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Various Aliens / Fifth Contact – 5th Anniversary

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of our label, we present Various Aliens / Fifth Contact, a unique compilation that brings together collaborations between the founder and 15 artists from different corners of the world.

The name plays with the idea of “VA” (Various Artists), transformed into “Various Aliens” as a metaphor for that creative diversity that seems to come from other dimensions.

Fifth Contact refers both to the number 5 of our anniversary and, at the same time, evokes the notion of an extraterrestrial encounter beyond imagination: a connection that transcends borders, styles, and languages—a cosmic meeting through music.

The result is a sonic journey of abstract textures, dark minimalism, and interplanetary energy that reflects the essence of the label and its global network of collaborators.

Nada Espacial - BounceBit & Eraseland

Franky Carbon-e - Altered State of Mind [Superordinate Dub Waves]

Through fading signs and hollow structures, silence drifts like smoke across the horizon. Forgotten light intertwines in broken patterns, as coordinates dissolve into measureless spaces. In the silent pulse of invisible currents, movement transforms into serenity: a rhythm beyond time, carried in whispers of air and light.

The Vanishing Signal

https://soundcloud.com/kostiakreep
www.c-x-e-m-a.com/eng/cxemcast/cxemcast-035-kreep

Cxemcast 035 – Kreep

Panokorama

Bartellow - Shufflington

Bartellow - Sala Sensi

Hot Salt Beef is the fourth instalment in Moscoman's twelve part Treisar Series.

"There is little left to be said about our dear friend Moscoman of which we have not already spoken. All round good guy and musical connoisseur, he has risen to glorious success following a string of spectacular releases on his Disco Halal label and most recently as part of his Treisar series. It is the next in this series which we are able to bring you exclusively."

Hot Salt Beef

PREMIERE: Moscoman - Butchers [Treisar]

R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings brings you their yearly 24.12 compilation this time with the lizard wizard Reptant, his close friend Lou Karsh, Leipzig newcomer, Tim Schlockermann and a very special re-release of CRC's 'Influence Device 001', originally released on the amazing Leipzig label, Zyntax Motorcity in 2009. Release Date 24.12.18

Artwork by Cheslo.de 
Distributed by Shite Music
Mastered and cut by LXC

https://soundcloud.com/rand_muzik_recordings

PREMIERE: Tim Schlockermann - Multitide [R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings]

Claro Intelecto - Forgotten Wasteland EP - Delsin Records (136dsr) 

a1.	The Thunderdome
a2.	Sniffer Dogs	
b1.	Messages	
b2.	Sirens	

https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/6393

Since the dawn of the Millennium, Claro Intelecto has beguiled listeners with his trademark brand of far-sighted electronic futurism – an atmospheric and otherworldly sound that reprocesses and repackages a multitude of influences drawn from three decades immersed in electronic music.

It seems fitting, then, that the latest Claro Intelecto outing – the first since the release of his Exhilirator album two years ago –was partly inspired by the formative years of the man behind the alias, Mark Stewart. Its’ title, “Forgotten Wasteland”, refers to the current state of the place where one of Manchester’s most influential underground clubs, the Thunderdome, once stood.

Stewart explores the impact and influence of this mythical club, and all that flowed from it, on EP opener “The Thunderdome”, a track whose industrial-strength beats, ragged acid lines, sci-fi bleeps and body-shaking sub-bass recall the raw and heavy techno music that emerged from the North of England in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. In contrast, the equally heavy and lo-fi “Sniffer Dogs” takes a more considered approach, with Stewart wrapping cinematic sweeps and dubbed-out electronics around a glitch-laden, Skam style experimental hip-hop groove.

On the flipside, Stewart begins with a far-sighted chunk of loose-limbed electro-techno fusion, “Messages”. Rhythmically punchy with the producer’s now familiar weighty analogue bass and raw riffs to the fore, the track’s fizzing melodic motifs and woozy pads recall hazy memories of sunrises spent stumbling between soundsystems at chilly free parties across the UK. The track’s increasing intensity is mirrored on EP closer “Sirens”, a druggy blast of rugged mid-tempo heaviness blessed with sun-bright blasts of synthesizer-driven bliss. It feels like a fittingly evocative conclusion to another standout outing from Claro Intelecto.

Buy @ Delsin Shop

Claro Intelecto - Forgotten Wasteland (136DSR)

A few years ago I stumbled across these amazing recordings by Waq Takahashi - disco tracks, recorded properly, with musicians and stuff. I was pretty blown away with them. So I asked if I could remix some. Which I did. Then I lost the files. Then I forgot. Then I did other stuff. Then I found one of the sessions I'd been working on by complete accident. And I forgot how good this stuff is. So I finished it. Went to tape. The lot. And now it's coming out on a limited edition 12" single.

