Skilfully intertwining modern drum programming with retroistic instrumentation, Niklas Wandt's Feuerwerk der Rhythmen is a guided tour through the eras of house music and beyond. 

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NEW HIT: Niklas Wandt - Feuerwerk der Rhythmen [Viscera Transmissions]

It’s done. 

Kontrapunkt International! 

With artists from all over the world, to listeners all over the world.  A double cassette release featuring artists from all six continents, from long-time collaborators to voices I’ve only recently discovered.

Sides A and B present some of our most dance floor-ready material to date. Side C widens the scope of genres we showcase and Side D is made for the calmer moments of the night or the day. This release is meant to be experienced in full or cherry-picked for your favorites to play out loud to your friends or to yourself.

Endless thanks to everyone who made this possible and a warm welcome to everyone who listens.

You can listen to the first track over at Bandcamp in full length already.
https://kontrapunktsound.bandcamp.com/album/kontrapunkt-international

Kontrapunkt International

Kontrapunkt International (Kontratape 11)

https://soundcloud.com/froiddub https://soundcloud.com/ransom-note-records
🛒 https://ransomnoterecords.bandcamp.com/album/tears-maker-chant
🔊 https://youtu.be/IG1iiamqn7s

Ransom Note Records are over the moon to welcome illustrious French Electronic duo Froid Dub to the fold for the debut 12” vinyl release with us, Tears Maker Chant. Head honchos of the wonderful Delodio label, Stéphane and François, mark the 50th release for R$N Recs, and this is without a shadow of a doubt an incredibly special one for us. So, sit back and ready yourself for some inimitable Froid Dub cuts; laid back but pounding, graceful yet aggressive but above all, thoroughly danceable.

Opening proceedings is the Acid tinged Just One, a masterclass in making people dance at under 80bpm. Achingly gorgeous polysynth chords rain down, hovering like a film overhead the saturated 303 line that wobbles along in the low end. First single On The Nose enters next, with a delightfully soft, round bass that feels like bouncing around a padded room. Inside a Zorb. On MDMA. More echoed, analogue motifs dart from left to right, confirming with strong conviction that our chaps from Paris put the Dub in Indubitably Fantastic.

Digital Pond closes side A of the 12”, a low slung, nonchalant piece of mood music. Idiosyncratically “French” , brittle chords piece the sound stage, evoking past Italo Disco spaces, but remaining conscientiously chug-dubbed out. Second single Control (Special Mix) opens side B… with a capital B. For Banger. Another Space Echo heavy workout in the lower frequencies of the audio spectrum, this is testament to the old adage that less is often, a hell of a lot more (to paraphrase).

The titular Tears Maker glides into view next, with its frantic 808 patterns and spacey melodica, setting the scene for the majesty to follow. This epically proportioned tune is probably going to be a little passe come the end of summer, because it’s going to be played at festivals the world over relentlessly. Be warned! Finally Terri’s Dub brings matters to a close, with its angular, stands and woozy vocals, we’re given the space and tie to contemplate what has just happened to us on two mere sides of vinyl.

Tracklist: 

1. FROID DUB - Just One
2. FROID DUB - On the Nose
3. FROID DUB - Digital Pond
4. FROID DUB - Control (Special Mix)
4. FROID DUB - Tears Maker
6. FROID DUB - Terri's Dub

PREMIERE: FROID DUB - Tears Maker [Ransom Note Records]

New Sameheads tape release.... Number 29 in fact in the C60 series.

Another curve ball approach...

Amelia Holt and Benedikt Frey offering up a side each of some influences from the rap game.

Amelia says.
"I love hip hop. I have been digging a lot of it because I like the beats and it’s fun to blend with trip hop and downtempo tracks. I also work for a record collectors, who has an incredible hip hop collection and we spend a lot of time listening to all these records. Beyond the beats, rhythm & lyrics, hip hop has an important piece in the history of music and the city I live in. I am grateful it exists.

This mix was recorded in Texas, in my bed room early January during the holiday season."

Big thanks to both @freybenedikt & @ameliaholt

The tapes are limited and available in person at all upcoming Sameheads events or online via sending an email to info@sameheads.com

Come and snatch one.

