The air was fresh and clean; it cleared her nostrils as she inhaled deeply. Out here in the wilderness, she couldn't have felt further away from the city, away from the smog of the concrete jungle and the stress of the morning commute. It was a miracle what nature could do for the mind and the body; the green landscape and untouched woodlands brought with it a tranquility that was unmatched. If she could have her way, she'd never leave this place.

On Rotation have steadily built a reputation throughout the Leeds underground for their amazing parties that hone in on both local talent, as well as welcoming some of the most exciting international names around. After several years of events, it was only natural that the next step would be to add a label arm, and who better to kick things off than their resident, good pal and a producer who's been pushing out the good stuff at a relentless rate: Adam Pits.

Marking his debut album, following EPs for Holding Hands, Seven Hills, X-Kalay and more, 'A Recurring Nature' takes inspiration from a year immersed in nature whilst clubs were a distant memory. Straddling introspective and extroverted moods, the eight tracks across the release show off Adam's versatility as a producer; he's just as at ease crafting spaced out downtempo cuts as he is straight up club bangers.

PREMIERE: Adam Pits - A Recurring Nature [On Rotation]

R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings welcomes good friend Qnete to the label for his first full length EP of house and progressive dance music. Following stellar releases on the likes of X-Kalay and shtum Records, Qnete lands on R.A.N.D. Muzik with a new four track EP. We're premiering the deep and atmospheric-loaded dance floor stepper 'Weightless (Remix)' in full capacity today.

Buy: randmuzikrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/rm12013

@rand_muzik_recordings
@qnete

Premiere: Qnete - Weightless (Remix) [R.A.N.D. Muzik]

https://soundcloud.com/liseneuk
https://soundcloud.com/adampits
https://soundcloud.com/rudolf-c

presales

Physical
https://one-eye-witness.com/release/1642415698/Adam-Pits-and-Lisene-and-Space-Cadets-Warp-Drive?fbclid=IwAR3-s7RTMvVxvtQoeQ8bX-E1BdifsrsO5x99Wqo14RqdojgfaIW4bPSwcWY

Digital
https://planeteuphorique.bandcamp.com/album/warp-drive

Double Stars; often orbiting in tandem and gravitationally bound together, are usually mistaken as a singular light. An unmistakable parallel to the Space Cadets, Leeds trail blazers Lisene and Adam Pits join in magnetic union for Planet Euphorique’s big 1-5 to showcase their sole vision; superior prog synergy. Warp Drive gets flung into hyperdrive by your local enigma Rudolf C and the B side is a case of nuclear audio fission, splitting the duo so their individual and technical flair can shine. No doubt you’ve crossed paths with something hot on this disc in the encompassing party atmosphere; four straight up essentials for a function of chaos. 

The title track breaks in the EP with frisky righteous drums, precision in rhythm; swinging stylishly. Cosmos loom within reach, infinite rolling with baselines built for the long haul; an expertise in tension and release revealed through sonic sweeps and delicate filter explorations. A match made in heaven, Rudolf C has been gliding on similar trajectories; elevating the Warp Drive to a celestial level; the Psychedelic Envisionment accentuating the original's intricacies whilst maintaining the swagged flow and dancefloor steeze. Distorted pulsations and modulations swirl above head to signal the B side split show; driving bass anchoring the higher frequency expeditions, Lisene mastering the spectrum of sounds with Moral Panic and breaking up the 4/4 pursuit. Meanwhile Adam Pits closes things out with an ethereal highway drive; cruising, twinkling and boasting telescopic trance like skills. 

A perfectly balanced blend of modern, innovative and familiar, veteran status technological slick hits; you’re in good hands.

Space Cadets "Warp Drive"
Cat: PE015
Format: 12”
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Artwork by Sophia
Words: Katie Campbell
Preorder: 17.01.2020
Release date: 25.02.2022

Space Cadets "Warp Drive"

The first X-Kalay release of 2022 finds Melbourne’s Escape Artist traversing wormholes, complete with an assist from the ever-prolific Roza Terenzi.

Buy: https://xkalay.com/album/wanna-dance

https://soundcloud.com/escapeartistaus
https://soundcloud.com/x-kalay

Premiere: Escape Artist - Wanna Dance [X-Kalay]

Esteemed proponent of outré dancefloor manoeuvres, Superconscious Records co-founder Fantastic Man makes his Kalahari debut proper.

Having shown up for rework duties on a couple of occasions, we find the mutable oddball at his most trippy and esoteric. In fact, OYSTER42 is the handiwork of a producer who has his formula of balmy, lysergic dance music down to an exact science.

‘Alltogethernow’ gets on a swaggering cosmic tip, all sub-loaded and celestial as levitational arpeggios and funked-up groove dovetail to mesmeric effect. ‘Alpha’, on the other hand, takes a vision quest through enchanted jungle terrain. Initiating with a hypnotic ritual chant, it’s tunnelling and murkily psychedelic; occulted dancefloor rapture tailor-made for the wormhole interior.

As if it were some artefact from a distant ‘90s utopia, Bioxy’ evokes a time when warehouse parties littered the Melbourne landscape. Where its predecessor evokes ceremony and ritual, this is an anachronistic, dilated flashback to simpler times. FM kicks it languid and life-affirming on the closing number. Radiant synth lines flutter with a gentle headiness as ‘Trojan Force’ takes us full circle with a reprise of the rainforest FX.

