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]

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For Yellow Island third-year anniversary,  they've launched ‘Yellow Island Various Artists 2021’. The compilation brings new faces to the label and features artists from different countries around the world, allowing each artist to express their own essence.

This V/A showcases experimental sounds, with 20 tracks that flow through the genres of house, lo-fi, electro, IDM, breaks and jungle.

Gabriel Massan designed the cover artwork for the album.

PREMIERE: Ground16 - Frénésie

The second chapter has arrived, this time starring a great artist who needs no introduction: Mike Ash!!

Bleep yourself is an ep full of emotions, rave 90's energy and psychedelic bleeps that will put a big smile on your face :)

On both sides weapons for the dancefloor, dark hardcore breaks and melodies will make you travel throughout the tracks. Loud distorted bass and bleeps are the key to this EP.

Fear Of Dog Records
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/fear-of-dog-records
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fear-Of-Dog-Records-113281043856796

PREMIERE: Mike Ash - Bleep Yourself (Fear Of Dog Records)

https://soundcloud.com/zobol
https://soundcloud.com/nocta-numerica

PREMIERE⚡Zobol - Biodiversity [Nocta Numerica Records]

Following the release of his 'Parallelplain' EP, Parallelograms returns with a new 4-tracker. Titled '2transcendental', Parallelograms' new EP was recorded in Mexico, early 2020. All tracks produced by Erik Valentino and 'Digital Dream' has been co-written with Amauri Hernandez (Head Level). We've the pleasure of airing the title track in full today - a great spaced-out broken beat-fueled track. 

Buy: https://parallelograms.bandcamp.com/album/2transcendental-ep 

https://soundcloud.com/parallelograms

Premiere: Parallelograms - 2transcendental [Melodykrafter]

Marcus Lee - Happy (MST24b)

Label: Out Of Work
Artists: NI.ROD & Stea
Format: Digital
Title: Call me whenever, i'm ready EP
Cat. Number: outofwork008
Release Date: 13th June 2025

@ni_rod
@stea_music

Premiere: NI.ROD & Stea - Call Me Whenever I'm Ready [outofwork008]

2 Songz

Previously established as an event and podcast series based in Dublin, Yin Yang signifies its next step with a vibrant compilation of tracks which touch on dark undertones of techno right through to brighter mutations of DnB, hard-hitting jungle, futuristic electro and beyond. 

"Combining a stellar pool of sounds from across the spectrum of electronic music, Yin Yang marks a new beginning with the launch of its label and subsequent release of an exceptional 25 track various artist compilation. Complex Contrast is an amalgamation of distinct ideas, forming a cohesive soundscape to truly represent the label's essence."

When opposites attract and align into the cycles of primary chaos and energy, seeping into elements of movement, dance and music to result in a new state of unwavering balance, the compilation is a prime example. 

 ‘Complex Contrast’ mirrors the vision of the imprint as a whole, bringing together a multitude of textures, tones and themes that collide and weave into one other for a visceral experience. A deluge of different soundscapes complete the V/A and every artist featured has brought an element of their own aesthetic to shape the direction of the label. Spiralling dark rhythms from Blue Hour, Gritty and unease mutation from Mutant Joe, cosmic melodies from SAAH, futuristic sounds from False Persona, D&B goodness from Ani Klang and Kessler, screwface techno from Rune Bagge and Offtrack and many more have come in strong to signify a resounding turning point in Yin Yang’s trajectory.

The compilation breathes in tandem with the listener and offers a slant in the shadows of what else is to come on Yin Yang’s schedule. Available in digital format, ‘Complex Contrast’ leaves a lasting impression with its interpretation of organised chaos, resulting in a perfect blend of kinetic and palpable energies to the end.

https://soundcloud.com/low-tape

RELEASE DATE : Friday September 4th 2020
Mastered by Joe Farr 
Artwork by James McGuirk
Press Release: Niamh O’Connor

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yinyanglabel/
Bandcamp: https://yinyanglabel.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/yinyanglabel/ 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yinyanglabel_/

PREMIERE: Low Tape - The Rhythm Of My Life [Yin Yang Label]

Adam Pits lands next for a debut on X-Kalay as one of the most talked about new producers circulating the UK underground. Based in Leeds, Pits has already attracted the attention and support of established players such as Subb-ann, Call Super and Ciel and left countless others scrambling to chase down his energetic club centric productions.

With his style drawing on the best elements of proggy house, breaks, trance and techno he delivers a solid EP for X-Kalay of driving club rhythms, UK bass and tranced out euphoria; the maturity of his craft seeming to belie this young producer’s relatively modest age.

We premiere title track “Piston Pump”, which provides something a little different than what we've come to expect with Adam's productions - yet demonstrating his broad flex to hit every corner of the dance floor. This cut errs on an almost video game-esque soundtrack tip, Duke Nukem style - slowly chugging its way through dystopian pixels and blocky future formations. It's also well worth listening to the mysterious Magicwire artist Bliss Inc. remix of this, flipping the downtempo vibes into a chugged out trancey peak time banger. 

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/adampits
Label: https://soundcloud.com/x-kalay
Buy: https://xkalay.com/album/piston-pump

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PREMIERE: Adam Pits - Piston Pump [X-Kalay]

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A new philosophy as time enters a radical history of our evolution. Being and nothingness in one, creatures of habit, the angels of nature, we can herald a new humanity.

DJN4 enters in homage. Optimus Yarnspinner. Edification through music bends, but does not break the untameable lost voices. This dissolution of ego, where culture exemplifies the principle of innovation through excess, the nocturnal brain sees only what it seeks. 

The order of time is more than a conspiracy of the people, this enforced interlude does not mean culture's end. Our culture, music's culture, acts as a genome, a graffiti of society. 

The psy, the rave, the sounds, the species, the food of the gods. Alpha Juno, Cyclon 303, mutable instruments and ideas collated, N4's modern mysticism to harness the Earth as a being of sound. This occult features an anarchism, offering us a collective immortality, allowing us, showing us, how to be more humane. 

Across eight tracks, our DJ weaves a journey to the inner and outer digi sphere, a two-year search, in to steppas, out of dub, evoking legitimate synthesis and sensibility. Look beyond Zamonia. The lost Chord. An alien dreamtime. Tales of Z.

A1. DJN4 - The Orm

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.

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

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