straight around the vertical playground! this one moves!

TRAX

RV - WD-40

6 tracks made early last year during the first lockdown

1. Cold Winter
2. Barracuda
3. No Turning Back
4. Strobe
5. Dread III
6. Drops Of Glass

6TRAX (Bandcamp Only)

Made at a time when NYC was just getting back into the swing of things (RIP) The Ooga Booga EP is A fun collection of high octane tracks optimal for blending optimal for looping, optimal for fun! Just a couple of Tools ⚒️   - WTCHCRFT


Brooklyn’s favorite party rocker / prince of acid / crop-top enthusiast WTCHCRFT returns to Sorry Records with four brand new tracks jam-packed with speed groovin’ acid, uniquely functional rump shaker techno, 160 bpm breakbeat freak-outs, and powerhouse arena rave weaponry! The Ooga Booga EP [SR50] — our fiftieth catalog release and our last release of this long, hard, and wacky year.


Kind of got a bit of an American rave underground supergroup in the mix as well ! 😇 First off — our prolific and peerless friend Bored Lord is back for her fourth (!!) Sorry Records remix of 2021 following her insane contributions to our records from Tony G and PowerPlay (PlayPlay & C. Powers). She’s fresh off the release of her debut 12” The Last Illusion — the first signee to Octo Octa and Eris Drew’s T4T LUV NRG label. Her 100% originals set at Nowadays Nonstop this last July was one of the best dance floor experiences I’ve had all reopening. And of course we are so happy to have the great Nikki Nair on a Sorry project for the first time. The Atlanta-via-Tennessee producer and DJ has been a consistent benevolent force for the American underground for years and his raw power has been evident via records for Scuffed Recordings, Banoffee Pies, Lobster Theremin, Dirtybird, and TRAM Planet. Nikki’s the first out-of-town DJ we’ve ever been lucky enough to bring to NYC for a party, destroying Bossa Nova Civic Club last summer for our Bossa Radio collaboration with Worst Behavior. He’s a lovely person and we’re so glad to have his absolute kitchen sink 160 breaks rollercoaster “Nikki Nair’s Shook Mix” for this release. 

Sorry Records - SR50
Release Date: December 21st 2021
Written, produced, mixed by WTCHCRFT (@wtchcrft2)
Remixes by Bored Lord (@boredlord) & NIkki Nair (@nikki-nair)
Art by Nic Pham
Mastered by Mike Millrain (@soulr3volution)

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WTCHCRFT - SHAKE IT (Nikki Nair's Shook Mix)

Full Track Visualiser: https://youtu.be/Be9J3bu57dQ

https://soundcloud.com/pluralist
https://soundcloud.com/lechatroom

Pluralist joins the Le Chatroom family with his ‘Console’ EP. The three original tracks have been floating around for the last few years and we are delighted to be finally releasing them on a 12” backed with a heavy remix by Djoser (3024).

Artwork by Charlie Maclagan

Console EP

Pluralist - Got2 [DV Premiere]

Since 2011, Simon Hafner aka Sun People from Graz has been merging footwork, juke, jungle and UK hardcore influences to create his own distinctive sound. With releases on labels like Exit, Alphacut, Rua Sound and Through These Eyes, he has made a name for himself in the international 160 bpm scene over the years. In addition to remix jobs and his own productions, Simon also pursues his musically eclectic vision on a highly rated four-weekly radio show on London's Sub.FM.

On his EP The Walls, released in 2020 on Defrostatica, he devoted himself to early Chicago house music as well as European proto-hardcore of the 80s and the turbo sound championed by the likes of Fracture, Itoa and BSN Posse.

In 2022, Sun People presents a refined version of high-speed breakbeat minimalism, drawing further from bleep, dub and even industrial techno, but still with optimistic depth. From the cold bleep-influenced opener Into The New to the jungle-tekno track Overtoom and the tribalism of State of Flux, Sun People builds its own hypnotic approach to captivate dancers. Amaterasu marks the soulful coda and gives us the opportunity to take a breath.

https://defrostatica.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/simon-off
https://soundcloud.com/defrostatica

Into The New EP / DEFR009

PREMIERE: Sun People - State of Flux [Defrostatica Records]

Get it here: https://yukumusic.bandcamp.com/album/kernel-panic

"Hi there, I’m really happy to present my new EP « Kernel Panic » released on one of my favorite labels « Yuku ». I’ve been discovering a lot of great music and new artists thanks to Yuku and I’m really happy to join the family.

My first release ever was a footwork release 8 years ago, and I wanted to experiment with this 160 bpm vibe again and merge it with a lot of different personal influences. I’ve been experimenting a lot with crazy polyrhythm sequencers and Euclidean algorithms for this EP. It was a lot of fun but my laptop didn’t like it at all. During the whole process, I experimented a huge amount and experienced loads of bugs and laptop freezes, so I decided to dedicate this EP to "Kernel Panics".

