It was unclear how far the peak was, it stretched beyond the clouds, obstructed completely from view. The weather had been kind to them thus far, but it felt like a change in the air was coming. They followed the winding path through the snow, taking stock of how far they'd come as they reached each vantage point. Hours and hours had passed and the end was still a distant dream, but when they reached the summit it would all be worth it, they'd be on top of the world.

French DJ and producer Slowglide signals a new sonic direction with the launch of his label Vanishing Point. Previous music for Antinote, Global Warming and Comic Sans saw him exploring UK-leaning club sounds, but this next chapter takes him down a more psychedelic path.

For the first release, a seven-track tape called Mount Apeiron that marks his first new music in four years, he draws inspiration from a reading of René Daumal’s Mount Analogue, which documents a spiritual and symbolic take on mountain climbing. The music itself is a sonic representation of each stage of ascension, floating around lower tempos and exploring more psychedelic vibrations that touch on tribal, trance, drone, techno and electronica, but approached with Slowglide's singular eye and ear.

PREMIERE: Slowglide - Reach For The Ridge [Vanishing Point]

https://soundcloud.com/acidfinky
https://soundcloud.com/openmusiclab
🛒 https://openmusiclab.bandcamp.com/album/cascade
🔊 https://youtu.be/KiUvBvVPyq8

Berlin’s Open Music Lab introduces Cascade, a compilation featuring some of the collective’s valued artists, created in partnership with Native Instruments

Open Music Lab recently collaborated with Native Instruments for the first time, to offer selected participants a 5-month Advanced Music Production and Artistic Development program. Focused on connecting some of Berlin’s most exciting up-and-coming producers with industry professionals from Native Instruments, the course supported artists who were already making music, but who needed guidance with their productions, career development, and performance skills in order to take their music to the next level and eventually share it with the world.

The result of this course is a deeply personal compilation, channelling a range of of emotions and touching upon intimate feelings, such as depression (“Limbo”), pain and heartbreak (“Alligator,” “flames 2 dust,” “some days life is just hard”), hope in the face of adversity (“HOPE”), or the need to be authentic and putting yourself first (“For Me”). We also find an ode to queer rave culture (“Time Melts Away”), a spontaneous jam session (“skrelly boom”), and a groovy and hypnotic techno track (“NADA-R”) dedicated to early mornings after a rave or before work.

As is usual on OML’s releases, Cascade draws from a very wide range of electronic genres, produced by both longtime community members, some of which have already released on the label, as well as newcomers to the community. Cascade comes a few months after the release of Diffraction, produced after an 8-month Intermediate Production and Artistic Development course, and including first-released tracks from some of OML’s community members.

Tracklist: 

1. Acidfinky - Limbo
2. Hranrad - Alligator
3. King Sleepy - 4 me
4. Laguna Park II - flames 2 dust
5. MINQ - Time Melts Away
6. Panasiagirl - some days life is just hard
7. RealMo - HOPE
8. Vata Morgana - skrelly boom
9. YA Z AN - NADA-R

PREMIERE: Acidfinky - Limbo [Open Music Lab]

"It is like a voyage of discovery into unknown lands, seeking not for new territory but for new knowledge. It should appeal to those with a good sense of adventure."  — Frederick Sanger

Dazion
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thedazion
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedazion/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dazion__/

Electric Shapes
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/electric_shapes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EleShapes
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric.shapes/

Unreleased Territory vol. 4

PREMIERE: Dazion - Alpine Action (Electric Shapes)

Another world lay beneath the dark, murky waters; one unseen by human eyes and untouched by human hands. Though the surface remained placid and still, below there was much more at play. Strange creatures and amphibious beings lurked and whispered in strange tongues amongst the sea grass that cast its leaves high overhead, viciously swaying as one when the current passed through. It was clear that there were cunning plans being masterminded down here, ones that could overthrow everything on solid ground...