Dinky Di - Gold Wave - Al Kent Remix

The streets were crowded with wild and wonderful characters, they floated through the night between clouds of smoke and flickering lights. They were the Dalston Wizardzz..

Out 4th September on Ransom Note Records, "Pizza Conspiracy" is the second album from Hologram Teen aka Morgane Lhote. Following stints in outfits like The Projects and Garden, Morgane’s first incarnation as a solo artist began five years ago, with Hologram Teen’s superb debut album Between the Funk and the Fear emerging in 2018. Prior to that, she played keyboards in Stereolab during their 1995-2001 imperial phase, with a key role in seminal albums such as Emperor Tomato Ketchup and Dots and Loops. Oh, and a bit of trivia - keen-eyed hip-hop fans might be able to spot Morgane on the cover of Common’s "Electric Circus"...

Listen to a remix by disco pioneer and funk purveyor Al Kent...

Buy HERE

PREMIERE: Hologram Teen - Dalston Wizardzz (Al Kent Remix)[Ransom Note Records]

The biggest heatwave of all time "Ola De Calor" is hitting The Earth on Bandcamp Friday and during the next week. If you're not prepared, don't worry.

Ears On Earth Madrid Services S.L. delivers a new pack of refreshing edits to provide your comfort at home, your car and your ilegal parties. As every heatwave, doesn't last forever, IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE DURING 1 WEEK, so be fast! don't sweat it! 

Download the digital breeze: https://earsonearth.bandcamp.com/

This compilation was made mostly with stuff that we found in Madrid record stores during this new normal era, with the special collaboration of our buddy River Yarra and one of the youngest top diggers out there, Voll Erwischt.

We set a name your price deal to all of you guys, we know it's a hard time for everyone, but any help is much appreciated, so we can continue buying new records and keep this thing going.

Much love from the whole crew, Danilo, Jaisiel, D.Faux, Yanik Park and Axis Mundi.

Camouflage - Love Is A Shield (Orbit Danilo Edit)

Artist: Unknown
Title: Amy B2
Label: MASK
Format: 12" Vinyl
Release date: 05/10/20
Purchase: https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/125678-msk07-unknown-amy-

Esoteric German imprint MASK are back with another untitled release featuring six modulated cuts. The MASK imprint have steadily built themselves a reputation within the electronic music world honing a sharp production style which lays focus on effervescent, live jams on hardware gear. The previous six releases on the imprint have garnered an array of support from some of the scene’s most respected names including the likes of Laurent Garnier, Danny Daze, Dan Curtin, Machine Woman, DJ Deep and more names, with MASK continually delivering the goods. 
Our pick up here is B2 a mixture of low-slung electro drums, ethereal melodic keys, scintillating bass whirls makes up the inspiriting cut.

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PREMIERE #1235 | Unknown - Amy B2 [MASK] 2020

Vernacular Records is proud to announce the fourth opus of the Vernacular Foreigners' series.
This compilation, thought as a journey punctuated by 12 stories, regroups artists from all over the European & French electronic scene, from Amsterdam to Berlin, through Genève, London, Paris or Clermont Ferrand.

https://soundcloud.com/vernacularmusic

Pre-order

PRÉMIÈRE: C* NT - Spirits To Enforce [𝕍ᴇʀɴᴀᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ℝᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs]

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/ashyl-music, https://soundcloud.com/clery-vernacular
Track : Ruthless
Label : https://soundcloud.com/vernacularmusic
Format : 12" Vinyl, Digital
Release date : 22/01/21
Purchase : https://vernacularrecords.bandcamp.com/

Vernacular Records is proud to announce the launch of a new series called “Vernacular Fields”. In this series, label worked with an Armenian photographer, Sarkis Torossian, who did the visuals. His work is not only about developing analogue photos of landscapes, there is whole transforming process of the image afterwards.
After developing, he digitalises the picture and modifies it to realise, by hand, monochromic prints on a drawing paper. 
The outcome is a unique visual on every print, worthy of a numerical paint. “Vernacular Fields” is about the work of a physical object on small series. The EP with a visual by Sarkis in a 10” format, a USB stick with the release and a digital file of the artwork, all inserted in a 10” vinyl cover. This will be limited to 20 editions, the EP will also be available in digital format.
In terms of music, the format is a 4 titles EP including a featuring with another Vernacular Records resident. This first series is opened by our resident Ashyl called “Polar Lights”. 4 tracks of “Epic Breakbeat”, thought as a journey around his universe, it includes a feat. With label resident Clery.

Polar Lights EP

PREMIERE #1404 | Ashyl feat. Cléry - Ruthless [Vernacular] 2021

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.

Bartellow - Shufflington

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