It might be the most hybrid EP I've done. You can hear breaks, electro, footwork, grime, percussive, and dub ingredient within. I also had the pleasure to collaborate with the very talented Kenyan rapper, Nah Eeto, for Piga Makofi, and I can’t wait to play this one live with her.

I asked my friend Vica Pacheco to create the artwork and she built this psychedelic 3d world based on « the hypnotic and dynamic energy » of the EP.

Big thanks to Yuku for following me into these new areas of experimentation."
— @le-motel
Featuring @naheeto
Vica Pacheco

Kernel Panic

Vinyl—Digital

Le Motel — Kernel Panic (feat. Nah Eeto)

SLSWP - Vol. 1

Anna Morgan - DAME DURO!

Over the last six years, Bell Curve and Anna Morgan’s Worst Behavior Recs label has been championing the most exciting producers coming out of the bass underground around the world. Worst Behavior, Vol. 4 is the last installment of their Worst Behavior compilation series and it’s truly a global affair, uniting producers from Amman, Moscow, Bristol, NYC, Los Angeles, Austin, and beyond over 16 tracks that show the excitement and kinetic energy of soundsystem music and culture.  

Since the dawn of Worst Behavior in fall 2017, the label has championed 160bpm heaters and you’ll find those represented prominently on this collection, with producers turning in tracks purpose-built for the label. West Country legend Addison Groove presents a hard jackin’ juke/jungle workout that mixes classic electro grooves with loopy acid squelches, while Moscow Legend flips the stuttered vocals and demanding bass stabs of his 2020 underground anthem “Tek Dis!” for a faster tempo.   Going in a dreamier direction, FreshtillDef brings the Texas heat on the totally addictive track “AIWIY,” with its melancholy vocal chops, syrup-soaked bass synths, and footwork-ready percs. Fellow Texan Sharawi teams up with Arizona-based NIKES for a loopy spiral of jungle breaks with spooky Metalheadz sounds and a dark baile energy on “Diggity,” while L.A.’s Yunna, who just released her debut EP Rinne on the label, returns with the lush ambient jungle banger “She’s Gone Low.” The bi-coastal linkup of Doctor Jeep and Farsight produces a deep drummy workout of sonar sounds, crisp breaks, and booty-rattling sub bass.   As always on the Worst Behavior compilations, dope percussion is a major focus. Hypnotic Middle Eastern percussion riffs punctuate “Gasab Sokkar,” a snaking techstep drum ‘n’ bass-inspired roller from Jordanian producer Toumba. Prolific UK superstar Samurai Breaks explores the fusion of baile funk rhythms with wobbly dubstep bass on “Oshee,” while L.A. heads KOROStyle and Justin Jay find out what happens when UK garage’s skippy drum patterns meet punishing square-wave grime bass. 

 Worst Behavior Vol. 4 rounds off with a whole heap of breakbeats at different moods and tempos, just as Anna Morgan and Bell Curve like it. Oakland favorite bastiengoat goes for an R&B-meets-rave anthem, Whys delivers punishing amen jungle pressure on “Threat Kick” and A-0 pursues the smoked-out rollers route on “Iced Out.” Slowing down the tempo, dubstep/grime heads Amadeo and Hypho get locked into tough electro rhythms on “Jefferson Park” while Czechoslovakian producer fodie j. Invests in eclectic drum machine funk on “Le Track.”   Rounding things pff, label co-founder Anna Morgan teams up with Kool Karlo for “Pop That,” a modern Baltimore club and ghettotech-inspired beat guaranteed to detonate your dancefloor, and rising Leeds star TROPHY pops in with a Bandcamp exclusive “Hush Your Mouth,” an addictive juke/jungle workout that you definitely don’t want to miss. 

 Vol. 4 of the series again establishes the Worst Behavior crew’s curatorial talents, as they connect the dots between the bass-loving underground worldwide. Forward-thinking, high-quality, and fun, these tracks represent the future of soundsystem music and culture globally. Lock in!

 Worst Behavior Vol. 4 - TRACKLISTING

 01. fodie j. - Le Track 
02. bastiengoat - to a level where love is real
 03. Addison Groove - 160 Cowbells 
04. Samurai Breaks - Oshee
 05. Toumba - Gasab Sokkar
 06. Yunna - She’s Gone  
07. Doctor Jeep & Farsight - Spacemaker II 
08. Moscow Legend - Tek Dis! (160 Remix) 
09. FreshtillDef - AIWIY
10. A-0 - Iced Out
 11. Whys - Threat Kick 
12. Nikes & Shawari - Diggity
 13. KOROStyle & Justin Jay - BBBASSDROP
 14. Amadeo & Hypho - Jefferson Park
 15. Anna Morgan & Kool Karlo - Pop That
 16. TROPHY - Hush Yo Mouth (Bandcamp Exclusive Bonus)

