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The Ransom Note * Earth

Flexi Cuts pres. Velvet Series n.2  ---*
---* release date around mid-June 

order your copy at
deejay.de https://bit.ly/32Q2yI2
hhv https://bit.ly/3aEr4A5
piccadilly https://bit.ly/32QKehI
juno uk https://bit.ly/3dRaX4d

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If you don't yet know, Flexi is a record store and music label based in Italy and run by Simone and Lorenzo.
Over the years, Flexi have gained both the respect and recognition of the music scene, earned by almost forty years of experience in the world of music and with the support of many DJs, artists and fans.
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Finally Flexi Cuts returns with a brand new release pressed on a “raw transparent" vinyl called “Velvet Series” no 2 – six quality tracks from six superb artists for an electronic journey that makes you fly over “velvet”.
Selection of the works wasn't easy; the tracks were chosen tryin' to maintain a high quality level, such as the oldest (v. series part 1) which have been so appreciated out there.
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Tracklist:
A1 Brine - Yr Body
A2 Daughters & Sons - Berenice (feat. Miss Daisy)
A3 Manuold - Acid Puff
B1 Tengrams - Rapid Eye Movement
B2 Calma - Dreaming Pad
B3 Gloved Hands Rice Cracker
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worldwide distributed by Rubadub - Glasgow
compiled by Simone Guerra aka Relative
mastered at Spectrum Studio (Bologna)
design by Nicolò Matteucci
Infos: flexicuts-music@gmx.com

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The A side opening is by Bologna-based Brine, with “YR Body” that provides a Juno-ish bassline with a catchy vocal and a jazzy mood.
Then we have “Benerice" from Daughters and Sons (aka the master Luca Fronza) who throws us into a beautiful Detroit-inspired analog jam.
This side ends with our very own Sicily man Manuold with fresh Italo-House vibes absolutely made for the dance floor.

On the B side, welcome back the veterans Tengrams (formerly the Piatto brothers from N.O.I.A Records) with the outstanding "Rapid Eye Movement"… travelling across retro-future influences and 808 patterns… under a dystopian-sci-fi movie theme.
B2 track is by the Calma duo who plays with a few elements to build a neverending techno climax...did you recognise the sample?
The last track is a sort of relaxing downtempo sunset closure complete with bells, from the California producer Gloved Hands, a name that speaks for itself.

Bandcamp

Velvet Series n.2 [flex007][snippets]--- out now!

For the last few months time seemed to stand still. Routine shaped her life now; every day was the same, from the moment she opened her eyes to the moment she finally rested her head on her pillow. It had begun to feel normal, as if this were all that was expected of her existence on this planet. Perhaps she preferred this life; cocooned from the pressures of the outside world.

The brainchild of DJ and Headroom co-founder Jessica, Lapse Records enters the world with a split EP from DJ Gonzo & Dr. Yes and Sasha Zlykh. The former pairing, known for their solo outputs as Klein and Melcher, respectively, take care of the A-Side with a playful techy cut and a spooky, hypnotic groover, while on the flip Sasha Zlykh takes the reins with two tripped out collabs alongside pals Troy and Trippsy.

PREMIERE: DJ Gonzo & Dr Yes - Ekranoplan [Lapse]

Steve Summers-Who Knows
from the upcoming Generation Loss 2xlp
to be released June 2021

Generation Loss

Steve Summers-Who Knows (LIES-169)

He awoke in the dead of night, panting, sweat pouring profusely from his brow. He was shaken and unaware of his surroundings; he couldn't get a handle on what was reality. Shadows seemed to dance across the walls in strange shapes and the winds outside spoke to him in a whispered tones — were his nightmares making their way into physical existence?

Zurich-based producer Walid is one of the minds behind Les Points who, along with its sub-labels Infoline and Gentrified Undeground, have released a healthy catalogue of electro, wave and industrial-laced trips, coming from artists like Savage Grounds, Cygnus and Neu Verboten. In keeping with these musical flavours, Walid has been cooking up his own 80s-indebted sonics under the guise of Child Of The Waves, which are finding a home on Belgian imprint Basic Moves. Consisting of seven tracks, the release uses cinematic samples, rumbling bass lines, icy synths and haunting FX to craft a journey that could soundtrack an 80s thriller.

Child Of The Waves - Basic Moves 15 2x12''

PREMIERE: Child Of The Waves - Phantasmagoria [Basic Moves]

The secrets of the crypt would stand the test of time. The sirens called from the cliffy peaks up above as the waves crashed against the rock face. Boats would pass upon the murky waters but none would manage to charter the stormy seas. They would not get near, not now, not ever. Nobody would find the sirens crypt. Nobody. 
Released on Emerald & Doreen, Freudenthal unveils 'Sirens Crypt' featuring Kike and a Damon Jee remix. It is the Damon Jee remix which we are elighted to be able to share.

PREMIERE: Freudenthal - Sirens Crypt feat. Kike (Damon Jee Remix)[Emerald & Doreen]

Scouse footie nutter Rothmans teams up with his Antipodean associate Dawn Again on the forthcoming 'Pele EP'. On this remix, acid urchins from the other end of the M62 Clandestino provide a surprise. Falling in like some fluffy cloud, the driving bass and tribal excursion soon blows away any hazed ambience. Pushing further into CinemaScope territory than other Rothmans releases, a piano refrain and delayed FX keep it sci-fi before the snares roll and the bassline wriggles it home.

