NRNG011 - Dj Swagger - Bass Hysteria 12"
BUY LINK: https://www.unearthedsounds.co.uk/products/dj-swagger-bass-hysteria
Release date: 2 april 2021
Label:  Nerang Recordings (https://soundcloud.com/nerangrecordings)
https://soundcloud.com/djswaggerxxx

Following releases on E-Beamz, Natural Sciences, and Who’s Susan, the German-based DJ Swagger returns to Nerang after appearing on the label’s ‘Freaky Friends Volume 1’ compilation earlier this year, bringing yet another bout of high quality, high energy output to the table.
Merging influences from Dance Mania through to UK Garage, ‘Bass Hysteria’ sees the DJ Swagger at the top of his game. 
‘Atomic Fear’ galvanizes the pure energy of early DJ Funk, with air raid sirens and glitched out hi-hats punctuated throughout, while ‘Drybones’ nods towards early dubstep and UK flavours, with gurgling basslines and skippy drums bubbling throughout as occasional glimmers of
gorgeous synth work allow the listener to come up for air.
‘Trail of Destruction’ encapsulates golden age electro, with effected vocals, crisp percussion, and gritty basslines coming together for a late night groover. 
‘Noseblunt’ is a fast-paced whirlwind, aimed for fog-filled dance floors, perfectly wrapping up the eleventh release on a label pushing diverse sounds from artists around the world.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Dj Swagger - Drybones

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-supreems-two-faces

Following EPs from emerging talents Impurity and Kamus, Or:la’s imprint @cead_cd continues to go from strength to strength. For their next release, the label is back with 4 pieces of scorching dancefloor heat from an international cast of cub specialists from Belgium-based producer @supreems.

MMXXI Inferno

Supreems - Two Faces [Céad]

LUZ1E and DJ Swagger bring gun fingers and ghetto-break stylings on their collaborative Warning debut.

'WAR2101' is out now on Warning.

Pre-order: bit.ly/3EJkkhR

@l-v-z-1-e
@djswaggerxxx
@warningberlin

Premiere: LUZ1E & DJ Swagger pres. DJ DOOM - Mute! [Warning]

The glass building soared high into the sky, its floor to ceiling windows reflecting the sun as dusk set in. He surveyed the city below him; from up here the people looked like tiny ants, much like the team of workers he now forced to do his bidding. It hadn't been easy for him to get to this level of superiority, he'd had to step on a lot of people to make it to the top; something only certain people could do without guilt or shame trailing them. The only trajectory he had set his mind on was upwards.

There's been a lot of good stuff coming out of the Programm camp: the London-based label dealing in "system frequencies to make you dance." Since launching with a VA of their nearest and dearest, they've set the tone for their explorations into breaks, dubstep and bass, following this up with their first proper EP: a four-tracker from D3U5E & Gav, that paid homage to conspiracy theories, obsession and corporate illusion. Now D3U5E returns solo to take care of the label's third release, delivering two tracks that showcase his own spin on shuffling bass-driven electronics.

PREMIERE: D3U5E - UPWARD [Programm]

THESE ARE PREVIEWS TO STICKY .007 : 'hey, do you need someone to talk to?' mini-compilation. If you like what you hear, the digi's will be available on October 22nd 2021 here - https://stickytapesmix.bandcamp.com/album/sticky-007-hey-do-you-need-someone-to-talk-to-mini-compilation

Fresh off the release of their first birthday compilation release this Summer which included contributions from Jossy Mitsu, Stones Taro, ELLES, Black Cadmium and more, Sticky tapes are back with a mini-compilation entitled ‘hey, do you need someone to talk to?’ 

This digital-only release features tracks from Tim Reaper, Ell Murphy & Picasso, PRAYER, IN2STELLAR, Theo Everyday and a debut outing from Kitsta. 

Sticky Tapes launched their first tape back in July 2020 with Violet and ELLES and since then have released tapes with the likes Interplanetary Criminal, CC:Disco, Asquith, Om Unit and many more. To date, they’ve raised over £2000 for six different charities, all chosen by the artists on the tapes.

As always with Sticky Tapes projects, all proceeds will be being donated to charity. This release aims to raise awareness of three mental health helplines (The Samaritans, SANEline and Switchboard), all doing amazing work for those who need someone to talk to when they are at their worst. 

To further awareness of the helplines, Sticky Tapes will be posting 500 posters all over London that feature rip tickets with the numbers of the helplines.

The compilation delivers a broad sound palette, from spaced-out trance to IN2STELLAR to ethereal breaks from PRAYER. 

Label: Sticky Tapes 
Artist: VA 
Genre: Breaks, Garage, Hardcore, Trance
Format: Digital 
Cat No.: STICKY 007
Released: 22nd October 2021

PREVIEWS - STICKY 007: 'hey, do you need someone to talk to?' mini-compilation

@leshlingi debuts on Scuffed Recordings with three tracks spanning anthemic breaks, wonky UK techno and percussive club music.

