A varied selection of ambient tracks, with different atmospheres from the brightest to the darkest

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Not so Green Fields

Gairo Vecchio 38°C

Pedro Aguiar - Western Digital

NYC label Palto Flats focuses on a carefully selected program of reissues and new material, bringing attention to the intersection of pop, electronic, experimental and world music. The label’s intent is to work with artists on music that is both accessible and idiomatic, bringing these constructive contrasts to light. This show is an exploration of those forms, and will periodically feature guest selectors from diverse musical backgrounds.

https://www.instagram.com/paltoflats

Palto Flats @ The Lot Radio 07-23-2025

Dan Selzer (danergy, New York Endless) w/ Brian Price (Diskono) & Zach Cole (Gag) 

https://www.instagram.com/danselzer
https://www.soundcloud.com/newyorkendless



Dan Selzer (danergy) with Brian Price (Diskono) and Zach Cole (Gag) @ The Lot Radio 07-28-2025

Margeaux @ The Lot Radio 07-29-2025

Recursivity is a reflection on inspiration, derivations, cycles of life, environments, and the consequence of time.

otodojo - Recursivity (ACR015) [PREVIEWS]

In April, we had the honour of hosting one of the all-time greats: Intergalactic Gary. We're thrilled to finally share the recording of his set that night at Low Profile Studios, so you can relive the dancefloor magic. Over the course of two and a half hours, you'll hear Gary’s mastery in full effect as he glides through Italo deep cuts, proto-house meltdowns, space-disco voyages and much, much more.  

We’ll be returning to Low Profile Studios for another night of sonic synchromysticism on the 23rd of August, this time with Alicia Carrera and Jonah Considine.

Intergalactic Gary at Club Pantheon - 18.04.2025

Monthly mixes by Sasha Crush (Sasha Alcocer), a NY native, her taste is influenced by the dancefloor, with an inclination toward disco, Chicago house, synth-pop, funk, freestyle + more. 

Photo Credit: Morgan Maher 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/sasha-crush/episodes/sasha-crush-7th-august-2025

Sasha Crush 070825

A morning meditation on music both young and old.

https://www.instagram.com/betaworldpeace
https://andybeta.substack.com

Beta World Peace @ The Lot Radio 08-08-2025

Darker Than Wax FM, hosted by Marco Weibel every Saturday afternoon. Ever so present yet deeply rooted, we move through two hours of diverse rhythms and globally free frequencies with regular notable guests. This week Filipe Zapelini takes over the show. 

https://www.instagram.com/darkerthanwax
https://www.instagram.com/zapelini

https://www.soundcloud.com/darkerthanwax-radio



Darker Than Wax FM with Filipe Zapelini @ The Lot Radio 08-09-2025

Between the here and the hereafter, the world burns as strings are pulled from unseen hands, every gesture authored elsewhere, every shadow mistaken for the thing itself, and what feels like freedom is only a script, already rehearsed.

Featuring tracks by I Made Yogi Antara (Sattle Remix), Safuan Johari, Bint Mbareh, Ottomani Parker, Normil Hawaiians and more! 

🌐 "Outsiders" is our daily show hosted by labels, collectives, agencies, venues, clubs, ... worldwide
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Outsiders: Strange Weather Dunia - Dan Akhirat w/ A’alely @ Kiosk Radio 12.08.2025

Listen in for positivity and light as Anu broadcasts through the afternoon. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/soup-to-nuts-anu/episodes/soup-to-nuts-anu-12th-august-2025

Soup To Nuts w/ Anu 120825

Marsen Jules - Fanes D'Automne

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I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud

Taken from his debut album 'Gravity' re-issued by Erased Tapes on June 10.

Order the LP/CD/DL here: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP084
iTunes: http://snip.ftpromo.net/gravity
Spotify: http://snip.ftpromo.net/onlyinthedark
Bandcamp: http://snip.ftpromo.net/gravitybc
or any other good record store worldwide

In celebration of their latest signing, Erased Tapes are set to re-issue Ben Lukas Boysen’s compelling debut album ‘Gravity’, alongside new album ‘Spells’ on 10th June 2016.

‘Gravity’ was the first album Ben recorded under his own name, merging programmed piano pieces with live instruments, combining the controllable technical world and the often unpredictable aspects of live improvisation.

From ‘Only In The Dark’ to the two movements of ‘Nocturne’, it’s a serious, solemn listen. And yet, with pieces like ‘To The Hills’ and ‘Eos’, ‘Gravity’ is an exploration of heights, cliffs and vertigoes. With piano lines and choir-like drones, this record suits its title in all its meanings, as the magnetic force takes us deeper towards the core. Marking a new beginning, this debut reveals a touching, and more melodic side to Ben’s body of work, which he previously only hinted at as HECQ.

Friend and fellow Erased Tapes artist Nils Frahm mixed and mastered the album. Ben is not a master pianist like his dear friend, but his sound collages are so meticulously designed that after hearing the result an impressed Nils declared: “from now on, if anyone asks – this is a real piano”.

His intricate, humanised programming – enhanced by drummer Achim
Färber, additional synthesisers played by Nils, and a considerate selection of echoes, delays and compressors – has been used to create a hybrid sound that intends to deceive, question and challenge existing listening habits. Utilising the contrast between reduction and decoration, ‘Gravity’ as well as its successor ‘Spells’ can be seen as a quest to find out how much or how little composition is required to constitute a song. Why the ear can and should be deceived about the authenticity of instruments. What significance these instruments have within this process, and why the personal perception of balance and sound exclude ultimate truths. Linking the two albums are the four movements of ‘Nocturne’, an ever-developing conversation that on occasion flirts with the grandeur of compressed rock drums.

As HECQ Ben has released nine albums since 2003, exploring everything from ambient to breakcore. He has simultaneously established himself as a trusted composer and sound designer, working for a wide array of clients including Amnesty International and Marvel Comics; composing for feature films, games, art installations and convention opening titles.

After embracing this demanding line of work, in 2010 Ben felt the need to explore his roots and early education, which inspired these albums under his own name. Born in 1981 as the third child of opera singer Deirdre Boysen and actor Claus Boysen, his classical music training on piano and guitar began when he was seven years old; the works of Bruckner, Wagner and Bach laid an important foundation. Rediscovering this music shared with his parents – united with the sounds of Autechre, Cristian Vogel and
Jiri.Ceiver to Pink Floyd and Godspeed You! Black Emperor – brought back an understanding of why he wanted to write music in the first place.

“Gravity strips away the cloaked mysteries of electronic music production to expose the tender side of this musician’s mind." — Headphone Commute

TRACKLIST:

01. Only In The Dark
02. Nocturne 1
03. To The Hills
04. You'll Miss Us One Day
05. Gravity
06. Eos
07. Nocturne 2
08. The Behenian Gospel

Gravity

Only In The Dark

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Ben Lukas Boysen - Only In The Dark

The Crossing

For the Fallen

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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.

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