Los Pulpitos is the brainchild of Dirk Leyers from Africaine 808 and Felipe Salmón of Dengue Dengue Dengue fame. Born in the depths of the pandemic, the two talented friends and "tentacle tech" originators fuse their harmonic love of polyrhythmic percussion, dub-wise vibrations and traditional Candomblé and Cumbia rhythms on this 12" for Terra Magica Records. But that's not all, within these bubbling creations there's so many more influences at play: a little bit of psychedelia, a peppering of Ragga and breaks as well as some dubstep and UK bass wobble, to rattle off a few - it's music to move your body and soothe your mind.

PREMIERE: Los Pulpitos - Sepia [Terra Magica]

Reda Saiarh aka @redasa concocts a trippy take on Belgian new beat for @humanendeavourrecs

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-reda-saiarh-tele-music

Premiere: Reda Saiarh ‘Tele Music’

In his Infame shows Makropulos serves eclectic mixes of leftfield electronica.
There are no borders in genres, nor bpm. Today we have a solid 90-140bpm rodeo.

DEKADANCING on Infame Radio are mixes of carefully picked new releases.

@makropulos
@thisisdekadance

Tracklist:

DJ Gigola - Affirmation Practice [Live From Earth]
Julian Bainbridge, Pino Peña - Tagine [Schimmer Records]
Sexo Y Fantasia - Oneirotic [Macadam Mambo]
Guy Contact - Sacred Mist [X-Kalay]
Xiaolin - Lemurla [宀 Music]
Rambal Cochet - Noch Nezhna [Terra Magica Rec.]
Saunter - Timebomb Technology [City Bowl Wax Network]
seb wildblood - TOUCH ME
Bias - Expanded Present (Road Work Ahead Remix) [Diffuse Reality Records]
Lisene - Loose Connection [Tread Records]
AJAE - Breakbeat Master
COUNT2COUNT - Acid Funked [Genre Equality]

Dekadancing 13 - Makropulos

They felt a thousand eyes burning into their back of their head, hushed whispers containing their names echoed off the walls - there was nowhere else they'd rather be than here in this very moment. It was clear they had no alliances anymore, let alone a soul they could call a friend. Their names had been sullied, tarnished, dragged through the mud and what for? Unproved rumours, myths and falsities... They were outsiders now, strangers in their own homes.

Datafive and Slak started their Lab Music imprint back in 2019, each taking care of the inaugural and sophomore EPs one at a time. For their third they combine forces for a collaborative release that showcases both sides of their influences: the introspection of Datafive's output and Slak's break-techno mutations. It's a marriage made in heaven in our opinion, beyond their own distinctive flavours, the pair play with moody, dub-wise sounds and broken rhythms and glitchy electronics.

PREMIERE: Datafive - Outsiders [Lab Music]

Artist: HAN, https://soundcloud.com/weedchangedthespelling
Track: Floating 
Label: https://soundcloud.com/mysticisms
Format: Vinyl 12", Digital EP
Release date: TBA
YouTube: https://youtu.be/r1T5R-p9si8

Mysticisms continues its global journey with an EP of previously unreleased ethereal House meets IDM by Romania’s HAN aka Dan Handrabur, taken from his early studio recordings, 1991-95.
Born in Bucharest, Handrabur’s music talents began with violin and classical training, leading to a scholarship at the Conservatoire de Geneve at just 16. An even earlier fascination with tapes machines and manipulation, furthered from listening to Radio Free Europe, led to seeking more experimental and contemporary sounds, obtaining a Korg Polisix, Roland TR606 Beat Box and TEAC deck while still in his teens.
Soon hanging around record stores, meeting DJs and securing a residency at Geneva’s landmark, Club 58, he dropped out of studies to pursue the dream of producing. After links were made and a relocation to Vancouver, Canada, his first release – as ‘X Drone’ with Adham Shaikh – in ‘93, led Handrabur to become an integral part of the City’s electronic scene, with dozens of collaborations and releases across a myriad of respected labels, from Harthouse, Exist Dance, Eye Q Records and many more, plus a notably, close relationship with the legendary Phil Western.
The sole HAN release appeared on Interchill Records in ‘98, going on to be a collector’s item that saw a recent, timely repress. The music on “Reflections” comes from the similar space, a timeframe that combines a mastery of Ambient and House textures.
Opening with Floating, featuring the vocals of partner Cristina, captures the essence perfectly. Ethereal and uplifting, with the well placed optimism of the period as this new music movement was mutating. Echoes of the UK post-rave sound is evident, a pulsing 303 and piano counter, a gentle melodic adventure over tight breakbeats.
The title track is a deeper, darker affair, closer to Handrabur and Western’s seminal ’93 ‘Frequencies From The Edge Of The Tektonic Plate’ album, as well a nod to The Drum Club and the post-British Prog House sound.
The B side takes on the “Ambient House” lost genre with the swirling oscillations and beats of Phantasme, a companion to fellow travelers, Pilgirms Of The Mind’s “Subtropique”, before Give In And Resist channels floating arpeggios and vocal samples, a la Irresistible Force,’s “Rising High”; closing another chapter of Handrabur’s archival releases that continue to captivate DJs and collectors ears in equal abandon.
Reflect the Mystery