Born in Iceland and now based in London, INGI has begun to make a name for himself in the UK’s club scene with his brand of broken UK club music, pulling on influences from across the electronic music spectrum.

His ‘Wrestle’ EP on Fly By Night Recordings was released at the end of 2021 and saw support from the likes of Madam X, Danielle, Anastasia Kristensen, and Frazer Ray.

Starting off proceedings on the EP is the electrifying title track ‘Fade’, anchored around glitched-out vocals and powerful breaks.

Up next is ‘Kurt’, an altogether more leftfield club track with swung percussion, robotic bass stabs, and metallic synth work.

Closing out the release is ‘Point’, whose staccato vocal stabs and rolling percussion pay homage to some of the best of UK techno and bass music.

Buy:
https://ingi.bandcamp.com/album/fade-ep

INGI - Fade EP (Previews)

Up next for #58 on our Tapes series is London-based ‘An Avrin’, an electronic music artist most known for releases on ‘Scuffed Recordings’ and ‘Slippery Sounds’.  His eclectic releases are characterised by clean sampling, intricate detail and heavy bass, giving them a defining character despite the variations in genre and speed. ‘An Avrin’ also frequently releases music independently with playful bootlegs and EPs pushing the ever changing UK underground sound. More recently he has translated these productions into success behind the decks with shows in London, Leeds, Glasgow and even overseas in Kyiv, Ukraine. With a roster of finely tuned club tracks, no doubt ‘An Avrin’ is one to watch this year.

Interview: 
https://www.originssound.com/os-tapes/an-avrin-mix

Follow An Avrin:
https://www.instagram.com/an_avrin_/
https://soundcloud.com/4navr1n

Tracklist: 
An Avrin - ???
An Avrin - Stacks Craff (Unreleased)
An Avrin - Herring (Unreleased)
TXETEXT - Oumuamua (Non Archive)
Tumult Hands - KONKRET (forthcoming Recognition Records)
Skepta - Shutdown (Disaffected Bootleg) - (An Avrin Bootleg Bootleg) 
An Avrin - Stumbler (Scuffed Recordings)
Florentino, Isabella Lovestory, MC Buzzz - Fuego ft Baby Perigrosa
An Avrin - Stabilisssers (Unreleased)
An Avrin - Parisian Pitstop (Scuffed Recordings)
Mr Mitch - Jack Russell (Gobstopper)
An Avrin - Make Some Nose (Unreleased)
An Avrin - BATS! (Forthcoming Gimme a Break)
An Avrin - Plata (Scuffed Recordings)
Oldboy - Mule kick (Gimme a Break)
An Avrin - M4 breakdown Trak (Unreleased)
Anthony Rother - Trooper (Bad Manners)
An Avrin - Felly smart (Unreleased)
Siu Mata & Amor Satyr - Movimiento (WAJANG)
Wynek - Mazo de Samba (Wile Out)
An Avrin - Sloppy (Unreleased)
An Avrin - whtuneed (Unreleased)
An Avrin - ???

INTERVIEW

Origins Tapes 058 - An Avrin

Sangre Voss’ ability to intoxicate percussion, brew tight forward-thinking rhythms and offer all tempo’s of a club night proceedings make his ‘Konon EP’ his most fluid to date.

Connecting the dots between the raw and the profoundly modern - this record unifies the elements of progressive dance music in a way only someone with his production ability could reach. Spun out chug, high tempo whirlwinds and powerful leading melodies make this one a catch - CHECK.

@sangrevoss

Buy:
https://iem-music.bandcamp.com/album/konon

Konon EP

PREMIERE: Sangre Voss - > two M [International Extraterrestrial Music]

Modern Swerve - Phantosmia EP Samples - TGR011

@djgagreflex brings her Sisyphean Rhythms EP to Scuffed Recordings, weaving deftly between weighty breaks and percussive, rolling house across three tracks.

Originally from Seattle and now based in Berlin, Gag Reflex has spent the past few years gathering pace as a DJ in the U.S. with residencies in Seattle, Portland and San Francisco - and more recently with club appearances in Berlin and Lisbon, along with mixes for platforms including Rinse FM, HÖR, and Honey Soundsystem.

As a producer, her work nods variously to classic rave, techno and breaks influences, with a penchant for percussion and dark, oppressive atmospherics. With previous releases coming via none/such, Circa AD and Naive sublabel Naivety, Gag Reflex has gone a long way to establishing her sound and picking up some heavyweight support in the process.

The Sisyphean Rhythms EP features three new tracks exploring different facets of Gag Reflex’s sound - from the intense surge of opener Concussion, to the rolling flow of club tool Spit, and closing with the all-out rush of Valve.

Buy:
https://scuffedrecs.bandcamp.com/album/sisphyean-rhythms-ep

Gag Reflex - Sisyphean Rhythms EP (Previews)

A demented, brain-melting bass mutation from rising nu-school talent Jabes.

'klunk002' is out now on klunk.

Buy: https://jabes.bandcamp.com/album/klunk002

@jab_es
@klunkrecs

klunk002

Premiere: Jabes - Clown Tool [klunk]

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.