Pre-order here: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/dawn-again-rothmans-the-pele-release/655681-01/

PREMIERE: Dawn Again & Rothmans - Woman For A Day (Clandestino 'Desert Trance' Remix)[Rothmans]

The wizard from Madrid is back with a new EP - his third on the label. '4x4' is out now on Ransom Note Records: https://ransom-note-records.lnk.to/4x4

@bawrut

Buy Here

Bawrut - I Hear Voices

Mexican producer Fernando Luna returns next week with a new release under his Colossio alias (which has become his permanent creative output of late). Out 18th June, 'Moto' marks his debut on Calypso Records, the label run by Thomass Jackson and Iñigo Vontier. It contains three new originals and a pair of ace remixes from Man Power and Jonathan Kusuma.

The title track is our pick - its dark, driving beat shows off Colossio's krautrock and psychedelic influences, and is bound to ensure this EP becomes a mainstay in numerous record bags.

Moto

PREMIERE: Colossio - Moto [Calypso Records]

The brain was a complicated organ, it has the capacity to love, forgive and forget. It also had a passion for hatred and jealousy depending which way the wind blew that day. Phase memory was a complicated burden and it had led him down many a dangerous path across the years. Whilst he was settled now he still feared that one day it might reappear to haunt his very being and dismay. Others watched on as he danced high and mighty upon the stage but little did they know of his inner turmoil. 

Gene Tellem is a producer and dj very much on the rise. Having previously released on Project Pablo's Sounds Of Beaubien Ouest she now takes aim with a new EP for London based imprint Wolf Music.

WOLFEP048

PREMIERE: Gene Tellem - Phase Memory [Wolf Music]

Mastered by E.P Mastering

Buy it here : https://uniontrancemission.bandcamp.com/track/red-scan-unstable-mind

Red Scan - Unstable Mind

Our latest premiere is now online featuring a track by French artist WAST  titled 'Skyline' which is forthcoming on Paris based label Recollection Records.

Tracklist:
WAST - Tranced Dancefloor
WAST & OMICID - Matter Of Fact
WAST - Skyline
WAST - Skyline (Chlär Nostalgic Edit)
WAST -Indian Line

Release: 29-04-2020

https://soundcloud.com/wast
https://www.facebook.com/wastechno

https://soundcloud.com/recollectionrecords
https://www.facebook.com/recollectionrecords

[Premiere] WAST - Skyline (RR006)

Vinyl 10" - 100 copies limited & digital
Buy: https://molekul.bandcamp.com/album/world-of-strobe-2
Streaming: https://fanlink.to/mlklwos

Artwork by PG Pasquet
Mastering by Curve Pusher

AIROD - World Of Strobe

Artist: Mirror Touch
Title: Balancing EP (Incl. Dan Curtin Remix)
Label: Metamorphic Recordings
Cat No: MET038
Format: 12” vinyl

Tracklist: 
A1. Balancing
A2. Astral Mechanics
B1. Astral Mechanics (Dan Curtin's Transmutive Thought Remix)
B2. Prophet Motive

Metamorphic is happy to announce a new artist to the label family! MirrorTouch is a new project from London-based producer Tim Van Zandyke. The sound of Mirror Touch can best be described by a moment in time when mid 90's trax records from the US Midwest combined techno's brutalist grooves with layers of emotive harmonies harking back to Detroit's funk, soul and jazz legacy. Then techno sound hurtled forward, blazing new paths of experimentation, minimalism and hypnosis. MirrorTouch points back to that magic moment when Techno emerged from Detroit, with a series of hardware tracks that combine emotional rawness with the flow of 21st century techno.

Mirror Touch - Balancing EP (Incl. Dan Curtin Remix) (MET038)

It was slow moving and ominous - the studio slowly whizzed to life as he watched, the cameras began to flicker and flash as each engine in the building whirred and buzzed with dense electricity. The technicians behind the scenes were baffled and perplexed by what was there before them. They had never seen anything like this, so complex and chaotic in design. Perhaps it was time to reset the factory settings for this seemed to have gone too far. It was beyond their wildest dreams...

Tech Support is set to release a new EP on Silver Bear Records, it comes accompanied by two stellar remixes from both Parris and System Olympia. They are each unique and destined for damage in the clubs, whenever that may be.

PREMIERE: Tech Support - Werkseinstellungen Zurückgesetzt (Parris Remix) [Silver Bear]

Mala Herba is the moniker of producer, sound artist, queer activist and Oramics collective member Zosia Hołubowska.

Influenced by traditional music, magic and the demonology of Eastern Europe, the Polish born, Vienna-based artist examines sex-positivity and queerness, using sound as the medium for these sonic explorations.

Equal parts haunting and enchanting, their compositions combine rumbling bass lines and metallic synth melodies with crackly static noise and commanding choral vocals that disorientate and hypnotise the senses.

These creations are explored further through their work as founder and curator of Sounds Queer?, a flying feminist synthesizer lab which hosts electronic music workshops and performances on "everything that's odd, weird and queer."

Their mix for us weaves together dramatic soundscapes, discordant textures and spellbinding darkwave — made up of predominantly original material, including live improvisations, sound design fragments and tracks from their forthcoming release on aufnahme+wiedergabe.

Read + Download

Mala Herba: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

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.