Alltogethernow EP

Fantastic Man - Alpha [Kalahari Oyster Cult]

Artist: Reflex Blue
Track Title: Trip Sit (Elevate Mix) 
Album Title: FREE002
Label: Breakfree Records 
Cat#: FREE002
Release date: 28.10.2022
Format: vinyl, digital

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@breakfree-records

Breakfree Records are honoured to welcome Naarm's new wunderkind, Reflex Blue for their second record of punchy progressive / tech house.

FREE002 (Promo)

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Premier | Reflex Blue - Trip Sit (Elevate Mix) (FREE002)

Dream Ticket returns with the latest heartmelting collection from French acid maestro and analog hardware performer Fasme. Bursting with emotion and physicality, these four machine-music symphonies shift between fluid drum and bass, braindance poptimism and a wavey kind of melancholy - Fasme's daily bread, our late-night elixir.

@fasme-live

Bandcamp: https://dreamticket.bandcamp.com/album/emo-patchwork-dt013

Distribution by @clone-distribution

Fasme - Emo Patchwork [DT013] - Out Now

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"Four heady cuts, mind-bending and bold
For curious dancers, their stories to unfold
From Lithuanian maestro, Pletnev his name
Modular beats, a rhythmic refrain”

Alex Pletnev, a DJ & producer hailing from Vilnius, is known for his performances at top clubs and festivals across Europe such as Roxy in Paris, Razzmatazz in Barcelona, and Renate in Berlin. Alex is a resident at the renowned Opium club in Vilnius. He has previously released on Futureboogie, SZA & Swedish Brandy to name a few

And You Never Come Back EP (RMECR001)

PREMIERE: Pletnev - Bass Covered With Gold

Following a stellar run of releases and contributions from the likes of N-GYNN, LVCA, Thoma Bulwer, Voigtmann, Dawl & Desert Sound Colony, the transcontinental Superlux imprint announce their 8th edition by way of Paul Blackford’s ‘Weekend Warrior’ EP.

There was a degree of serendipity in the genesis story of the ‘Weekend Warrior’ EP. When label head Mike Gill’s wife Ines posted a video of him playing a Blackford track from deep in the crates, it quickly found its way to Paul via happenstance and the way of the web. Upon Paul sharing his entire back catalog as a token of appreciation for the support, the conversation started moving towards a contribution to the label.

Following a trawl through Paul’s extensive library of electro WIPs both new & old, four were selected for a mixdown in Thoma Bulwer’s studio. The result is the ‘Weekend Warrior’ EP.

The release speaks to the talent and versatility of Paul Blackford as a producer. The EP employs elements of classic Detroit electro & Drexciyan soundscapes with facets of modern house fit for an afternoon at Houghton. A truly diverse release suited to many moods and record bags.

Buy: https://superluxrecords.bandcamp.com/album/superlux-008-paul-blackford-weekend-warrior-ep

PREMIERE: Paul Blackford - Weekend Warrior [Superlux]

Vito

https://soundcloud.com/roza-terenzi

One of the first visitors to Planet Euphorique, Melbourne-based producer Roza Terenzi makes her triumphant return with the first LP release on the label. A playful yet cohesive collection from post-electro and extra-terrestrial techno to dreamy prog-house and low slung zingers, bumping us into the new decade. Modern Bliss, the sound of Roza Terenzi fully realized.

Never shy to experiment with unconventional sounds or mingle influences, the album presents 9 offerings to suit every flavor of raver. Opener, "Jungle in the City," takes down-tempo to a new astral plane with blushing pads and tumbling pixels, perfectly poised for a spine-tingling after hours sunrise.The title track "Modern Bliss" featuring Barcelona based singer/producer Ivy Barkakati encapsulates the dancefloor euphoria we have come to expect from Terenzi; in essence the energy of this release, contemporary jubilation and contentment amongst a chaotic world. Flickering percussion prancing above deep rolling bottom end, allowing bubbling stabs and synth sequences to lift Barkakati's intoxicating vocals to dizzy heights. “Exactly where I need to be, my thoughts create reality” truer words…

Flipping it over to the B side things heat up, “Yo-Yo” chimes in immediately with a tough onslaught of metallic polyrhythms and a pulsating melodic bassline coaxing you down a path less travelled and preparing you for the sexy sub action that demands your attention, "That Track (Rewired Mix)", buckle up to sweat. Sweet relief comes with the C side “Exhale”, dipping in tempo; esoteric atmospheres to fill your ears, something fresh to absorb with each listen.  To close off the record, something old and something new, “Eternal Lust” a delicate ode to the lovers and from the vaults “My Reality Cheque Bounced (Feat. DJ Zozi)” - a raucous party starter serving up that label defining sound, futuristic and bombastic, tipping its hat to the break. 


With subconscious salutes to the astrological world of OG maven Fiorella Terenzi, “Modern Bliss” invites you into an encapsulating, electronically ethereal universe. A record to summarize the myriad of diverse and evolving sides to Roza Terenzi, the full length allowing her to capture a moment in time with possibilities to transcend dance music expectations. It’s the listeners' decision whether to take a personal introspective journey through the sounds - or share the bliss with friends, united strangers and all those who dance in harmony on the tiny Planet Euphorique...

Roza Terenzi
Title: Modern Bliss LP
Cat: PE011
Format: 12” x 2
Distributed by Rubadub
Artwork by Jenny Grant
Preorder: February 25, 2020
Release date: April 17, 2020

Roza Terenzi "Modern Bliss"

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.

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PREMIERE: Adam Pits - A Recurring Nature [On Rotation]

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