PREMIERE | HAN - Floating [Mysticisms] 2023

https://soundcloud.com/kletis
🛒 https://kletis.bandcamp.com/
🔊 https://youtu.be/T1s2i-mVbsU

Kletis prepared a new self-release Kletisness as a birthday gift to himself and his fans of course.

Tracklist:

01. Soft Sense
02. Block Block
03. Restoring
04. Fall of tanarpa
05. Outskirt Outro

Block Block

PREMIERE: Kletis - Block Block [Kletisness vol:4]

Are you ready to embark on a wild ride through the sonic wonderland of‚ Life Of Phoroma‘? This isn‘t your average V/A extended player compilation - it‘s a pulse-pounding journey through chaos, confusion, and pure eclecticism that‘ll take you beyond just dancing. Terra Magica Rec. sixth release is a passionate ode to the fusion of EBM and psychedelic, perfectly blending lightningfast new age and tribal hypnotic soundscapes with 1980s synth-atmospheres high on Trance. It’s Space Disco gone Techno gone HiNRG gone wrong folks! Enjoy.The aggressive cuts, the Sequential Circuits‘ mesmerizing melodies, and the heavily processed vocals seamlessly weave in and out of acid-ish and electro breakbeat grooves, „Why am I suddenly standing at Tokyo Teleport Station?What happend to my last week?“Welcome to relaxed Rave-basslines and lo-fi rhythms that will intoxicate your senses.

Get loose and fall into your next portal of unexpected spiritual flows. Catch your six unique tracks for a highly eclectic journey through mysterious and magical moments. So strap in and become one with the sound, because‚ Life Of Phoroma‘ is your roller coaster ride to unforgettable sonic adventures.

A-Tweed
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/antakaatweed
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/antakaatweed
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antakaatweed/

Terra Magica Rec.
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/terra-magica-rec
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TerraMagicaRec 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terramagicarec/

PREMIERE: A-Tweed - EDBR (Terra Magica Rec.)

Olivia returns to Dalmata Daniel with her debut album after her EPs on Pinkman and Dom Trojga and split vinyl with Tel Aviv-based Rapha on our label lately.

The unique-sounding Krakow-based producer with 'Sen' gives us a glimpse into her enigmatic and obscure world, where the boundaries between reality and the abyss blur. Embrace the darkness as pulsating beats collide with haunting melodies, propelling you through an enigmatic underworld.

This new full length album is another testament to Olivia's unrivaled artistry and her ability to traverse the boundaries, how she uses it, turn it upside down and mutated electro, techno, industrial and EBM genres in her own way.

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Links:
Olivia
SC: https://soundcloud.com/olivia-ungaro
FB: https://www.facebook.com/olivia.ungaro
IG: https://www.instagram.com/olivia.radar
DC: https://www.discogs.com/artist/6121515-Olivia-51

Dalmata Daniel
FB: https://www.facebook.com/DalmataDanielLabel
SC: https://soundcloud.com/dalmata-daniel
IG: https://www.instagram.com/dalmatadanielrecords
BC: https://dalmatadaniel.bandcamp.com/
DC: https://www.discogs.com/label/966881-Dalmata-Daniel

BUY on BANDCAMP

PREMIERE : Olivia - March

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: Datafive - Outsiders [Lab Music]

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