"Humanity is coming back to Earth in huge mechanical suits. Discovering intelligent beings that not only rebuilt the Earth’s ecosystem but coexist with it in perfect symbiosis at the same time. Who or what are those creatures and how will that encounter end?" 

Inspired by the idea of looking for understanding, particularly in reference to the ecosystem that we as a civilisation are destroying day-by-day, Polish duo Gaijin Blues﻿ embark on their third eponymous album conceived and crafted remotely during the pandemic. Made up of producers Paweł Klimczak (Naphta) and Michał Szczepaniec, the release - like Gaijin Blues' previous long players - was inspired by Japanese culture, in particular animations and video games, as well as influences closer to home including soviet electronic musicians, and the prose of Stanislaw Lem and Strugacki’s brothers.

Adopting a more robust approach to instrumentation, rather than the heavy sample-led foundations of their previous releases, 'Gaijin Blues III' sees them marry electric guitars, drums, percussion and synths with organic elements and Japanese-influenced sounds including harp, koto and brass sections.

PREMIERE: Gaijin Blues - True Faces [Coastline Northern Cuts]

Bytes are super excited to announce the reissue of the killer 1990s electro EPs by SEM (aka Damon Baxter, who would go on to record as Deadly Avenger). The original 12”s have been out of print since they were released on J Saul Kane’s Electron Industries imprint in 1995 (Phox EP) and 1996 (The Demon EP). They have never been available digitally. With the original masters M.I.A., the tracks have been lovingly remastered from vinyl by Keith Tenniswood, who as part of Two Lone Swordsmen (alongside the late Andrew Weatherall), knows a thing or two about producing top-notch electro music. The resulting eight tracks feel like they could have been recorded yesterday, but have also stayed true to the rawness of the source material. PREORDER NOW: bytes.lnk.to/PhoxTheDemon

PHOX/THE DEMON

SEM - Phox [BYTES26]

LYL Radio: 07.03.24

"Voyage Voyage Voyage" by DJ Salinger is not your typical mixtape; it's a subjective journey through 80's pop songs, reimagined by London-based French producer and site friend @franzkirmann. These tracks, like the iconic "Voyage voyage" by Desireless, evoke memories of summers in France, heard on radios or at local events. Kirmann's sonic treatments distort and suspend the music, creating a dreamy, distant quality that enhances themes of escapism. The result is an ambient reinterpretation of nostalgic synth pop, reminiscent of distant radio transmissions. While the essence of the original songs remains, they are transformed into a mesmerizing sonic tapestry. In essence, it's a nod to the past through a contemporary lens, akin to imagining a cover of "Voyage, voyage" by artists like Fennesz or My Bloody Valentine.

Read More: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/premieres/premiere-dj-salinger-encre-vide-master/

PREMIERE: DJ Salinger - Encre Vide Master [The Tapeworm]

Tracklist - 
Abracadabra - Swim (Extended Dub)
Bop & 291out - L’Alba Dei Vinti
Xen & Yovav - Blue
Bleaching Agent - In The Air
Black Bones - Konstant Collision
Pyrolator - Hinriss
Bufiman - Ntndo Pitch
New Fabric - Perfecto Asesino
Bleaching Agent - Undo The Locks
Genesis P-Orridge - A Debris Ov Murder 
Miss Represented - The Prowler
Jezebel - Trading Places (10PM)
Trystero - Ritmo Dell’elica
Escapismo - Luces y Sombras
Psyche - Prisoner To Desire (Re-Animated Mix)
Death In Tulum (Amor Fati Edit)

Noods Radio w/ Tia Cousins 080324

https://soundcloud.com/buran_uk
https://soundcloud.com/insulttoinjuryrecords
🛒 InsultToInjury.lnk.to/TheHunterEP
🔊 https://youtu.be/J7z6AfvcztE

Ransom Note Records sub label Insult To Injury are delighted to welcome back analogue techno pioneers Buran with their second full length excursion for the label, in the form of The Hunter EP. Born of the mechanical machinations of Joe Wretham and Ian Scott, their latest instalment of furious face melters is aimed squarely at the post midnight dancefloor, bubbling away with squelchy 303 potions and black magic beats.

First single, Alnitak, opens the EP and immediately we’re confronted with Buran’s inimitable modus operandi; slash and burn Acid Techno with a scorched earth ethos. A full frontal assault of acidic sorcery, lobbing techno bangers over the ramparts as the castle walls are pummelled. Hold onto your hats, it’s not for the faint of heart!

