.2021 - Filmový festival Kyjograf 2021 / Kyjov
19.11.2021 - a+ / Brno
01.04.2022 - Echoes: Alva Noto / Brno
23.04.2022 - Minimal / Brno
07.05.2022 - ACID LAB / Brno
28.05.2022 - AVA / Brno
03.06.2022 - Filtr. / Brno
04.06.2022 - Fajfr Štýl Fest 4 / Vrbno pod Pradědem
25.06.2022 - Festival Rosnička 2022 / Svitavy
03.09.2022 - Pařník 2022 / Brno
10.09.2022 - Piknik Radia R / Brno
17.09.2022 - 2. narozeniny Kumstu / Brno
07.10.2022 - Akropolis Underground / Praha
14.10.2022 - MAUSHAUS vol.2 / Brno
27.10.2022 - Riskuj! / Brno
05.11.2022 - Kyjograf 2022 / Kyjov
12.11.2022 - WWW & Mutanti Hledaj Východisko / Brno
16.11.2022 - Dekadance & Friends / Prostějov
24.12.2022 - Vánočka 2022 / Brno
16.02.2023 - FAMU x DAMU / Prague
24.02.2023 - Слава Україні! / Brno
08.04.2023 - Rosnička visits Bukanyr boat / Prague
14.04.2023 - Echoes: Legowelt / Brno
15.04.2023 - Pinkbus / Prague
06.05.2023 - BIG Rozcvička Altenburg / Prague
13.05.2023 - Ventolin afterparty / Brno
19.05.2023 - as Buran Buran at Pul Pit / Brno
01.07.2023 - Festival Rosnička 2023 / Svitavy
14.07.2023 - Laser Hazer Showcase / Prague
15.07.2023 - Letiště 2023 / Hranice na Moravě
22.09.2023 - KUMST 2. narozeniny / Brno
29.09.2023 - SLAST ⏆ AU OPENING / Prague
03.11.2023 - Festival Kyjograf 2023 / Kyjov
2.12.2023 - PROUD pul.pit/ Brno
7.12.2023 - Vánoční Rozcvička / Brno
22.03.2024 - Ausfahrt w/ st.grimes / Brno
30.04.2024 - Pálení Čarodějnic / Svitavy
31.05.2024 - Klubovna / Brno
29.6.2024 - Festival Rosnička 2024 / Svitavy
06.12.2024 - 5 let Galerie Edikula / Brno
06.12.2024 - Fungus w/GAUSS / Brno
21.12.2024 - Vitalic LIVE / Brno
07.02.2025 - BIOGRAF SOUND No. 2 / Brno
14.02. 2025 - Ausfahrt w/ Hugo Toxxx / Brno

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