Chinese whispers had quickly become gospel here; truth and deception were entangled — now everybody spread information with caution and took everything they heard with a pinch of salt. The town were incredibly suspicious, with very little trust from neighbourhood to neighbourhood, instead a venomous tension coursed through the streets, leaving something of a bitter taste in people's mouths.

The brainchild of DJ and production duo Sicaria Sound, Cutcross Recordings was born into the world last year as a platform to push forward-thinking bass-centric sounds moving around the 140bpm mark. Their next release comes in the form of a themed compilation, 'With The Pulse', the second instalment following last year's 'With The Fracture' VA that featured music from L U C Y (now LCY), Unknown Artist, Sir Rah and E3 Breaks. While last year's honed in on music for the rave, this four-tracker—complete with music from Conzi, Jamiu, Zygos and Ehua—celebrates percussive-driven sounds to get your body moving.

PREMIERE: Ehua - Venom [Cutcross]

Out September 17, pre-order it here: https://cutcross.bandcamp.com/album/cxt004-ebb-x-texture

Introducing Cutcross, created to champion the melting pot of bass-centric sounds teetering around 140 BPM. Heading up the concept is @sicariasound, a DJ duo who since their inception set out to explore and expand on the possibilities of these sounds whilst spotlighting underground artists. Cutcross is therefore their next step in supporting the forward-thinking music that they’ve drawn for when curating sets.

Partners in crime @ebb-nz & @texture_wav by way of New Zealand are at the helm of CXT004. With a heavyweight solo track each - longtime Sicaria Sound set staple ‘5 Skin’ by Ebb alongside Texture’s formidable ‘No Mercy’ - the flip of the record then introduces two fierce collaborative efforts via low-end driven, lively breaks.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Ebb X Texture 'Cloudburst'

@temporecords sublabel TempoCore presents Pugilist & @tamen ; with four True To The Core tracks.

This beautiful crafted crystal clear vinyl 12″ comes in a new designed Tempo Records high quality “Kraft” outer sleeve + a beautiful coloured innersleeve and sealed. All tracks mastered by Stuart Hawkes of Metropolis Mastering, London.

Pugilist & Tamen - 2 Tone - TempoCore0​.​5

Yoke Psyche is a deeply personal project, documenting the lifestyle of hospitality work, using raw field recordings warped and twisted into experimental and clunky dance music.

Explosive, textural and short, it aims to capture the stressful balancing act of dealing with long-term physical and mental strain against the short-term gratification gained from working in this industry.

@tracesuk

Buy:
https://tracesuk.bandcamp.com/album/yoke-psyche

PREMIERE: Traces - EMCT (ft. Caz)

Forthcoming Vinyl & Digital.

Parcel Size: 12"
Parcel Weight: 180 g
Delivery Date: 05 August 2022

Available from Bandcamp + Distributed by Unearthed

Manifest:
A1 Fallen A2 Lazer Riddim
B1 Time Warp Tonic B2 Blue Energy Drink (ft. J.D. Loom)

Written, produced and engineered by Guy Smith with contributions from Jonathan Daniel Frame-Milburn
Artwork by Henry Greenleaf & Guy Smith
Mastered by Eric James

Time Warp Tonic

PAR005 | EBB - TIME WARP TONIC EP

Pre-order: https://kaizenltd.bandcamp.com/album/banada

After a 2 year hiatus, @madam_x’s imprint @kaizenltd comes back full-force with an upgraded aesthetic and brand new roster, paving the way for the next generation of leftfield, off-kilter club music. Next up on the label is Manchester's @cartridgedj with his brand new EP 'BANADA'.

Teaming up with KAIZEN heavyweight and dubstep regular @biome-official on the B-side, 'Ricky Rosé' has proved a firm favourite for those peak-time, no-holds-barred, bass-in-your-face, power hour moments.

Ricky Rosé

Premiere: Cartridge & Biome 'Ricky Rosé'

Two tracks from me to you 💘
Whilst I've been working on some other music projects and trying to develop my own 'sound', I've decided to free up 'Hot Take' + 'I Did' as two offshoots. Made with dancefloors & soundsystems in mind. Lively percs & big on bass; aka just how I like it. Hope you enjoy!

Written, produced & mixed by Mia Koden
Mastered by Liam McLean

Hot Take / I Did

Three years after their first collaboration, culminating in the release of “The Passenger”, Om Unit and Martyn are back on 3024 with another four track exploration of tempo and vibrations on a new EP called “AJ^6”.

The two ‘veteran’ producers have been highly prolific over the past years, with Om Unit making waves with his massive Acid Dub Studies project as well as new work under his Philip D. Kick alias, and Martyn spearheading and mentoring a robust group of new musicians responsible for no less than five (!) compilations on 3024. What brings the two producers together in the studio once again is the constant hunger for new and interesting sounds on the outer rim of the ‘bass continuum’. Instead of tirelessly rehashing old tropes they are continuously inspired to write new music that’s both current as well as firmly in their aesthetic profile.

‘Basilisk’ and ‘The Trenches’ are great examples of the duo blending odd tempos with dub wise heaviness. ‘Basilisk’ has already been doing some serious damage on the dance floor with its punchy 107 beat structure and headzy breakdown, while the almost imperial march of ‘The Trenches’ introduces a bubbly bass line. ‘Illroy’ and ‘Dragonfly’ both inhabit a dreamier, more melodic universe and have a timeless, ambivalent quality to them, somewhere between a lost b-side of an early 00s Hospital Records release and something on Scuffed. Enjoy!


Expertly mastered by Bob Macc at Subvert Mastering

AJ^6

Buy on Bandcamp

Martyn X Om Unit - Basilisk (3024-OMM2)

Capturing the essence of a sound that developed at the start of the millennium on labels such as Soulja, from the likes of Zed Bias under his Daluq alias, but with a modern, euphoric twist

Mod Sens - Skum / Switches

- Preorder for DIME002 lathe cuts available from 3rd May

- Digitals included with all orders

- Full digital release to follow

Production: Elias Wirtén
Mastering: Plantpower
Artwork: Future Curse
Lathe Cut: The Cut House

DIME002 - Mod Sens - Skum / Switches (Clips)

'5K Thank You' Tracklist; 
01. Stacktrace - 2 Tones Riddim
02. Kaval - Aracari
03. Qant - Blink Twice
04. Kaval - Babaï
05. Stacktrace - Inna Mind (Qant Remix)

Freedownload: https://egregorecollective.bandcamp.com/album/egfree006-5k-thank-you-ep

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Mastering by Qant
Artwork by Stacktrace

Freedownload

Stacktrace - 2 Tones Riddim

Love Is Gone (With Hook)

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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