Artwork by @eslim_

Benedikt Frey (Side Y) - Honey Trap - Sameheads C60 Tape Collection Series #29

"Ten years of Invisible Inc! It doesn’t seem that long ago since the label was first conceived in a moment of naive enthusiasm, I must confess!"

We're premiering "Animal, Mineral, Vegetable" by Girls Chat Room, a standout cut from Invisible Inc's 10-year anniversary compilation. The label celebrates a decade of sitting comfortably in that sweet spot between outsider dance music and experimental sounds. guided by the vision of founder GK Machine since 2014.

Part of a special 2xLP release pressed on pink vinyl, across 80 minutes it's exactly the kind of "mental kaleidoscope" that gives this now Glaswegian institution label its distinct identity.

The full anniversary compilation drops on May 25th, 2025.

https://www.theransomnote.com/music/premieres/premiere-premiere-girls-chat-room-animal-mineral-vegetable-invisible-inc/

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PREMIERE: Girls Chat Room - Animal, Mineral, Vegetable [Invisible Inc]

Arash & Quasar are DJs, rare vinyl collectors, musicians, and artists, Pavel Grachev and Vitaly Zhulkov. Their sound is a wild mix of cultures and eras, blending into fresh, one-of-a-kind audio collages. Every track they drop is about pushing the boundaries of electronic music, mashing up styles, references and experimental ideas.

🛒: https://arashandquasar.bandcamp.com/album/position-rave
https://youtu.be/shXh2CHUg2w

https://soundcloud.com/arashandquasar

PREMIERE | Arash & Quasar -  Position №Rave (105bpm version)

Social(ist) Edits series returns with 6 refixes by https://soundcloud.com/pierrelabret, French electronic producer and head of the https://soundcloud.com/abstractrealityrecords label.
This selection of Acid, Electro, and Italo Disco remixes of old and obscure gems transports you into a distinctive side of Labret’s musical universe, one of cyborg bats dropping acidic guano on politicians, abandoned factories inhabited by grimy urban cryptids, and floating Mayan pyramids beneath a stormy, menacing night sky.

There is a fine line between the concepts of Edit and Remix on these tracks. Although the original audio elements were preserved and used as a foundation, Pierre has completely reinterpreted most of them by adding his own synthesizers and drum machines, creating a new meat carcass over the original skeleton.
The result is a collection of enhanced, radioactive mutant versions of the originals.

The release opens with an Edit of a track by late industrial artist and Palestine activist Muslimgauze.
Symbolically, the release will be out on June 17th, Bryn Jones’ birthday.
As always, all edits are available for free, but any support is welcome, as contributions from Edits will be donated to an organization supporting children in Gaza.

Released 17th June on 44,100Hz Social Club bandcamp.

youtube: https://youtu.be/UgSyfoWIv1s

FREE DOWNLOAD

PREMIERE | Muslimgauze - Salaam Alekum, Bastard (Labret 'Acïd el-Filtr' Edit)

My "just for fun" extended edit of this fierce 80s gem. 
Too bad this record wasn't more successful back when it came out.
This track rules and Marchella has great style.

Marchella Mah – I'm Yours Maybe (Hysteric edit)

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐄: STRANGESONIC - Whispers in the Dust [Tibetania Records]

Buy on Beatport
https://www.beatport.com/release/bazaar-of-delusions/5086168

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐄: STRANGESONIC - Whispers in the Dust [Tibetania Records]

The piece invites introspection, encouraging listeners to contemplate the passage of time, the fragility of existence & the mysteries that lie hidden beneath the surface of our everyday lives.

Whispers of the Clockwork

Another contribution from Saphileaum - this time in a form of a remix.

Jodo is the track I created as a tribute to Alejandro Jodorowsky, one of my favorite writers. Saphileaum completely re-imagined it and the result is beautiful, light and joyful piece of music. It matches so well with the sun sparkles on the sea!

V.A. – Saulėlydis — an ode to the sunset — is coming out as a 2×LP and digital release on June 21, 2025.

Simas Slabačiauskas - Jodo (Saphileaum remix)

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: Girls Chat Room - Animal, Mineral, Vegetable [Invisible Inc]

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