Worst Behavior, Vol. 4

PRE-RELEASE

PREMIERE: Anna Morgan & Kool Karlo - Pop That (Worst Behavior Records)

out now : https://chiaranoriko.bfan.link/EP

@annamorgan_dj
@chiara-noriko

Keep On (Anna Morgan Remix)

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CHIARA NORIKO - Keep On (ANNA MORGAN Remix)

"165 BPMs" is the latest testament to UFO Parfums' rigorous belief that fragrance  and music are interrelated and interconnected. UFO Parfums has thrown raves featuring some of the world’s most important underground DJs, and the perfumer  themself has DJ’d for over 20 years, playing places like Potato Head in Singapore, Yu  Yu in Mexico City, and FAVST in Paris with artists like VTSS, DJ Assault, X Club,  Matthew Dear, DJ Python, Heidi Lawden, Nicolas Jaar, Charlie Soul Clap, and Bitter  Babe. 
Drawing inspiration from the adrenaline-fueled rhythms of rave music, 165 BPMs is  a nod to the high-octane energy of hardcore techno raves, the perfume's name pays  homage to the beats per minute that define classic gabber tracks from early-90s Rotterdam. 165 BPMs pulsates with the spirit of illicit warehouse raves,  transporting wearers to the entrancing world of underground music culture. The fragrance pays homage to the Snakepit, the epicenter of underground raves by the  L.A. River.

In true UFO Parfums fashion, 165 BPMs is accompanied by a sensory feast. A  compilation of tracks at 165 BPMs will be released on Bandcamp, featuring an  eclectic mix of bass music, footwork, breakcore, IDM, techno, and more. This 
auditory journey will feature internationally renowned artists such as Anna  Morgan, Aura T-09, Bapari, Baseck, Carré, DJ Girl, DJ Kuroneko, DJ Manny, Eau,  Glowybones, Go Wavy DJs, otodojo, SD33, Sophiaaaahjkl;8901, and Tim Reaper.  All proceeds from the compilation will directly benefit the artists, amplifying the  community spirit at the heart of UFO Parfums. 

Here's Anna Morgan's banging, turbo-rave workout 'Space Hoes!' from the compilation.

PREMIERE: Anna Morgan - Space Hoes! (UFO Parfums)

Mit diesem Album veröffentliche ich meine Anfänge. Mit diesen Tracks hat alles gestartet. Sie sind aus heutiger Sicht vielleicht nicht mehr gut, dennoch gehören sie zu meiner Geschichte dazu! Viel Spaß wünscht euch Jeremy Stoppe!

JEREMY'S ORIGINAL'S

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Batu & Lurka - Curved (Bambounou Hyper Street Remix)

Anna Morgan will release her new track next week, as part of the 'ARMADASOUNDS' compilation from Mexico City collective Bldsmx. Listen to the hypnotic hook and four-to-the-floor pulse of 'Armada Stylo' here.

More info:

Premiere: Anna Morgan 'Armada Stylo'

[PNL005]

Pluralist is set to release his new EP, ‘Decode’, on Panel Audio on Thursday 10th December.

The project works auto-tuned vocals & catchy hooks reminiscent of the pop/top 40 style, into deep, bass heavy tracks that Pluralist would be proud to play out at a rave. 

Through revisiting and dissecting previous releases, Pluralist has extracted the most effective elements from his past production, and integrated them into this forthcoming project, suited for both listening in and playing out.

[PNL005] Pluralist - Decode

It was almost dusk when I walked through the thick fog, compelled by a force unknown to me and drained by the lethargy of weeks gone by. I remember crunching the moist ground below me, toes hugging the dew and moss, feet tapping in rhythm to the bird melodies and siren calls. I found myself scanning the sun’s viscous rays and bowing before her grandiose presence, wishing that I could tell night from day.

Anna Morgan’s “I Don’t Really Care If You Want 2” is a percussive-heavy track, sweltering with footwork vocals and a pounding sub bassline. The track is taken from Shubzin’s third V/A instalment, a 12-track compilation featuring local and international talent including Estebahn, Thinh and CM-4.

All proceeds from sales will be split between two worthwhile services: Faz Amnesty and Steel Warriors. The former is created by knife crime victim Faz, who connects community members in order to swap JD vouchers for weapons, which he then disposes of via the police, and the latter organisation takes knives off the streets and melts them down into calisthenics training bars in public parks. Alongside this release, the organisations are working together in Enfield to build a park for local young people to facilitate a positive and supportive community, particularly in light of the previous year which saw knife crime levels skyrocket.

PREMIERE: Anna Morgan - I Don't Really Care If U Want 2 [Shubzin]

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: Anna Morgan - I Don't Really Care If U Want 2 [Shubzin]

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