Alnilam is next out the gate, ricocheting off the armour plating of its enemies, bouncing along and razing everything in its path to the ground. We’re delivered brief respite from the brutality with the addition of some celestial vocal edits, whose angelic timbres provide juxtaposition to the synthetic onslaught. As the smoke clears, the penultimate Mintaka glides into view. Wonderfully barbed, but gloriously lush chords propel the track forward, over a bed over automaton drum machines and staccato blips, bleeps and swirling noise.

Rounding off, ITI are hyped to have the mighty Void Complet on remix duties. Fresh off the back of his breakthrough release on CHOBU Records, London based super producer Chog Burley takes Alnitak and reimagines it in his own image. Launching with a rich, metallic arpeggio, we’re drawn into an analogue dream, before realising that’s all a ruse. We have been lulled into a false sense of security, because we’re about to be clattered around the head by that savage 303 riff from the original. We’re caught in the crossfire as glitched vocals and bit crushed acid lines vie for dominance. This correspondent knows not how to fully encapsulate the terror of this remix… watch out dance floors around the world!

Tracklist: 

1. Alnitak
2. Alnilam
3. Mintaka
4. Alnitak (Void Complet Remix)

PREMIERE: Buran - Alnitak [Insult To Injury Records]

@buran_uk - Mintaka
Label - @insulttoinjuryrecords

All Sinchi premieres available on 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sinchicollective 
Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7sd3nFrzl9itGooHqItGFG

Buran - The Hunter EP [ITI#23]

♫ Info + Buy ♫

PREMIERE - Buran - Mintaka (Insult to Injury)

Derived from weather data collected during a storm in October 2017 at Chichester West Pole Beacon, off the UK's south coast. Craig Kirkpatrick-Whitby and PJ Davy sonified the data...

Tell us about the Monday mixtape you’ve put together for us.

"A 60-minute edit of a longer MINING Chimet Album "Atmospheres Force 0 - 12" Mix we created to highlight music that influenced the sound and atmospheres palette for our "Chimet" Meteorological and Sea State Algorithmic Sonification album / Qobuz"

MINING - The Monday Is OK "Atmospheres Force 0 - 12" Mixtape

Monthly Magic Castles broadcast on Soho Radio with hosts on rotation and special guests. This month our resident host Chris Stoker of Not An Animal Records goes solo.

www.magic-castles.com

www.instagram.com/magic_castles_/?hl=en

Magic Castles A-OK Radio with Matt Cowell & Tia Cousins

Tracklist

Blak Saagan - Dentro La Prigione Del Popolo
Devon Rexi - Sjikamo 
Il Est Vilaine - Yama Yama
Jonny From Space - Level Skip
Anatolian Weapons - Three Suns I
Spectre - Pillars Of Smoke (Return To The Temple)
Ravelston - In The Shadow Of The Oleander
Thomas Brinkmann - Rom 2 Bumerang
Credit 00 x Wolf Müller - Never Mind the Gap!
Schicksal - 24 Hours (Acid)
Eden Burns x Christopher Tubbs - Where Were U in 92?
VC-118A - Motherboard
Art Fine - Dark Silence (Radondo Edit)
Japanese Limo Boys - Battle Shout
Delano Smith - Something For Myself
Shingo Suwa - A Tale of Weasels
Céline Gillain - Never Easy
Molsy - So Better
Alex Celler - Conundrum
David Holmes ft Raven Violet - Too Mushroom (Smagghe & Cross Remix)
Decisive Punk - Halfmilch Holiday (Jane Weaver Remix) 
Ethimm - Over & Out
Roberto Sandrini - Occhi Su Di Me

Soho Radio - Magic Castles with Matt Cowell & Tia Cousins - 04.04.24

The 'B-side' often becomes the 'A-side' ...... 
So as we present our new release, we thought it was an interesting way to jump out of the blocks giving the listeners a chance to tune into track 2 from our new Ep 'RIDE'. 

After many releases on Malka Tuti, our spiritual birth place, we decided to try releasing ourselves for a little while to create a fluid movement from our minds to your speakers. 

This track, alongside another original and remixes from Manfredas and Gum (Jay Watson) & Ginoli mark a new chapter for us. We're happy to have you along for the journey. 

Saft Für Alle.

Ride

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Burnt Bay  [Feat Eva Geist]

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: Gaijin Blues - True Faces [Coastline Northern Cuts]

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